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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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