Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday on BBC Radio 4 and 4Extra with season of special programming

This December, BBC Radio 4 and 4Extra will mark the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth with a season of programming celebrating the life, legacy, and literary brilliance of one of Britain’s most ...
RadioToday

Austen powers BBC Radio 4’s December schedule

BBC Radio 4 and 4Extra mark 250 years of Jane Austen with new dramas, classic adaptations and a day of special programming on ...

Jane Austen’s world ran on gossip – and she revelled in it

In the first episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, a new podcast marking 250 years since the author’s birth, we speak to ...

Jane Austen perfected the love story – but kept her own independence

In the second episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, we speak to Austen experts about her views on love, and the role of ...
Capital Gazette

Jane Austen turns 250, but wit of ‘Pride & Prejudice’ stays fresh in Annapolis

When Madeline Austin saw a live adaptation of “Pride & Prejudice” last year, Jane Austen’s humor and wit leapt from the stage.