Lucy Worsley on the Georgians
Tom Sutcliffe with curator Lucy Worsley, biographer Paula Byrne, MP Chris Bryant and director Rupert Goold.
Tom Sutcliffe looks back three hundred years to the Hanoverian succession to the British throne. The curator Lucy Worsley explains how the German Georges claimed the crown and how they kept it. The Georgian period is also the setting for Paula Byrne's biography of Dido Belle, the daughter of an aristocrat and a captured West Indian slave. Also on the programme, the MP Chris Bryant explores the history of Parliament and the movement of power from King to democracy. But what of today's Royals? The director Rupert Goold's latest production follows the coronation of Prince Charles to examine what it means to rule Britannia.
Producer: Katy Hickman.
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Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant is the MP for Rhondda.
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Parliament: The Biography (Volume 1: Ancestral Voices) is published by Doubleday.
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Rupert Goold
Rupert Goold is Artistic Director of the Almeida Theatre.
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King Charles III is on at the Almeida Theatre in London until Saturday 31 May.
Lucy Worsley
Lucy Worsley is a historian and Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces.
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The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain starts on Thursday 1 May at 9.00pm on Â鶹Éç Four.
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The exhibition The First Georgians: Art & Monarchy 1714-1760 is at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace until 12 October.
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Paula Byrne
Paula Byrne is a biographer.
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Belle: TheÌýTrue Story of Dido BelleÌýis published by William Collins.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Tom Sutcliffe |
| Interviewed Guest | Lucy Worsley |
| Interviewed Guest | Paula Byrne |
| Interviewed Guest | Chris Bryant |
| Interviewed Guest | Rupert Goold |
| Producer | Katy Hickman |
Broadcasts
- Mon 14 Apr 2014 09:00Â鶹Éç Radio 4
- Mon 14 Apr 2014 21:30Â鶹Éç Radio 4
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