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The Mitford Sisters | 1 : life of the week

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4.34.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

For much of the 20th century, six sisters from Britain’s minor aristocracy had a knack for making headline after scandalous headline. They were Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica and Deborah Mitford. Now, the sisters' incredible shared story has been adapted into a TV drama called ‘Outrageous’ – based on the best-selling biography by Mary S Lovell. In this first of two episodes, Mary explores the sisters’ lives up to the end of the Second World War in 1945. Speaking to Danny Bird, she covers the hedonistic 1920s, the ideological rupture between fascism and communism in the 1930s, and how the sisters seemed to be on the frontlines of history, wherever it was happening. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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the lives of some of history's most intriguing and significant figures.

1:12.5

From ancient Egyptian pharaohs and medieval warriors to daring 20th century spies.

1:22.4

For much of the 20th century, six sisters from Britain's minor aristocracy had a knack for making

1:30.2

headline after scandalous headline. They were Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica and

1:37.3

Deborah Mitford. Now, the sister's incredible shared story has been adapted into a TV drama called Outrageous,

1:46.1

based on the best-selling biography by Mary S. Level.

1:50.3

Speaking to Danny Bird across two episodes, Mary recalls her own personal encounters with several

1:57.2

of the Mithfords. And in this first of two episodes, she explores the sisters' lives

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