The Victorians
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| First episode date | February 15, 2009 |
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| Final episode date | March 8, 2009 |
| Languages | English |
| Networks | BBC One |
| Written by | Jeremy Paxman |
| Mar 1, 2009 | |
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| ID | 2474889 |
About The Victorians
Jeremy Paxman explores Victorian art and culture.
Ending sewage dumping will mean higher water bills - report
... The root cause of the UK s sewage problem is not contested: the system was designed and built by The Victorians and there simply hasn t been enough investment in the drains and treatment plants needed to cope with a growing population and more intense storms...
The photographer using a Victorian process to picture Scotland
...Alex Boyd is using a photographic process developed by The Victorians more than 170 years ago to create images of Scotland and Ireland...
Interview: A crisis would shake MPs into reform - Hannah White
... White urges traditionalists who might balk at the prospect to embrace the forward-looking spirit of The Victorians who rebuilt the Palace of Westminster after a fire in the 1850s, using state-of-the-art technology and materials...
Tom Hiddleston: Why we all need monsters and myths
... " I think The Victorians were incredibly forward-thinking - it was a time of massive advancements in science, architecture, philosophy and religion, " he says...
Crystal Palace dinosaurs added to 'at risk' register
... Historical England, said of the creatures represented, the state of scientific knowledge at the time was, and had an extraordinary vision for The Victorians...
Why is Friday the 13 bad luck?
... But it was The Victorians that the two of them together, the author says, the country wisdom and Folklore diary was...
Sheela-na-gigs: The naked women adorning Britain's churches
... Phallic figures found on the corbels [wall brackets] in churches are thought to have come under attack by The Victorians...
