Jane Austen
Jane Austen's fifth great-niece on why her work still resonates
This year has been full of celebrations around the globe to mark the English author's life and work - including here in New Zealand. Audio
Wendyl Nissen: Living Simply Through the Seasons
A Natural Year follows Wendyl Nissen's tranquil life in the Hokianga countryside over a twelve month period. She joins the show to discuss her new book and how the move to self-isolation in the… Audio
Mary Bennet: What happened to Austen's middle sister?
Jane Austen bestowed Mary Bennet with the fate of being the unremarkable middle sister in her 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice. But a new novel by Janice Hadlow, The Other Bennet Sister, fleshes her out… Audio
Expert Feature: Jane Austen
Wallace speaks to Jocelyn Harris, Professor Emerita of English at Otago University, who specialises in Jane Austen. Audio
Eleanor Catton pens film adaptation of Jane Austen's 'Emma'
New Zealand’s Eleanor Catton has written the screenplay for the latest version of Jane Austen’s much-adapted Emma. Video, Audio
Janine Barchas: Jane Austen for the people
English writer Jane Austen was the author of 6 major novels including Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma. In the nineteenth century, inexpensive editions of her books… Audio
Jane Austen bank note unveiled
The new plastic £10 note has been unveiled by Bank of England governor Mark Carney at Winchester Cathedral.
Devoney Looser: Jane Austen and roller derby
Devoney Looser is a professor of English at Arizona State University and author or editor of six books on literature by women. Her new book, The Making of Jane Austen, will be out in June 2017… Audio
Authors and family in the 19th century
William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy's diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Charles Darwin's grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry.
Having a famous relative is a double… Audio
Love and Friendship
An extended interview with director Whit Stillman, about his adaptation of an unpublished - and very sexy! - novel by Jane Austen. Audio
Kate Sylvester talks career, inspiration and making mistakes
At iD Fashion Week 2016 New Zealand designer Kate Sylvester showed her AW16 collection 'A Muse' inspired by the work of Picasso. She also presented a talk at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery about her… Audio
Professor Sinead Murphy
19th century writer Jane Austen's understanding of the human heart is laid bare in classic novels like Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. They may have been written 200 years ago, but… Audio
Kate's Klassic: Persuasion
Kate Camp discusses Persuasion, the 1818 novel by Jane Austen. Audio
Art with Mary Kisler: What Jane Saw
Senior Curator at the Auckland Art Gallery discussing an online recreation of the 1813 London exhibition of paintings by Sir Joshua Reynolds at the British Institution, as viewed by Jane Austen. Audio
For the love of Jane
Why the books of Jane Austen are still so adored, even though Jane's most famous novel Pride and Prejudice was published 200 years ago, with Professor Janet Todd from Lucy Cavendish College at the… Audio
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Author Seth Grahame-Smith has combined Jane Austen's original novel with new scenes of zombie action. Audio
