Sybil Kathigasu and the Price of Compassion
Peter Freuchen: Surviving the Arctic Wilderness
Kitty O’Neil: Hollywood's Real Wonder Woman
Robert Smalls: Last Chance for Freedom
Constance Bulwer-Lytton: Suffragette Rebel
Hugh Glass: The Real Story of The Revenant
William Marshal: The Greatest Medieval Knight
Curt Bloch and the Underwater Cabaret
Rose Heilbron QC and the Cameo Murder
Washington and Emily Roebling: Superstars of Suspension
Maharani Jindan Kaur – The Last Queen of the Punjab
BONUS Margaret Cavendish Blazes Through the World Part 2
19-year-old Madeleine Riffaud is imprisoned and tortured for assassinating a German officer in broad daylight in Paris. Upon her release, she becomes one of the key players in the French Resistance. How did she do it?
With historians Rick Stroud and Anne Sebba.
Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage.
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts
