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The Edwardian Family Album

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24/05/2007

BBC Four - The Edwardian Family Album

Peter Snow celebrates the Edwardian age by examining pictures from the period.

Peter Snow celebrates of the Edwardian age by examining pictures from the period, a time that saw an explosion in photography for the masses.

Peter Snow celebrates the Edwardian age by examining pictures from the period, a time that saw an explosion in photography for the masses. 

From formal studio portraits to lively snapshots and from glittering postcard collections to colourful scrapbooks, our Edwardian ancestors kept fascinating social documents of their lives, which have been passed down through the generations to the descendants who appear on the show. 
 
Recorded at the glorious Edwardian mansion of Manderston in the Scottish Borders, the programme uncovers the historical backdrop to treasured family heirlooms, from the advent of the motorcar to the sufragette movement, and from extremes of wealth and poverty it has all been captured in what has proved to be the golden age of popular photography.

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