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Author Archives: Lucy
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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