Alastair Sooke in Pride And Prejudice: Having A Ball

In Pride And Prejudice: Having A Ball, Amanda Vickery and Alastair Sooke oversee proceedings as a group of experts stage a Regency ball in honour of the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s popular novel. The team uses music from the Austen family archives and dances and dishes mentioned in the author's novels and letters to recreate the experience.

Tonight on BBC 2 at 9pm