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The Wednesday Play (1964)
Season 2 • Episode 2 • Alice
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The Wednesday Play Season 2, Episode 2: Alice
In this look at Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898), aka Lewis Carroll, Potter mixed biographical drama with a psychological profile to explore the roots of Dodgson's creativity. Dodgson tells stories to ten-year-old Alice Liddell, leading to recreations of scenes adapted from ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND (1865), designed to resemble the original Sir John Tenniel illustrations. Watch The Wednesday Play Season 2, Episode 2 Alice in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of The Wednesday Play Season 2, Episode 2 and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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Alice
In this look at Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898), aka Lewis Carroll, Potter mixed biographical drama with a psychological profile to explore the roots of Dodgson's creativity. Dodgson tells stories to ten-year-old Alice Liddell, leading to recreations of scenes adapted from ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND (1865), designed to resemble the original Sir John Tenniel illustrations.
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