Witness - Rachel Beer - First Lady of Fleet Street
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An account of the remarkable life of Rachel Beer, who challenged the prejudices of Victorian England and reached the top in journalism, only to be engulfed by disaster and lose everything.
An account of the remarkable life of Rachel Beer, who challenged the prejudices of Victorian England.
She reached the top in journalism and became first ever female editor of a British newspaper, only to be engulfed by disaster and lose everything.
- Broadcast on BBC World Service, 3:50PM Sun, 19 Jun 2011
- Available until 12:00AM Thu, 1 Jan 2099
- First broadcast BBC World Service, 9:50AM Tue, 14 Jun 2011
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- Duration 10 minutes
