TV tonight: the unmarried women who were forced to give up their babies
Tonight's BBC Two documentary gathers testimony from women who, between 1949 and 1976, were sent to so-called "mother and baby homes" after becoming pregnant outside marriage, forcing them to give up their babies for adoption. It features accounts from Ann in Wales and Joan in Sunderland, alongside former staff at the homes and adults who were adopted, mostly into white, middle-class families, and traces the women's ongoing campaign for a state apology.
Elsewhere in the evening's listings, Channel 4 marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a two-part documentary featuring rescue workers and survivors, while ITV1 continues its Professor T and Gabriel Book crime dramas. Sky One airs a dinosaur-themed episode set in Antarctica, BBC One shows highlights from Reading Festival with acts including Florence + the Machine and Charli xcx, and 5Action screens the 1970 western Little Big Man starring Dustin Hoffman.
- BBC Two documentary features women forced into "mother and baby homes" 1949-1976
- Women campaign for a state apology over forced adoptions
- Also tonight: 9/11 25th anniversary documentary, Reading Festival highlights, crime dramas