Dr. Annie Gray
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That kind of glorious, large marble lined island in the middle space, which is largely for show.
Yes, I would say she has, or at least she should be more acknowledged as such.
My one proviso would be so much of what was good about that kitchen didn't make it into the modern fitted kitchen.
All of those elements of having something that was made that could fit into a space that was tiny, that was built to measure really, those took off.
the bit that we lost, the adjustability of that kitchen, the practicality of that kitchen with things like units that went up to the top of the wall and met the ceiling so that you didn't have to clean them, that did get lost.
So what I'd say is she was incredibly important and should be recognised, but also modern kitchen designers should look back at the original Frankfurt kitchen and take more out of it than they necessarily have.
We are gathered here because a murder has been committed.
But it wasn't by Colonel Mustard in the library with the candlestick.
Instead, let's turn detective for a visit to a 1930s English country house where a group of partygoers have gathered.
And it's the man playing the piano who's our main suspect for creating Cluedo.
He was a wonderful pianist.
When he was a young man, he would play the piano in hotels and country houses.
There was often murder mystery games.
There's a body discovered and then it's a process of elimination and questioning.
People would go absolutely wild and a lot of shrieking and screaming.
He found that quite fascinating.
This is Marcia Lewis and it's her dad, Anthony Pratt, who's at the piano keys.
And murder mystery games are not his only brush with the world of crime.
He spent the best part of the year playing the piano at a hotel.
One frequent visitor to this hotel was a retired Crown Court judge known as the Hanging Judge.