Lucy Worsley's Blog, page 4

an interview about classical music, in Gramophone magazine

I was recently interviewed by Martin Cullingford of Gramophone magazine. While I do like Michael Bublé as much as the next woman (whaddya mean, you’re disappointed in me? He really is a lovely young man.) I have spent really quite a lot … Continue reading →

A week of my life, in pictures…

It was back to work with a bang for me last week, following the Christmas holidays, with quite a busy few days filming our TV series ‘Fit To Rule?’ as well as going to the office.  I thought a photo diary … Continue reading →

Our series about the ‘Prince of Whales’ and the Regency is back on BBC4 on Tuesday 8 Jan, 8pm

On Tuesday 8rd January, at 8pm, our series ‘Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency’ is back for another repeat. It was in three parts, for brilliant BBC4 once again (yes, the brainy channel).  The Prince Regent officially became … Continue reading →

some Christmas history …

I’ve recently enjoyed writing a series of short articles for the Daily Mail on various aspects of the history of Christmas … I do hope you enjoy yours! Pies and Puddings Mince pies take their name from their filling, which … Continue reading →

My suggestions for Xmas holiday reading (warning: really quite royal)

Like me, you may well currently be stockpiling some nice new books to read over the Christmas holidays, so here are some suggestions. I’ve read and enjoyed each of these over the last few months.  Yes, the list has an … Continue reading →

What it’s like to appear on The Today Programme

This Wednesday morning I was on The Today Programme on Radio 4, to talk about the research done by Dr Helen O’Connell at Durham University into peasant women’s lives in nineteenth-century Ireland.  She’d rather brilliantly discovered how they were castigated … Continue reading →

How I deal with The Cold

People often ask me if I enjoy filming TV programmes, and the answer is YES.  Of course!  We go to interesting places, at interesting times of day (it’s wonderful being in silent, deserted Westminster Abbey at 7am).  I get to … Continue reading →

Behind the scenes and up the housemaids’ staircase at Cragside

I recently had a day filming at Cragside, the National Trust’s house in Northumbria (1863 onwards).  I was there to make a short film about the arrival of the telephone and the etiquette problems it presented the Victorians. Here I … Continue reading →

The secret life of furniture (from yesterday’s Times)

I recently had the pleasure and privilege of going round the V&A’s new furniture gallery, which opens this week, and writing about it for yesterday’s Times. Here’s my piece: ‘I’ve a great respect for things!’ says Madame Merle, in Henry James’s … Continue reading →

What it’s like to live at Hampton Court Palace

Lucy Denyer from The Sunday Times recently interviewed me about my life when I lived at Hampton Court Palace. Here’s the finished result… ‘When I started my job as chief curator of the Historic Royal Palaces in February 2002, I … Continue reading →