Dead Funny History: The Brontës

BBC's You Are Dead Tome: Dead Funny History has an episode on The Brontës:

Join historian Greg Jenner for a fast-paced, funny and fascinating journey through the lives of the Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne, three literary legends whose tragic family story inspired some of the greatest novels of the 19th century.

This episode of Dead Funny History is packed with jokes, sketches and sound effects that bring the past to life for families and Key Stage 2 learners. From their Yorkshire parsonage to their tiny books written in doll-sized handwriting, the Brontës were bursting with creativity. But their lives were also filled with heartbreak, illness and rejection.

Discover how the sisters used gender-neutral pen names to get published, how their brother Branwell tried (and mostly failed) to join in, and how their novels, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey, were shaped by their real-life experiences as governesses, teachers and grieving siblings.

Expect parodies, sketch comedy, and a quiz to test what you’ve learned. There’s a mournful bell for every tragic twist and a goat who’s surprisingly good at literary criticism. It’s history with heart, humour and high production value. Perfect for curious kids, families, and fans of You’re Dead To Me.

Written by Jack Bernhardt, Gabby Hutchinson Crouch and Dr Emma Nagouse

Host: Greg Jenner

Performers: Mali Ann Rees and John-Luke Roberts

Producer: Dr Emma Nagouse

Next explains why you should watch Wutherng Heights 2026:

Why you should watch: Fans of Wuthering Heights, the novel, will have to come to terms with Emerald Fennell’s (Promising Young Woman) adaption of Emily Bronte’s novel. Judging by the trailers, it seems Fennell has taken a fair few creative liberties, with the film looking to be far more romantic than the book itself. But, also based off the trailers, there is a wonderful, eye-catching visual style to the film that’s hard not to be intrigued by, as well as having Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in the lead roles. Whether or not it’s a faithful adaption, you can be sure it’ll be one of the more ambitious romance films of the past few years. (Felix Hughes)

The Telegraph & Argus lists some of the new openings in the Bradford area:

Wuthering Delights Café & Bistro opened in Thornton after Jonathan and Paul Addy‑Armitage transformed the former Christophe’s Coffee House. The new café serves breakfasts, lunches and sweet treats in the Brontë village.

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Wuthering Heights, the new adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel by Emerald Fennell, has so far brazened out the kind of social media firestorm over the ethnicity of its Heathcliff that might have scuppered it in a pre-Trump universe.

Norwich Evening News and others report that Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever will come to Gorleston in 2026. "Book Quotes For A New Year That Feels Like Turning The Page" including one from Jane Eyre in Times Now News. AnneBrontë.org celebrates the new year.