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Rupert Grint, Daisy Ridley and more join Johnny Depp in Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol

Rupert Grint and Daisy Ridley are among the new additions to the cast of Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol.

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Christine Baranski narrates 'A Christmas Carol' before returning for new 'The Gilded Age' season

Christine Baranski has teamed with the Skylark Vocal Ensemble for a unique rendition of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol.”

The Independent UK

The 6 best Christmas movies I’m streaming on Disney Plus, Prime Video and more this December

These are the best 6 Christmas movies ever made. Disagree? Have your say in our poll.

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5 best 'A Christmas Carol' adaptations to stream right now

Everyone from the Muppets to Bill Murray has taken a crack at Charles Dickens' classic tale of Christmastime redemption.

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7 best Christmas movie musicals to watch this holiday season

'Tis the season for song and dance, so tune into these great Christmas movie musicals.

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Bah, hungry! Our theatre critic tucks into immersive banquets inspired by Charles Dickens and The Nutcracker

Festive theatrical feasts serve audiences a slap-up dinner with their immersive entertainment. But is what’s on stage as appetising as what’s on your plate?

The Guardian - UK

Goodbye angels, hello Ozempic needles – what’s behind the boom in bizarre Christmas baubles?

This year’s most-wanted ornaments include weight-loss syringes and favourite foodstuffs. When and why did Christmas trees become so commercialised?

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Ebony Scrooge review, Sadler’s Wells – Ebenezer gets a fabulous hip-hop update

4/5 Charles Dickens’s miserly mister becomes a devilish fashion designer in this marvellously modern production

The Independent UK

Red Dead Redemption 2 is "slightly more novelistic" than GTA 5 because Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser "binged on Victorian novels" for inspiration

"If you look at Dickens, Zola, Tolstoy or any of those authors, there's that feeling of all the world is here – that's what you're trying to get in open world games"

GamesRadar

Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser says GTA games are "not as good as" Charles Dickens books, "but they are similar" in their world-building

But he was thrilled by the comparison during a GTA 4 interview

GamesRadar

OPINION - Paddington Bear has captured the spirit of the season – when there's no place for cynicism

The productions at this time of year are ruthlessly sentimental – and all the more right for it

Evening Standard

Alan Carr tries to become a wine connoisseur: best podcasts of the week

The Celebrity Traitor winner teams up with fellow comedian Lee Peart for a hilarious attempt to demystify vino. Plus, David Suchet narrates Dickens’s spine-tingling tales

The Guardian - UK

A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic 2025: The ultimate ghostly tale to warm even the coldest cockles

4/5 Paul Hilton is a spritely Scrooge in this annual tradition that never fails to make you cry, laugh, and get pelted with parachuting sprouts

Evening Standard

David Copperfield review – Dickens distilled into an inventive three-hander

Abigail Pickard Price’s stripped-back staging conjures ghost stories, seaside dreams and Dickensian tragedy through three performers’ dazzling transformations

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A Dickensian feast at Fortnum & Mason and Christmas at Kew: top festive treats

Enjoy exclusive access to sparkling Priceless Experiences with Mastercard. From sought-after theatre tickets to ice skating by the Thames, ’tis the season for making memories to treasure

Evening Standard

Neil Morrissey slams his local Gail's bakery and shares favourite pub in north London neighbourhood

The Men Behaving Badly star, 63, also raved about one of the oldest Victorian shopping streets in north London

Tom’s Guide

7 best new to Hulu movies with 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes in November 2025

Our guide on the seven best movies recently added to Hulu in November 2025 that have at least 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes.

Evening Standard

It made ‘perfect sense’ to make secular festive film – Christmas Karma director

Musical movie Christmas Karma stars The Big Bang Theory’s Kunal Nayyar as a contemporary Scrooge, called Mr Sood.

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The Independent UK

Best Christmas books, from classic novels to contemporary romances

Cosy up this season with romcoms, classics and family dramas

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Salman Rushdie's new book is his first fiction since a brutal attack. He tells us why

Salman Rushdie's new book, “The Eleventh Hour,” marks a creative reset for the author

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Johnny Depp to play Scrooge in A Christmas Carol

Actor Johnny Depp is to play the lead role of Ebenezer Scrooge in new big screen adaptation of Charles Dickens' festive classic A Christmas Carol.

Evening Standard

Victory for London pub loved by Charles Dickens against council in battle to keep riverside tables

The two century-old Trafalgar Tavern in Greenwich, once a favourite spot of The Christmas Carol author, is known for its outdoor seating overlooking the River Thames

The Conversation

Who are the worst mothers in literature? Our experts weigh in

The first sentence of Anna Karenina is now a literary cliche, yet contains a nub of truth. “All happy families,” writes Leo Tolstoy, “resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”

The Guardian - UK

Nick Harkaway: ‘I loathed Charles Dickens – it nearly turned me off reading for ever’

The author on his secret theories about Tolkien, the most perfect and terrifying Moomin book, and how his father, John le Carré, inspired him

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Kit Harington to star in 'historical blockbuster' on the BBC

The Game of Thrones actor is bringing A Tale of Two Cities to the Beeb

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