A History of Private Life

Last Edited: 25-Jul-2019 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

Date
Episode
Title
Cast
Parameters
28-Sep-2009 Introduction Discussion
Tom Sutcliffe, Amanda Vickery, Simon Jenkins, Daniel Miller, Elizabeth Silva
Produced by Olivia Seligmann
27:45, 26030, S
28-Sep-2009 to
02-Oct-2009
1-5
  1. The Bed
  2. Things That Go Bump in the Night
  3. The State in Miniature
  4. Into the Closet
  5. Every Man's Home is His Castle
Omnibus 1
Amanda Vickery
The readers are Deborah Findlay, John Sessions, Jasmine Hyde, Madeleine Brolly and Simon Tcherniak
The singers are Gwyneth Herbert and Thomas Guthrie, with David Owen Norris at the keyboard
Produced by Elizabeth Burke
13:44, 12876, S
13:46, 12923, S
13:38, 12785, S
13:39, 12807, S
13:34, 12732, S

56:49, 53276, S
05-Oct-2009 to
09-Oct-2009
6-10
  1. All My Life is A Struggle With Dirt
  2. Pots and Pans
  3. Kitchen Physic
  4. Ornamenting the Home
  5. Mistress and Servants
Omnibus 2
Amanda Vickery
The readers are Deborah Findlay, John Sessions, Jasmine Hyde, Madeleine Brolly and Simon Tcherniak
The singers are Gwyneth Herbert and Thomas Guthrie, with David Owen Norris at the keyboard
Produced by Elizabeth Burke
13:51, 12996, S
13:43, 12865, S
13:39, 12798, S
13:37, 12768, S
13:27, 12623, S

56:38, 53103, S
12-Oct-2009 to
16-Oct-2009
11-15
  1. Tea
  2. Domestic Harmony
  3. Men at Home
  4. Secrets at Home - Illicit Guests
  5. Domestic Violence
Omnibus 3
Amanda Vickery
The readers are Deborah Findlay, John Sessions, Jasmine Hyde, Madeleine Brolly and Simon Tcherniak
The singers are Gwyneth Herbert and Thomas Guthrie, with David Owen Norris at the keyboard
Produced by Elizabeth Burke
13:54, 13033, S
13:38, 12790, S
13:54, 13047, S
13:42, 12851, S
13:47, 12936, S

56:47, 53248, S
19-Oct-2009 to
23-Oct-2009
16-20
  1. Servants
  2. Bachelors
  3. Spinsters
  4. Widows
  5. Widowers
Omnibus 4
Amanda Vickery
The readers are Deborah Findlay, Jeremy Young, Julian Carriage, Jasmine Hyde, Madeleine Brolly and Simon Tcherniak
The singers are Gwyneth Herbert and Thomas Guthrie, with David Owen Norris at the keyboard
Produced by Elizabeth Burke
13:18, 12479, S
13:31, 12676, S
13:34, 12731, S
13:51, 12996, S
13:46, 12918, S

56:59, 53425, S
26-Oct-2009 to
30-Oct-2009
21-25
  1. Magnificence
  2. Taste
  3. Science and Nature at Home
  4. Courtship and Setting Up Home
  5. Neat and Not too Showy
Omnibus 5
Amanda Vickery
The readers are Deborah Findlay, Jeremy Young, Julian Carriage, Jasmine Hyde, Madeleine Brolly and Simon Tcherniak
The singers are Gwyneth Herbert and Thomas Guthrie, with David Owen Norris at the keyboard
Produced by Elizabeth Burke
13:45, 12901, S
13:37, 12769, S
13:29, 12647, S
13:37, 12769, S
13:42, 12854, S

57:10, 53595, S
02-Nov-2009 to
06-Nov-2009
26-30
  1. Education in the Moral Home
  2. The Garden Indoors
  3. Exporting the Home
  4. Dunroamin
  5. Alternative Homes
Omnibus 5
Amanda Vickery
The readers are Deborah Findlay, Jeremy Young, Julian Carriage, Jasmine Hyde, Madeleine Brolly and Simon Tcherniak
The singers are Gwyneth Herbert and Thomas Guthrie, with David Owen Norris at the keyboard
Produced by Elizabeth Burke
13:32, 12701, S
13:40, 12824, S
13:32, 12690, S
13:37, 12781, S
13:42, 12850, S

56:54, 53356, S