Sam and Mia are joined by Dr Alessandra Pino, an expert on the intersections of the Gothic, food, and cultural memory. She co-authored The Gothic Cookbook, which digs into food themes and motifs in classic and contemporary novels from the 19th century to the present day.

We look at how food is used in the Brontës' Gothic novels Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, and why Margot Robbie's Cathy poked her finger into aspic...

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Welcome to series 4 of the Brontë Parsonage Museum's podcast Behind The Glass!

For our first episode, Programme Officer Sam and Digital Engagement Officer Mia are joined by writer and scholar Deborah Lutz, to celebrate the publication of her new biography This Dark Night: The Life of Emily Brontë.

Listen in as Deborah tells us about her research process and trying to unpick some mysteries behind one of the greatest and fiercest writers...

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On this episode, Mia and Sam are joined by Professor Corinne Fowler. Corinne is an Honorary Professor of Colonialism and Heritage at the University of Leicester and author of Our Island Stories: Country Walks Through Colonial Britain.

We chat about the Museum's 2026 exhibition, The Colonial Brontës, which Corinne has co-curated; discussing how Empire influenced the Brontës' writing and the origins of Emily's character Heathcliff...

The Colonial Brontës is on at the Brontë Parsonage Museum from February to December 2026.

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Mia and Sam are joined by THE drag queen historian Elizabeth the Thirsty.

We share our love for making history fun, imagine a Brontë-themed drag show and learn about a secret language used by the Georgians...

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Mia and Sam are joined by their Museum colleague Elysia Brown! Elysia is part of the Visitor Experience team at the Parsonage, volunteers for the Publishing Post and recently completed a Master's degree in Nineteenth-century studies.

Things get spooky as we chat vampires and how Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights inspired the Twilight saga...

The portrait of Emily Brontë was on display at the Museum Aug - Oct 2025.

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Hosts Sam and Mia are joined by Holly Ringland, best-selling Australian author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart and The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding. 

Hear how Holly found herself walking in Charlotte's footsteps in Manchester, the importance of dogs in the Brontës' lives and works, and what it's like seeing Sigourney Weaver play one of your characters for TV...

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Mia and Sam are getting into the festive spirit with their colleague Isobel Hayward!

We chat about what Christmas would've been like for the Brontës, our favourite traditions and how Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol influenced the Victorians...

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On this episode, Mia and Sam are joined by Bradford Young Creative and poet Noor Afasa! Noor has been on placement at the Museum as part of her apprenticeship with Bradford 2025.

We chat all things Bradford, celebrating its City of Culture status and the people who lived there during the time of the Brontës...

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Mia and Sam are joined by historian and heritage practitioner Kit Heyam (author of 'Before We Were Trans'). 

We have lots of tea talk, dive into the fascinating gendered history of our chosen object and learn about Kit's rebellious school visit to the Museum...

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Welcome back to Behind the Glass! We're here with series 3 of the podcast that takes you up close to Brontë items in the Museum's collection.

Hosts Sam and Mia are joined by Charlotte Brontë's no.1 fan, Naomi (@bookish.naomi), to chat about Victorian weddings, our love for books and whether marriage changed Charlotte as a writer...

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