{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English ","title":"#408 | Upstairs, Downstairs: The Lives of British Servants","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a5ba065b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1252,"description":"It was at one point the most popular job in Britain, surpassing professions such as coal mining and factory work.  \nIn this episode, we'll be talking about the servant class, the hierarchy of different types of servants, and the decline of household service in Britain. \n\n\nMost popular job in Britain: Household service in 1901\nReasons for high servant numbers: Supply and demand factors\nExperiences of female servants were generally worse\nHierarchy among servants: Butler and housekeeper at the top\nDecline of domestic service: Supply, demand, and technological changes\nModern view: Live-in servants are mostly limited to the very wealthy\nRecommended media: Downton Abbey, Gosford Park, The Remains of the Day\n\n\n\nFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/british-servants-lives","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HIneD2bpN38ZyIYQqvz9OwtMc5c5ep366psJkVe0ZiU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzU3MDEvMTYyMDk3/Mzg5MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}