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She’s played the Queen in Netflix’s popular series The Crown and now Claire Foy has taken on another aristocratic role: Playing the Duchess of Argyll in the new three-part 91Èȱ¬ series A Very British Scandal.

The Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor joined Emma Barnett on Woman’s Hour to talk about the series which tells the story of Argyll vs Argyll, one of the defining scandals of the 1960s and one of the most costly divorces of the 20th century. In the divorce hearing, the Duchess of Argyll was branded a nymphomaniac and the Duke was granted a divorce on the grounds of his wife’s adultery. It has been called the first time that a woman was ‘slut-shamed’ by the mass media.

Head to 91Èȱ¬ Sounds and the Woman’s Hour podcast episode from 22 December to listen to the full interview in all its glory, or head to the Woman’s Hour website to read a round-up of the highlights from Claire and Emma’s chat.