This morning, while eating my toast and marmalade, I heard this entertaining Audio Boo clip ,which was part of BBC Radio 4’s Broadcasting House programme.
©BBC
Written by the witty Sue Limb and performed by Timothy West,it is a three-minute long letter, giving us Mr Bennet’s perspective on 200 years of Pride and Prejudice, Austen mania ( and the never-ending related retail opportunities that seem to follow ) plus the effects of being married to Mrs Bennet for two centuries…..Go here to listen.
Tomorrow is the start of the celebrations.I will be posting here and all over the world celebrations will be taking place. A readathon of the novel will be taking place at the Jane Austen Centre in Bath ( though do note that there will also be one at Jane Austen’s House in Chawton on the 17th May, which I will be attending)… the excitement mounts…..here we go…
21 comments
January 27, 2013 at 2:11 pm
Julie Goucher
Thanks for sharing the reading by Timothy West. I love the final sentence!
January 27, 2013 at 2:17 pm
jfwakefield
It’s great, isn’t it? I really enjoyed listening to it this morning :)
January 27, 2013 at 2:25 pm
Julie Goucher
Looking forward to hearing the readings this week.
January 27, 2013 at 2:31 pm
jfwakefield
Yes, tomorrow is going to be especially busy…there were many film crews at the Museum last week. Keeping up is going to be the problem;)
January 27, 2013 at 2:32 pm
Julie Goucher
Well enjoy the moments and have fun!
January 27, 2013 at 2:51 pm
jfwakefield
I most certainly will, and I’ll try as far as possible to post about it all here ;)
January 27, 2013 at 2:56 pm
Karen 2L
Poor Mr. Bennet! 200 years of marriage to Mrs. B and still no heir!
January 27, 2013 at 2:59 pm
jfwakefield
Lol, I know…
January 27, 2013 at 5:09 pm
Ramya
That was hilarious! Looking forward to the celebrations!
January 28, 2013 at 10:04 am
jfwakefield
Me too….;)
January 27, 2013 at 5:11 pm
cathyallen
Oh, well done, well done! (Yes, happily, I got to listen!) Iloved the last line, as did others, of course, but the description of her squeal was the LOL part for me! I’ll be chuckling about that all day, I believe.
As far as the “keeping up” on your part is concerned, good luck, Julie. Whatever you post will be 100% more than we who live outside the UK are getiing, so, thank you in advance. It’s so exciting — I DO so wish I could be a mouse in the corner at Chawton!
January 27, 2013 at 7:51 pm
Raquel Sallaberry Brião
200 years of marriage to Mrs. Bennet. Poor man!
Yes! From Australia to Brasil, everybody reading Pride and Prejudice or must I say Orgulho e preconceito?
January 28, 2013 at 10:04 am
jfwakefield
You may say it , of course! I have to say some of my sympathy is with Mrs Bennet…200 years of Mr Bennet might be very dispiriting ;)
January 27, 2013 at 7:59 pm
Tycelia Santoro
Wonderful whimsy! We are reading Pride & Prejudice here in Chicago, tomorrow, from 7 am to 7 pm as part of the JASNA celebration.
January 28, 2013 at 10:03 am
jfwakefield
How fabulous! I hope you have a wonderful time!
January 27, 2013 at 10:41 pm
dianabirchall
My own Mr. Bennet and I listened to this together and were in stitches. Wonderful! I’m grateful to you for sharing the clip and giving us this mirthful moment.
January 28, 2013 at 10:03 am
jfwakefield
My pleasure.Im delighted to be able to share such items ;)
January 28, 2013 at 9:19 am
garmard
I would give anything for a Jane Austen zipped hoodie! Do not you think it most agreeable?
January 28, 2013 at 10:02 am
jfwakefield
Do not beat me…but I think it might be quite hideous!;)
January 28, 2013 at 11:48 am
Tina
Hilarious!!! Good for Mr. Bennet! Thank you Julie!!
January 30, 2013 at 10:38 am
imogen88
How fun!! Thank you, Julie!