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Did the Victorians Ruin the World? Series 1 Episodes

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  1. 5. Toilets

    5/5 Are toilets a case of Victorian genius, or did they flush away our most precious resource?

  2. 4. Darwinism

    4/5 Whose idea was more powerful - Darwin's good one or his cousin Francis Galton's awful one?

  3. 3. Cars

    3/5 Was the history of the car nearly different? Did the Victorians invent the electric car?

  4. 2. Beards

    2/5 Why was there a beard explosion under Queen Victoria? And can beards be good for health?

  5. 1. Squirrels

    1/5 Do grey squirrels prove Victorians were a bunch of environmental vandals?