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History Extra podcast

The Mitford Sisters | 1 : life of the week

History Extra podcast

Immediate Media

History

4.34.5K 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

Transcript

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0:00.0

Okay, everyone, so look at the numbers from Q1, and you'll see that there's a sharp...

0:04.0

Alex? Oh, I think you're frozen.

0:06.8

And that's why it's crucial that we mean...

0:09.0

E, that sounded important.

0:11.0

Because if we don't act now...

0:13.0

We've lost him.

0:14.5

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0:18.7

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0:21.6

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0:24.6

And he's back.

0:26.6

So I hope that was all clear.

0:27.6

To verify I see E.cote.uk.

0:29.6

U.K. slash claims.

0:32.6

Hello and welcome to Life of the Week,

0:34.6

where leading historians delve into the lives of some of history's most intriguing and significant figures.

0:42.2

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

0:52.0

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

1:03.2

They were Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica and Deborah Mitford.

1:08.6

Now, the sister's incredible shared story has been adapted into a TV

1:13.3

drama called Outrageous, based on the best-selling biography by Mary S. Level.

1:19.9

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

1:26.8

of the Mitford's, and in this first of two

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