Amanda Vickery
Reader in History at Royal Holloway, University of London
3 episodes
Appears in multiple episodes with: John Mullan
Covers topics in categories such as:
Taste
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 18th century obsession with good and bad taste
25 October 2007
Also featuring: John Mullan, Jeremy Black
Politeness
Melvyn Bragg discusses politeness, the revolution in manners that transformed the social scene in eighteenth century Britain.
30 September 2004
Also featuring: David Wootton, John Mullan
Tea
Melvyn Bragg discusses tea, the first truly global commodity which helped define class and gender, and perhaps more than any other substance has created the culture of modern Britain.
29 April 2004
Also featuring: Huw Bowen, James Walvin