Originally Posted by natalian:
“It is being repeated at 3am on BBC4 if anyone else missed it.”
A more viewer friendly repeat! The 02:45h repeat is signed as well .
The reviewer in the Daily Mail is moaning that it was some time before we saw any dance, he seems to have overlooked that it was about history.
I also liked the story of the couple using the maypole but forgetting it had a bell on top!
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“HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: Dancing Cheek to Cheek: An Intimate History of Dance
On: BBC 4 (Freeview)
Date: Thursday 20th November 2014 (starting in 2 days)
Time: 22:30 to 23:30 (1 hour long)
The Devil's Work? Episode 1.
Series in which Len Goodman and Lucy Worsley uncover the British love affair with dancing as they explore the nation's favourite dances from the 17th to the 20th centuries and discover what they reveal about our social history. They look at how dancing went from being frowned upon as dangerous and debauched in the 17th century to being celebrated as an essential social skill in the 18th century, joining a group of performing arts students on Ickwell village green to learn the cushion dance, a 17th-century favourite with a raunchy reputation. Len uncovers the long history of English country dancing at Middle Temple Hall and Lucy reveals how King Louis XIV set the fashions followed on this side of the channel. Len and Lucy learn the difficult minuet for a grand finale at their own Georgian ball. The pair dress to dance in full period costume as Lucy discovers that her 18th-century dress is engineered to enforce the perfect posture and Len masters the art of dancing in heels and a wig.
(Stereo, Repeat, Widescreen, Subtitles)
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