Name: Pale Sister
Uploaded: 2023-03-20T16:53:21.101Z
Duration: 1 h 16 min 35 s
Description: Pale Sister written by celebrated author Colm Tóibín for actress Lisa Dwan, Pale Sister reimagines Sophocles' Antigone from the point of view of her sister, Ismene.

Broadcaster Anita Rani journeys to the Yorkshire moors to explore how the radical Brontë sisters shocked Victorian society and redefined literature.

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