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The second series of Bridgerton starts today and features Simone Ashley, a British actor of South Asian descent, in a lead role. She plays Kate Sharma, who has recently arrived in London and quickly draws the attention of Anthony Bridgerton. But what was life really like for South Asian women in Britain during the Regency?

Professor Durba Ghosh, lecturer in Modern South Asia, the British empire and Colonialism at Cornell University, joins Chloe Tilley on 麻豆社 Radio 4鈥檚 Woman鈥檚 Hour to discuss.

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