Yorkshire 1969. Nell Lewis is four months into her new role as governor of HMP Brackerley when the p..

Paris 1899. Abigail Wilson has received an invitation from Professor Alphonse Flamand a prominent Fr..

1866. On a dark brooding summer's evening Agnes Lenham seats herself in an empty first-class compart..

March 1941. World War Two is well underway and the Blitz is taking its toll on Central London with b..

March 1918. British newspapers carry the dreadful news that the German Spring Offensive has begun wi..

1939 Los Angeles. Evelyn Galloway can't believe her luck! On her first day in LA she lands her dream..

Bombay 1951. A political rally ends in tragedy when India's first female police detective Persis Wad..

A house full of academics should imply calm and quiet but much to housekeeper Harriet Rowsley's dism..

Welcome to Hampshire 1795 where a young Jane Austen has her sights set on securing a marriage propos..

May 1945 and at long last Rosamund Caradon is feeling optimistic. As she returns the last few evacue..

1912. Captain Scott and his four companions reach the South Pole to find their Norwegian rival Roald..

Bombay 1950. James Whitby sentenced to death for the murder of prominent lawyer and former Quit Indi..

March 1557. Jack Blackjack is back in London and enjoying a sedentary life. After his treacherous vo..

1894. Mr Simeon Crosby a retired executioner comes to Wigan with his wife and brother to give a talk..

1937. War with Germany is dawning and a civil war already raging in Spain. Split across political li..