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Four pupils, aided by presenter Joe Crowley, set out to understand why scientist Rosalind Franklin has largely been overlooked by history. The pupils visit a laboratory to take part in an experiment where they extract DNA from a strawberry. They discover the importance of DNA to all living things and learn about its distinctive double helix structure. Working online, the pupils search newsreel archives, Pathe and Movietone, then discover that Crick and Watson were awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize for their work on DNA but that there is no mention of Franklin. Joe arranges for the pupils to meet Shirley Franklin, Rosalind Franklin's niece, who tells them that the scientist made a critical discovery relating to the shape of DNA in 1952, and Crick and Watson heard about this. The pupils are shown evidence of Rosalind Franklin's crucial discovery in the archive of Churchill College, part of Cambridge University, where they are able to examine and record Franklin's original notes. Finally the pupils hear an interview with historian, Dr Patricia Fara who expresses that today, female scientists remain angry at Franklin's treatment.