Episodes
| Series | Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | 20130924 | A little known, very early Jane Austen work, performed on the radio for the first time.
A beautiful and scheming widow seeks a husband for both herself and her shy and awkward daughter, while engaged in an affair with a married man.
Who will win the heart of the rich and handsome Reginald De Courcy? And will the truth about Lady Susan ever come out? These are the questions a teenaged Jane Austen posed in this early epistolary novella, published long after her death - the first of her many wise and witty studies of love and marriage, and the games people play.
Read by Emilia Fox, Lucy Robinson and Theo Fraser Steele
A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.
Much to his sister's dismay, Reginald is falling under Lady Susan's spell. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature | |
| 03 | 20130925 | Long A little known, very early Jane Austen work, performed on the radio for the first time.
A beautiful and scheming widow seeks a husband for both herself and her shy and awkward daughter, while engaged in an affair with a married man.
Who will win the heart of the rich and handsome Reginald De Courcy? And will the truth about Lady Susan ever come out? These are the questions a teenaged Jane Austen posed in this early epistolary novella, published long after her death - the first of her many wise and witty studies of love and marriage, and the games people play.
Read by Emilia Fox, Lucy Robinson and Theo Fraser Steele
A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.
Two new arrivals at Churchill ruffle Lady Susan's best-laid plans. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature | |
| 04 | 20130926 | An opportunity to hear a little known, very early Austen work, performed on the radio for the first time.
A beautiful and scheming widow, seeking a husband for both herself and her shy and awkward daughter, while engaged in an affair with a married man. Who will win the heart of the rich and handsome Reginald De Courcy? And will the truth about Lady Susan ever come out?
These are the questions a teenaged Jane Austen posed in this early epistolary novella, published long after her death - the first of her many wise and witty studies of love and marriage, and the games people play.
Read by Emilia Fox, Lucy Robinson and Theo Fraser Steele
Producer: Clive Brill
Lady Susan's plans are unravelling, but she remains determined to marry off her daughter. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature | |
| 05 | 20130927 | A little known, very early Jane Austen work, performed on the radio for the first time.
A beautiful and scheming widow seeks a husband for both herself and her shy and awkward daughter, while engaged in an affair with a married man.
Who will win the heart of the rich and handsome Reginald De Courcy? And will the truth about Lady Susan ever come out? These are the questions a teenaged Jane Austen posed in this early epistolary novella, published long after her death - the first of her many wise and witty studies of love and marriage, and the games people play.
Read by Emilia Fox, Lucy Robinson and Theo Fraser Steele
A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.
Back in London, Lady Susan's admirers gather for some surprises. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature | |
| BAB | 01 | 20130923 | A little known, very early Jane Austen work, performed on the radio for the first time.
A beautiful and scheming widow seeks a husband for both herself and her shy and awkward daughter, while engaged in an affair with a married man.
Who will win the heart of the rich and handsome Reginald De Courcy? And will the truth about Lady Susan ever come out? These are the questions a teenaged Jane Austen posed in this early epistolary novella, published long after her death - the first of her many wise and witty studies of love and marriage, and the games people play.
Read by Emilia Fox, Lucy Robinson and Theo Fraser Steele
A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.
The merry widow Lady Susan descends on her brother in law Charles, trailing admirers. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |