NO THOROUGHFARE 📚: with Emily Middleton
NO THOROUGHFARE 📚: with Emily Middleton  
Podcast: Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire! 🔥
Published On: Wed Oct 07 2026
Description: Dominic is joined by Dr Emily Middleton who returns to guide us through Dickens' final Christmas Number ... No Thoroughfare.Written in collobration with Wilkie Collins in the December of 1867 the story is preoccupied with pathways in life that are seemingly blocked or torn away from you: whether it’s a mother searching for her lost child; a young man desirous to marry but prevented by an over-protective guardian; or the sudden drop into a chasm that opens up as you traverse a mountain path in the Swiss Alps …Additional sound effects have been used, with permission, from Epidemic SoundOriginal cover headshot of Dominic Gerrard © Jane Lloyd  / Original cover headshot of Emily Middleton © Dustin Smith, Skywall Photography / Original Dickens illustrations sourced from Michael John Goodman's incredible Charles Dickens Illustrated Gallery Support the showIf you'd like to make a donation to support the costs of producing this series you can buy 'coffees' right here  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dominicgerrardThank you so much!Host: Dominic GerrardSeries Artwork: Léna GibertOriginal Music: Dominic GerrardThank you for listening!