North & South (2004 Miniseries) - ft. Laurel from Hightailing Through History

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We’re jumping on our 1850s waterbed with excitement, as this week Kim and Alice are joined by Laurel from Hightailing Through History to discuss the BBC miniseries, North & South. The industrial North is in her strike era and the men are blaming women for their feelings again, but exactly how many red flags will we ignore if someone’s hot?

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Sound Engineer: Keith Nagle
Editor: Keith Nagle
Producer: Helen Hamilton

Sources:
Lancashire Textile Strikes; Encyclopedia.com
"You Have Made Him What He Is": Irish Labourers and the Preston Strike in Elizabeth Gaskell's "North and South" by Susanne S. Cammack; New Hibernia Review Vol 20, No.4