We’re jumping on our 1850s waterbed with excitement, as this week Kim and Alice are joined by Laurel from Hightailing Through History to discuss the BBC miniseries, North & South. The industrial North is in her strike era and the men are blaming women for their feelings again, but exactly how many red flags will we ignore if someone’s hot?Check out Hightailing Through History on Spotify,  Apple Podcasts and YouTube.Sound Engineer: Keith NagleEditor: Keith NagleProducer: Helen HamiltonSources:Lancashire Textile Strikes; Encyclopedia.com"You Have Made Him What He Is": Irish Labourers and the Preston Strike in Elizabeth Gaskell's "North and South" by Susanne S. Cammack; New Hibernia Review Vol 20, No.4