Pride, not prejudice!

A look at the life of literary legend Jane Austen, 250 years after her birth...

- REBECCA MAHONEY, SEAN MARLAND

JANE AUSTEN: RISE OF A GENIUS
Holiday Monday, 9pm, BBC2 Factual (box set, BBC iPlayer)

Jane Austen is one of Britain's most celebrated novelists, whose timeless classics have been turned into famous films and TV series including the 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth and the more recent movie of Emma starring Anya Taylor-Joy. But how much do we really know about the author?