Afternoon Viewing: “Presumption”

From the YouTube description:

This documentary is a TV biography of Jane Austen. It was broadcast on 23rd Oct, 1995 on BBC1, following the BBC adaptations of “Pride and Prejudice” and “Persuasion” and “Sense and Sensibility” and “Emma” were forthcoming. It is based on some audio-video materials available at the time: video recording of the 1995 Annual General Meeting of JASUK, slide show on Jane Austen’s life presented by Deirdre Le Faye, audio show on the life of Jane Austen, “My Solitary Elegance” written and performed by Judith French, scenes from movie adaptations, locations and places associated with Jane Austen and her family and all these accompanied by commentaries and opinions on Jane Austen’s life and writing by acclaimed Austen experts, biographers, writers and enthusiasts.

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2 Responses to “Afternoon Viewing: “Presumption””

  1. AustenBlog . . . she’s everywhere » Everything old is new again Says:

    [...] the new film versions were coming out. The film has been uploaded to YouTube in five parts; see the AuthorScoop blog, where we found it, for handy links to all five parts. [...]

  2. Everything old is new again « AustenBlog Says:

    [...] (How far we’ve come!) The film has been uploaded to YouTube in five parts; see the AuthorScoop blog, where we found it, for handy links to all five parts. [...]

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