As the militia prepare to leave Meryton for good, Lydia Bennet receives a thrilling invitation. Colonel Forster and his wife have offered her a trip to Brighton – the very place to which the dashing Mr Wickham and his comrades are soon bound.

Sun, sea, and soldiers… what could possibly go wrong?

A Noiser podcast production.

Narrated by Dame Julie Andrews

Written by Jane Austen

Recording Engineer: Sam Hamilton

Produced by Katrina Hughes

Script Supervisors: Dr Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow, Ed Baranski and Duncan Barrett

Sound Supervisors: Tom Pink and Oliver Baines

Sound Design by Tony Onuchukwu and Sean Harper

Audio Editing by Jacob Booth

Compositions: Dorry Macaulay

Music Performances by Dorry Macaulay, Oliver Baines, Mia Whittaker, and Moritz Flohr

Audio Continuity by Carla Flores

Mix and Mastering: The Soundhouse Studios

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