In Jane Austen's Footsteps with Gyles Brandreth

Jun 29, 2021

0h 45m

★ 8.0

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Broadcaster Gyles Brandreth travels to the West Yorkshire moors, known as "Bronte Country". It is an area that shaped the Bronte sisters, and they have, in turn, helped shape it. He explores some of the influences on their writing.

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Channel 5

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