Hard Times - Bonus: On Strike
In which we share a railway-carriage with a frostily emphatic Mr Snapper, who insists one must choose Masters or Hands, and is much put out by any hint that human feeling ought to sit beside Political...
12 Feb 36min
Hard Times - Bonus: Locked Out
In which we arrive at Preston, a comely manufacturing town made strangely wholesome by the silence of cold chimneys, and find its people thrown into an enforced holiday by a great lock-out that has st...
11 Feb 19min
Hard Times Chapters 33-34
In which we witness the patient hopes and fears of sincere hearts amidst the unyielding monotony of industrial life, as a mysterious absence stirs whispered suspicions and unexpected arrivals unsettle...
11 Feb 42min
Hard Times Chapters 35-36
In which we accompany the distressed Gradgrind family as they grapple with a grievous breach of trust and set forth on a secretive journey to aid a fugitive, encountering an old circus troupe that pro...
11 Feb 54min
Hard Times Chapters 31-32
In which we witness the tempestuous confrontation between Mr. Bounderby and Mr. Gradgrind concerning the distressing domestic matters of Louisa, accompanied by the steadfast and weary Mrs. Sparsit, wh...
10 Feb 42min
Hard Times Chapters 29-30
In which we witness Louisa Gradgrind awakening to the tender care of her devoted sister Sissy, and the troubled, reflective presence of her father, whose rigid philosophies are quietly challenged by t...
10 Feb 34min
Hard Times Chapters 27-28
In which we witness the watchful Mrs. Sparsit’s furtive pursuit of secret meetings and elusive movements that hint at underlying tensions, while Louisa Gradgrind’s descent into despair grows ever more...
10 Feb 30min
Hard Times Chapter 23
In which we observe the languid and cynical Mr. James Harthouse ingratiating himself into the household of Mr. Bounderby, deftly navigating the tangled affections and concealed troubles of the Gradgri...
9 Feb 28min
