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Documentary. Stephen McGann, who plays Dr Patrick Turner in drama series Call the Midwife, explores social and medical changes in the 1950s and 60s relating to childbirth.
Documentary in which Stephen McGann, who plays Dr Patrick Turner in drama series Call the Midwife, explores the social and medical changes that took place in the 1950s and 60s relating to childbirth.
Along the way, Stephen meets midwives, nuns and doctors who helped deliver babies during the period.
As well as archive footage and expert interviews, the programme features clips from past editions of Call the Midwife, footage of the new sixth series and an interview with creator and writer Heidi Thomas.
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Duration: 02:38
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:00Joe McElderry
Superman
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00:03Peter Salem
Call The Midwife Theme
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00:20Shack
Daniella
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Stephen McGann |
| Interviewed Guest | Heidi Thomas |
| Director | James Brailsford |
| Director | Clare Lewins |
| Executive Producer | Pippa Harris |
| Executive Producer | Gillane Seaborne |
| Executive Producer | Heidi Thomas |
Broadcasts
Sun 15 Jan 2017 17:05
Tue 31 Jan 2017 02:10- Sun 18 Apr 2021 21:00
- Mon 19 Apr 2021 02:10
