When paratrooper Corporal Reith Douglas received a head injury in Greece during the Second World War, he might well have anticipated a hero’s welcome on his return home. But it would have helped...

Life in the Glasgow tenements was never easy, but life for Beth is becoming increasingly harsh. In wartime, everyone grabs what brief happiness they can and, in Beth's case, she finds herself...

Sadie Smith would love to do the things that other children can do. But she’s had a degenerated hip since birth and cannot walk. On her way to a Dr Barnardo’s home, Sadie is bought a pair of...