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Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency

Episode 1: Warts and All - Portrait of a Prince

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Historian Dr Lucy Worsley looks at how the Prince Regent was obsessed with outdoing Napoleon not on the battlefield, but in opulence, bling and monumental architecture. Show more

Our Food

Episode 1: Norfolk

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Giles Coren looks at how food is grown across the UK. Giles works as a fisherman in Norfolk and also discovers the hidden past of the Christmas turkey and the humble turnip. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Giles Coren
Presenter:
Giles Coren
Presenter:
James Wong
Presenter:
James Wong
Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Presenter:
Alex Langlands
Presenter:
Alex Langlands
Executive Producer:
Lisa Ausden
Executive Producer:
Lisa Ausden
Series Producer:
Sarah Gibbs
Series Producer:
Sarah Gibbs

Series

Our Food

Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency

Episode 3: The Many and the Few - A Divided Decade

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Lucy Worsley examines a world turned upside down by change, as the Prince Regent's excesses provoke riots, political unrest and assassination attempts. Show more

Our Food

Episode 3: Kent

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Giles Coren looks at how food is grown across the UK. The team explore Kent. Giles gets a taste of what British beer was like before the arrival of hops from Europe. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Giles Coren
Presenter:
Giles Coren
Presenter:
Alys Fowler
Presenter:
Alys Fowler
Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Presenter:
Alex Langlands
Presenter:
Alex Langlands
Executive Producer:
Lisa Ausden
Executive Producer:
Lisa Ausden
Series Producer:
Sarah Gibbs
Series Producer:
Sarah Gibbs
Presenter:
James Wong

Series

Our Food

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Documentary to mark the WI's centenary. Lucy Worsley goes beyond the stereotypes of jam and Jerusalem to reveal the surprisingly radical side of this Great British institution. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Emma Hindley
Presenter:
Lucy Worsley

Genres

Our Food

Episode 2: North Wales

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Giles Coren looks at how food is grown across the UK. The team head to North Wales, where James Wong learns what it takes to farm leeks on an industrial scale. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Giles Coren
Presenter:
Giles Coren
Presenter:
James Wong
Presenter:
James Wong
Presenter:
Alys Fowler
Presenter:
Alys Fowler
Presenter:
Alex Langlands
Presenter:
Alex Langlands
Executive Producer:
Lisa Ausden
Executive Producer:
Lisa Ausden
Series Producer:
Sarah Gibbs
Series Producer:
Sarah Gibbs
Presenter:
Lucy Worsley

Series

Our Food

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Lucy Worsley explores the lives of Charles II's mistresses at the royal court, including Barbara Villiers, French spy Louise de Keroualle and actress Nell Gwynn. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Lucy Worsley looks at some remarkable women of the Restoration period, including actress Nell Gwyn, writer Aphra Behn and soldier Christian Davies. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Lucy Worsley reveals the myths and deceptions in the story of America following the United States' emergence as a superpower after the Second World War. Show more

Antiques Uncovered

Episode 2: Travel

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

A look at the stories behind antiques. Dr Lucy Worsley discovers how taking a holiday became something everyone aspires to do, while Mark Hill examines Wedgwood pottery. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Presenter:
Mark Hill
Executive Producer:
Emma Willis
Executive Producer:
Emma Hindley
Series Producer:
Kirsty Hanson
Producer:
Jenny Dames
Director:
Jenny Dames
Production Manager:
Mary Hui
Camera Operator:
Tom Hayward
Sound Recordist:
Chris Youle-Grayling
Assistant Producer:
Jessica Cobb

Antiques Uncovered

Episode 1: Entertainment

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Uncovering stories behind antiques and how they relate to our lives today. Dr Lucy Worsley and expert Mark Hill examine objects from the world of entertaining. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Presenter:
Mark Hill
Executive Producer:
Emma Willis
Executive Producer:
Emma Hindley
Series Producer:
Kirsty Hanson
Producer:
Neil Ferguson
Director:
Neil Ferguson
Assistant Producer:
Elisabeth Kerr
Sound Recordist:
Jamie Flynn
Production Manager:
Mary Hui
Camera Operator:
Alastair McCormick

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Lucy Worsley presents six films about the mental and physical health of our past monarchs, covering Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, Charles I, George III and royal childbirth. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Lucy Worsley and Helen Castor tell the real-life stories behind one of the world's grandest buildings, revealing the Machiavellian world that Louis XIV created and inhabited. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Presenter:
Helen Castor
Participant:
James Daybell
Participant:
Mark Wallis
Executive Producer:
Eamon Hardy

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Lucy Worsley traces the story of the young Mozart's adventures in London. It held the promise of unrivalled musical opportunity, but life was hard for a little boy in a big city. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Production Company:
Matchlight
Producer:
Matthew Hill
Director:
Matthew Hill
Executive Producer:
Ross Wilson
Executive Producer:
Liz Hartford
Assistant Producer:
Lucy Joyner

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Lucy Worsley explores how history and opera go hand in hand. Lucy visits Paris, where two operas captured the spirit of Bohemianism - Bizet's Carmen and Puccini's La Boheme. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Historian Lucy Worsley explores how history and opera go hand in hand. Lucy visits Venice, where Claudio Monteverdi invented modern opera with The Coronation of Poppea. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Lucy Worsley learns the 17th-century art of horse ballet, leading up to a public performance. She explores its origins, witnesses displays abroad and discovers its legacies. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Production Company:
Million Media
Executive Producer:
Lionel Mill

Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency

Episode 2: Developing the Regency Brand

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Lucy Worsley looks at how, under the Prince Regent's aegis, Britain celebrated Napoleon's defeat by refashioning itself in architecture and design. Show more

Antiques Uncovered

Episode 3: Ceremony

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

With historian Dr Lucy Worsley and antiques expert Mark Hill. Lucy traces the history of the wedding dress, while Mark discovers how you put the sparkle into a diamond. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Presenter:
Mark Hill
Executive Producer:
Emma Willis
Executive Producer:
Emma Hindley
Series Producer:
Kirsty Hanson
Producer:
Neil Ferguson
Director:
Neil Ferguson
Production Manager:
Mary Hui
Camera Operator:
Tom Hayward
Camera Operator:
Luke Hallam
Sound Recordist:
Stephen Hodge
Sound Recordist:
Grant Covacic
Assistant Producer:
Elizabeth Kerr

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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Lucy Worsley tells the story of the royal photograph, showing how the royal family worked with generations of photographers to create images that reinvented the British monarchy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lucy Worsley
Executive Producer:
Sebastian Barfield
Executive Producer:
John Das
Producer:
Andy Hall
Director:
Andy Hall
Production Company:
Academy 7