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A portrait of Jane Austen: A conversation with Lord David Cecil (1985)

Genre

Interview

A programme on the life and career of English author Jane Austen, outlining her work and her life, death and personal affairs. Presented by Sean Street, who talks to Austen’s biographer, Lord David Cecil....

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Lord David Cecil talks about Jane Austen - nd [1975-1986]

Sean Street talks to Lord David Cecil about the life of Jane Austen and her biography: A portrait of Jane Austen. She is a famous writer and author of the following books that were made also films: Pride...

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Jane Austen: the Chawton years (1987)

aka: Documentary: Jane Austen - the Chawton Years

Sean Street tours Chawton near Alton in Hampshire with Curator Jean Bowden. The programme includes extracts from Jane Austen’s letters and an interview with the foremost Jane Austen scholar, Lord David...

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Portrait of Jane Austen (1985)

Genre

Discussion; Special

Conversation between Jane Austen biographer Lord David Cecil and Sean Street, recorded at Lord Cecil’s Cranborne home.

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Emma Thompson award speech (1996)

Genre

Speech

In her acceptance speech at the Oscars, Emma Thompson reveals she had a prior engagement before the awards got underway - she went to visit Jane Austen’s grave at Winchester Cathedral.

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A Portrait of Jane Austen: Lord David Cecil in conversation with Sean Street (1985)

Sean Street talks to Lord David Cecil, President of the Jane Austen Society and one of the top scholars and experts on the writer. In this programme, one of Lord Cecil’s rare interviews, he talks about the...

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Pride and Prejudice TV serial concludes (1995)

Genre

Drama; Interview; News report

Report on the concluding episode of BBC television’s adapatation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice which is due to be broadcast on 29/10/95 and has captured the nation’s interest. Includes...

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Frank Muir on The Oxford Book of Humourous Prose (1990)

Genre

Interview

Lesley Judd interviews on the Artbeat programme comedy writer and television personality Frank Muir as his new book The Oxford Book of Humorous Prose is to be published next week. On the book, English...

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LBC Crown FM showreel (1989)

Genre

Drama; Interview; Special

LBC crown FM Showreel. A weekly selection of four programmes from the schedules of LBC Crown FM. This clip comprises three episodes. 1: The Producers, with Neil McNeil, looking at a camera with a floppy disk...

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