S4 Ep31: Dickens World - 2007

The CRASH BANG WALLOP Podcast

It’s 2007, it’s Chatham in Kent and nestled in a gigantic aluminium box above a Nando's chicken shop is the most authentic recreation of Victorian England since The Muppet's Christmas Carol.

In what Disney cockneys are already proclaiming is the 31st episode of the CB Wallop Podcast -Maory Pop-inns! join Phil Jerrod and Phil Lucas as they discuss Dickens World - the well meaning theme park that tried to bring the genius of Dickens to life using nothing but fifty out of work actors, an animatronic Mr Pickwick and log flume down a river of s**t.

Should they have included the Ripper? Yes... absolutely they should.

Trigger Warning: Nothing to worry your fragile snowflake hearts in this one - it’s just a failed Victorian theme park. Unless you’re scared of saucy Bill Sikes that is.

Music by Steve Adam

Written and Researched by Phil Lucas

Edited by Phil Jerrod

Sound Clips:

Dickens World, Chatham - 2008

KOS Media 2008. Made by Paul Jerreat and Julie Maddocks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jdx1docVTI&t=19s

Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone (Official Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeyHl1tQeaQ

Song: Merry Christmas Everyone

Artist: Shakin' Stevens

Album: Merry Christmas Everyone

Writers: Bob Heatlie

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[No Copyright Music] Retro 80's Funky Jazz-Hop Instrumental (Copyright Free) Music - Sundance Remix

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Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hbnMgHgZfs

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickens_World

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g186312-d655890-Reviews-Dickens_World-Chatham_Kent_England.html

http://www.kent-cottage-holidays.co.uk/charles_dickens.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham,_Kent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxoNcbdw6Uw

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kmtv/video/should-dickens-world-be-replaced-by-a-golf-course-22707/

https://www.facebook.com/dickensworldkent/

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/magazine/dickens-world.html?pagewanted=all

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent-business/county-news/dickens-world-debts-nearly-half-114422/

http://america.aljazeera.com/multimedia/2014/12/dickens-world-a-themeparkaboutpoverty.html

https://www.businessinsider.com/dickens-world-london-photos-2012-2?r=US&IR=T

https://aboutlondonlaura.com/dickens-world/#

https://www.tripsavvy.com/what-is-dickens-world-1582810

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/news/hard-times-dickens-world-curious-saga-kents-62-million-literary/

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kmtv/video/should-dickens-world-be-replaced-by-a-golf-course-22707/