Being The Brontës.

 

Journalist and broadcaster Martha Kearney, novelist Helen Oyeyemi, and columnist and author Lucy Mangan travel to Haworth Parsonage, the home of the Brontë sisters, to discover the stories behind their classic novels Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey. Just two years before these works were published, prospects for the three unmarried sisters were looking bleak. Their brother was battling an alcohol-fuelled breakdown, Charlotte was hopelessly in love with a married man and their father was going blind. But by 1848 they were a literary sensation. How was it that Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë managed such a sudden and miraculous creative achievement, in the face of adversity? With help from a range of experts, each presenter will explore one of the Brontës in fascinating detail. By re-living the sisters’ daily routines, visiting the key places in their world, studying their private letters and exploring their interactions with each other, they’ll discover what it was that served as their sources of inspiration. bbc/mediacentre//being-the-brontes

 

Pictured: Lucy Mangan, Martha Kearney and Helen Oyeyemi outside the Parsonage at Haworth, Yorkshire.

We've just had confirmation that the BBC's documentary 'Being the Brontes' will be broadcast on BBC2 at 9pm on Easter Saturday, 26 March. Do not miss! Bronte Parsonage Museum