The hosts catch up after a busy week of parenting and work, thank listeners for tuning into their recent episodes covering &ldquo;The Other Bennett Sister&rdquo; (TOBS), and celebrate the show&rsquo;s 7.3 million viewers, calling it the BBC&rsquo;s biggest new drama in over a year with more growth expected via streaming and catch-up. They note TOBS is about to launch in the US and mention a publicity tour there. But the big news is.... They reveal they have just finished an interview with Ella Bruccoleri, who plays Mary Bennett, and announce it will be released on Monday!!! &nbsp;They also share upcoming plans, including being invited to present at the Jane Austen Society of Australia conference in Sydney on May 15, with the possibility of recording their talk for a bonus episode. Find out more about us at Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/in2theaustenverse/"> @in2theaustenverse</a>, Tiktok<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@in2theaustenverse"> @in2theaustenverse</a> and on YouTube<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@IntoTheAustenverse"> @intotheaustenverse</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

INTERVIEW WITH ELLA BRUCCOLERI - Mary Bennet in The Other Bennet Sister

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