Storyline
Discover the story behind the screen.
Taking a 'bottom-up' view of history by exploring everyday lives of the nations ordinary people.
Episodes
Episode 1 · The Tudors
1485 to 1603
We find out how clothes were made and food prepared, a look at life during the reign of Tudor king Henry VIII.
Episode 2 · Victorians
1837 to 1901
We meet a 13 year old girl that worked in a factory making matches and follow the journey of a woman that worked down the mines.
Episode 3 · The Georgians
1714 to 1837
We follow the tail of a sailor attempting to leave behind his scurvy existence for a Tahitian girl and a gin entrepreneur who fell foul of the law.
Episode 4 · Second World War
1939 to 1945
We explore Bethnal Green's ordeal during the blitz and find out why Maisie's father was punished for his resistance in Guernsey.
