In the mid-1850s life for an orphan was grim as Kirsten MacGregor discovered when her parents died s..

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

When Cissie Brody was 15 fever swept the English countryside killing her parents and leaving her to ..

York 1852. When Caroline Lawson becomes a young widow her grief is deepened by the loss of her farm...

In Western Australia Sarah chuckles as she describes her final will and testament - which will throw..

Hopes are high at the Fitzroy Hotel on Edward VII's Coronation Day. London is full of people celebra..

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

June 1941. When Bobby Bancroft arrived in Silverdale to take a job as a reporter on The Tyke magazin..

1935. At 36 Bella Porter is dependent on her abusive cousin Thomas acting as his unpaid servant. But..

Lancashire 1930s. When her mother dies leaving her an old sewing box and a clue to her father's iden..

Liverpool 1942. Though they may be posted miles apart Cadi and Jez's love for one another is stronge..

Can she escape her past and start again? Essex 1941_x000D_Unhappy with life at home with her privile..

When tragedy strikes Libby Gilbert is left homeless and destitute fending for herself on the capital..

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

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