Fearless Felicity Penrose thrives on adventure: she's one of the most experienced female sailors in ..

Despite air raids and rationing in wartime London sisters Liz and Dora Beck find time for fun and la..

1940. As the bombs rain down on London a close-knit community struggles to survive. Working at the l..

Evie spent her early years left outside on the step. With a drunk for a father and a neglectful moth..

On the eve of the First World War carpenter Tom Munday is content with his lot: he's been blessed wi..

In the wake of World War Two the whole country is desperate for houses with very little money availa..

1945. War is over and people are celebrating but in the small town of Rivenshaw in Lancashire Judith..

On duty during London's Blitz.....

1938 Britain and Germany are on the brink of war and tension and fear is felt throughout Europe. In ..

On Easter day in 1918 Frances Kemp looked out at the little thatched village and promised that one d..

1935. At 36 Bella Porter is dependent on her abusive cousin Thomas acting as his unpaid servant. But..

A life of poverty in a cramped pit cottage is all that 17-year-old Ruby Dinsdale has known. Even wit..

In the aftermath of the General Strike times are tough for coal miners and their families. When Call..

Cathy is glad to have her husband back now the Great War is over. Struggling to keep the peace Cathy..

Adam and Polly Fitch face a bleak future after being sold for just five shillings to Miss Reed's orp..