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Front Row: Bridgerton, Rachel Joyce, The custodians of our cultural institutions

Bridgerton, Rachel Joyce, the custodians of our cultural institutions

Bridgerton, Rachel Joyce, The custodians of our cultural institutions

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Chris van Dusen on Bridgerton, Netflix’s new drama set in Regency England, as the daughter of a powerful family as she makes her debut in London’s competitive marriage market.

Creator Chris van Dusen on Bridgerton, Netflix’s new drama series set in Regency England, about the daughter of a powerful family as she makes her debut onto London’s competitive marriage market.

Award-winning novelist Rachel Joyce has created “Christmas by the Lake”, a new drama for BBC Radio 4. It’s a story with a twist on the Christmas theme and it's classic Rachel Joyce territory: relationships, loss and ordinary people doing extraordinary things. She joins Nick to talk about those chance encounters, and why Christmas is a perfect time for stories.

While many of our concert halls, theatres, galleries and museums have been empty for much of 2020, dedicated teams take centre stage to make sure venues are ready for the public’s return through various stages of lockdown. Kieron Lillis Head of Facilities at the National Theatre in London and Jessica Yung Visitor Assistant at the World Museum in Liverpool give Nick a behind the scenes look at their empty buildings and talk about the vital role of those who take care of them for us during one of the most challenging periods in our nation’s cultural history. 

Presenter: Nick Ahad
Producer: Tim Prosser
Studio Manager: John Boland

Image: Regé-Jean Page (SIMON BASSET) and Phoebe Dynevor (DAPHNE BRIDGERTON) in Bridgerton
Image Credit: Liam Daniel/Netflix © 2020

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