An exploration of how Victorians helped to build the nation of Great Britain, and how they transformed the country in less than a century, with iconic buildings, transport networks, and cutting-edge technology.
EPISODE 1
How Britain Got Moving
Michael looks into how the Victorians got Great Britain moving as their engineers created and revolutionised public transport.
EPISODE 2
Saving the Nation's Health
Michael explores how the Victorians created their sewer systems to provide clean water for everyone, from the revolution in Liverpool to the Great Stink of 1858.
EPISODE 3
The Making of the Modern Home
Michael sets out to explore the explosion in house-building in the early Victorian period, and reveals how Victorians introduced gas power to their homes.
EPISODE 4
The Birth of the Machines
An examination of cotton's role in Victorian mass production, and a revolutionary loom, via the first inter-city railway.
Michael Buerk
Madeleine Gerry
Michael Wadding
Adam Bullmore
Mike Warner
