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Airdate: The Brilliant Brontë Sisters

Sheila Hancock asks 'how did three spinsters come to write books so shocking, erotic and quite wonderful?'

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Foxtel Arts screens the documentary The Brilliant Brontë Sisters in which Sheila Hancock delves into the world of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë.

Actress and writer Sheila Hancock has long been fascinated by the life and works of the Brontë sisters. In this programme, she searches for an answer to a puzzling question – How did three spinsters who spent most of their lives in a remote parsonage on the edge of the moors come to write books so shocking, erotic, profoundly moving and quite wonderful?

Over the course of documentary, Sheila meets leading authorities on the Brontë sisters as well as modern artists who have been inspired by their work. Delving through priceless artefacts and manuscripts, Sheila sheds new light on these remarkable and world-famous women.

6.30pm Monday June 6 on Foxtel Arts.

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