BBC iPlayer - Episode Detail: The Grandfather of Self Help Historian Kate Williams investigates the popularity of Samuel Smiles' 1859 book Self Help. 2009-12-09T05:06:16Z tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:/iplayer/feed/episode/b00lbt3p BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk The Grandfather of Self Help tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lbt3p 2009-06-24T23:38:53Z Historian Kate Williams investigates the popularity of Samuel Smiles' 1859 book Self Help. <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lbt3p/The_Grandfather_of_Self_Help/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lbt3p_150_84.jpg" alt="The Grandfather of Self Help" /> </a> </p> <p> Historian Kate Williams investigates the success and lasting legacy of Samuel Smiles' 1859 book Self Help, and finds out if it contains a message for our own times. </p>