In this episode, Julia Golding is joined by Katherine MacFarlane, expert on Regency fashions thanks to her participation in the re-enactment world of the 33rd Foot. (There is also a version of this on YouTube if you want to see the visuals referred to during the discussion.) Where would Jane get her fashion news from and how were clothes bought and designed? Was there such a thing as fast fashion or &apos;the little black dress&apos;? It is a wide ranging discussion in which they only have time to scratch the surface so here are some links from Kate to help with further exploration:Kate&apos;s Regiment:His Majesty’s 33rd Foot, First Yorkshire West RidingHis Majesty&apos;s 33rd Regiment of Foot (33rdfoot.co.uk)For Regency Fashion of your own Badger Historic Costumes : Replica costumes - Museum Educhttps://www.historic-costumes.co.uklady who made Kate&apos;s capCrafty Baggage – Hand Made With Lovehttps://craftybaggage.co.uklady who made Kate&apos;s mustard dress from fabric she provided.HatsPeriod.co.uk | Quality Historical Headwearwww.hatsperiod.co.ukfor male and female headwear and for those in America:The name “Shocking Bad Hats” comes from a quote from the First Duke of Wellington, the hero of Waterloo and Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1828-1830. Upon leaving a session of Parliament, a journalist asked His Grace to give his impressions of the proceedings. His sole reply was, “I never saw so many shocking bad hats in my life!”About - Shocking Bad Hats shocking-bad-hats7.mybigcommerce.com/about/ Books: ‘Jane Austen in Fashion’ -Penelope Byrde‘The Costume of Yorkshire’ - George Walker‘The Pocket- a hidden history of women’s lives, 1660-1900’- Barbara Burman and Ariane Fennetaux(I did not mention Pockets!! Or Gloves! OR Clocked Stockings!! Aaargh! Maybe next time.) And for your Christmas coffee table:‘Napoleon and the Empire of Fashion -1795 -1815’ by Martin Lancaster and Cristina Barreto(This is expensive at £40.00 but SO worth it and beautiful- they have used their own collection of real Regency fashion to recreate fashion plates.)

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Season 3 Ep. 2 Jane Austen and What to Wear to the Christmas Party?

It&apos;s a modern day epidemic on social media. Suggested by an audience member at the Jane Austen Festival in Bath, Julia Golding takes a look at oversharing in the era of Jane Austen, from letters, to memoirs, to roman à clef, to cartoons, her time was not without its places to spill the beans. Who is  the worst oversharer in Emma (there are lots of them!) and what is wrong with being too reticent? Have a listen and then add your thoughts.Also mentioned in this episode is Miss Austen by Gill Hornby and events at the Jane Austen House https://janeaustens.house

Season 3 Ep. 2 Jane Austen and Oversharing

Julia Golding and Zoe Wheddon take the podcast to that most Jane Austen of cities: Bath! On the occasion of the Jane Austen Festival, they visit the main sights from Pump Room to Royal Crescent, reflecting on what Jane would make of the city as it is today and what it would have been like when she lived there.To see Julia and Zoe on location, you can watch the podcast here: https://youtu.be/QIy_FcTCp68

Season 3 Ep. 1 Jane Austen on location in Bath

Hang on, there&apos;s no sport in Jane Austen surely? Can&apos;t remember that tennis match between Mr Bingley and Mr Darcy or Ann Elliott running laps with the Musgroves? True - but once you start looking, there is much more than you think! Zoe and Julia take a quick look at sport at the turn of the nineteenth century from boxing to battledore, and then trace its presence in Jane Austen&apos;s life and novels. Discover how she used sporty activities as a metaphor for things going on in the plot, and ponder if the Austen family not only did theatricals but played sport together. Next is the Lizzie and Lady Catherine of the month, followed by reviews and Austen news. Julia reviews Modern Persuasion (Amazon Prime) and Zoe brings news on some adaptation. Plus she highlights the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation&apos;s version of Sanditon that can be watched for free on YouTube.

Season 2 Ep. 8 Jane Austen and Sport

Have you ever thought about casting Jane away on an island - Love Island to be exact? In this episode,  we have a look at the dating culture in Jane&apos;s day and compare it to our own version in Love Island and The Bachelor/Bachelorette. Which heroine would not find herself in a thong bikini by the pool and who would love the gossip? Why does Mr Collins deserve his own season of The Bachelor and can you imagine getting the rose from Mr Darcy? What about Captain Wentworth being pursued by the Musgroves? Another mini-Bachelor episode!We go on to our Darcy and Mr Collins of the month and then take on the most contentious issue of them all: which is our favourite adaption of P&P, choosing between 1980s BBC, 1995 BBC, 2004 Bride and Prejudice, 2005 film and a brief mention of P&P and Zombies. See if you agree our comments and selection.Links mentioned in the show:https://no1royalcrescent.org.ukhttps://www.yoshigoods.com/collections/jane-austen-bookworm-leather-handbags-purses-accessories

Season 2 Episode 7 Jane Austen and Love Island

How would Jane Austen fit in with our modern #MeToo movement? It&apos;s an interesting question which led us, in this episode, to look at Jane Austen and the #MeToo, breaking it down into terms which make sense in her era: the context of feminist thought and sexual harassment in the late 18th and early 19th century. We discuss the shockingly unequal legal framework in which women lived, early feminists and empowered women such as Mary Wollstonecraft and Caroline Herschel, and then go on to discuss incidents in Jane&apos;s life and novels that illustrate #MeToo moments. Find out what Mr Collins got wrong, what Fanny got right, and who was the novelist&apos;s narcissistic sociopath! We go on to award our Lizzy and Lady Catherine of the month and review Janice Hadlow&apos;s The Other Bennet Sister (Pan).Links mentioned are: https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/jane-austen-family-slavery-essay-devoney-looser/https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Jane-Austen-the-Secret-Radical-by-Helena-Kelly-author/9781785781889https://janeaustens.house

Season 2 Episode 6 Jane Austen and #MeToo

In this episode Julia Golding and Zoe Wheddon look at Jane Austen and childhood. We investigate how her era invented our modern idea of childhood as a time of innocence. But how was she raised? Did new ideas of Rousseau and natural education make it to the parsonage at Steventon? There were many children in her adult life and she was a much loved aunt to her brothers&apos; children. What games and stories did she play with them? We then go on to look at her novels - there are more children than we first thought! Find out which ones play the most important parts.Stay listening to find out our Darcy and Mr Collins of the week and all the Jane Austen news!Books mentioned in this episode are:Julia Golding, illustrated by Kate Hindley, The Queen&apos;s WardrobeJulia Golding, Jane Austen Investigates: The Abbey MysteryJacobsen, Devynn and Dayton, Jane Austen Was HereTo links take you to Blackwells bookshop which does free shipping to the US - support the independents!

Season 2 Episode 5 Jane Austen and Childhood

This week Zoe Wheddon and Julia Golding discuss what would Jane do about modern friendship, look back at Jane&apos;s  friendships in real life and in her fiction, as well as swap Jane Austen news and award this episode&apos;s Lizzy and Lady Catherine. Would Jane fit in with Taylor Swift&apos;s pack or a Facebook fan group? What role does messaging (or old fashioned letter writing) play in creating strong female networks of friends? And is it friendship rather than romance that is the key to understanding what is really going on in Jane&apos;s novels? Have a listen to find out.This episode mentions Zoe&apos;s new book, JaneAusten&apos;s Best Friend: The Life and Influence of Martha Lloyd You can get 20% off and Free UK delivery if ordered from the Pen and Sword website at the moment (March 2021) using the code JABF. Also available from Amazon, Waterstones, WH Smith and www.bookshop.orgWe also mention the Jane Austen Festival in Bath. You can find out about the festival in September here.

Season 2 Episode 4 Jane Austen and Friendship

*Contains mature content* In this episode, inspired by the Netflix series, Bridgerton, we discuss Jane Austen and sex. What did Jane know about it? What role does it play in her novels? Then we widen the discussion to look at the Georgian world on such matters as contraception, pornography and prostitution. We then discuss Bridgerton - the successes and failures in the series, talk a little about what might be in series 2, and round off with our Darcy and Wickham of the week and Jane Austen news.

Season 2 Episode 3 Jane Austen and Sex (the Bridgerton episode!)

Julia Golding and Zoe Wheddon discuss what would Jane do at Christmas. Find out about Regency traditions, turkeys, snapdragons and much more. We also award our Lizzie and Lady Catherine of the week and catch up on Jane Austen news in an episode recorded on her birthday.For details of the books recommended, here is a list: Jane Austen&apos;s Christmas by Maria Hubert, AJane Austen Christmas by Carlo DeVito and Regency Christmas Traditions, Jane Austen Christmas by Maria Grace and also of note is Jane and Me, My Austen Heritage by Caroline Jane Knight. Further afield, we mentioned Pigeon Tunnel by John Le Carre and Julia Quinn&apos;s Bridgerton series.

Season 2 Episode 2 Jane Austen and Christmas

For the second season of What would Jane do? The author and original host,  Julia Golding, is joined by Zoe Wheddon, teacher, researcher and writer. They discuss how Jane and her characters would respond to a pandemic, the nature of illness in the early nineteenth century and what treatments were available.Stick around to hear who is this week&apos;s Darcy (hooray!) and this week&apos;s Wickham (boo!), Jane Austen news and what we will be watching.

Season 2 Episode 1 Jane Austen and the pandemic

Ever wanted to time travel back to the theatre in Jane Austen&apos;s time? Find out in this podcast with world expert, Dr David Taylor of St Hugh&apos;s College, Oxford, what Jane Austen would have seen when she entered a theatre in the 1790s. Who was there and what did it look like? What plays were on offer? Which writers inspired her? Were there special effects and what were they like? Turning from this, we go on to discuss the influence on her work, particularly looking at Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park. Finally we turn to the knotty question of which is the best dramatic adaptation of her novels in our age - and you may be surprised by David&apos;s answer!

Ep 7 - Jane Austen and the Theatre (with Dr David Taylor)

What surprising room might Mr Darcy and guests retire to after dinner? What exactly was Admiral Croft looking at in the shop window in Bath? Where did Jane and Cassandra get their ideas from for their youthful collaboration on The History of England? You can find out the answers to these questions and much more when you listen to Dr David Taylor, St Hugh&apos;s College, Oxford, and expert on the political cartoon culture in Jane Austen&apos;s era. He can also tell you about how Austen&apos;s work has provided modern cartoonists with material for their satirical pictures.

Ep 6 - Caricature and Political Satire with Dr David Taylor

A very special episode recorded on location at the Jane Austen House Museum in Chawton. Listen to Julia Golding in conversation with the museum director, Mary Guyatt and find out how Jane&apos;s last home became a museum open to the public. What was daily life like in this home for Jane, her mother and her sister Cassandra? Who made the breakfast and dealt with the tea? What objects in the house feature in her novels? What do visitors learn by coming here that they can&apos;t get from books or adaptations? And just how big was her writing desk? Finally, what would Jane have thought if she came today to find that 40,000 international visitors walk around her house each year.

Ep 5 - On location at Chawton

Marvel or DC universe? Iron Man or Batman? Wonder Woman or Black Panther? Our cinema culture has for over a decade been dominated by our love of super heroes. Julia Golding explores how each era makes the heroes suited for its own day. She goes back to the novelists writing before Jane Austen to look at the big rivalry: Richardson Universe v Fielding Universe. Following their negotiation about the nature of the hero, Austen picks this up when she explores what it means to be a heroine in her early novel, Northanger Abbey. So are there any super heroes to be found in Jane Austen? There is indeed - and you&apos;ll be surprised by a guest appearance from General Zod (Man of Steel) if you stick around for the big battle at the end.

Ep 4 - Super Heroes

Julia Golding, author, creator of Cat Royal, and a Jane Austen fan, brings an early nineteenth perspective to issues in modern life through the lens of the wit and wisdom of Jane Austen. Perfect for fans of Jane Austen or anyone wanting to take a little break from the twenty-first century.

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