Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20161226 | Jane Austen's last fully completed novel, published six months after she passed away - 200 years ago next year. Read by Samantha Bond. The novel concerns the fortunes of 27 year old spinster Anne Elliot, whose family have fallen on hard times and are forced to rent out their family home and move to Bath. Anne finds the superficiality of Bath society hard to take - although we are treated to a pleasant gallery of eccentric characters. Anne meets Captain Wentworth again, a man to whom she was engaged some seven years previously until she was persuaded to drop the attachment. The novel is a story about second chances. Anne - considered "on the shelf" by some - gets another opportunity to contemplate love and a future with a man she thought was lost forever. Written by Jane Austen Produced by Clive Brill A Brill production for BBC Radio 4. The Elliot family, finding themselves in debt, are forced to rent out their baronial home. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 02 | 20161227 | Jane Austen's last fully completed novel, published six months after she passed away - 200 years ago next year. Read by Samantha Bond. The novel concerns the fortunes of 27 year old spinster Anne Elliot, whose family have fallen on hard times and are forced to rent out their family home and move to Bath. Anne finds the superficiality of Bath society hard to take - although we are treated to a pleasant gallery of eccentric characters. Anne meets Captain Wentworth again, a man to whom she was engaged some seven years previously until she was persuaded to drop the attachment. The novel is a story about second chances. Anne - considered "on the shelf" by some - gets another opportunity to contemplate love and a future with a man she thought was lost forever. Written by Jane Austen Produced by Clive Brill A Brill production for BBC Radio 4. Anne Elliot meets Captain Wentworth, once her suitor, after eight long years apart. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 03 | 20161228 | Jane Austen's last fully completed novel, published six months after she passed away - 200 years ago next year. Read by Samantha Bond. The novel concerns the fortunes of 27 year old spinster Anne Elliot, whose family have fallen on hard times and are forced to rent out their family home and move to Bath. Anne finds the superficiality of Bath society hard to take - although we are treated to a pleasant gallery of eccentric characters. Anne meets Captain Wentworth again, a man to whom she was engaged some seven years previously until she was persuaded to drop the attachment. The novel is a story about second chances. Anne - considered "on the shelf" by some - gets another opportunity to contemplate love and a future with a man she thought was lost forever. Written by Jane Austen Produced by Clive Brill A Brill production for BBC Radio 4. Anne Elliot, during a long country walk, overhears a conversation that disturbs her. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 04 | 20161229 | Jane Austen's last fully completed novel, published six months after she passed away - 200 years ago next year. Read by Samantha Bond. The novel concerns the fortunes of 27 year old spinster Anne Elliot, whose family have fallen on hard times and are forced to rent out their family home and move to Bath. Anne finds the superficiality of Bath society hard to take - although we are treated to a pleasant gallery of eccentric characters. Anne meets Captain Wentworth again, a man to whom she was engaged some seven years previously until she was persuaded to drop the attachment. The novel is a story about second chances. Anne - considered "on the shelf" by some - gets another opportunity to contemplate love and a future with a man she thought was lost forever. Written by Jane Austen Produced by Clive Brill A Brill production for BBC Radio 4. A party, including Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth, goes to the seaside at Lyme. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 05 | 20161230 | Jane Austen's last fully completed novel, published six months after she passed away - 200 years ago next year. Read by Samantha Bond. The novel concerns the fortunes of 27 year old spinster Anne Elliot, whose family have fallen on hard times and are forced to rent out their family home and move to Bath. Anne finds the superficiality of Bath society hard to take - although we are treated to a pleasant gallery of eccentric characters. Anne meets Captain Wentworth again, a man to whom she was engaged some seven years previously until she was persuaded to drop the attachment. The novel is a story about second chances. Anne - considered "on the shelf" by some - gets another opportunity to contemplate love and a future with a man she thought was lost forever. Written by Jane Austen Produced by Clive Brill A Brill production for BBC Radio 4. Anne Elliot moves to Bath and continues her acquaintance with her father's heir. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 06 | 20170102 | Jane Austen's last fully completed novel, published six months after she passed away - 200 years ago next year. The novel concerns the fortunes of 27 year old spinster Anne Elliot, whose family have fallen on hard times and are forced to rent out their family home and move to Bath. Anne finds the superficiality of Bath society hard to take - although we are treated to a pleasant gallery of eccentric characters. Anne meets Captain Wentworth again, a man to whom she was engaged some seven years previously until she was persuaded to drop the attachment. The novel is a story about second chances. Anne - considered "on the shelf" by some - gets another opportunity to contemplate love and a future with a man she thought was lost forever. Written by Jane Austen A Brill production for BBC Radio 4. Anne Elliot finds out about an engagement which astonishes her. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 07 | 20170103 | Jane Austen's last fully completed novel, published six months after she passed away - 200 years ago next year. The novel concerns the fortunes of 27 year old spinster Anne Elliot, whose family have fallen on hard times and are forced to rent out their family home and move to Bath. Anne finds the superficiality of Bath society hard to take - although we are treated to a pleasant gallery of eccentric characters. Anne meets Captain Wentworth again, a man to whom she was engaged some seven years previously until she was persuaded to drop the attachment. The novel is a story about second chances. Anne - considered "on the shelf" by some - gets another opportunity to contemplate love and a future with a man she thought was lost forever. Written by Jane Austen A Brill production for BBC Radio 4. Anne has an unexpected encounter with Captain Wentworth in Bath. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 08 | 20170104 | Jane Austen's last fully completed novel, published six months after she passed away - 200 years ago next year. The novel concerns the fortunes of 27 year old spinster Anne Elliot, whose family have fallen on hard times and are forced to rent out their family home and move to Bath. Anne finds the superficiality of Bath society hard to take - although we are treated to a pleasant gallery of eccentric characters. Anne meets Captain Wentworth again, a man to whom she was engaged some seven years previously until she was persuaded to drop the attachment. The novel is a story about second chances. Anne - considered "on the shelf" by some - gets another opportunity to contemplate love and a future with a man she thought was lost forever. Written by Jane Austen A Brill production for BBC Radio 4. Anne and Captain Wentworth attend the same concert, and Mr Elliot makes his feelings plain Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 09 | 20170105 | Jane Austen's last fully completed novel, published six months after she passed away - 200 years ago next year. The novel concerns the fortunes of 27 year old spinster Anne Elliot, whose family have fallen on hard times and are forced to rent out their family home and move to Bath. Anne finds the superficiality of Bath society hard to take - although we are treated to a pleasant gallery of eccentric characters. Anne meets Captain Wentworth again, a man to whom she was engaged some seven years previously until she was persuaded to drop the attachment. The novel is a story about second chances. Anne - considered "on the shelf" by some - gets another opportunity to contemplate love and a future with a man she thought was lost forever. Written by Jane Austen A Brill production for BBC Radio 4. Anne hears a story from her old school friend Mrs Smith that horrifies her. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 10 | 20170106 | Jane Austen's last fully completed novel, published six months after she passed away - 200 years ago next year. The novel concerns the fortunes of 27 year old spinster Anne Elliot, whose family have fallen on hard times and are forced to rent out their family home and move to Bath. Anne finds the superficiality of Bath society hard to take - although we are treated to a pleasant gallery of eccentric characters. Anne meets Captain Wentworth again, a man to whom she was engaged some seven years previously until she was persuaded to drop the attachment. The novel is a story about second chances. Anne - considered "on the shelf" by some - gets another opportunity to contemplate love and a future with a man she thought was lost forever. Written by Jane Austen A Brill production for BBC Radio 4. Sir Walter Elliot plans to throw a party, and Captain Wentworth writes Anne a letter. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |