Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20091002 | Omnibus edition of Prof Amanda Vickery's series revealing the hidden history of home over 400 years, drawing on first-hand accounts from letters and diaries, many of which have never been heard before. Including songs which have been specially recorded for the series. The search for privacy, safety and comfort in the 16th and 17th centuries. The readers are Deborah Findlay, John Sessions, Madeleine Brolly and Simon Tcherniak. The singers are Gwyneth Herbert and Thomas Guthrie, with David Owen Norris at the keyboard. A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4. Omninus edition of Prof Amanda Vickery's series revealing the hidden history of home |
| 02 | 20091009 | Omnibus edition of Prof Amanda Vickery's series revealing the hidden history of home over 400 years, drawing on first-hand accounts from letters and diaries, many of which have never been heard before. Including songs which have been specially recorded for the series. What letters and diaries reveal about running the home in the 16th and 17th centuries. The readers are Deborah Findlay, John Sessions, Madeleine Brolly and Simon Tcherniak. The singers are Gwyneth Herbert and Thomas Guthrie, with David Owen Norris at the keyboard. A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4. Omninus edition of Prof Amanda Vickery's series revealing the hidden history of home |
| 03 | 20091016 | Omnibus edition of Prof Amanda Vickery's series revealing the hidden history of home over 400 years, drawing on first-hand accounts from letters and diaries, many of which have never been heard before. Including songs which have been specially recorded for the series. How the home was opened up in the 18th century, as visiting began. The readers are Deborah Findlay, John Sessions, Madeleine Brolly and Simon Tcherniak. The singers are Gwyneth Herbert and Thomas Guthrie, with David Owen Norris at the keyboard. A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4. Omninus edition of Prof Amanda Vickery's series revealing the hidden history of home |
| 04 | 20091023 | Omnibus edition of Prof Amanda Vickery's series revealing the hidden history of home over 400 years, drawing on first-hand accounts from letters and diaries, many of which have never been heard before. Including songs which have been specially recorded for the series. What life was like for those who had no family or home of their own. The readers are Deborah Findlay, John Sessions, Madeleine Brolly and Simon Tcherniak. The singers are Gwyneth Herbert and Thomas Guthrie, with David Owen Norris at the keyboard. A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4. Omninus edition of Prof Amanda Vickery's series revealing the hidden history of home |
| 05 | 20091030 | Omnibus edition of Prof Amanda Vickery's series revealing the hidden history of home over 400 years, drawing on first-hand accounts from letters and diaries, many of which have never been heard before. Including songs which have been specially recorded for the series. These days we take it for granted that home is a place of refuge in which we express our true self - an idea which was an invention of the 18th century. Prof Vickery explores the invention of taste and the role of interior decor in creating both social prestige and a successful marriage. The readers are Deborah Findlay, John Sessions, Madeleine Brolly and Simon Tcherniak. The singers are Gwyneth Herbert and Thomas Guthrie, with David Owen Norris at the keyboard. A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4. The 18th-century invention of taste and the role of decor in creating social prestige. Omninus edition of Prof Amanda Vickery's series revealing the hidden history of home |
| 06 | 20091106 | Omnibus edition of Prof Amanda Vickery's series revealing the hidden history of home over 400 years, drawing on first-hand accounts from letters and diaries, many of which have never been heard before. Including songs which have been specially recorded for the series. Homes were exposed to huge forces of change in the 19th and 20th century, responding to industrialisation, pollution and the imperial mission. Prof Vickery explores how they remained idealised havens in a heartless, dirty world. The readers are Deborah Findlay, John Sessions, Madeleine Brolly and Simon Tcherniak. The singers are Gwyneth Herbert and Thomas Guthrie, with David Owen Norris at the keyboard. A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4. Prof Vickery explores how homes remained idealised havens in a heartless, dirty world. Omninus edition of Prof Amanda Vickery's series revealing the hidden history of home |