Have you been watching "Harlots, Housewives and Heroines" on the telly? Uncle Lucas thought it was going to be an everyday tale of sex and drugs and was bitterly disappointed, but consolation came in the cute form of presenter Dr Lucy Worsley.
I saw no evidence of a stethoscope during the series, but perhaps the "doctor" is just an affectation, in the same way that Professor Janet Radcliffe Richards doesn't operate a Punch and Judy show. Be that as it may, her lively explanation of the role of women during the Restoration was utterly compelling, especially with her engaging speech impediment. Groida wondered if she was a ventriloquist's dummy and her father Arthur was working her.
I have learned many new words thanks to her including "nipple", "buggery" and "clitoris". Auntie P tut-tutted at phrases like "urinary instrument and "wee standing up" and is considering an act of violence on the BBC's Director General. Mordecai laughed until he fainted at the mention of "wind cannons".
I hope a DVD will be forthcoming It would make a very acceptable Xmas stocking filler (ahem!) especially if I could persuade Lucy herself to sign it. And give me a quick examination.
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