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The legacy of Anne Lister

LIV WOODWARD is a queer writer/producer who is currently co-head of factual at York Student Television @liv_woodwrd

HOW IT ALL BEGAN

When we first started this documentary, we had absolutely no idea what lay ahead. So looking back on the journey we’ve had with Anne Lister and describing how much we’ve learned is actually quite hard to put into words – god knows how she managed it!

Coming up with the idea of making a documentary about Anne Lister was pretty straightforward. Inspired byYork University’s new

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