The Big Read: Battle of the Books | War and Peace, Little Women and Jane Eyre
Based on Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The search for the nation's number one novel presented by Clive Anderson. Simon Schama advocates War And Peace; Sandi Toksvig-Little Women; Lorraine Kelly-Jane Eyre.
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Being the Brontes
Martha Kearney, novelist Helen Oyeyemi and journalist Lucy Mangan travel to Haworth Parsonage, the home of Charlotte and her sisters Emily and Anne.
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To Walk Invisible
Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte face a bleak future, with their father half-blind and troubled brother Branwell in decline. As their situation worsens, Charlotte sees that writing could offer a way out. This is the story of the sisters' great novels and their extraordinary battle for recognition.