In the early morning of 7 September 1838, Grace Darling, the daughter of the keeper of the Longstone Light on the Farne Islands, rowed with her father to rescue men and women from the wrecked steamer Forfarshire.
Her heroism caused a national sensation - turning Grace into a national heroine and bringing her fame throughout the world. 'Grace Darling: Heroine' tells the extraordinary story of how and why Grace became a major celebrity and what has happened to her fame in the years since her tragic early death in 1842.
