How can historical fiction, and the heritage sites that it features, help us think differently about the past? Lucy Arnold steps into Worcester Cathedral to take a local look at Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall.
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Making fiction from history’s silences: The Hidden and sex trafficking in World War Two
During the Second World War, some 34,000 women were used as prostitutes in Nazi-run brothels across occupied Europe. Their forgotten experience provides the inspiration for Mary Chamberlain’s new novel The Hidden.
Season 2, Episode 1: Historical Fiction and the Perils of Family Story
Author Emma Darwin discusses trying, and failing, to write a novel about her insanely eminent family.
