The Edwardians

1972 - 1973 NR 50m 6.8

It was a time when England was a nation on the cusp of change, an evolving landscape tht lay between Victorian England and the First World War. 'The Edwardians' explores the lives of and events in the lives of many who helped define the era, the "Belle Epoque".

The Edwardians background

Episodes:

Episode 2 Horatio Bottomley

2. Horatio Bottomley

Aired: Nov 28, 1972

Over several decades, Horatio Bottomley was a figure that was simply larger t...

Episode 3 E. Nesbit

3. E. Nesbit

Aired: Dec 5, 1972

Edith Bland was a very successful author and poet who wrote under the name _E...

Episode 4 Conan Doyle

4. Conan Doyle

Aired: Dec 12, 1972

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, has his own mystery to so...

Episode 5 Baden-Powell

5. Baden-Powell

Aired: Dec 19, 1972

Robert Baden-Powell spent his life in the military and rose to the rank of Li...

Episode 7 Daisy

7. Daisy

Aired: Jan 2, 1973

Daisy, mistress of Edward VII and a convert to Socialism looks back at her li...

Episode 8 Lloyd George

8. Lloyd George

Aired: Jan 9, 1973

The paradox of a politician who was a force for social change, a negotiator a...

Info about The Edwardians

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres: Drama, History