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Series 12

Episode 10: How To Be A Lady: An Elegant History

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Journalist Rachel Johnson goes in search of what seems an almost vanished social type - the lady. With a handful of vintage etiquette books to guide her and a generous helping of film archive, she wants to find out how the idea of the lady changed over time - and what it might mean to be one now. Along the way she tries out etiquette classes and side-saddle lessons, as well as discovering that debutante balls have been revived for export. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Rachel Johnson
Producer:
Robert Murphy
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole
Series Producer:
William Naylor

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