n this page you'll find an archive of all episodes of What the Dickens?!, a podcast on all things Victorian hosted by Dory Agazarian and produced by the Victorian Web.
Episode 2: Dickens's Ghosts
Just in time for Halloween! In this episode, podcast host Dory Agazarian is joined by Simon Cooke, senior editor at the Victorian Web, as they explore the meaning of ghosts, spirits, spooks, and other unsettling presences in the work of Charles Dickens. What are we to make of these Victorian emanations from the spirit world? How do these figures of menace and mystery connect with larger Victorian notions of spirituality, rationality, labor, and capital? Written by Simon Cooke. Listen:
Episode 1: The Old London Street
In this episode, join History Editor Dory Agazarian for a deep dive into the history of The Old London Street, a Victorian reproduction of a London street that appeared in the 1884 International Health Exhibition and became a hub of commercialized nostalgia for a vanishing urban past. Written by Dory Agazarian. Listen:
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Created 26 August 2024
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