Ian Hislop salutes the unsung heroes of Victorian Britain who improved cities, housing and worki...
We go behind-the scenes to find out how an ordinary terraced house in the shadow of the Millennium Dome was transformed into a time machine...
The Bowlers reflect on the highs, lows and unforgettable moments of their three month living-history experiment.
Guy decides to make a steam engine power the shower on board his aptly-named narrowboat, Reckless. He also visits the factory ...
Compilation of secondary schools programme on British History 1750-1900. Looks at how industrialisation changed the day-to-day lives o...
Ian Hislop celebrates the dynamic and eccentric Victorian reformers who brought about the most remar...
The Bowlers wake up to their first morning in the 1900 house. There is no water, potties need emptying and the milk has gone off. The dream...
Lucy Worsley explores how the health of monarchs has shaped the nation. She explo...
Guy Martin helps to get Llandudno - the queen of Victorian sea-side resorts - up to scratch in time for the summer season, workin...
The perils of booze and sex are the focus for the final episode of Ian Hislop's series about Victori...
As 19th century London's sewage problem reached crisis point and cholera was rife, Joseph Bazalgette proposed a scheme ...
A newcomer arrives at the house as Elizabeth, their new "maid of all work' starts domestic service. Scrubbing,washing,ironing,carpet b...
After three months of living in the past, the Bowlers' Victorian odyssey is coming to an end. Before they leave, they decide to throw a p...
In this humorous advertisement for injuries caused in the workplace we discover just what jobs some Victorian chil...
David Olusoga investigates the 1850's Cholera epidemic in Liverpool.
Six celebrities work for food and shelter in four Victorian workplaces, starting with 24 hours in the filth and grime of the city dump.
Fifteen pupils and three teachers embark on a time-travelling adventure to discover how much life at school has changed. The class start ...
Six celebrities work in four Victorian workplaces. Their second 24 hours finds them in a rural coaching inn.
Six celebrities work in four Victorian workplaces. Their third 24 hours finds them amid the bottle kilns of the Staffordshire potteries.
Six celebrities work in four Victorian workplaces. The six celebrities spend their final 24 hours in the workhouse.
Ian Hislop presents a film about Victorian financiers known for their spectacular philanthropy, including Samuel Gurney, George Peabody, A...
Series on how London has changed since Charles Booth's 1886 survey. Portland Road, Notting Hill, was once London's worst sl...
Tony tries his hand at some of the most difficult and disgusting jobs from Victorian England's history.
Among the worst jobs in the city are hunch backed water caddy, daring fire fighter, dangerous docker, deal ...
Tracing the residents from the 1880s to 1900s, David discovers a family torn apart by catastrophe. The house becomes a refuge for destitute stree...
A ruthless factory owner is hit by an arson attack, a pacifist couple make a stand and one man sets sail for a life on the glamourous Atlantic li...
The story of those who lived in one house, from the time it was built until now. David Olusoga follows the stories of the first inhabitants o...
David Olusoga pays his first visit to Ravensworth Terrace and investigates a vengeful lawyer, a scientist faced with financial ruin and a doc...
David Olusoga discovers a scandalous poisoning, a reversal of fortune for a Victorian factory girl and a building dynasty that helped create ...
This clip shows how traditional crackers were made during the Victorian period and how they were marketed to dif...
Restaurant critic Giles Coren and writer and performer Sue Perkins spend the week on the diet of a wealthy Victorian couple.
David Dimbleby explores what life was like for the mentally ill in the Victorian era.
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