{"product_id":"book-uov8","title":"Jane Austen: The 250th Anniversary Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA female-centred collection of four dramatisations celebrating Jane Austen's classic novels - plus bonus series \u003ci\u003eWhen I Met Jane Austen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 16 December 1775, a literary icon was born. Jane Austen's groundbreaking novels pioneered the romantic comedy genre and put women front and centre, depicting their innermost thoughts and feelings. To celebrate her 250\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e anniversary, here are four new dramas, focusing on the fabulous, flawed, funny and fascinating women who blaze out from her books. Full of her characteristic wit and biting comedy, they feature star-studded casts including \u003cb\u003eTamsin Greig, Isabella Laughland, Luke Thompson, Miles Jupp, Adjoa Andoh, \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eBen Hardy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e - Featuring one of the best-loved heroines in literature - lively, quick-witted Elizabeth Bennet - this dramatisation tells the story of the five Bennet sisters' romantic escapades, as they endeavour to fulfil their mother's dreams and marry well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSense and Sensibility\u003c\/i\u003e - When their father's death turns their world upside down, rational, reserved Elinor Dashwood and her impulsive, emotional sister Marianne leave their old lives behind and embark on a voyage of romantic discovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorthanger Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e - Seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland is a kind, honest and unworldly young woman with a head full of Gothic novels and little experience of the real world. So when wealthy, handsome Henry Tilney invites her to Northanger Abbey, she is determined to discover its dark secrets…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMansfield Park\u003c\/i\u003e - Aged just nine, Fanny Price is sent away from her impoverished parents to live with her rich relatives at Mansfield Park. Shaped by family and adversity, this displaced child becomes a fiercely moral young woman with an unshakable conscience - and as she navigates the complexities of love and jealousy, her true strength of character is revealed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen I Met Jane Austen \u003c\/i\u003e- Ten of the world's most prominent authors and thinkers talk to Jane Austen biographer Paula Byrne about when they first encountered the great writer. Featuring contributions from David Baddiel, Andrew Davies, Amy Heckerling, Marlon James, Philippa Perry, Gurinder Chadha, Val McDermid, Colm Toibin, Katherine Rundell and Kate Atkinson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlease note: The productions in this collection were originally aired as episodic shows and may be split into multiple parts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast and credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Jane Austen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring Tamsin Greig, Isabella Laughland, Luke Thompson, Miles Jupp, Rosie Cavaliero, Lucy Doyle, Kitty O'Sullivan, Gaia Wise, Imogen Front, Louis Landau, Toby Regbo, Adjoa Andoh, Catherine Bailey, Josh Bryant-Jones, Sasha McCabe, Jasmine Hyde, Clive Haywood, and Sarah Thom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDramatised in 2 parts by award winning writer Rachel Joyce\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Tracey Neale\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 6 Dec 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSense and Sensibility\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring Tamsin Greig, Madeleine Mantock, Rose Basista, Ben Hardy, Enyi Okoronkwo, Richard Goulding, Ava Talbot, Jasmine Hyde, Carolyn Pickles, Clive Hayward, Django Bevan, Sasha McCabe, and Bethan Rose Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDramatised in 2 parts by Claudine Toutoungi\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Anne Isger\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 6 Dec 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorthanger Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring Madeleine Gray, Will Howard, Cecilia Appiah, Ella Smith, John Heffernan, Scarlett Courtney, Jasmine Hyde, Josh Bryant-Jones, and Django Bevan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDramatised in 2 parts by Clara Glynn\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Gaynor Macfarlane\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 2-9 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMansfield Park\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring Lydia Wilson, Bryan Dick, Tala Gouveia, Tom Mothersdale, Janice Acquah, Madeleine Worrall, Joshua Riley, John Hollingworth, Samuel Valentine, Faith Alabi, and Hollie Burgess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDramatised in 2 parts by Clara Glynn\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Gaynor Macfarlane\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 10-17 Jul 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen I Met Jane Austen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented by Paula Byrne\u003cbr\u003eWith David Baddiel, Andrew Davies, Amy Heckerling, Marlon James, Philippa Perry, Gurinder Chadha, Val McDermid, Colm Toibin, Katherine Rundell and Kate Atkinson\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Maggie Ayre\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 8-19 Dec 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 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