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Radio 4,19 Dec 2016,15 mins

SeriesNorthanger Abbey

1. The Season

Jane Austen

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Catherine Morland is taken to Bath for the season and finds that in her fertile imagination, danger lurks round every corner. First published in 1817, Jane Austen's satire pokes fun at the popular sensationalist fiction of the day. Dramatised in ten parts by Hattie Naylor. Catherine ...... Georgia Groome Henry ...... Luke Thompson Mrs Allen ...... Tracy Wiles Mr Allen ...... Kim Wall Isabella ...... Ainsley Howard Mrs Morland ...... Alison Belbin Mr Morland ...... John Bowler Mrs Thorpe ...... Karen Bartke The Book ...... Miriam Margolyes Director: Sally Avens First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.

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