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Standard Issue Podcast

Andrea Gibb and the sisterhood of Miss Austen

Standard Issue Podcast

Standard Issue

Society & Culture

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Currently taking telly by (gentle) storm, Miss Austen is screenwriter Andrea Gibb’s beautiful four-part adaptation of Gill Hornby’s historical fiction for the BBC. Mick caught up with Andrea to talk sisterly love, having one of our most revered writers in your hands, the question of legacy, the bitter joy of Mary Bunbury, and, actually, having a soft spot for Brontë. Miss Austen is available on the iPlayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Standard issue for all women. Well, hello there, listener of this podcast. I'm very excited to bring

0:37.2

you this one, because I got

0:38.8

Andrew Gitt, one of Tully's topest, not just screenwriters on the Zoom to chat about the BBC's

0:45.4

beautiful period drama, Miss Austin. Adapted from Jill Hornby's 2020 historical fiction of the same

0:51.8

name, Miss Austin takes us into Jane Austen's world via her sister,

0:56.3

Cassandra, very much the love of Jane's life and vice versa. Andrea was a key part of a female

1:03.2

dream team bringing this series to life, and as well as sisterly love, it is a testament to

1:08.8

sisterhood in a wider context. I had a bloody lovely time

1:12.1

chatting to Andrea about that, about having one of our most revered writers in the palm of your

1:16.7

hands, the question of legacy and the bitter joy of Mary Bunbury. Before you get to that, just to let

1:23.9

you know what else is on standard issue this week. Already out is Jen's excellent chat

1:28.6

with fellow journalist and author Nicholas Lawson, single by choice and mostly loving it.

1:35.2

Tomorrow is rated or dated and I have been watching 1985's witness. Warning, it does contain

1:41.3

some Harrison Ford base swooning and Jen not recognising people again.

1:46.4

She and Hannah are on Bush Telegraph duty this week, but you can still get involved with some of

1:50.4

my musings if you want to by signing up to our weekly substack, because that is in my Gwadby Paws this

1:56.3

week. And on Friday, it is a fresh outside the box, bringing you the tele hits and misses we've been watching this month.

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