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 suicideFrame storiesLove storiesNovels about adulteryWorks published under a pseudonymNovels set in the 1820sEpistolary novelsNonlinear narrative novelsBritish Gothic novelsNovels about revengeNovels set in Yorkshire1847 British novels1840s fantasy novels, Ghost novelsNovels set in the 18th centuryFiction with unreliable narrators
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
CultureBritish novels adapted into filmsVictorian novels1847 British novelsBritish novels adapted into television showsFrame storiesNonlinear narrative novels1840s fantasy novels, Ghost novelsNovels adapted into operasBritish Gothic novelsNovels set in the 18th centuryNovels adapted into balletsNovels set in YorkshireNovels about revengeWorks published under a pseudonymFiction with unreliable narratorsFiction about suicideLove stories