Our Five Favorite Austen Adaptations

(And Other Bits & Bobs)

We have a round-up of miscellaneous tidbits to share this week, but first, we thought we would have some fun by each sharing our list of favorite Austen adaptations.

Zan’s List (in no particular order):

1. Persuasion (1995). Okay, no particular order with the exception of this adaptation which will forever be Zan’s be-all, end-all.

   

2. Mansfield Park (1999)

3. Northanger Abbey (2007)

4. Emma (2009)

5. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)

   

   Because Darcy in leather is never a bad thing.

Diane’s List (in no particular order):

1. Clueless (1995)

2. Sense and Sensibility (1995)

3. Bride and Prejudice (2004)

   

   No life without wife, IYKYK

4. Northanger Abbey (2007)

5. Emma (2009)

   

   Romola Garai wins for best eye acting in this miniseries adaptation of Emma.

Do you share any favorites with us? Let us know in the comments below. And now onto some other podcast bits & bobs.

TTAA About Town

Zan curated an exhibit currently on display at the UVU Museum of Art titled “Seeing Wilde Songs: Charles T. Griffes’ Synesthetic Musical Settings of Oscar Wilde’s Poetry.” For any of you in the greater Salt Lake area, the exhibit runs through May 23, 2026. Learn more here.

In addition to the exhibit, Zan will be giving a curator’s talk on Tuesday, April 7 (next week!). See more details below:

TTAA in the News

We were absolutely chuffed to find out that we (somewhat) recently received some very lovely recognition from both the Audible Blog and The New Indian Express. We don’t always find out about these mentions right when they happen, so this is technically old news, but we still wanted to share them both here.

• “We’re Booked: The Best Literature podcasts for Every Bibliophile” by Emily Martin and Seth Hartman (Audible Blog)

• “The Original Social Observer” by Medha Dutta Yadav (The New Indian Express)

A belated thanks to both the Audible Blog and The New Indian Express for these shout outs!

Friends of the Pod

For those of you who enjoyed Episode 107: The Thing About Manydown Park with guests Prerna Ramachandra and Sarah Rose Kearns, you’ll be excited to hear that production on their film Manydown - A Jane Austen story has wrapped. They are currently submitting the film to festivals, and a teaser trailer is now available to watch. You can also learn more at the film’s official website. Congrats to Prerna, Rose, and the entire Manydown team!