Professor Amanda Vickery has just sent me details of a little glimpse of her forthcoming BBC TV series, Behind Closed Doors.
If you go here, and click on “View the History on the BBC Showreel” you can watch the current BBC History Department showreel which contains some teeny tiny glimpses of her first programme in the series ( just over 1 minute 20 seconds into the reel).
She is still filming the programmes, and as yet has no date for when the series will be broadcast, but the showreel does give you a little taste of her very appealing TV style ;-) By the look of the reel, there are some interesting programmes coming up- particularly the series by Lucy Worsley!
When I get any more information I will pass it on ;-)
**Update** The Yale London Blog has now begun to promote the series: go here to see
6 comments
June 24, 2010 at 1:09 am
Cathy Allen
I’m really bummed! I clicked on it and it says it’s not available in my area! Oh well, thanks for the attempt.
June 24, 2010 at 4:44 pm
jfwakefield
Im so sorry- how daft to limit a show reel to Uk users only!
June 25, 2010 at 3:02 pm
Caitlin
It’s not on youtube yet, but I have hopes that it will be. Any idea of The Gentleman’s Daughter is going to be picked up as well?
June 25, 2010 at 8:27 pm
jfwakefield
No news on the Gentleman’s Daughter but as I understand it Behind Closed Doors will probably get aired on the BBC in November.
June 30, 2010 at 8:50 am
Ray
Hi,
Amanda was at Chawton on Friday 25th filming. She visited JA cottage and us (Chawton House) to see the contrast between JA’s life and that of her brothers, Edward who owned Chawton House. Amanda is a really lovely lady. Not certain when this will be aired.
June 30, 2010 at 8:58 am
jfwakefield
Hi Ray,
How lovely to see you here!
Yes, I understood this to be the case from Amanda. We had a long chat about Jane, Edward and the Donkey Cart when I met her at Kelmarsh.
She’s got good weather for filming I must say!
As I understand it the series may air in November: i daresay we will both keep our ears to the ground to root out the real dates.
You all might like to know that Professor Vickery is now on Twitter (go here to see) and is keeping us updated as to her filming progress. Yesterday she was being filmed in a late 18th century carriage in the Peak District!