Austentatious. Image shows from L to R: Charlotte Gittins, Cariad Lloyd, Amy Cooke-Hodgson, Austentatious
Austentatious

Austentatious

  • Radio sketch show
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2017 - 2021
  • 4 episodes

Comedy group Austentatious bring their Jane Austen-style improvisation show to Radio 4. Also features Amy Cooke-Hodgson, Graham Dickson, Charlotte Gittins, Cariad Lloyd, Joseph Morpurgo and more.

Episode menu

Episode One

The world premiere of an incredible 'lost' Jane Austen novel, full of wit, flirtation and dastardly behaviour, and cooked up completely on the spot by the UK's finest improv troupe. All the cast know is that they will perform a story in the style of Jane Austen, based on a title suggested by the studio audience. Be prepared for anything from "Strictly Come Darcy" to "Mansfield Shark".

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 18th June 2017
Time
7:15pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 23rd June 2017 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Friday 23rd June 2017 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Friday 23rd June 2017 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Saturday 24th June 2017 5:30am Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 20th August 2019 6:30pm Radio 4
Tuesday 27th August 2019 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 27th August 2019 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 27th August 2019 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 28th August 2019 5:30am Radio 4 Extra

Press

The premise of Austentatious (18 June, 7.15pm, Radio 4) is that the great novelist actually wrote hundreds of lesser-known works, any one of which can be acted out by a troupe of improvisers including Amy Cooke-Hodgson, Graham Dickson, Charlotte Gittins and Cariad Lloyd if the audience only shout out its name. The extended canon includes Strictly Come Darcy and Mansfield Shark. The first one the team essay is Married to a Cad and a Bounder; the resulting programme works by marrying the pert formality and complex exposition favoured by Austen with a more modern sensibility. Most of all, it works, thanks to the comic reflexes of all concerned.

David Hepworth, The Guardian, 17th June 2017

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