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:''For the [[2010]] Christmas special, see [[A Christmas Carol (TV story)]].'' | :''For the [[2010]] Christmas special, see [[A Christmas Carol (TV story)]].'' | ||
'''''A Christmas Carol''''' was a short novel written by [[Charles Dickens]] and published in [[1843]]. In [[1869]], Dickens gave a reading of this story in [[Cardiff]]. It was interrupted by the [[Gelth]]-possessed corpse of Mrs [[Peace]] whom, in life, had been a fan of the story. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]'') | '''''A Christmas Carol''''' was a short novel written by [[Charles Dickens]] and published in [[1843]]. In [[1869]], Dickens gave a reading of this story in [[Cardiff]]. It was interrupted by the [[Gelth]]-possessed corpse of Mrs [[Peace]] whom, in life, had been a fan of the story. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]'') [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] used the story as a basis for a plan he had to convince [[Kazran Sardick]] to save a crashing starliner. ([[DW]]: ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'') | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
Revision as of 21:48, 25 December 2010
- For the 2010 Christmas special, see A Christmas Carol (TV story).
A Christmas Carol was a short novel written by Charles Dickens and published in 1843. In 1869, Dickens gave a reading of this story in Cardiff. It was interrupted by the Gelth-possessed corpse of Mrs Peace whom, in life, had been a fan of the story. (DW: The Unquiet Dead) The Doctor used the story as a basis for a plan he had to convince Kazran Sardick to save a crashing starliner. (DW: A Christmas Carol)
Behind the scenes
- Simon Callow who portrayed Charles Dickens in The Unquiet Dead previously portrayed both Dickens and Ebenezer Scrooge in the 2001 animated Christmas Carol: The Movie. The movie began with a live-action sequence of Callow as Dickens performing a live reading.
- Richard E. Grant played Bob Cratchit in the 1999 tv film A Christmas Carol.
- David Warner played Bob Cratchit in the 1984 TV film A Christmas Carol.
- Mark Strickson played Young Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1984 film A Christmas Carol.
