EMMA: A BBC RADIO 4 FULL-CAST DRAMATISATION

EMMA

Emma Woodhouse, who loves to interfere in the romantic affairs of others, is oblivious to the matter of whom she herself should marry – after all she is beautiful, clever, rich, and contentedly single!

MANSFIELD PARK

Fanny Price is the poor relation, taken from her home in Portsmouth to live with the wealthy Bertrams at Mansfield Park. From afar she falls in love with her cousin Edmund, but when the Crawfords move into the neighbourhood she finds herself unwittingly competing with a dazzling, clever and lovely rival.

NORTHANGER ABBEY

Catherine Morland’s chances of marriage to wealthy Henry Tilney are adversely affected by false reports on her family’s wealth. The novel ridicules the Gothic tales of romance and terror popular at the time.

PERSUASION

Anne Elliot is the woman who reluctantly turns away the love of her life on the advice of her family as he is poor and won't be able to support her. They meet unexpectedly and she realizes that Captain Wentworth, now wealthy, has still not forgiven her.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

Mrs Bennet’s mission in life is to see all five of her daughters married, so the arrival of the wealthy young Charles Bingley, and his friend Mr Darcy, in the neighbourhood causes a great stir in the Bennet household.

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY

Elinor and Marianne Dashwood are very different in looks and temperament yet they share similar obstacles in the highly competitive marriage market. Their experiences of love and loss draw them closer together and each questions previously held values.

THREE NOVELLAS: LADY SUSAN, THE WATSONS & SANDITON

These three novels - 'Lady Susan', 'The Watsons' and 'Sanditon' - unpublished in her lifetime reveal Jane Austen's development as a great author.