Inheritance Tracks

Lucy Worsley

12.09.2023 - By BBC Radio 4Play

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Before Lucy Worsley became a fixture on our TV screens as a trusted architectural and social historian she wanted to be either a spy, a witch or a nun. But her father was a geologist and he wanted Lucy to be a scientist, so when she switched from the sciences to the humanities he was unimpressed and told her she’d never earn a living with a history degree! It was a visit to Mompesson House, a National Trust property in Salisbury, when she was 18 that made her realise that keeping a historical place going was an actual job and one that spoke to her - she’s now Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces with an office in Hampton Court Palace. So who, what and when will her Inheritance Tracks come from? Inherited: Mozart Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major played by Maria João Pires

Passed on: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis: The Seventh Service sung by The Choir of HM Chapel Royal Producer: Ben Mitchell

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