Ann Veronica [H G Wells]

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A Fresh Start

20170219

20210105/06 (BBC7)
20230905 (BBC7)

Spirited and fiercely intelligent, Ann Veronica is a 21st Century woman in an Edwardian Hobble skirt.

She runs away from her stiflingly conventional home and her domineering father to make a fresh start in London.

A lively and surprising story; not least because it's created by H G WELLS.

This is a relatively unknown and unexpected novel by Wells. The Spectator described Ann Veronica as a 'poisonous book...' Although unlikely to offend modern listeners, this novel addresses many feminist versus femininity issues that are still relevant today.

H G WELLS - Bill Nighy

Aunt Molly .. - Ruth Alexander-Rubin

Constance - Emily Pithon

Miss Miniver .. - Victoria Brazier

Teddy .. - Ashley Margolis

H G WELLS's story of a young woman's quest for liberation, with Bill Nighy and Amy Hoggart.

A Quest For Liberation

20170226

20210106/07 (BBC7)
20230906 (BBC7)

This witty and lively tale sees Ann Veronica living alone in London in her quest for liberation.

But it's an uphill struggle; she has to fight off the sexual advances of a so called friend, discovers the love of her life is married, and gets arrested and imprisoned for a suffragette raid on the House of Commons.

The storytelling is witty and ironic and Ann Veronica caused a scandal in its time because of the feminist sensibilities of the heroine and also because of the affair Wells was having with Amber Reeves, the woman who inspired the novel's eponymous character. This is a relatively unknown and unexpected novel by Wells.

The Spectator described Ann Veronica as a 'poisonous book...' Although unlikely to offend modern listeners, this novel addresses many feminist versus femininity issues that are still relevant today.

H.G. Wells .. - Bill Nighy

Aunt Molly - Ruth Alexander-Rubin

Kitty Brett .. - Verity Henry

Concluding H G WELLS's story of a young woman's quest for liberation, with Amy Hoggart.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	A Fresh Start	20170219	20210105/06 (BBC7) 20230905 (BBC7)	Spirited and fiercely intelligent, Ann Veronica is a 21st Century woman in an Edwardian Hobble skirt. She runs away from her stiflingly conventional home and her domineering father to make a fresh start in London. A lively and surprising story; not least because it's created by H G WELLS. This is a relatively unknown and unexpected novel by Wells. The Spectator described Ann Veronica as a 'poisonous book...' Although unlikely to offend modern listeners, this novel addresses many feminist versus femininity issues that are still relevant today. H G WELLS - Bill Nighy Aunt Molly .. - Ruth Alexander-Rubin Constance - Emily Pithon Miss Miniver .. - Victoria Brazier Teddy .. - Ashley Margolis H G WELLS's story of a young woman's quest for liberation, with Bill Nighy and Amy Hoggart.
02	A Quest For Liberation	20170226	20210106/07 (BBC7) 20230906 (BBC7)	This witty and lively tale sees Ann Veronica living alone in London in her quest for liberation. But it's an uphill struggle; she has to fight off the sexual advances of a so called friend, discovers the love of her life is married, and gets arrested and imprisoned for a suffragette raid on the House of Commons. The storytelling is witty and ironic and Ann Veronica caused a scandal in its time because of the feminist sensibilities of the heroine and also because of the affair Wells was having with Amber Reeves, the woman who inspired the novel's eponymous character. This is a relatively unknown and unexpected novel by Wells. The Spectator described Ann Veronica as a 'poisonous book...' Although unlikely to offend modern listeners, this novel addresses many feminist versus femininity issues that are still relevant today. H.G. Wells .. - Bill Nighy Aunt Molly - Ruth Alexander-Rubin Kitty Brett .. - Verity Henry Concluding H G WELLS's story of a young woman's quest for liberation, with Amy Hoggart.