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Revealing Anne Lister

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Early 19th-century England is usually seen through the eyes of Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters. Sue Perkins explores a dramatically different version, as lived and recorded by Anne Lister. A Yorkshire landowner, she kept a detailed, partly coded diary, revealing graphic details of her love affairs with women. Regency England was surprisingly tolerant of Anne's chosen lifestyle, and it was only when Anne sought to sink a coal mine on her land that criticism of her private life became public.

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Sue Outlaw
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Matthew Hill
Director of Photography
Simon Rockell
Executive Producer
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Sue Perkins
Sue Perkins
Self - Presenter

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