A woman with curly dark hair is climbing out of a hatch on an airplane, smiling, wearing a black and white plaid shirt, ripped jeans, and black combat boots.

Richarda Morrow-Tait

Mocked as ‘the flying housewife’ and ‘the comely redhead’, in 1948 Richarda Morrow-Tait became the first woman to fly around the world. Hers is a tale of physical, mental and emotional endurance.

Richarda was a bored and lonely young woman in post-war Britain. But she had a dream and she knew that she was the only person who could make it happen.

Join Oswin and Carla and the legendary aviator Polly Vacher MBE, as as we try to understand what drives someone to climb into a cockpit and set off on a year-long journey. Just like Richarda, Polly did it too – as the first woman to fly solo around the world via the polar regions – and she shares her secrets of success.