Into The Austenverse is a brand-new podcast celebrating Jane Austen’s works and subsequent adaptations. 2025 marks 250 years since the birth of Austen, whose groundbreaking novels not only transformed literature but continue to shape and inspire modern culture. Hosts David and Lisa Campbell bring depth & devotion, hot-takes & humour as they lead us through the books, the films, the TV series and adaptations - Into The Austenverse.

Into The Austenverse is a brand-new podcast celebrating Jane Austen&rsquo;s works and subsequent adaptations. 2025 marks 250 years since the birth of Austen, whose groundbreaking novels not only transformed literature but continue to shape and inspire modern culture. Hosts David and Lisa Campbell bring depth &amp; devotion, hot-takes &amp; humour as they lead us through the books, the films, the TV series and adaptations - Into The Austenverse.

Into The Austenverse is a podcast celebrating Jane Austen’s works and subsequent adaptations. In 2025 hosts David and Lisa Campbell embarked on a journey to explore Austen's groundbreaking novels which not only transformed literature but continue to shape and inspire modern culture more than 250 years on.  The show brings depth & devotion, hot-takes & humour as they lead us through the books, the films, the TV series and adaptations - Into The Austenverse.

Into The Austenverse is a podcast celebrating Jane Austen&rsquo;s works and subsequent adaptations. In 2025 hosts David and Lisa Campbell embarked on a journey to explore Austen's groundbreaking novels which not only transformed literature but continue to shape and inspire modern culture more than 250 years on. &nbsp;The show brings depth &amp; devotion, hot-takes &amp; humour as they lead us through the books, the films, the TV series and adaptations - Into The Austenverse.

Into The Austenverse is a brand-new podcast celebrating Jane Austen’s works and subsequent adaptations. 2025 marks 250 years since the birth of Austen, whose groundbreaking novels not only transformed literature but continue to shape and inspire modern culture. 

Into The Austenverse

Coming Soon: Into The Austenverse

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Lisa hosts solo while David is at Channel 9, recommending Joanna Nadin’s “After Darcy,” a funny, risqué, joyful Pride and Prejudice modern day sequel and previewing Sunday’s final “Franklinverse” interviews with Liz Doran and stars Kate Mulvany and Philippa Northeast.   In the interview, Nadin explains she shifted from serious women’s fiction to more commercial comedy after publishing changes, drawing on her YA Austen-inspired series, and focusing on the Bennet sisters as older women dealing with kids, divorce, and difficult teens. She describes her process of “hanging out” with characters, casting actors in her head, and building plot needs into modern jobs and details (including Lydia’s reality TV fame and ADHD diagnosis). Nadin discusses her Austen exposure via adaptations, Press Gang’s influence, her career in journalism and UK political speechwriting.

 

INSTAGRAM @in2theaustenverse 

TIKTOK  @in2theaustenverse

YouTube @intotheaustenverse

Or email us at info@intotheaustenverse.com

You can find buy After Darcy here!

 

Lisa hosts solo while David is at Channel 9, recommending Joanna Nadin&rsquo;s &ldquo;After Darcy,&rdquo; a funny, risqu&eacute;, joyful Pride and Prejudice modern day sequel and previewing Sunday&rsquo;s final &ldquo;Franklinverse&rdquo; interviews with Liz Doran and stars Kate Mulvany and Philippa Northeast. &nbsp; In the interview, Nadin explains she shifted from serious women&rsquo;s fiction to more commercial comedy after publishing changes, drawing on her YA Austen-inspired series, and focusing on the Bennet sisters as older women dealing with kids, divorce, and difficult teens. She describes her process of &ldquo;hanging out&rdquo; with characters, casting actors in her head, and building plot needs into modern jobs and details (including Lydia&rsquo;s reality TV fame and ADHD diagnosis). Nadin discusses her Austen exposure via adaptations, Press Gang&rsquo;s influence, her career in journalism and UK political speechwriting.
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INSTAGRAM <a href="https://www.instagram.com/in2theaustenverse/">@in2theaustenverse</a>&nbsp;
TIKTOK <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@in2theaustenverse">&nbsp;@in2theaustenverse</a>
YouTube<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@IntoTheAustenverse"> @intotheaustenverse</a>
Or email us at <a href="mailto:info@intotheaustenverse.com">info@intotheaustenverse.com</a>
You can find buy<a href="https://harpercollins.com.au/products/9781835016282"> After Darcy</a> here!
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Bonus Episode - Interview with Joanna Nadin - Author of ‘After Darcy’

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David and Lisa Campbell discuss the final two episodes of the Netflix miniseries My Brilliant Career, opening with a Henry Lawson letter praising Miles Franklin.  They recap the post–New Year’s Eve fallout as Sybylla faces her grandmother reading her journal, tensions around Harry and Blanche, and escalating consequences for Frank and others on Federation Day. The conversation highlights themes of men constrained by patriarchy, women supporting and freeing each other (Nell, Betty, Helen, Gussie), and symbolism such as horses and harnesses, alongside vivid production design contrasts between Caddagat, Possum Gully, and the M’Swats. They praise performances—especially Philippa Northeast and Genevieve O’Reilly—compare Franklin’s ending to rom-com expectations, and note recent critical coverage, then announce upcoming interviews with showrunner Liz Doran and stars Philippa Northeast and Kate Mulvany plus a bonus Austenverse episode on After Darcy.

 

INSTAGRAM @in2theaustenverse 

TIKTOK  @in2theaustenverse

Or email us at info@intotheaustenverse.com

 

David and Lisa Campbell discuss the final two episodes of the Netflix miniseries My Brilliant Career, opening with a Henry Lawson letter praising Miles Franklin.&nbsp; They recap the post&ndash;New Year&rsquo;s Eve fallout as Sybylla faces her grandmother reading her journal, tensions around Harry and Blanche, and escalating consequences for Frank and others on Federation Day. The conversation highlights themes of men constrained by patriarchy, women supporting and freeing each other (Nell, Betty, Helen, Gussie), and symbolism such as horses and harnesses, alongside vivid production design contrasts between Caddagat, Possum Gully, and the M&rsquo;Swats. They praise performances&mdash;especially Philippa Northeast and Genevieve O&rsquo;Reilly&mdash;compare Franklin&rsquo;s ending to rom-com expectations, and note recent critical coverage, then announce upcoming interviews with showrunner Liz Doran and stars Philippa Northeast and Kate Mulvany plus a bonus Austenverse episode on After Darcy.
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INSTAGRAM <a href="https://www.instagram.com/in2theaustenverse/">@in2theaustenverse</a>&nbsp;
TIKTOK <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@in2theaustenverse">&nbsp;@in2theaustenverse</a>
Or email us at <a href="mailto:info@intotheaustenverse.com">info@intotheaustenverse.com</a>
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Into The Franklinverse - My Brilliant Career - Episodes 5 & 6 - A Bex and a Five Bob Down

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In this special bonus episode of Into The Austenverse, Lisa interviews Julia Gray and Imogen Russell Williams about their new book, Kitty and Mary. It was born from their long friendship, shared love of Jane Austen, and a desire to revisit Pride and Prejudice by following the two Bennet sisters left unmarried. They each wrote one sister’s voice in an epistolary format, creating a “conversation” between Kitty, Mary, and themselves, with letters and journals allowing readers to see what the sisters reveal and conceal, including strikethrough moments. Imogen describes researching Mary’s India storyline using British Library ship logs and the impact of months-long letter delays, while Julia researched early publishing (using John Murray as a framework), amateur theatricals, and medicine/childbirth for Kitty’s arc, including her growing relationship with words. They talk about writing for a YA publisher with broad adult appeal, the benefits of accountability in collaboration, and a London Bushwick Book Club night featuring songs responding to the book.

Kitty and Mary is published by Andersen Press and is out NOW!

More about the Bushwick Book Club's night of Kitty and Mary here.

 

In this special bonus episode of Into The Austenverse, Lisa interviews Julia Gray and Imogen Russell Williams about their new book, Kitty and Mary. It was born from their long friendship, shared love of Jane Austen, and a desire to revisit Pride and Prejudice by following the two Bennet sisters left unmarried. They each wrote one sister&rsquo;s voice in an epistolary format, creating a &ldquo;conversation&rdquo; between Kitty, Mary, and themselves, with letters and journals allowing readers to see what the sisters reveal and conceal, including strikethrough moments. Imogen describes researching Mary&rsquo;s India storyline using British Library ship logs and the impact of months-long letter delays, while Julia researched early publishing (using John Murray as a framework), amateur theatricals, and medicine/childbirth for Kitty&rsquo;s arc, including her growing relationship with words. They talk about writing for a YA publisher with broad adult appeal, the benefits of accountability in collaboration, and a London Bushwick Book Club night featuring songs responding to the book.
<a href="https://www.andersenpress.co.uk/books/kitty-and-mary/">Kitty and Mary</a> is published by Andersen Press and is out NOW!
More about the Bushwick Book Club's night of Kitty and Mary <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bushwickbookclublondon/posts/oh-the-trials-and-tribulations-of-these-gals-looking-forward-to-reading-the-rest/1711344767665694/">here.</a>
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BONUS EPISODE - 'Kitty and Mary' authors Imogen Russell Williams and Julia Gray join Into The Austenverse 

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