Animals will feature on £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes, the Bank of England says, but which creatures should make the cut?
Native British wildlife will feature on the next set of £5, £10, £20 and £50 note…
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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews the weekend TV: With Mrs Bennet a poisonous snob, the BBC has ruined Austen's classic ○
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The Other Bennet Sister tells Jane Austen's most celebrated novel from the viewpoint of bookish, awkward Mary.
The Other Bennet Sister review – the bookish Pride and Prejudice sister gets her turn in the spotlight ⊕
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Ella Bruccoleri’s performance as Mary is absolutely lovely. It’s a shame this overly slight drama labours the jokes about her marriage prospects, though
Lydia Bennet – the kickable youngest Bennet dau…
33 days ago
Ruth Jones and Richard E Grant star in Pride and Prejudice-inspired comedy ⊕⊕
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Ruth Jones says she is "stepping into very big shoes" as she stars in a Jane Austen inspired BBC drama.
35 days ago
Not their finest hour: 'Bonkers' Bank of England ditches Churchill and Austen for otters and badgers as wildlife replaces historical figures on UK notes ○
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Winston Churchill and Jane Austen will be replaced by the likes of otters and badgers on UK banknotes - in a decision described as 'total bonkers' by critics.
37 days ago
Readers reply: What if Shakespeare was dropped in modern-day London? ⊕
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions ponders the hypothetical reactions of eminent historical personages to today’s Trafalgar Square
This week’s question: which are…
46 days ago
Ben Markovits: ‘I used to think any book concerned with people falling in love can’t be very good’ ⊕⊕
The British-American author on arguing about Jane Austen, the joys of Jerome K Jerome, and revising his opinion of Philip Roth
My earliest reading memory
I used to read Donald Sobol’s Encyclopedia Br…
3 months ago
Video: Jane Austen fans celebrate 250th anniversary of her birth ⊕⊕
Fans of English novelist Jane Austen have been celebrating the anniversary of her birth 250 years ago.
Withering slights... or how Radio 4's Nick Robinson left red-faced after mixing up Jane Austen with a Bronte ⊕
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Nick Robinson earned the ire of Today programme listeners - and his wife - for seemingly mixing up the author Jane Austen, on the 250th anniversary of her birth, with another literary heroine.
4 months ago
Why Jane Austen's characters are still so relatable ○
Ahead of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, The Other Bennet Sister cast reflects on why the author’s work still captivates audiences.