TatleristheoldestmagazineintheworldandhasbeenreportingonthelivesofBritain’smostprivilegedandpowerfulfor300years.Tatlernotonlydocuments,butalsodictatesthesocialcalendarofBritain’selite.Withanarchivefullofsociety’smoversandshakersbeingpicturedinitspagesithaslongbeenariteofpassageforBritain’srulingclasses.
InthefirstepisodeofPoshPeople:InsideTatlerwemeettheeditor,KateReardon,aself-confessed‘honking,greatSloane’,andherfeaturesteam-whoareallexpectedtobewellversedintherulesofupperclasslife.
TheprogrammefollowsMatthewBell-Tatler’swriterandthenewestadditiontotheteam-overhisfirstfewmonthsatthemagazine.We’llseehimtryingtofindhisfeetandgofrommiddleclassoutsidertoprivilegedinsider.
We’llseetheteamputtingtogetheranissue,followthemonshootsandkeysocialeventstomeetthepeopletheyfeature-fromLordGlasgowinhis13thCenturycastleinScotland,toNigerianMillionaireKolaKarim,whohasnoideahowmanycarsheowns.