Victorian Sensations
Season 1
2019tvEnded1 Season · 3 Ep
Documentary
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Network: BBC Four
Season aired: 2019-05-22
Overview
Victorian Sensations transports us to the thrilling era of the 1890s. Dr Hannah Fry, Paul McGann, and Philippa Perry explore a decade of rapid change that still resonates today.
Episodes · 3
1
Electric Dreams
1h 0m2019-05-22
Dr Hannah Fry explores how science and technology transformed Britain in the 1890s, giving rise to the modern world - and many present-day anxieties.
2
Decadence and Degeneration
1h 0m2019-05-29
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.
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Seeing and Believing
1h 0m2019-06-05
Philippa Perry explores the 1890s, where the invention of motion pictures goes hand in hand with a deep belief in the paranormal.