{"id":367523,"date":"2026-08-05T16:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/this-woman-changed-countless-british-lives-but-you-wont-know-her-documentary\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:00:28","slug":"this-woman-changed-countless-british-lives-but-you-wont-know-her-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/this-woman-changed-countless-british-lives-but-you-wont-know-her-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"This woman changed countless British lives &#8211; but you won&#8217;t know her | Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/alG1R4Q7UW8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"This woman changed countless British lives - but you won't know her | Documentary\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/alG1R4Q7UW8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Today marks 100 years since a massive change in Britain&#8217;s social identity.<\/p>\n<p>A campaigner from the South West pioneered the legalisation of adoption, changing the lives of hundreds of thousands of children. <\/p>\n<p>Clara Andrew from Exeter was inspired after working with orphans and refugees during the First World War. <\/p>\n<p>But a century on, much has changed. <\/p>\n<p>Recently the government and Church of England both apologised for their roles in the forced adoptional scandal, where unmarried mothers were separated from their babies.<\/p>\n<p>And in 2026, experts say the system is under pressure, and fewer people are coming forward to adopt.<\/p>\n<p>In this documentary, we explore the long &#8211; and sometimes dark &#8211; history of adoption in Britain, and examine whether the system is now creaking under strain.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks 100 years since a massive change in Britain&#8217;s social identity. 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