by Charles Dickens, dramatised in 12 parts by Barry Campbell and Constance Cox
The Pickwick Club, named in honour of the man who traced to their source the mighty ponds of Hampstead and agitated the scientific world with his Theory of Tittlebats, was made up of the illustrious man himself, the susceptible Tracy Tupman, the poetic Snodgrass and the sporting Winkle. Their intention was to travel and so to extend the sphere of their observations, to the advancement of knowledge and the diffusion of learning. But all too frequently confusion and misunderstanding resulted from their investigations, and it was difficult for them to remain as disinterested observers of mankind.
London-Rochester 1827