In 1851 Joshua Browning sets off to join the Californian gold rush leaving his wife and twin sons be..

A new generation of the Maxwell family are farming at Wester Rullion during the 1980s. Young Paul Ma..

Despite air raids and rationing in wartime London sisters Liz and Dora Beck find time for fun and la..

East Kent 1876. With doting parents and siblings she adores 16-year-old Rose Cheevers leads a conten..

Fearless Felicity Penrose thrives on adventure: she's one of the most experienced female sailors in ..

In 1960s Scotland the farming industry is on the brink of huge changes becoming more mechanised and ..

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

When 17-year-old Marie Sinclair travelled to Strathlinn in Scotland in 1920 to visit her brother and..

In the years following the end of World War II life at the Glens of Lochandee is tough. Many familie..

Liverpool 1848. Meg Shaw is the middle child of eight siblings not old enough to bring in a wage to ..

It is 1916 and Edith Mellor is one of the few female surgeons in Britain. She travels to the Somme w..

Eleanor Saint loves helping in the community of her small mining town even though her snobbish grand..

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

In 1906 Beth Jamieson is a little girl of eight with honey gold curls and the sweetest nature. Her f..

October 1941. Marianne Fordham has a lot to cope with. As well as taking care of her young daughter ..