Austen powers

Actors, authors and fans celebrate the life and legacy of a literary icon

- HANNAH DAVIES, IAN MACEWAN, REBECCA MAHONEY

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Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius

Holiday Monday, 9pm, BBC2 (box set, BBC iPlayer)

Fresh off the success of Keeley Hawes-led drama Miss Austen, BBC2 celebrates beloved author Jane Austen with a three-part documentary marking the 250th year of her birth.

Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius offers a rare glimpse into the novelist's innermost thoughts, family dynamics, flirtations and heartbreak through the private letters she wrote to her loyal sister and confidante, Cassandra.

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