AVAILABLE GLOBALLY ON NETFLIX
FROM APRIL 1, 2016
A groundbreaking four-part documentary series on the history of women
WRITTEN AND PRESENTED BY
DR. AMANDA FOREMAN
"The future depends on women."
"Whether you look to the past or the present, the inclusion of women in the public space – from the economy to culture – is a vital component of a prosperous and peaceful society"
What the reviewers say:
"powerful, inspiring and important" -The Telegraph "epic" -The Guardian
"wonderfully even-handed" -The New Statesman
"completely mesmerizing" -The Malay Mail
DIRECTED BY
EPISODES 1 & 2 - HUGO MACGREGOR
EPISODES 3 & 4 - LOUISE HOOPER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
EMMA HINDLEY
Digital version currently also available to purchase at the BBC Store here
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@DrAmandaForeman The wonderful exhibition with @RCT at #BuckinghamPalace https://t.co/dfaxGVszqn -
Lifting the lid on the real Queen Victoria this summer: The woman who changed the way we think about Monarchy. https://t.co/dfaxGVszqn
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RT @tinchissy: A bit like the Donald then. Birds of a feather. Have you read Amanda Foreman’s “Duchess of Devonshire”? Nothing cha… https://t.co/5e4e4O6Cw1
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RT @RoyalFamilyITNP: The Queen has opened a new exhibition for this year's Summer Opening of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace. The e… https://t.co/7axdjsUCFn
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RT @RCT: Tomorrow morning we’ll be joined by @bbcbreakfast for a special broadcast from #BuckinghamPalace, before the Palace… https://t.co/lGt0Mw4WjI
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RT @RoyalFamily: 🏛 Each year in the summer months, the doors of Buckingham Palace are opened to visitors and a special exhibition is… https://t.co/RLnGnZlvns
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RT @RoyalFamily: 'Queen Victoria's Palace' marks the 200th anniversary of Victoria's birth. Today, The Queen - Victoria's great-gre… https://t.co/C6ijq4EdbN
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RT @RoyalFamily: A highlight of ‘Queen Victoria’s Palace’ is the recreation of a magnificent ball which was held in 1856 to mark the… https://t.co/2hxztPAJy4
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"What I think you can see here in this exhibition is the structure of the modern monarchy and that the traditions t… https://t.co/VrjLzubkSy
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From Manohla Dargis' review of 'Maiden': If you want to get an idea of how women, their lives and their contributio… https://t.co/1FvJ0VWxSE