What Would Jane Do?
Episodes
Season 5 Ep 11 What would Jane do about...marriage between different classes?
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks for listening. Do text us with topic ideas or reactions.Responding to the Bridgerton season 4, with the theme of a gentleman marrying a servant...
Season 5 Ep 10 What would Jane do...about murder mysteries in fact and fiction? Special guest Vanessa Kelly
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks for listening. Do text us with topic ideas or reactions.There's trend for involving Jane Austen in murder. What would she make of that? In...
Season 5 Ep 9 What would Jane do...at the Bath Jane Austen Festival?
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks for listening. Do text us with topic ideas or reactions.An unusual episode - a visit to the Holburne Museum, Bath, where Katy Macfarlane and Ju...
Season 5 Ep 8 What Would Jane Do...about Six Weeks by the Sea?
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paula Byrne, author of Six Weeks by the Sea, and adviser on Sanditon TV series, talks to us (Julia Golding and Katy Macfarlane) about her new book. Pr...
Season 5 Ep 7 What Would Jane Do...about casting Pride and Prejudice?
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Waking up to news of the casting of Netflix Pride and Prejudice? We've done a breakdown on our podcast What would Jane Do? of the new cast and wh...
Season 5 Ep. 6 What would Jane do about Romanticism?
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered why Jane Austen isn't counted among the Romantics of her era when she is now known now as the most romantic of writers? Ju...
Season 5 Ep 5: What would Jane do...about duels?
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pistols at dawn? What would (and did) Jane Austen do about the practice of settling disputes with duels? Julia Golding and Kate Macfarlane romp throug...
Season 5 Ep 4: What would Jane do about Crime and Punishment?
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What would Jane do about crime and punishment? In this episode we delve into the history of crime and punishment in Jane Austen's era, discussing...
Season 5 Ep. 3 WWJD...about Lady Whistledown? (inc. Bridgerton Season 3 review)
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What did you think of Bridgerton Season 3? Julia Golding and Kate Macfarlane review the latest season but also put Lady Whistledown through her paces....
Season 5 Ep. 2 - What would Jane do...about the Hell Fire Club and other Secret Societies?
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Golding has been delving into the scandalous world of the Hell Fire Club for her new novel. This was a secret society that emerged out of the 18...
Season 5 Ep. 1 - What would Jane do...about Mr Darcy's Wet Shirt?
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a world exclusive the What would Jane do? team interview the person who bought that shirt - yes, you can meet the person who won the auction and fi...
Season3 Ep. 13 What would Jane Do...about AI?
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our seasonal round up of the year we take Jane Austen to confront that theme of the year - artificial intelligence. What are the parallels in her e...
Season 3 Ep. 12 Jane Austen 'Who do you think you are?' - meet her fifth great-niece, Caroline Knight
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What would Jane do about 'Who do you think you are?'Today we have a very special guest, Caroline Jane Knight, descendent of Jane Austen&apos...
Season 3 Ep.10 Jane Austen and First Impressions
28 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the 210th anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice, Julia and Kate discuss first impressions (also the first title of P&P). We run...
Season 3 Ep. 9 Jane Austen and Christmas Presents
17 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded on Jane Austen's birthday Julia and Kate turn our attention to the giving and receiving of presents! First we stop by Georgian Christmas...
Season 3 Ep 8 Jane and the Darcy Effect (leadership matters)
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We've just come through a period of changing leaders, from the passing of Queen Elizabeth and the changing of Prime Ministers in the UK, to Ameri...
Season 3 Ep. 7 Jane Austen and Adaptations (Persuasion episode!)
30 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Were you delighted or outraged by the recent Netflix adaptation of Persuasion? Well then, this is the podcast for you to vent your views! Julia Goldin...
Season 3 Ep. 6 Jane Austen and War
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Recent events have brought war back to the forefront of our minds. Jane Austen lived during a period of almost constant war. It was the background to ...
Season 3 Ep. 5 Jane Austen and bookclubs
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who would you like to come to your bookclub? We are guessing many of us would pick Jane Austen. In this episode Julia Golding (Jane Austen Investigate...
Season 3 Ep. 4 Jane Austen and Masculinity
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Golding and Kate Macfarlane take a light-hearted look at the questions of what kind of man you should aspire to be! Reviewing the models availab...
Season 3 Ep. 3 Jane Austen and What to Wear to the Christmas Party?
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Julia Golding is joined by Katherine MacFarlane, expert on Regency fashions thanks to her participation in the re-enactment world of ...
Season 3 Ep. 2 Jane Austen and Oversharing
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's a modern day epidemic on social media. Suggested by an audience member at the Jane Austen Festival in Bath, Julia Golding takes a look at ov...
Season 3 Ep. 1 Jane Austen on location in Bath
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Golding and Zoe Wheddon take the podcast to that most Jane Austen of cities: Bath! On the occasion of the Jane Austen Festival, they visit the m...
Season 2 Ep. 8 Jane Austen and Sport
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hang on, there's no sport in Jane Austen surely? Can't remember that tennis match between Mr Bingley and Mr Darcy or Ann Elliott running lap...
Season 2 Episode 7 Jane Austen and Love Island
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever thought about casting Jane away on an island - Love Island to be exact? In this episode, we have a look at the dating culture in Jane&...
Season 2 Episode 6 Jane Austen and #MeToo
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How would Jane Austen fit in with our modern #MeToo movement? It's an interesting question which led us, in this episode, to look at Jane Austen ...
Season 2 Episode 5 Jane Austen and Childhood
17 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Julia Golding and Zoe Wheddon look at Jane Austen and childhood. We investigate how her era invented our modern idea of childhood as a...
Season 2 Episode 4 Jane Austen and Friendship
27 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Zoe Wheddon and Julia Golding discuss what would Jane do about modern friendship, look back at Jane's friendships in real life and in...
Season 2 Episode 3 Jane Austen and Sex (the Bridgerton episode!)
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
*Contains mature content*Â In this episode, inspired by the Netflix series, Bridgerton, we discuss Jane Austen and sex. What did Jane know about it? W...
Season 2 Episode 2 Jane Austen and Christmas
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Golding and Zoe Wheddon discuss what would Jane do at Christmas. Find out about Regency traditions, turkeys, snapdragons and much more. We also ...
Season 2 Episode 1 Jane Austen and the pandemic
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the second season of What would Jane do? The author and original host, Julia Golding, is joined by Zoe Wheddon, teacher, researcher and writer. ...
Ep 7 - Jane Austen and the Theatre (with Dr David Taylor)
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wanted to time travel back to the theatre in Jane Austen's time? Find out in this podcast with world expert, Dr David Taylor of St Hugh&apos...
Ep 6 - Caricature and Political Satire with Dr David Taylor
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What surprising room might Mr Darcy and guests retire to after dinner? What exactly was Admiral Croft looking at in the shop window in Bath? Where did...
Ep 5 - On location at Chawton
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A very special episode recorded on location at the Jane Austen House Museum in Chawton. Listen to Julia Golding in conversation with the museum direct...
Ep 4 - Super Heroes
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Marvel or DC universe? Iron Man or Batman? Wonder Woman or Black Panther? Our cinema culture has for over a decade been dominated by our love of super...
Ep 3 - Gender Identity
18 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Questions about gender identity may seem to be characteristic of our time, but others have gone before us in challenging societal roles. From Harriet ...
Ep 2 - Jane Austen v Game of Thrones
10 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Are you a GoT fan and/or a Jane Austen one? Can you describe GoT and Jane Austen in 3 little words? Take the challenge and find out what would Jane Au...
Ep 1 - Social Media
04 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Golding turns to Jane Austen for help with understanding how to handle social media. She first takes a look at the world of eighteenth century s...