24 Hours in the Past

Presenter Fi Glover and historian Ruth Goodman take six celebrities back in time to experience life in Victorian Britain. Over the course of four days, the stars are sent to graft at four different 19th-century workplaces. Without mod cons the participants have to eat, sleep, work and dress as working-class Victorian citizens would. Taking on the gruelling tasks are former home office minister Ann Widdecombe, impressionist Alistair McGowan, Olympian Colin Jackson, presenter Miquita Oliver and actresses Zoe Lucker and Tyger Drew-Honey. … MORE