The Story of Britain's Royal Builders and Collectors Told in ten parts by Huw Wheldon
8: Victoria, Queen and Empress Although Queen Victoria had withdrawn from public life after the death of the Prince Consort, by the end of her reign she had won renewed Popularity from her people. What caused this change of Popular feeling? The
Programme features the growth of communications - the railways, the post - and the revelation of the Queen's family life through published extracts of her journal.
A felicitous marriage of narrator and subject....It It might be best not to hold Your breath while waiting for the equal to 'Royal Heritage' (DAILY MAIL ) Magnificent
(DONCASTER EVENING POST)
Historical adviser J.H. PLUMB Producer MICHAEL GILL
Directed by ANN TURNER (R)