True Stories

The stories of ten children who grew up and changed the world– tales of inventors, discoverers, pioneers, social reformers, heroes and heroines.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

True Stories

First Air Date

March 6, 2012

Last Air Date

March 6, 2012

Seasons

Episodes

Language

English

Production Companies

Lambent Productions

Networks

BBC Two

S01E02

Episode 2

The second episode looks at Grace Darling's life in a lighthouse and the night she saved nine lives. It shows how Edward Jenner discovered a vaccine against smallpox and follows Rosa Parks as she refuses to give up her seat on a bus and inspires a movement towards justice and equality. It also follows Dr Thomas Barnardo as he sets up a home for street children and watches Elizabeth Fry change the lives of prisoners at Newgate.

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