3 episodes
Victorian Sensations - Season 1
First aired May 22, 2019Season 1
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Episodes
Episode 1
Electric Dreams
May 22, 201960 min1 votes
Dr Hannah Fry explores how science and technology transformed Britain in the 1890s, giving rise to the modern world - and many present-day anxieties.
Episode 2
Decadence and Degeneration
May 29, 201960 min1 votes
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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Episode 3
Seeing and Believing
Jun 5, 201960 min1 votes
Philippa Perry explores the 1890s, where the invention of motion pictures goes hand in hand with a deep belief in the paranormal.