Nancy Mitford
Nancy Mitford led a life that was almost as scandalous as one of her novels. But was she just an art-deco Kardashian with a talent for typing and a complicated family?
Satirist, socialite, and Bright Young Thing Nancy Mitford led a life that was almost as scandalous as the contents of one of her novels. But was she just an art-deco Kardashian with a talent for typing and a complicated family? Or did her way with words disguise a deeper ruthlessness within? Laura Smyth, Josh Jones, and Sunday Times Fiction Editor Laura Hackett are tasked with diving between the covers to decide - was Nancy Mitford: Evil, or Genius?
Additional material: Christina Riggs and Katie Sayer
Researcher: Christina Riggs
Recording Engineer: Dan Nagy
Sound Editor: Kate Mac
Production Coordinator: Liz Tuohy
Executive Producer: Paul Smith
The producer was Katie Sayer. Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds.
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