Monthly Archives: February 2013
I am proud to be in The Women’s Institute’s magazine
Did you know that The Women’s Institute has more members than the Labour Party? It’s a great fact, isn’t it? Last year I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Sheila Purcell for their magazine: Woman’s World 2013, The Annual of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes. I’m sorry to say that it looks like
Continue ReadingGuest post: a step-by-step guide to putting Lucy on the telly!
Hello, it’s Lucy here, but only briefly introduce my guest. This week we have a special post by TV producer Lauren Jacobs … hope you enjoy it! ‘Lucy has very kindly asked me to appear as a guest writer on her blog this week to share some insight into making history documentaries. I have worked
Continue ReadingI turn the tables on my old boss…
I mentioned back in the autumn that I’d been back to Milton Manor, where I started my career. Here’s my finished interview with its owner, Anthony Mockler, which has finally come out in this year’s Hudson’s Historic Houses. Plus a few bonus images too, from an amusing photo shoot with Nigel Gibson and Linda Croose-Smith.
Continue ReadingI’m back – and so is ‘Harlots, Housewives and Heroines’
After a little blip last week caused by nasty hackers, my website is back in business. All Web Services managed to raise it from the dead. Thanks! Also back this week, from Sunday at 8pm at BBC Four, is my series ‘Harlots, Housewives and Heroines’. Here’s a reminder of what it was all about… ‘Fame
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