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  6. William Dodd Fights the Factories

    A worker takes on the factory system and demands an end to brutal conditions.

  7. Jessica Mitford Finds Her Voice

    A rebel aristocrat becomes a civil rights activist.

  8. Xuanzang Levels Up

    A 10,000-mile journey from China to India and back in search of lost knowledge.

  9. The Fairytale Life of Hans Christian Andersen

    A Danish man writes a story about human suffering with an unusual hero at its heart.

  10. Gertrude Ederle: Ruling The Waves

    Will a young swimmer make it across the Channel and into the history books?

  11. Eglantyne Jebb Saves The Children

    How a woman’s arrest in Trafalgar Square changed the lives of children around the world.

  12. Cardinal Sin and the Bandit Radio

    How did an archbishop help topple a dictatorship?

  13. Rodgers & Hammerstein in the South Pacific

    A new musical production challenges the prejudices of American society.

  14. Katharine Hepburn: Queen of the Screen

    A Hollywood star takes on the double standards of the studio system.

  15. Saving Face with Harold Gillies

    Can a doctor rebuild the shattered faces of World War One soldiers?

  16. Xuanzang Levels Up

    A ten thousand mile journey from China to India and back in search of lost knowledge.

  17. William Dodd Fights the Factories

    A worker takes on the factory system and demands an end to brutal conditions.

  18. Wat Tyler and the Peasants’ Revolt

    How did Wat Tyler threaten the ruling order in Medieval England?

  19. Vuyisile Mini: The Voice That Defied Apartheid

    In 1950s South Africa a powerful new song catches fire among Black communities.

  20. Trailer

    Historian Alex von Tunzelmann shines a light on remarkable people from across history.

  21. The Sisters Who Took On A Dictator

    A woman and her sisters refuse to bow down to a brutal dictator.

  22. The Marvels of Madam C.J. Walker

    How did Sarah Breedlove become one of the wealthiest African American Women of her time?

  23. The Fairytale Life of Hans Christian Andersen

    A Danish man writes a story about human suffering with an unusual hero at its heart.

  24. Sophie Blanchard Takes to the Skies

    How did Sophie Blanchard become a pioneer of hot air ballooning?

  25. Saving Face with Harold Gillies

    Can a doctor rebuild the shattered faces of World War One soldiers?

  26. Nellie Bly Goes Undercover

    Can a young reporter expose the horrors of a New York asylum?

  27. Miss La La and Kaira Fly Through the Air

    A circus performer and her acrobatic partner defy convention to become icons of the ring

  28. Margaret Cavendish Blazes Through the World

    How did Margaret Cavendish invent a new genre of fiction?

  29. Maharani Jindan Kaur – The Last Queen of the Punjab

    Will the last queen of Punjab, Maharani Jindan, break free of the British and see her son?

  30. Jessica Mitford Finds Her Voice

    A rebel aristocrat becomes a civil rights activist.

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