The Secret World of Lewis Carroll (2015)
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.
Director: Clare Beavan
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Martha Kearney as Narrator |
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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 |
| Crew | Pierre-Alain Mathieu | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Andrew Georgiou | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Rob Newman | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Duncan O'Neill | Editor |
| Camera | Jack Burton | Camera Operator |
| Production | Caroline Turner | Production Manager |
| Production | Clare Beavan | Producer |
| Camera | Justin Evans | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Malcolm Edmonds | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Clare Beavan | Director |
| Sound | Alexander Parsons | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Neil Crombie | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joe Evans | Executive Producer |
