Season 1
6 episodes · Jan 26, 1977
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- S1E1
Happy in War
Jan 26, 1977Nurse Edith Cavell tends to the wounded of both sides in Brussels in the First World War, and helps Belgian and Allied fugitives.
- S1E2
Married Love
Feb 2, 1977Palaeontologist Marie Stopes faces great opposition in her advocacy of birth control.
- S1E3
Mother
Feb 9, 1977The spiritual journey of Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Christian Science movement.
- S1E4
Beyond This Life
Feb 16, 1977Quaker Elizabeth Fry sets out to improve the shocking conditions in the nation's prisons.
- S1E5
The Warrior's Return
Feb 23, 1977Already known for her outspoken atheist and freethinking opinions, Annie Besant becomes increasingly interested in Eastern culture and teachings, to the consternation of all around her.
- S1E6
Auntie's Niece
Mar 2, 1977To rid South London of violence, vice and alcohol, Emma Cons decides to begin with the notorious Royal Victoria Music Hall, or 'Old Vic'. Her tough-minded niece, Lilian Baylis, creates the legendary theatre company and performance space.