
The Edwardians is an eight-part miniseries broadcast in 1972–73. An anthology, each 90-minute episode explores influential figure(s) of the Edwardian era: Charles Rolls and Henry Royce; Horatio Bottomley; E. Nesbit; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Robert Baden-Powell; Marie Lloyd; Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick; and David Lloyd George.
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Air Date: 1972-11-21
In the early 20th century, the motor car was not only new but was looked upon somewhat askance by almost everyone as ...
Air Date: 1972-11-28
Over several decades, Horatio Bottomley was a figure simply larger than life. Frequently sued for fraud or slander, h...
Air Date: 1972-12-05
Edith Bland was a very successful author and poet who wrote under the name 'E. Nesbit'. Many of her books were for ch...
Air Date: 1972-12-12
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, has his own mystery to solve when he answers a call from George E...
Air Date: 1972-12-19
Robert Baden-Powell spent his life in the military and rose to the rank of Lieutenant General. A national hero for th...
Air Date: 1972-12-26
Tales of the Edwardian music hall and its entertainers
Air Date: 1973-01-02
Daisy, mistress of Edward VII and a convert to Socialism looks back at her life as she dictates her memoirs to Frank ...
Air Date: 1973-01-09
The paradox of a politician who was once a force for social change, a negotiator and untiring philanderer.