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¾Ã¾Ã¾«Æ· Adaptations project celebrates Jane Austen's 250th anniversary with screenwriter Andrew Davies

¾Ã¾Ã¾«Æ· Leicester (¾Ã¾Ã¾«Æ·) plays a key role in a new film made to mark the 30th Anniversary of the BBC's seminal adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Adapted for television by renowned screenwriter Andrew Davies, the BBC’s famous six-part serialisation of Austen’s 1813 novel caused a stir when first broadcast in September 1995, attracting ten million viewers per episode. Now, a new film produced by Jane Austen's House at Chawton, called Celebrating 30 years of Pride and Prejudice, is set to premier on YouTube at 9pm on 24 September - the precise time the first episode aired, 30 years ago to the day. The hour-long film is an 'in conversation' between Andrew Davies and script editor Susie Conklin, as they recall the making of this series. The conversation is chaired by cultural historian Justin Smith, Professor of Cinema and Television History at ¾Ã¾Ã¾«Æ·, and also features contributions from original cast-members Crispin Bonham-Carter (who played Mr Bingley) and Susannah Harker (Jane Bennet).

17 October 2025
Nostalgic Leicester film festival screens vintage lost TV episodes

Lost footage from a ‘golden era’ of British television was screened at a vintage film festival in Leicester on Sunday 11th May with help from ¾Ã¾Ã¾«Æ· (¾Ã¾Ã¾«Æ·) Leicester's Cinema and Television Historians.

18 June 2025
Orange County Exhibits International Artwork with Sculpture on the Lawn 2025

Lionel Dean has a piece of 3D printed public art sculpture selected as one of four pieces for Sculpture on the Lawn, Orlando, Florida this year. This is an annual one-year installation

03 February 2025