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The Nineties: I Married a Stranger

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Personal recollections of the 20th century from Britain's oldest citizens.

"I'd never seen a man like that before, naked, and I wanted to hide in the wardrobe." Nothing in Dorothy Spencer's upbringing prepared her for the shocking intimacy of her wedding night. For the Edwardians, marriage was a terrifying lottery of ignorance and fear.
Five 90-year-olds tell the story of how they married virtual strangers, yet found happiness against all the romantic odds.

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Contributors

Interviewee:
Dorothy Spencer
Producer:
Jenny Abbott
Executive Producer:
Ann Paul
Source: Radio Times

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