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May 21, 2012
The first ‘It Girl’, or why I like Nell Gwyn, from the Radio Times
The first It Girl. ‘Pretty, witty’ Nell Gwyn used her body to get to the top, but it was her brains that Charles II desired, says Lucy Worsley Harlots, Housewives and Heroines, Tuesday, 9pm, BBC4 If I challenge you to … Continue reading →
May 13, 2012
Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: seventeenth century women
I’ve been told that they’ve already been showing trailers for ‘Harlots, Housewives and Heroines’ starting May 22nd on BBC4 at 9pm: this is the official BBC explanation of what it’s all about. ‘In this new three-part series historian and Chief … Continue reading →
May 7, 2012
‘Your Life’ (or more accurately, it’s ‘My Life’) in Sainsbury’s Magazine
This portrait was notable as the first time I’ve ever worn false eye-lashes – and it could well be the last time too, nasty spidery things they were! ‘Your Life’, Sainsbury’s Magazine, p. 25, June 2012 Having a sense of vocation … Continue reading →
April 21, 2012
Antiques Uncovered – follow us round London for a day’s filming
This coming Wednesday, 2 May, on BBC2, at 8pm, our new series ‘Antiques Uncovered’ begins. So here’s what it’s all about, in a really nice article from BBC Homes and Antiques Magazine, by Rosanna Morris. ‘A new TV series starring … Continue reading →
‘Queen Victoria’s Last Love’: a new prog. about Q. Victoria’s cherished Indian servant
On Wednesday, Channel 4 are showing (9 pm) what promises to be an interesting documentary about Queen Victoria’s Indian servant Abdul Karim. I haven’t seen the finished thing, but believe my interview’s included. If you can get past the general … Continue reading →
April 15, 2012
Ware you should be this summer – in The Great Bed
Yesterday I was pleased and proud to have been asked to open the new exhibition at Ware Museum, Hertfordshire. They’ve got back their Great Bed on loan, for a year, from the Victoria and Albert Museum. Make sure you don’t … Continue reading →
The Wild The Beautiful and The Damned – new exhibition at Hampton Court
Hello, I do hope you’ll come and see our new exhibition ‘The Wild The Beautiful and The Damned’ at Hampton Court, about beauty, sex and power at the court of Charles II. Here’s a little interview about it which I … Continue reading →
March 31, 2012
Our new BBC2 series ‘Our Food’ begins Wednesday, read all out about it here…
On Wednesday the new series ‘Our Food’ begins on BBC2, 8pm… You might enjoy the trailer, here it is, or I do really recommend the clip where I burp the dead turkey, which you can see here. Here’s my article in … Continue reading →
Our new BBC2 series 'Our Food' begins Wednesday, read all out about it here…
On Wednesday the new series 'Our Food' begins on BBC2, 8pm… You might enjoy the trailer, here it is, or I do really recommend the clip where I burp the dead turkey, which you can see here. Here's my article in … Continue reading →
Another video tour of the new Kensington Palace …
And here's another one, a nice little look at some of the things in the Victoria Revealed exhibition, courtesy of The One Show (begins 17.53)… Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post … Continue reading →
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