Oh, wipe that starchy Masterpiece Theatre moue off your face. Pop Jane Austen is fun, especially when it’s almost completely made up. Without a doubt, Becoming Jane strips Austen of the wit and dainty ...

This December, BBC Radio 4 and 4Extra will mark the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth with a season of programming celebrating the life, legacy, and literary brilliance of one of Britain’s most ...

"Will all your stories have happy endings?" a suitor inquires of young writer-to-be Jane Austen in "Becoming Jane." Of course, we know the answer. Pretty much so, yes, with weddings and young ladies ...

Anne Hathaway plays English writer Jane Austen in the movie ’Becoming Jane.’ “Will all your stories have happy endings?” a suitor inquires of young writer-to-be Jane Austen in “Becoming Jane.” Of ...

The scintillating 1995 comedy “Clueless,” with Alicia Silverstone and Paul Rudd, is one of the brightest movies rooted in a work by Austen, based as it is on her novel “Emma.” There is even a 2007 ...

Becoming Jane had its world premiere in London last night - without some of its main stars. American actress Anne Hathaway was forced to miss the event in Leicester Square because she was on set ...

In the first episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, a new podcast marking 250 years since the author’s birth, we speak to ...