Welcome to A Jane Austen Year – a seasonal journey through Jane Austen’s novels, the story of her life and the world she lived in.Created and recorded at Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, Hampshire – the most treasured Austen site in the world.
Host [Host Name] explores Jane Austen's novelistic summer pleasures, from Pemberley's woods to Lyme Regis's cliffs, offering a delightful glimpse into her world.
22 Apr 2026
Spring
Welcome to another year with Jane Austen's House... ‘Spring' is a time of sunshine and showers, fresh beginnings, new homes and new acquaintances. In this episode we see Edward and Elinor fall in love, take a walk on the Ramparts with Henry Crawford, make pancakes, and examine the Dining Room wallpaper. We also visit Hunsford Parsonage for *that* proposal scene... ~ A Jane Austen Year transports you to Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, the idyllic Hampshire cottage where Jane Austen lived and w...
1 Dec 2025
December
This episode explores the winter weather, Christmas cheer, and Jane Austen's birth anniversary that define December, offering a glimpse into the festive season.
1 Nov 2025
November
This episode explores the themes of twilight, warmth, and social revelry in November, as depicted in Jane Austen's world, highlighting the contrasts of the season.
30 Sept 2025
October
This episode explores Jane Austen's novels, including *The Watsons* and *Mansfield Park*, and celebrates the publication of *Sense and Sensibility* while reflecting on the significance of aunts.
31 Aug 2025
September
Host Emily Brontë explores Jane Austen's September routines, from seaside escapes to London visits, offering insights into her life and literary inspirations.
31 Jul 2025
August
This episode explores Jane Austen's life and works during August, including her visit to Stoneleigh Abbey, her characters' experiences in her novels, and her writing advice to her niece.
30 Jun 2025
July
This episode explores Jane Austen's life in July, including her move to Chawton, key events in her novels, and the opening of Jane Austen's House.
31 May 2025
June
This episode explores Jane Austen's novel *Emma*, alongside the birthdays of Lydia Bennet, Elizabeth Elliot, and Charles Austen, while also visiting Waterloo battlefields.
30 Apr 2025
May
‘May’ celebrates the garden here at Jane Austen's House, both as it was in Jane Austen's time and as it is today. We also drive along the Hogs Back, visit Bath and Winchester, examine Jane and Cassandra's 'topaze crosses' and the Austen women's patchwork coverlet, and witness the formation of the Jane Austen Society. We see Lydia joyfully depart for Brighton and accompany Emma and Frank Churchill to the much-anticipated ball at the Crown... ~ A Jane Austen Year transports you to Jane Austen’s...
31 Mar 2025
April
‘April’ is full of rain showers, umbrellas, muddy walks and romantic meetings. We celebrate Reverend and Mrs Austen's wedding day and Jane's passionate letter to the Prince Regent's Librarian in which she declares 'I must keep to my own style & go on in my own Way'. We examine a pair of Regency pattens and Frank Austen's handwritten Memoir. We take countless wet walks in Bath, Hartfield and Netherfield, and we finish with perhaps the most famous scene in all of Jane Austen's writings - a ...
1 Mar 2025
March
‘March’ opens with snowdrops, potatos and many cups of tea. We visit Mr Collins’s humble abode at Hunsford Parsonage and take a sunny stroll on the Portsmouth Ramparts. We go shopping at Twinings and enjoy a bookish letter from Jane to her young niece Caroline. ~ A Jane Austen Year transports you to Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, the idyllic Hampshire cottage where Jane Austen lived and wrote her globally beloved novels – now a beloved museum. Each month, join us on a seasonal journey ...
1 Feb 2025
February
As we move into February, we are delighted to release our second episode… Here you’ll find snowdrops, marriage proposals, stage costumes, dusting and polishing, Mary Queen of Scots, ‘A good salve for sore Lips’ and *that* letter from Persuasion – all bound together with original music and sounds recorded in the House itself. ~ A Jane Austen Year transports you to Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, the idyllic Hampshire cottage where Jane Austen lived and wrote her globally beloved novels – now a...
1 Jan 2025
January
A Jane Austen Year transports you to Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, the idyllic Hampshire cottage where Jane Austen lived and wrote her globally beloved novels – now a beloved museum. Each month, join us on a seasonal journey through Jane Austen’s novels, the story of her life and the world she lived in. Discover scenes, letters, recipes, and objects from the museum collection, bound together with readings and sounds recorded in the House itself. Each episode is recorded by the people who ...
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