The IRA Heiress | From Debutante to Defendant | 1

British Scandal

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Scandal, Alice Levine, Great Britain, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, British, England, History, Matt Forde, Documentary

4.5 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Oxford graduate, aristocrat, heiress – Rose Dugdale has it all. So her path from millionaire’s daughter to IRA bomb-maker shocks British society. And Dugdale’s ideals means she doesn't just reject her privileged upbringing - she sets out to destroy it, one explosion at a time.

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0:00.0	All right, Alice.
0:05.6	Just one minute, that, sorry, I'm just in the middle of something.
0:07.7	What are you doing?
0:08.5	I'm just emailing someone to see if I can attend boarding school in my 30s.
0:12.5	Okay, I mean, as long as you pay them enough, you might be able to.
0:16.7	Hang on, what are you eating?
0:18.3	Oh, it's just a light snack.
0:19.5	You know, I usually have a banana, but I thought today I'd have Fortnums caviar.
0:23.4	And these dogs, what are they doing in here?
0:26.6	Matt, they're not dogs, they're haines.
0:29.1	Harn, haines.
0:30.7	Like beans?
0:32.0	The hounds.
0:33.1	Oh, okay, sorry.
0:35.4	One more thing, I mean, this is all troubling enough as it is,
0:38.5	but I got an invite from you.
0:40.3	What's that about?
0:41.5	Oh, yeah, I'm getting married.
0:42.9	Oh, Alice, congratulations.
0:44.8	Thank you, yeah, to my cousin.
0:46.9	No, I know for this series you've gone posh,
0:49.4	but I think you've taken it too far.
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