Aristocrats - 1983 BBC TV series

[LB]

This was a 1983 TV series by Robert Lacey that covered six aristocrats: the Duke of Westminster, the Duchess of Medinaceli, the Prince of Thurn und Taxis, the Marchese de' Frescobaldi, the Marquis de Ganay and the Prince of Liechtenstein. I'm sure it would interest a lot of us but I've never been able to find it. Does anyone know of a way to watch it? Thanks for your help!

https://www.robertlacey.com/1983/10/11/aristocrats/

https://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/bbc-motion-graphics-archive/aristocrats-1983

[Paul Theroff]

I think I remember watching that.

To avoid confusion, though, it's not the same series as the one discussed here:

https://groups.google.com/g/peerage-news/c/5U7EWLK6ONw/m/Nic85VxVBQAJ

[Paul Theroff]

A very poor-quality recording of the Thurn und Taxis episode is streaming at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c44U3bI1pXg

On Friday, April 10, 2026 at 8:37:22 AM UTC-5 LB wrote:

[Paul Theroff]

A somewhat similiar series may be of interest:

There is a series of British [BBC?} videos on Youtube of a series called "Aristocrats - Born to Rule 1875-1914", "Aristocrats -Never the Same Again 1919-1945", "Aristocrats - Letting in the Hoi Polloi (1945-1970)," and "Aristocrats - Survival of the Fittest 1970-1997)". 

On Friday, April 10, 2026 at 8:37:22 AM UTC-5 LB wrote:

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I I’ve the book for it, it covers all those houses plus an imaginary house on an island.   I’m not convinced it isn’t a fever dream.