Emma Clery
Professor of English at the University of Southampton
2 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
CultureBritish novels adapted into filmsBritish novels adapted into television showsBritish novels adapted into playsNovels adapted into comicsLiterary genresJohn Murray (publishing house) booksNovels set in EnglandBritish comedy novelsBritish bildungsromansNovels about nobility, Novels by Jane AustenGothic fiction
Emma
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Jane Austen's novel Emma, which features, according to Austen, 'a heroine whom no-one but myself will much like'.
19 November 2015
Also featuring: Janet Todd, John Mullan
Gothic
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what inspired the 18th century anti-enlightenment Gothic movement, and examines how it has managed to secure itself a permanent position in popular culture even today.
4 January 2001
Also featuring: Chris Baldick, A. N. Wilson