A head on my shoulders: the diary of Dame Alice Lisle

Title
A head on my shoulders: the diary of Dame Alice Lisle
Alternative title
Vesper Hunter in conversation with Sean Street
Date
1985
Description
Three hundred years ago on September 3rd (1685), Dame Alice Lisle of Moyles Court near Ringwood was executed for giving shelter to two supporters of the Monmouth Rebellion. Now Vesper Hunter, an author who used to live at Moyles Court and whose life bears an uncanny resemblance, in many aspects, to Dame Alice’s, has written a diary of one year in Alice Lisle’s life. In this programme Sean Street talks to Vesper Hunter about the diary, the similarities between both women’s lives, and Vesper Hunter reads extracts from her book.
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Duration
00:49:58
Genre
Interview
Radio station
County Sound Radio
Place of publication
Guildford
Language
English
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Technical information
Stereo

Credits

executed
Alice Lisle
Cast
Sean Streetpresenter/producer
Vesper Hunterinterviewee

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