Day in the life of...A Bricklayer
Hampton Court Palace was built and maintained by craftspeople, and this is a practice that endures to this day at the palaces. We follow Master Bricklayer Emma Simpson into her workshop where she desc...
15 Feb 202428min
Day in the Life of...A Gardener
In this episode we meet Senior Gardener Jane, who works at Hampton Court Palace. Jane takes us behind the scenes into the Nursery as we contemplate the hard work that goes into creating beautiful gard...
1 Feb 202422min
Day in the Life of...A Wardrobe Manager
For the next few episodes, we're going to be following some of the people who work in our palaces today. We'll be exploring how these jobs have a historic context to them, and how surprisingly, there ...
18 Jan 202434min
New Research at the Palaces – Antarctic Exploration and Grace and Favour
Hampton Court Palace has an unexpected connection to the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, the wedding of famous explorer Captain Scott and sculptor Kathleen Bruce took place in the Chapel Royal. ...
4 Jan 202429min
The Six Tudor Queens – Katherine Parr with Sarah Gristwood
Katherine Parr is the final Tudor Queen in our series. Was she the nursemaid who looked after and survived her husband, or was she much more than that? In this final episode of our Six Queens Series, ...
28 Des 202347min
The Six Tudor Queens – Catherine Howard with Gareth Russell
Catherine Howard has been judged by generations as promiscuous, a silly girl, a victim. But of course, there is more to her story than these assumptions allow for. In the fifth episode of our Six...
14 Des 20231h 9min
A History of Royal Christmas Celebrations
Dive into the history of Royal Christmas celebrations in our palaces with this bonus seasonal episode. Chief mischief-maker Curator Charles Farris is joined by fellow Curator Lee Prosser, and Historic...
7 Des 202359min
The Six Tudor Queens – Anne of Cleves with Tracy Borman
Tracy Borman talks about her favourite of the Six Tudor Queens, Anne of Cleves. Divorced, so the rhyme goes, for being the 'ugly' Queen. Anne's looks were the least interesting thing about her, b...
30 Nov 202355min
