3: Having It All | The Victorians

Duration: 58'46''

Synopsis

Continuing his exploration of the Victorian world, Jeremy Paxman tells how railways, factories and military might made Britain the richest country in the world.

Further Information

More clips from The Victorians

1: Painting the Town | The Victorians

1: Painting the Town | The Victorians

BBC One | 2009 | 59'20''

Jeremy Paxman begins his exploration into Victorian Britain by investigating the most dramatic event of the age - the explosion of grea...

2: Home Sweet Home | The Victorians

2: Home Sweet Home | The Victorians

BBC One | 2009 | 58'17''

Jeremy Paxman continues his exploration of the Victorian world by entering the Victorian home, a haven of order. But he soon discovers al...

4: Dreams and Nightmares | The Victorians

4: Dreams and Nightmares | The Victorians

BBC One | 2009 | 58'31''

Jeremy Paxman discovers how, during the dying years of Victoria's reign, artists led a revolt against Victorian values of money and...

1: Painting the Town | The Victorians

1: Painting the Town | The Victorians

BBC One | 2009 | 59'20''

Jeremy Paxman begins his exploration into Victorian Britain by investigating the most dramatic event of the age - the explosion of grea...

2: Home Sweet Home | The Victorians

2: Home Sweet Home | The Victorians

BBC One | 2009 | 58'17''

Jeremy Paxman continues his exploration of the Victorian world by entering the Victorian home, a haven of order. But he soon discovers al...

4: Dreams and Nightmares | The Victorians

4: Dreams and Nightmares | The Victorians

BBC One | 2009 | 58'31''

Jeremy Paxman discovers how, during the dying years of Victoria's reign, artists led a revolt against Victorian values of money and...

More resources about The Industrial Revolution

1: A Cup of Tea | The Boat That Guy Built

1: A Cup of Tea | The Boat That Guy Built

BBC One | 2011 | 29'02''

Guy Martin renovates a neglected narrowboat with inventions from the Industrial Revolution. He begins by building an 18th-century b...

1: Migration and Emigration | History File

1: Migration and Emigration | History File

BBC Two | 2000 | 18'54''

Compilation of secondary schools programme on British History 1750-1900. Looks at how industrialisation changed the day-to-day liv...

1: The Great Ship | Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

1: The Great Ship | Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

BBC Two | 2003 | 49'07''

Following the story of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's struggle to build the world's largest ship, The Great Eastern.

2: A Nice Hot Shower | The Boat That Guy Built

2: A Nice Hot Shower | The Boat That Guy Built

BBC One | 2011 | 29'09''

Guy decides to make a steam engine power the shower on board his aptly-named narrowboat, Reckless. He also visits the factory ...

2: Brunel | Great Britons (2002)

2: Brunel | Great Britons (2002)

BBC Two | 2002 | 57'50''

In a series of programs about the chief candidates for greatness, Jeremy Clarkson argues the case for Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the great 19t...

2: Crime and Punishment | History File

2: Crime and Punishment | History File

BBC Two | 2000 | 18'51''

Compilation of secondary schools programme on British History 1750-1900. Looks at how industrialisation changed the day-to-day lives o...

2: The Age of Invention | Howard Goodall's Story of Music

2: The Age of Invention | Howard Goodall's Story of Music

BBC Two | 2013 | 58'41''

Howard Goodall looks at the fertile musical period between 1650 and 1750, in which many of the musical innovations ...

3: A Good Night's Sleep | The Boat That Guy Built

3: A Good Night's Sleep | The Boat That Guy Built

BBC One | 2011 | 29'03''

Guy Martin visits an Industrial Revolution cotton mill to weave his own sheets on 19th-century looms, then builds a mattres...

3: Health and Housing | History File

3: Health and Housing | History File

BBC Two | 2000 | 19'01''

Compilation of secondary schools programme on British History 1750-1900. Looks at how industrialisation changed the day-to-day lives of ...

3: Victoria | Queens that Changed the World

3: Victoria | Queens that Changed the World

Channel 4 | 2023 | 46'46''

Victoria reigned in a time of huge change. She was the first queen to be among her public, and led the way for modern royals.

4: Beans on Toast | The Boat That Guy Built

4: Beans on Toast | The Boat That Guy Built

BBC One | 2011 | 28'57''

Motorcycle racer and engineering enthusiast Guy Martin makes a tin can using a 200-year-old technique, bakes his own traditional ...

4: Mine (Black Country) | How Britain Worked

4: Mine (Black Country) | How Britain Worked

Channel 4 | 2012 | 46'22''

Guy Martin's project is the first piston engine ever built - The Newcomen Beam Engine - which the team set out to return to full...

4: Work and Wages | History File

4: Work and Wages | History File

BBC Two | 2000 | 18'11''

Compilation of secondary schools programme on British History 1750-1900. Looks at how industrialisation changed the day-to-day lives of the ...

5: Henry VIII to the Industrial Revolution | Michael Wood's Story of England

5: Henry VIII to the Industrial Revolution | Michael Wood's Story of England

BBC Four | 2010 | 59'05''

A portrait of one village through the whole of English history sees 17th-century dissenters, an ...

5: Make a Boat a Home | The Boat That Guy Built

5: Make a Boat a Home | The Boat That Guy Built

BBC One | 2011 | 29'06''

Guy and his best mate Mave decide to give their narrowboat a makeover. They learn about the most influential British interior...

5: Reform and Recreation | History File

5: Reform and Recreation | History File

BBC Two | 2000 | 18'25''

Compilation of secondary schools programme on British History 1750-1900. Looks at how industrialisation changed the day-to-day lives ...

6: 1900-1909 - Britain at its peak? | History File

6: 1900-1909 - Britain at its peak? | History File

BBC Two | 2000 | 23'35''

Compilation of secondary schools programme on British History 1750-1900. Looks at how industrialisation changed the day-to...

6: The Homecoming | The Boat That Guy Built

6: The Homecoming | The Boat That Guy Built

BBC One | 2011 | 29'08''

Guy Martin examines inventions of the Industrial Revolution. Guy and Mave show off their renovated boat and all its historic inve...

7: Age of Industry | Andrew Marr's History of the World

7: Age of Industry | Andrew Marr's History of the World

BBC One | 2012 | 59'14''

In this episode, Andrew Marr tells how Britain's Industrial Revolution created the modern world.

British railway | A House Through Time

British railway | A House Through Time

BBC Two | 2018 | 3'03''

A 19th century resident of 62 Falkner Street earns his living from the steam train industry.