Victorian Sensations – Season 1
2019
3 Episodes
Episodes
S01E01
Electric Dreams
Dr Hannah Fry explores how science and technology transformed Britain in the 1890s, giving rise to the modern world - and many present-day anxieties.
22 May 201960m
S01E02
Decadence and Degeneration
Actor Paul McGann discovers how fears of moral and imperial decline terrified 1890s Britain - informing the daring plays of Oscar Wilde and the fantastical stories of HG Wells.
29 May 201960m
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S01E03
Seeing and Believing
Philippa Perry explores the 1890s, where the invention of motion pictures goes hand in hand with a deep belief in the paranormal.
05 Jun 201960m