October 1940. Twenty-three-year-old Bobby Bancroft is working as a typist for a city newspaper but s..

As 1954 draws to an end the village of Hen Carw Parc is changing. The post-war boom brings a creepin..

Motherhood is every woman's right and the natural outcome of a happy marriage. But what then when a ..

Orphaned Jenny and her chimney sweep brother Noah eke out life in a cellar dwelling in the heart of ..

Lancashire 1895. Lillian Hesketh has taken a new name and a brave step towards a happier life. Sudde..

Clemmie throws herself into volunteering with the very organisation who helped her and her sisters w..

Summer 1953. The sun is shining on Little Green Street the bunting is being brought out and Britain ..

January 1941 As the residents of Goodwill House feel the hard bite of winter land girl Charlie Somit..

Born into poverty and hardship Ruby Skinner's decision to approach the unscrupulous East End villain..

A small Welsh town hosts a lively and varied community - and none more so than Nelly Luke the cheerf..

June 1914. Edie Moore is a Governess for Lord and Lady Moreland living comfortably at the grand Down..

Manchester 1943. Emily is enjoying her new job as a station porter until she learns that a trusted f..

Life on the Fifteen Streets was a continual struggle for survival. John O'Brien grew up in abject po..

When the parish guardians send Lydia daughter of convict James Knowles to apprentice in the cotton m..

Rodney Prince a doctor who chose to work amongst the poor of Newcastle to the shame of his beautiful..