How the Victorians Built Britain
How the Victorians Built Britain
Season released 4th Jan, 2020Rated G10 episodes
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How the Victorians Built Britain Season 2 episodes
S02 E01
The Railway Revolution
43 mins · Sat, 4 Jan 2020
Michael Buerk reveals how Victorians introduced gas power to the everyday British home. Cotton's place at the heart of mass production is also examined.
S02 E02
Britannia Rules the Waves
43 mins · Sat, 11 Jan 2020
Explores how the Victorians built the most technologically advanced ships in the world which helped them dominate the high seas.
S02 E03
Bridging the Nation
43 mins · Sat, 18 Jan 2020
Michael discovers how the Victorians built the bridges that connected Britain; he uncovers a secret construction masterpiece of the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
S02 E04
The Great British Holiday
43 mins · Sat, 25 Jan 2020
In Blackpool, Michael discovers how a perk of the wealthy was transformed into a British institution, and how rivalry between two showbiz giants resulted in some of the area's most glorious architecture.
S02 E05
How Britain Healed The World
Mon, 31 Aug 2020
Michael Buerk discovers how bold Victorian experiments and Cathedrals of Medicine built Britain and revolutionised the medical world.
S02 E06
The Birth Of Law And Order
Mon, 7 Sep 2020
Michael Buerk discovers how the Victorians instituted a revolution in law and order, created the first modern police force and built the prisons Britain still relies on to house criminals today.
S02 E07
The Great Stink
43 mins
Michael learns how Britain's first Super Sewer helped to clean the capital and brought about a fresh water revolution.
S02 E08
The Culture Revolution
43 mins
Michael Buerk discovers how the Victorians took on the world of exploration and adventure, and brought it home to Britain for everyone to share. His voyage of discovery begins by coming face-to-face with a dinosaur at the Natural History Museum.
S02 E205
How Britain Healed the World
43 mins · Sat, 24 Jul 2021
Michael Buerk discovers how bold Victorian experiments and Cathedrals of Medicine built Britain and revolutionised the medical world.
S02 E206
The Birth of Law and Order
43 mins · Sat, 31 Jul 2021
Michael Buerk investigates how the Victorians instituted a revolution in law and order, created a police force, and built Britain's prisons.