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The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
5.5
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0h 59m
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2015
Overview
It's a timeless classic of children's literature and the third most-quoted book in English after the Bible and Shakespeare. But what lies behind the extraordinary appeal of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to generations of adults and children alike? To mark the 150th anniversary of its publication, this film explores the life and imagination of its author, the Reverend Charles Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll. Journalist Martha Kearney delves into the biographies of both Carroll himself and of the young girl, Alice Liddell, who inspired his most famous creation. She discusses the book with a range of experts, biographers and distinguished cultural figures - from actor Richard E Grant to children's author Philip Pullman - and explores with them the mystery of how a retiring, buttoned-up and meticulous mathematics don, who spent almost his entire life within the cloistered confines of Christ Church Oxford, was able to capture the world of childhood in such a captivating way.
Cast
![David Anley pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
David Anley
Himself - Forensic Imagery Analyst
![Jane Atkinson pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Jane Atkinson
Herself - Croft Rectory
![Peter Atkinson pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Peter Atkinson
Himself - Croft Rectory
![Nicholas Burnett pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Nicholas Burnett
Himself - Photographic Conservation Specialist
![Ian Clayton pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Ian Clayton
Himself - Ditchling Players
![Morton N. Cohen pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Morton N. Cohen
Himself - Author, Lewis Carroll: A Biography
![Mark Davies pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Mark Davies
Himself - Local Historian
![Robert Douglas-Fairhurst pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
Himself - Author, The Story of Alice
![Richard E. Grant pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FpIwiAEX7LiOgnV7KehM3OVmuG1f.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Richard E. Grant
Himself - Actor
![Hugh Haughton pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Hugh Haughton
Himself - University of York
![Peter Howell pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Peter Howell
Himself - Ditchling Players
![Martha Kearney pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Martha Kearney
Herself
![Alice Liddell pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Alice Liddell
Herself (archive footage)
![Caroline Luke pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Caroline Luke
Herself - Great Great Grandniece of Lewis Carroll
![Philip Pullman pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FsC2qv92y4N2Z22xndJgaFS7lEbe.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Philip Pullman
Himself - Writer
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