Monthly Archives: May 2010
Tapestry wash at Hampton Court Palace today
Tapestry wash at Hampton Court Palace today. They’re reaching down with their sponges to loosen the dirt, then the big boom comes over to spray it with water. A wet, dirty tapestry smells like an old goat.
Continue ReadingI’ll be on Channel 4, 8pm, tomorrow,
I’ll be on Channel 4, 8pm, tomorrow, in ‘The Curse of the Hope Diamond‘. Do watch this, it was such fun exploring the story of this fabulous but rather sinister jewel – it put me right off the idea of owning a diamond myself. I haven’t actually seen the finished programme yet, but as well
Continue ReadingReplica set of whalebone hoops
So, if you want to see the replica set of whalebone hoops I was talking about on Saturday Live this morning, here’s a picture of Fi Glover in the studio with them. I’m told that I turned several stomachs with my description of Queen Caroline’s heroic but gory end.
Continue ReadingBBC’s ‘History of the World’ series
Tomorrow our programme in the BBC’s ‘History of the World’ series (which uses museum treasures to tell great stories from English history) called ‘King Alfred … the Great?’ goes out on BBC1, in the South, at 7.30pm. Watch a clip here, or better still, join us tomorrow night, or on Iplayer!
Continue ReadingGreen silk brocade shoes from the 1740s
If you would like to see the green silk brocade shoes from the 1740s that I took into the Woman’s Hour studio yesterday, look left.
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