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Sense and Sensibility

by Jane Austen

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Front Row, BBC Radio 4 · September 21, 2026

Comedian Russell Kane on playing an older Romeo

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Opening Lines, BBC Radio 4 · December 21, 2025

Sense and Sensibility - Episode Two

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Bookclub, BBC Radio 4 · December 16, 2025

Emma Thompson: Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility

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Jane Austen's first published novel, following the Dashwood sisters as they navigate love and its loss. Marianne wears her heart on her sleeve and falls for the dashing but unsuitable Willoughby, while the more reserved Elinor struggles to conceal her own romantic disappointment.

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