Alexandra Lewis
Lecturer in English and Creative Writing at the University of Newcastle (Australia)
2 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
CultureBritish novels adapted into filmsBritish novels adapted into television showsBritish novels adapted into playsNovels adapted into operasVictorian novelsNovels adapted into balletsFiction about suicideLove storiesFrame storiesNovels about adulteryWorks published under a pseudonymEpistolary novelsNovels set in the 1820sBritish Gothic novelsNonlinear narrative novelsNovels about revengeNovels set in YorkshireFiction with unreliable narratorsNovels set in the 18th century1847 British novels1840s fantasy novels, Ghost novels
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Anne Bronte's story of the mysterious Helen Graham who seeks a new independent life as an artist after escaping her abusive, alcoholic husband.
30 September 2021
Also featuring: Marianne Thormählen, John Bowen
Wuthering Heights
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Emily Bronte's story of Heathcliff and Cathy, of love, hatred, revenge and self-destruction across two generations in a remote moorland home.
28 September 2017
Also featuring: Karen O'Brien, John Bowen
CultureNovels adapted into balletsFiction about suicideBritish Gothic novelsVictorian novelsBritish novels adapted into television showsNovels set in YorkshireFiction with unreliable narratorsBritish novels adapted into filmsNovels adapted into operasNonlinear narrative novelsNovels set in the 18th century1847 British novelsLove stories1840s fantasy novels, Ghost novelsNovels about revengeFrame storiesWorks published under a pseudonym18th century19th centuryBook