Call the Midwife

Season 3

1. Gripe water is a non-prescription product for colic in babies. It formerly contained alcohol, sugar, and sodium bicarbonate.
2. REME stands for Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. The Corps was established during WWII.
3. The Windmill Girls were women who performed in the nude as "living statues" (tableaux vivants) at the Windmill Theatre in London. Since they didn't move, their shows were not considered obscene. The performances continued through WWII, even during the Blitz ("We Never Closed").
4. Features comedienne Sandi Toksvig.

1. "Rennies" are a brand of antacid tablets.
2. "Gay Gordons" and "Valeta" are types of social dances. Gay Gordons is a lively country dance popular at Scottish cèilidhs, while the Valeta is a waltz with graceful gliding side-steps.

1. Grantly Dick-Read was an obstetrician and a leading exponent of natural childbirth. His 1942 book "Revelation of Childbirth" (later re-titled "Childbirth without Fear") was an international bestseller, and is still in print.

1. Twiglets are twig-shaped wheat snacks sold in the UK. They are coated with yeast extract, which makes them taste something like Marmite.
2. Wine gums are chewy candies similar to gumdrops, but lacking the sugary coating. They come in various shapes, colors, and flavors, but contain no alcohol.

1. The poem Sister Monica Joan recites to Jenny Lee is titled "Jenny Kissed Me" by James Henry Leigh Hunt.

1. Sr. Evangelina's given name is Enid.
2. Sister Monica Joan's Christian name was Antonia - it was the name on the box of her belongings held in the Nonnatus House safe. See S3 Ep8.
3. "Khazi" is a slang term for lavatory or toilet.
4. "Take It From Here" was a BBC radio program which aired from 1948 to 1960. It was a comedy show, with parodies of history, classic literature, and popular movie genres, and "The Glums", an episodic satire of BBC shows about "nice" families (eg, The Archers).

1. Advocaat is a Dutch alcoholic drink, somewhat like eggnog, made from eggs, sugar, and brandy, and sometimes cream or milk.
2. Alma Cogan was an English singer popular in the 1950s and early 1960s, known as "the Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice". Her hit records include "Why Do Fools Fall in Love", "Sugartime", and "Bell Bottom Blues". She was one of the earliest UK recording artists to make frequent appearances on TV.
3. The fuzzy image of Earth, the first photo of the planet taken by a satellite, was transmitted by Explorer 6 in August 1959.

1. A lighterman works on barges, carrying goods up and down the river and from cargo ships to shore.

1. Last episode for Jessica Raine. She left the show to pursue Hollywood.
2. Satsumas are small orange citrus fruits which are easy to peel.