English Eccentrics: Lady in Pink

Barbara Cartland dictates a novel to her secretary, who is transcribing it

Programme Introduction 節目簡介

也許你印象中的英國人都是循規蹈矩彬彬有禮。但英國曆史上也不乏我行我素的奇特人物。BBC 最新推出的六集係列將為大家介紹六位古怪的英國人– English Eccentrics.

In this first episode, we find out about the romantic novelist Barbara Cartland 芭芭拉·卡特蘭德。 She was famous for her pink clothes and heavy make up and the amazing number of books she wrote – over seven hundred!

What colour was her dog? How many pills did she take a day? And what does it mean to say that someone stands out from the crowd? Listen to the programme to find out the answers to these questions.