TV In the past couple of weeks the latest series of Lucy Worsley Investigates has been released on BBC Two and the iPlayer. Not knowing what to expect, I headed into the first series, starting with The Witch Hunts and was struck once again with Worsley's ability to present difficult subjects with intellectual rigour but in an inclusive style that doesn't patronise the viewer.
Until recently, every morning I'd watch a documentary of some sort, but age and tiredness have meant I've strayed instead into drama or "whatever's on YouTube". I'd like to try to get back to that place and after completing the Witch Hunt (so to speak) wondered if Lucy Worsley could be my guide. She hasn't produced that much, I thought, so it would be a good way back in.
But as her Wikipedia page revealed that she's created quite a large body of work in the past decade or so across various periods of history and BBC networks. So, I then thought, perhaps I could just do the Investigates series and see where I go from there. Then the part of my brain which wants to put everything in chronological order decided to take over and ...
Find below all of Lucy Worsley's appearances in history programmes, either presenting or as a guest in chronological order based on subject. The years are what appear to be when the stories begin or the date of the particular event she's covering based on the programme synopsis or else googling around and squinting.
You'll notice I've arranged them around royal houses. So much of her work is about the inner workings of court so this seemed appropriate, although it's also irrelevant in the 20th century. At the bottom are all of the shows which couldn't fit easily into the main chronology because they're so thematic it would be impossible to try and slot them in anywhere.
Also because I'm a masochist, I've also linked to each episode's programme page. Quite a lot of what's here is available on the iPlayer and if it isn't, BBC Four will probably repeat it in the next twelve months anyway. Otherwise there are probably various nefarious ways of finding them in the places you already know where to look.
* - Lucy was just a contributor
** - Portion of a programme
NB: I've removed Lucy's name from the titles for the most part to stop this looking monotonous.
The Wessexes
The Normans
The Plantagenets
The Tudors
The Stuarts
1643 The Real Versailles
The Hanoverians
The Saxe-Coburgs
1903 Suffragettes
The Windsors
1940 Blitz Spirit
1953 Royal Photo Album
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