"Charles Dickens‘ England" is an excursion around the towns and villages that captured Dickens‘ imagination and inspired him to create his much–loved masterpieces. Derek Jacobi narrates, weaving the often extraordinary tale of the author‘s own life into the journey, which takes in the Isle of White, Portsmouth, London and Broadstairs among other places. He is joined by a cast of Dickens experts who provide vividly recounted stories, revealing facts and enough anecdotes to excite even the most ardent of Charles Dickens‘s literary fans.