Debutantes

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Duration: 50 minutes

A film examining the debutante experience of 1939 through the eyes of a colourful collection of debs and debs' delights, including the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, the Duke of Wellington, and the Duchess of Northumberland. While Europe was steeling itself in the face of fascist aggression, the upper-class marriage market was in full swing, and here the participants talk vividly about the parties, ballgowns and broken hearts.

Last on

Sat 28 Jan 2012 19:40 BBC Two except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)

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Broadcasts

  • BBC TwoTue 29 Jan 2008 11:10 BBC Two except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland (Analogue)

  • BBC TwoSat 28 Jan 2012 19:40 BBC Two except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)

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