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1910. Halley's Comet is coming. Harry Houdini the most celebrated escape artist in the world has sol..

Western Australia 1909. William Watson's beloved father is set on an expedition to the north-west to..

Oscar Hammerstein is asked to write the lyrics to a musical based on the life of Maria von Trapp: a ..

England 2001. Elizabeth has always suspected her mother harbours a secret from her time as a young w..

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