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	Podcast:		Talks and Lectures
	Episode:		Harlots, housewives and heroines: A 17th-century history for girls
	Category:		Arts
	Duration:		00:55:31
	Publish Date:		2012-10-03 09:44:27
	Description:		Eleanor Scoones and our own Lucy Worsley took to the Clore Learning Centre stage to tell us all about Lucy’s latest venture onto our TV screens Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls. Eleanor, a producer and director on the show, gave us a fascinating insight into how such documentaries are put together, from drawing up an initial proposal, to researching, scriptwriting, filming, and finally post-production, or “spending hours stuck in a dark office rearranging Post-It notes” as she memorably described it. Lucy spoke further about her passion for 17th-century history and its extraordinary female characters, like the lovable Cockney sparrow Nell Gwyn and pioneering playwright Aphra Behn. What’s more, we got some great behind-the-scenes titbits, from riding a horse named Jeffrey side-saddle to the story behind buying that red coat!
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