Great Lives: Rachel Johnson on Ottoline Morrell

Series 36, episode 2

Author and journalist Rachel Johnson champions the life of Ottoline Morrell, the English aristocrat and society hostess who became a prominent patron of the arts without actually being an artist herself. Aside from hosting the Bloomsbury set, Ottoline was also rumoured to have embarked on many love affairs, and was often mocked and ridiculed by her peers. Rachel celebrates Lady Ottoline's achievements, with help from biographer Miranda Seymour. From 2015

Cast (unconfirmed)

Rachel Johnson
Matthew Parris
Miranda Seymour