There is a shakeup in the court as the elder Remy's leave to be replaced by Miss Remy's brother.A once favoured suitor is falling from grace in our eyes but not in the eyes of the lovely heroine.If you'd like to support the podcast and hear episodes...

Sian still isn't sure about this whole thing and Frances worries listeners may have dropped off but we continue with episode 4 of The Courtship.There is a lot of kissing, some sword play and double entendre. We meet the two new suitors and two men le...

This episode has all the drama! Someone behaves badly and pays for it, someone leaves in tears and there are visitors.If you'd like to support the podcast and hear episodes early you can donate on Ko-fiYou can find Frances on Twitter or at her websit...

References to Austen are dwindling but we carry on with our watch of The Courtship.We are back to relationship advice as Sian reveals she was ghosted as a teen (once Frances defines ghosting for her) and we agree that you shouldn't kiss and tell.If y...

And now for something completely different...The Courtship is basically the The Bachelorette in Regency dressing. Sian isn't sure but Frances loves it! In the first episode we meet Miss Remy, the heroine, and her suitors. There is anachronisms and ba...

TW: rape, sexual abuse, racismThe 1999 adaptation of Mansfield Park has a lot of changes from the original text but somehow manages to keep the main story points. The Crawfords are weak, Sir Thomas is a monster and Fanny is, well, Austen. If you'd li...

We review the 2007 made for TV movie adaptation of Mansfield Park with Billie Piper as Fanny Price. We agree that Fanny's hair isn't quite right and that Tom is hot. Some aspects are cut for length but they manage to squish an awful lot into 90 minut...

In this episode we wrap up our reading of Mansfield Park by looking at which characters we feel differently about than previously. In particular we discuss Sir Thomas, Susan,  Mr Yates, Julia, Mrs Norris and, of course, Mr Crawford. If you'd like to...

In the final chapter all the things tie up rather well and learn how Jane Austen really feels about FannyIf you'd like to support the podcast and hear episodes early you can donate on Ko-fiYou can find Frances on Twitter or at her website 

What is folly and what is vice? Who is more guilty - Maria or Julia?This penultimate chapter is another long one, we rehash Maria's and Julia's escapades as well as hear about Edmunds "last, last" meeting with Miss Crawford.If you'd like to support t...