What time is Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley on BBC One, who were the WSPU and what’s the documentary about?
THE BBC is marking a 100 years since some women were allowed to vote with a hard-hitting documentary detailing the violent history of the suffrage movement.
Here's everything you need to know about when you can see it and who exactly were the WSPU...
When is Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley on BBC One?
Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley starts tonight (Monday, June 4), at 8:30 pm on BBC One.
This 90-minute special will showcase the complex and hard-fought battle that women had to wage to win the vote.
The documentary will be presented by celebrated English historian and BBC television presenter, Lucy Worsley.
After it has aired, it will be available to catch-up on the .
Who were the WSPU?
The WSPU, which stands for the Women's Social and Political Union, was the leading militant organisation campaigning for Women's suffrage in the UK.
It was founded in October 1903 by legendary political activist Emmeline Pankhurst, and her daughters Christabel and Sylvia.
The group, whose policies were tightly controlled by Emmeline Pankhurst, originally practised peaceful rallies and requests but turned militant after the repeated imprisonment of its members.
They notably went on hunger strikes when imprisoned and were subjected to the practice of force-feeding which led to the passing of the 1913 'Cat and Mouse Act'.
What's on TV?
What's the documentary about?
The documentary will detail Lucy's journey into exploring the actions of the women who campaigned for the vote as their fight descends from a peaceful protest into anarchy.
It will be an Edwardian historical drama where Lucy will be joined by suffragettes from the Women's Social Political Union.
They will investigate the conditions and hardships they endured and examine the role of Parliament and the press when the movement began.
The story will be told through diaries kept by the suffragettes, illustrated by shocking press photographs and historical newsreel footage.