Helen Lewis: Great WivesSeries 1Episodes Episode guide

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1. Out of the Shadows

   4/4Helen looks at the myth of the solitary genius and finds out about Alma Mahler.
2. Thanks for Typing

   3/4Helen looks at Sonya Tolstaya and Vera Nabokov: great wives and great typists.
3. Muses

   2/4Helen looks at the role of the Muse, including Elizabeth Siddal and Dora Maar.
4. Ghosts

   1/4Einstein's wife Mileva, the Curie power couple and a charlatan.