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A Multi-Voice Reading.
The history of British Diplomacy is recounted by the women who were there, in this BBC Radio 'Woman's Hour' special. Britain has been sending its ambassadors abroad since the sixteenth century, and their womenfolk have invariably accompanied them. Thousands of miles away from friends and family, Britain's "ambassadresses" were great correspondents. Their letters reveal them to be anything but the delicate, hysterical creatures of popular myth.
Presented by the author Katie Hickman, this fascinating four-century history is brought to life by a star cast including Stephanie Cole, Amanda Redman and Emma Fielding.
