Bridgerton: ripping up the rulebook on Regency romance

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🗓️ 28 December 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Hannah Greig, historian and etiquette advisor to new Netflix show Bridgerton, joins us to talk about the historical detail that can be found in the drama – and the inspirations behind it

Historian and etiquette advisor Hannah Greig joins us to discuss the historical details that can be found in new Netflix drama Bridgerton. She talks about the inspirations behind the show, how it plays with the idea of what period drama should look like, and the challenges of bringing the opulence of upper-class Regency courtship to the screen.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the History Extra Podcast from BBC History magazine, Britain's best
0:16.0	selling history magazine.
0:19.2	I'm Ellie Corporn.
0:27.2	I'm sure that on Christmas Day many of you will have plunked down on your sofa's
0:31.3	after your Christmas dinner to enjoy the first episode of Netflix's lavish new period
0:36.6	drama, Bridgerton.
0:38.8	In today's episode, you'll be hearing from the historian Hannah Gregg, who acted as
0:43.4	a historical advisor for this new Regency romance, which offers a thoroughly modern and
0:48.7	escapist look at the courtship and society of the early 19th century.
0:53.8	I think the question is to Hannah was at acting digital editor, Ella Neuven's.
0:58.8	Bridgerton has arrived on Netflix.
1:00.8	It's a sumptuous drama that reimagines a series of novels by Julia Quinn.
1:04.9	And this first series is set in England during the Regency period.
1:08.7	And today we'll be chatting to Dr. Hannah Gregg about the historical detail in the drama
1:12.6	and the style of the series.
1:14.3	But if you're still watching it at the moment or you haven't started yet, don't worry,
1:17.5	there won't be any spoilers.
1:19.3	Thanks so much for joining us today Hannah.
1:21.2	And perhaps we could start by you're giving a listen as a bit of an introduction to the
1:24.9	series and your role on it.
1:26.4	Oh, where to begin.
1:28.4	Well, I think Bridgerton is like a kind of period drama like Noah though.
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