Ninety minute forensic examination of the engine of Austen’s masterpiece – the ball. Presenters Amanda Vickery and Alastair Sooke lead a team of expert witnesses in deconstructing the mating habits of Regency society and then reconstructing a ball in the home of Austen’s brother.
Cast of forty, crew of fifty, three hundred candles. Shot on ALEXA and C300. DoP Colin Fox. BBC2.