Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20080707 | Exploring the 20th century through diaries and correspondence of real people. Dramatised by Vanessa Rosenthal. The tumult of 1930s as seen through the eyes of the editor of the Leeds Mercury, Linton Andrews and Flora Judd a middle class spinster from Stoke Poges. Linton Andrews - Russell Dixon Flora Judd - Susannah Harker Gertie - Brigit Forsyth Mrs Judd - Ann Rye Mann - Malcolm Raeburn Directed by Gary Brown. The tumult of 1930s as seen through the eyes of three people. |
| 02 | 20080708 | Exploring the 20th century through diaries and correspondence of real people. Linton hears Oswald Mosley speak in Leeds and determines to oppose fascism in his newspaper. Flora chides herself for leading an 'empty-headed existence'. Linton Andrews - Russell Dixon Flora Judd - Susannah Harker Gertie - Brigit Forsyth Mrs Judd - Ann Rye Mann - Malcolm Raeburn Alice - Becky Hindley Cath - Emma Gregory Mosley - Jonathan Keeble Directed by Gary Brown. Linton hears Oswald Mosley speak in Leeds and determines to oppose fascism in his paper. |
| 03 | 20080709 | Exploring the 20th century through diaries and correspondence of real people. Flora meets an old flame and Linton's newspaper struggles to cover the two big stories of the old King's passing and the Jarrow March. Linton Andrews - Russell Dixon Flora Judd - Susannah Harker Mrs Judd - Ann Rye Paterson - Daniel Pape Rich - Jonathan Keeble Ellen - Becky Hindley Nina - Brigit Forsyth Directed by Gary Brown. |
| 04 | 20080710 | Exploring the 20th century through diaries and correspondence of real people. As Christmas 1936 approaches, the whole nation is transfixed by the abdication crisis. Linton Andrews - Russell Dixon Flora Judd - Susannah Harker Gertie - Brigit Forsyth Mrs Judd - Ann Rye Mann - Malcolm Raeburn Directed by Gary Brown. |
| 05 | 20080711 | Exploring the 20th century through diaries and correspondence of real people. As the decade draws to a close, Flora Judd and Linton Andrews both fear the looming spectre of European Fascism. Linton Andrews - Russell Dixon Flora Judd - Susannah Harker Gertie - Brigit Forsyth Mrs Judd - Ann Rye Mann - Malcolm Raeburn Paterson - Daniel Pape Cath - Emma Gregory Directed by Gary Brown. |