Charles Ignatius Sancho: with Paterson Joseph

Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire! 🔥

The award-winning actor and writer Patterson Joseph takes the listener on a fascinating journey into the captivating life of Charles Ignatius Sancho, an African man who found favour among the highest reaches of 18th-century British society, and who had a front-row seat to the infamous Gordon Riots of 1780 ...
Sharing the inspiration behind his thrilling novel -The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho-Paterson shares his unique writing processes, heavily influenced by Dickens' immersive character development, and his uncanny knack for sensory detail
Here is also a link to Paterson reading the audiobook of Sancho:
https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Secret-Diaries-of-Charles-Ignatius-Sancho-Audiobook/B09TD1SGLZ

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Host: Dominic Gerrard
Series Artwork: Léna Gibert
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Chapters

1. Charles Ignatius Sancho: with Paterson Joseph (00:00:00)

2. Charles Ignatius Sancho (00:00:18)

3. Dickensian Influence on Immersive Storytelling (00:05:29)

4. Sancho (00:13:43)

5. Discovering Black History in the UK (00:23:24)

6. Exploring Dickens and Complex Characters (00:29:16)

7. Sancho's Letters and Balancing Darkness (00:43:20)

8. Character Analysis and Book Recommendation (00:48:42)