Episode 6
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½s were exposed to huge forces of change in the 19th and 20th centuries. Prof Vickery explores how they remained idealised havens in a heartless, dirty world.
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.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½s 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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- Fri 6 Nov 2009 21:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4