The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
(2015)

Released: 2015-01-31

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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.

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David Anley

as Himself - Forensic Imagery Analyst

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Jane Atkinson

as Herself - Croft Rectory

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Peter Atkinson

as Himself - Croft Rectory

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Nicholas Burnett

as Himself - Photographic Conservation Specialist

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Ian Clayton

as Himself - Ditchling Players

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Morton N. Cohen

as Himself - Author, Lewis Carroll: A Biography

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Mark Davies

as Himself - Local Historian

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Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

as Himself - Author, The Story of Alice

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Richard E. Grant

as Himself - Actor

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Hugh Haughton

as Himself - University of York

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Peter Howell

as Himself - Ditchling Players

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Alice Liddell

as Herself (archive footage)

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Caroline Luke

as Herself - Great Great Grandniece of Lewis Carroll

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Philip Pullman

as Himself - Writer

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Will Self

as Himself - Writer

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Nicholas Shrimpton

as Himself - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford

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Vanessa Tait

as Herself - Great Granddaughter of Alice Liddell

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Edward Wakeling

as Himself - Editor, Lewis Carroll's Diaries

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Jenny Woolf

as Herself - Author, The Mystery of Lewis Carroll

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Rob Newman

Sound Recordist

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Jack Burton

Camera Operator

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Andrew Georgiou

Production Coordinator

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Malcolm Edmonds

Director of Photography

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Justin Evans

Director of Photography

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Neil Crombie

Executive Producer

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Alexander Parsons

Original Music Composer

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Joe Evans

Executive Producer

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