S4 Ep30: The Lewes Avalanche - 1836

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Oct 29, 201942:43Society & Culture

It’s Christmas 1836, it’s Lewes on the south coast of England and a whole load of snugly Dickensian folk are about to get the worst surprise down the chimney since Jimmy Savile played Father Christmas. In what rosy-cheek...

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