Sep McGilby always said that Emily Kennedy had a happy face. And at 16 Emily had a lot to be glad ab..

1944 the darkest days of the war. Trixie and Vi are back in Gosport and doing their bit to help Brit..

In the dead of night a young woman is found on the doorstep of the House of Help for Friendless Girl..

To outsiders Dr Paul Higgins' life appeared to be happy and contented. Everyone had a good word for ..

1890. Alice is the sole bread-winner for her family working at the local cotton mill. But when she s..

Leaving Liverpool behind Libby Gilbert embarks on a transformative journey to London with her newfou..

Kent 1822. Fearing for his life Thomas Marsh has fled Castle Bay and found work as a mill hand deep ..

Agnes Cavanah has watched her mother Kitty struggle to put food on the table ever since they crossed..

Missing home Rachel seizes the opportunity to train as a district nurse in a village near Rochdale e..

Manchester 1940: the minute war was declared best friends Sally and Debs volunteered for the home gu..

There were plenty around Fellburn who said Maggie Rowan was as plain as a pikestaff a woman consumed..

Bolton Lancashire: 1943. Livvy knows that her family's survival rests on her shoulders - with her pa..

Rowntree's Factory York 1935. The aroma of chocolate was as familiar to Molly Freeman as the nose on..

When World War II breaks out Carrie Anderson sets up a bookstall at her local train station in the h..

When orphaned Jake Harding is sent away from his adoptive home aged just seven he does not understan..