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Helen Lewis: Great WivesSeries 1Episodes

    Out of the Shadows

    4/4Helen looks at the myth of the solitary genius and finds out about Alma Mahler.

    Thanks for Typing

    3/4Helen looks at Sonya Tolstaya and Vera Nabokov: great wives and great typists.

    Muses

    2/4Helen looks at the role of the Muse, including Elizabeth Siddal and Dora Maar.

    Ghosts

    1/4Einstein's wife Mileva, the Curie power couple and a charlatan.