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Lucy Worsley, Tannoy Confession, Back To School Hacks

Author and historian Lucy Worsley chats about her new biography 'Queen Victoria', published to mark the 200th anniversary of her birth.

Author and historian Lucy Worsley chats about her new biography 'Queen Victoria', published to mark the 200th anniversary of her birth.

Who was Queen Victoria? A little old lady, potato-like in appearance, dressed in everlasting black? Or a passionate young princess, a romantic heroine with a love of dancing? There is also a third Victoria - a woman who was also a remarkably successful queen, one who invented a new role for the monarchy. She found a way of being a respected sovereign in an age when people were deeply uncomfortable with having a woman on the throne.

As well as a queen, Victoria was a daughter, a wife, a mother and a widow, and at each of these steps along life's journey she was expected to conform to what society demanded of a woman. On the face of it, she was deeply conservative. But if you look at her actions rather than her words, she was in fact tearing up the rule book for how to be female.

By looking at the detail of twenty-four days of her life, through diaries, letters and more, we can see Victoria up close and personal. Examining her face-to-face, as she lived hour to hour, allows us to see, and to celebrate, the contradictions at the heart of British history's most recognisable woman.

Lucy Worsley is an historian, author, curator and television presenter. Lucy read history at New College, Oxford and worked for English Heritage before becoming Chief Curator at the charity Historic Royal Palaces. She also presents history programmes for the ±«Óătv, and her bestselling books include Jane Austen at ±«Óătv, A Very British Murder: The Curious Story of how Crime was Turned into Art, If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the ±«Óătv, Courtiers: the Secret History of the Georgian Court and Cavalier: The Story of a 17th century Playboy.

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Music Played

  • Kaiser Chiefs

    Ruby

    • (CD Single).
    • B-Unique.

  • Calvin Harris & Sam Smith

    Promises (feat. Jessie Reyez)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Texas

    Summer Son

    • Texas - The Greatest Hits.
    • Mercury.

  • Bruno Mars

    24K Magic

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Grace Jones

    Pull Up To The Bumper

    • The Divas Of Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    Give It Up

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Talking Heads

    Once In A Lifetime

    • Talking Heads - Remain In Light.
    • Sire.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    People Give In

    • Resistance Is Futile.
    • Columbia.

  • ZZ Top

    Sharp Dressed Man

    • (Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Muse

    Something Human

    • Something Human.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Emeli SandĂ©

    Next To Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • KT Tunstall

    The River

    • Wax.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Deacon Blue

    Queen Of The New Year

    • Our Town- Deacon Blue (Greatest Hits).
    • Columbia.

  • La La Land Cast

    Another Day Of Sun

    • La La Land O.S.T..
    • Interscope.
    • 001.

  • The Specials

    A Message To You, Rudy (feat. Rico Rodriguez)

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • EMI.

  • The Chainsmokers

    Side Effects (feat. Emily Warren)

    • (CD Single).
    • Disruptor Records.

  • OutKast

    Hey Ya!

    • Outkast - Speakerboxxx.
    • Arista.

  • Boy George & Culture Club

    Let Somebody Love You

    • Life.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • R.E.M.

    Nightswimming

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Amy Wadge

    Faith's Song

    • Cold Coffee Music Limited.

  • James

    She's a Star

    • James - Whiplash.
    • Mercury.
    • 9.

  • AMiR

    Feel For You

  • Wang Chung

    Dance Hall Days

    • Hits Of The 60s, 70s & 80s (Various).
    • Kenwest.

  • Paul Weller

    Movin' On

    • True Meanings.
    • Parlophone.

  • Faces

    Stay with Me

    • Glam Crazee - Various Artists.
    • Virgin.

  • James Bay

    Wild Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Eric Clapton

    Change The World

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.

Broadcast

  • Thu 30 Aug 2018 17:00
    ±«Óătv Radio 2

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