Queen Charlotte, fashion and music

Arts & Ideas

English - April 25, 2023 10:27 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MB - ★★★★ - 268 ratings
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Music making, fashion and behaviour at court in the Georgian period are the focus of new research by Sophie Coulombeau, Mary-Jannet Leith and Lizzy Buckle. As Bridgerton launches a spin off series about Queen Charlotte and an exhibition opens at the Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace called Style and Society, Shahidha Bari hosts a discussion about soirées, soprano stardom and sexual scandals.

Producer: Julian Siddle

A Georgian inspired episode of Radio 3's weekly curation of Words and Music is available on BBC Sounds until May 25th 2023
You can find other conversations about Georgian history on BBC Sounds and Free Thinking and available as the Arts and Ideas podcast
Bridgerton and Georgian Entertainment heard from Brianna Robertson-Kirkland, Sophie Coulombeau, Ian Kelly and Hannah Greig https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0015v3c
Harlots and 18th-century working women https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000rdfz
Samuel Johnson's Circle https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000vq3w
The Value of Gossip https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000fwfb
18th century crime and punishment https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b040hysp

Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians runs at the Queen's Gallery until October 8th
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story launches on May 4th on Netflix