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Cake Bakers & Trouble Makers: Lucy Worsley's 100 Years of the WI
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DocumentaryTV Movie
Overview
Documentary to mark the WI's centenary. Lucy Worsley goes beyond the stereotypes of jam and Jerusalem to reveal the surprisingly radical side of this Great British institution.
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Runtime
59 min
Release Date
2015-07-20
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Released
Original Language
English
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Lucy Worsley
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