This weekend I was interviewed (by the magic of Skype) by Lynn Freeman on Radio NZ. We talked about my book Charles Dickens and his Circle. You can listen to it here, wherever you are in the world. http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/the-weekend/audio/201829405/charles-dickens’-great-great-great-granddaughter
My article for The Guardian, on Charles Dickens and the women in his life. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/06/charles-dickens-and-the-women-who-made-him
In December, we had another successful Dickens festival in the pretty Yorkshire town of Malton – where Charles Dickens’ younger brother, Alfred, lived. This photo is from our Saturday night panel at the Milton Rooms, on stage with Professor John Bowen (York University) and the brilliant Miriam Margolyes, both of whom gave superb performances. The … Read more
Download my walking tour of London in the footsteps of Charles Dickens https://voicemap.me/tour/london/charles-dickens-from-furnival-s-inn-to-doughty-street
An amazing review of Bitten By Witch Fever on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row. It starts just after minute 15. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08558np
My new book for Thames & Hudson, Bitten By Witch Fever, was chosen by the Huffington Post as one of their eight best history titles of 2016. It traces the story of arsenic in the Victorian home, a poison which was used widely to create vibrant colours for wallpaper, furnishing textiles, clothes and even food … Read more
Listen to my podcast for Guardian Books, talking about arsenic in the Victorian home and my latest book, Bitten By Witch Fever, with Claire Armitstead. It starts at minute 3. https://www.theguardian.com/books/audio/2016/dec/23/ruth-padel-and-lucinda-hawksley-books-podcast?CMP=share_btn_fb
I was invited onto BBC Berkshire on New Year’s Day, to talk about my new book “Bitten By Witch Fever” (Thames & Hudson), my interview starts at 1 hour 13 minutes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04ldm2t#play
Vividly coloured wallpaper was the height of fashion for aspirational Victorians – and the cause of countless deaths. On Thursday, April 3 1862, Dr Thomas Orton was summoned to Limehouse, east London. The patient was a gravely ill three-year-old named Ann Amelia Turner and her parents were desperate: over the previous six weeks, Richard Turner, … Read more