Book of the Week - Florence Nightingale - The Woman and Her Legend
Mark Bostridge's biography sheds new light on the renowned 19th-century nurse and reformer's personal life and her contribution to the medical profession
Book of the Week - Florence Nightingale - The Woman and Her Legend - Episode 1
Lia Williams reads from Mark Bostridge's biography. The young Florence enjoys documenting her family's afflictions.
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Book of the Week - Florence Nightingale - The Woman and Her Legend - Episode 2
Lia Williams reads from Mark Bostridge's biography. Florence struggles to gain her independence.
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Book of the Week - Florence Nightingale - The Woman and Her Legend - Episode 3
Lia Williams reads from Mark Bostridge's biography. Engravings of Florence ministering to the sick appear for the first time in the Illustrated London News.
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Book of the Week - Florence Nightingale - The Woman and Her Legend - Episode 4
Lia Williams reads from Mark Bostridge's biography. Florence is bedridden with illness, giving her work a new sense of urgency.
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Book of the Week - Florence Nightingale - The Woman and Her Legend - Episode 5
Lia Williams reads from Mark Bostridge's biography. A statue of Florence is unveiled without fanfare in London's Waterloo Place.
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