Mary Seacole was recently voted 'most famous Black Briton'.
Published in 1857 this is her vivid account of her time as a nurse in Jamaica, Panama and The Crimea.
Read by Adjoa Andoh.
| Episode | First Broadcast | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20040426 | |
| 02 | 20040427 | Mary Seacole deals with a cholera epidemic in Cruces along with its rough gold-digging inhabitants. |
| 03 | 20040428 | Mary resolves to offer her services as a nurse in The Crimean War. |
| 04 | 20040429 | Mary has arrived at Balaclava and offers her medical and catering skills to the soldiers and officers. |
| 05 LAST | 20040430 | Mary witnesses the bombardment of Sebastopol and tends to the wounded on the battlefield. |
Updated: 4/13/2012
