A Literary Portrait

Jane Austen,Her life & Times

Dickens & Christmas

We follow the career of one of the earliest and greatest female writersof the eighteenth century, if not all time.

Follow the journey through one of the greatest literary periods and chart the new-style novel’s rise in popularity.

Hear about her quiet, private upbringing and her personal struggle for true independence.

Learn how her novels gathered momentum & appreciation after hear death.

A Christmas Version Of His Life & Times

Find out why he was often referred to as Jolly Old Christmas.

Learn what fabulously popular phrase he coined that’s still popular today in the Festive Season.

What The Dickens...?

Explore the life and times of the most famous novelist in the world, a complex man driven by a vivid imagination and need to succeed in his chosen career.

Follow his career path from political reportage to his ultimate place as novelist supreme.

Hear about his reading tours, and how his incredible popularity hastened his early demise.