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Beautiful and Damned
Episode 2 of 3
A look at the growth of 1920s London's bright young party set, whose sex, drink and drugs antics were enjoyed and scorned in equal measure by the gossip-hungry.
The story of 1920s London's Bright Young People is a tale of sex, drink, drugs and a gossip-hungry press. Beautiful and Damned traces the growth of 1920s London's bright young party set whose antics were enjoyed and scorned in equal measures by a watching nation. And the more artistic of the merry band - Cecil Beaton, Evelyn Waugh and Nancy Mitford among them - saw their work make the characters and attitudes of the era both legend and fable.
Contributors include Philip Hoare, DJ Taylor, Selina Hastings, Lucy Moore and Adrian Bingham.
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Tue 28 May 201322:55
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Executive Producer | Toby Stevens |
| Producer | Colin Lennox |
| Director | Colin Lennox |
| Narrator | Hermione Norris |
Broadcasts
- Mon 26 Oct 200921:00
- Tue 27 Oct 200903:00
- Thu 29 Oct 200920:00
- Fri 30 Oct 200900:00
- Thu 8 Jul 201020:00
- Fri 9 Jul 201001:55
- Wed 15 Dec 201001:50
- Sat 19 Feb 201120:00
- Sun 20 Feb 201101:55
- Tue 5 Jul 201122:00
- Wed 6 Jul 201102:00
- Tue 28 May 201322:55
