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Christmas presents in Victorian times (dramatisation)
Charles Dickens presents a topical chat show about Christmas presents in Victorian times. Nelly Trent pays a visit to Mr Ebenezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim to investigate the different types of toys Victorian children would get for Christmas. She compares the type of toys rich people would get with toys that poor people would get, revealing drastic differences. We learn that rich children could expect expensive presents at Christmas, while poor children might receive a simple gift of fruit or wood.
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