{"product_id":"book-k22i","title":"Evelina \u0026 Dear Little Burney","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BBC radio drama adaptation of Fanny Burney's best-known novel, plus a dramatisation of her diaries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore Jane Austen, there was Fanny Burney. In the 1780s, she was England's most celebrated female author, having achieved extraordinary success with two hit novels. She went on to become a royal servant, marry an exile from the French Revolution and undergo a gruelling mastectomy without the aid of anaesthetic - all events chronicled in her diaries, which were published posthumously to great acclaim. Contained here are dramatisations of her first and most famous novel, and her remarkable journals and letters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvelina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Initially published anonymously, Fanny Burney's witty epistolary account of a young woman's introduction to the \u003ci\u003ebeau monde\u003c\/i\u003e took Georgian London by storm. Brought up by her guardian since her mother died in childbirth and her father refused to acknowledge her, Evelina has spent her childhood in rural seclusion. But a letter from her grandmother and an invitation to London lead her into the dangerous and unfamiliar world of the Ton, where she meets a collection of fops, dandies and dastardly rakes - as well as the dashing Lord Orville. Can she navigate the traps and challenges of fashionable society to find true love? \u003cb\u003eLaura Doddington\u003c\/b\u003e stars as Evelina in this 10-part dramatisation of Burney's satirical comedy of manners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear Little Burney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Beginning in 1778, when \u003ci\u003eEvelina\u003c\/i\u003e catapulted Fanny Burney to fame, this 15-part adaptation of her letters and diaries vividly portrays the most momentous events of her extraordinary life. From adjusting to her sudden celebrity to becoming wardrobe mistress to Queen Charlotte, witnessing George III's madness, spending ten years in France during the Napoleonic Wars and enduring an agonising operation, we are swept up in her joys, anxieties and disappointments - and given an intimate glimpse into everyday life in 18th century London and Paris. Starring \u003cb\u003eJuliet Aubrey\u003c\/b\u003e as \u003cb\u003eFanny\u003c\/b\u003e, with \u003cb\u003eTimothy West\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eEleanor Bron, Robert Whelan\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJune Barrie\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvelina \u003c\/i\u003efirst published in 1778\u003cbr\u003eDiaries and letters first published 1842-1846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Fanny Burney\u003cbr\u003eAdapted by Jennifer Howarth\u003cbr\u003eProduced and directed by Sara Davies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvelina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvelina - \u003cb\u003eLaura Doddington\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Villars - \u003cb\u003ePhilip Manikum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaroline\/Mrs Mirvan\/Prostitute - \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Tong\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLady Howard\/Mrs Selwyn - \u003cb\u003ePhyllida Nash\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Lovel\/Mr McCartney - \u003cb\u003eJohn Mackay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLord Orville - \u003cb\u003eIan Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Clement Willoughby - \u003cb\u003eAndrew Collins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaptain Mirvan\/Sir John Belmont - \u003cb\u003eMark Buffery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMadame Duval - \u003cb\u003eStephanie Cole\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Branghton - \u003cb\u003eChris Harris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Branghton - \u003cb\u003eStuart Crossman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolly Esther - \u003cb\u003eRuth Elliott\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonsieur du Bois\/Officer\/Coachman - \u003cb\u003eJames Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear Little Burney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFanny - \u003cb\u003eJuliet Aubrey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge III - \u003cb\u003eTimothy West\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQueen Charlotte - \u003cb\u003eEleanor Bron\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan - \u003cb\u003eKate Seaward\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Burney - \u003cb\u003eRobert Whelan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles\/George - \u003cb\u003eChris Garner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrsThrale - \u003cb\u003eLiz Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Fairly\/Mr Kemble - \u003cb\u003eAndrew Hilton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrince of Wales - \u003cb\u003eAndrew Collins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs De!any\/Mrs Siddons - \u003cb\u003eJune Barrie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLowndes - \u003cb\u003eDavid Collins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGent!eman - \u003cb\u003ePaul Dodgson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiss Dewe - \u003cb\u003eCaitlin Hobbs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Johnson - \u003cb\u003eBill Wallis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Schwellenberg - \u003cb\u003eKim Hicks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ed'Arblay - \u003cb\u003eThierry Harcourt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Cornelius Garrett, Claire Marchionne, Angela Barlow, Ric Jerrom, Rob Hutchinson and Joshua Boyden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 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