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Encounters with VictoriaEpisodes

  1. Tomorrow09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    1. Kinky Lord M

    1/10Lucy Worsley explores Queen Victoria's reign through significant encounters.

  2. Tuesday09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    2. Poor Lady Flora

    2/10Lucy Worsley investigates Lady Flora Hastings, one of Queen Victoria's ladies-in-waiting.

  3. Wednesday09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    3. A Wounded Welshman

    3/10Queen Victoria dines with the wounded Mayor of Newport. Lucy Worsley investigates.

  4. Thursday09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    4. The Governess

    4/10Lucy Worsley looks into Queen Victoria's governess, who was like a second mother to her.

  5. Friday09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    5. American Idols

    5/10Lucy Worsley explores the popularity of Tom Thumb and Buffalo Bill in Victorian England.

  6. Next Monday09:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    6. The Dresser

    6/10Lucy Worsley investigates the relationship between Queen Victoria and her dresser.

  7. Tue 20 Jan 202609:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    7. A Nightingale at Balmoral

    7/10Lucy Worsley finds out what happened when Florence Nightingale visited Queen Victoria.

  8. Wed 21 Jan 202609:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    8. An Encounter With Death

    8/10Lucy Worsley explores Queen Victoria's life in the wake of the death of her husband.

  9. Thu 22 Jan 202609:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    9. Mutiny Against An Indian

    9/10Lucy Worsley explores the relationship between Queen Victoria and her favourite servant.

  10. Fri 23 Jan 202609:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    10. The Sinking of a Great Ship

    10/10Lucy Worsley explores the relationship between Queen Victoria and Bishop Randall Davidson.