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July 17, 2011
'If Walls Could Talk' is back on Saturday nights at 8pm…
I was at Dartington Hall in Devon yesterday at the beautiful 'Ways With Words' literary festival when a lady came up to me and said 'I see you're on TV tonight'. No I'm told, I told her, quite sincerely. But … Continue reading →
July 10, 2011
I'm hanging up my red Regency dress…
…having finally finished filming for a new TV series about the naughty Prince Regent and his age. Back in January, when we started, I loved my red dress, a design which fortuitously turned out to be called 'The Beau' (as … Continue reading →
July 4, 2011
At the ministerial urinal
At the awarding of the Art Fund Prize the other night at Tate Britain, I was surprised to hear Jeremy Hunt (Secretary of State for Culture) reveal in his speech that he and the prize-winner Neil MacGregor (Director of the … Continue reading →
June 28, 2011
My first job as a curator
After my last post about getting a first job in museums or historic houses, my thoughts have been wandering back to my own experience… Here's a magazine article I wrote at the time about my own early years of work … Continue reading →
June 19, 2011
How to get a job as a curator
I'm not exaggerating when I tell you that most days, someone, somewhere sends me an email asking how to get a job as a curator. So here are my suggestions for what to do … (NB these are my personal … Continue reading →
June 12, 2011
A tour of London and an umbilical hernia
Overheard on the top deck of the No. 9 bus yesterday: 'Mummy, London is the special-est place in the world, because it has so many kings and queens'. Well, we usually just have one at the time, little Jimmy, but … Continue reading →
June 5, 2011
I meet the Child Catcher
This is the view from the teetering tip-top of the Swingletree mail coach as we trotted through the Suffolk lanes the other day. I had the treat of a ride while researching Regency coach transport. John Parker, its owner and driver … Continue reading →
May 30, 2011
Marvellous fan mail
Ladies and gentlemen, may I proudly introduce Emily, who says she is 'maybe' my No. 1 fan? (Note it's only 'maybe', Emily is playing hard to get.) Anyway, Emily has not only written me this cute letter, she has also sent … Continue reading →
May 9, 2011
The Country House Revealed…
… is my recommended viewing, BBC2 at 9 tomorrow, with The Shank as our host. I'm not just saying this because I believe I will pop up in the Hampton Court bit talking about the Field of the Cloth … Continue reading →
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