Jane Eyre in Artsworld

Artsworld, the Arts Channel from Sky Digital platform is broadcasting a documentary about Jane Eyre. The first chance is tomorrow December 17.

Literary Classics investigates Charlotte Brontë's haunting, ever-popular tale of the eponymous governess, Jane Eyre.

Broadcast times
Sat 17 Dec 2005 8pm - 8:30pm
Sun 18 Dec 2005 12:15am - 12:45am
Thu 22 Dec 2005 3:30pm - 4pm
Fri 23 Dec 2005 12:25am - 12:55am

Literary Classics takes an informative look at some of English Literature’s greatest authors, poets and novelists. As with the other programmes in this series, this part examines the work in question with the help of a selection of literature experts.
Charlotte Brontë’s ever-popular Jane Eyre was published in 1847 to rapturous acclaim and instant recognition that this compelling study of Victorian society and values was a masterpiece of English literature. Written at the home in which Charlotte Brontë spent much of her life - the bleak parsonage in Haworth in Yorkshire - Charlotte Brontë’s early years were marked by death and illness – powerful and repeated themes in Jane Eyre. This programme tells the fascinating story of the author and her magnificent work – a wonderful tale of repression, freedom of spirit, doomed love and great passion that continues to thrill generations of readers in countries all over the world.

Categories: Movies-DVD-TV, Jane_Eyre, Charlotte_Brontë