Timeshift

SYNOPSIS

Rachel Johnson embarks on a quest to find out how to be a lady. The writer and former editor of the Lady magazine explores the origins of the word `lady', from the time when it represented a specific code of behaviour, dress and speech, to the current day, asking why terms such as `ladylike' remain in use. As part of her mission, Rachel rides side-saddle, attends an etiquette school and visits her grandmother's own Ladies' College at Cheltenham.