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What the Victorians Did For Us Original
Episode 5 of 8

Victorian innovations. How the opportunities in employment and education created the middle classes and gave them such luxuries as their own toilets.

Adam Hart-Davis investigates the Victorian innovations that left a lasting impression on British society. How the opportunities in employment and education created the middle classes and gave them such luxuries as their own toilets, frozen foods and improved healthcare. The rich, meanwhile, could indulge in new gadgets such as the velocipede shower.

30 minutes

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Thu 22 Jan 2009 22:00
大象传媒 Two England, Wales (Analogue) & Wales only

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  • Wed 7 Nov 2007 11:30
    大象传媒 Two England, Scotland, Northern Ireland (Analogue) & Northern Ireland only
  • Thu 22 Jan 2009 22:00
    大象传媒 Two England, Wales (Analogue) & Wales only