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How the Victorians Built Britain

How the Victorians Built Britain

How the Victorians Built Britain

2018 2 Seasons 12 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Documentary

This series travels the length and breadth of Britain to find out how the Victorians built Britain. It uncovers the incredible and surprising stories behind iconic landmarks; discovers the hidden heroes behind the epic constructions; and finds out how the incredible advances made by the Victorians forged the world we live in today.

This series travels the length and breadth of Britain to find out how the Victorians built Britain. It uncovers the incredible and surprising stories behind iconic landmarks; discovers the hidden heroes behind the epic constructions; and finds out how the incredible advances made by the Victorians forged the world we live in today.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

How Britain Got Moving

Michael reveals how Victorian engineers revolutionised public transport, with the inventions of the omnibus, the modern-

EP 2

Saving the Nation's Health

Michael reveals how Victorians created the sewer system, providing fresh, clean water for all. The revolution began in L

EP 3

The Making of the Modern Home

Michael begins his journey by exploring the massive explosion in house-building in the early Victorian period. He reveal

EP 4

The Birth of the Machines

Michael Buerk looks at the creation of mass manufacturing, which meant that goods could be produced at a rate that had n

EP 1

The Railway Revolution

Michael Buerk returns with more stories of how Britain was transformed during the Victorian era, beginning by looking at

EP 2

Britannia Rules the Waves

Michael Buerk learns how the Victorians built the biggest, fastest, most technologically advanced ships in the world, wh

EP 3

Bridging The Nation

Michael Buerk looks at the building of bridges around the nation during the era, visiting Clifton Suspension Bridge in B

EP 4

The Great British Holiday

Michael Buerk discovers how the Victorians spent their leisure time, heading to Blackpool to learn how the seaside mini-

EP 5

How Britain Healed The World

Michael Buerk discovers how bold Victorian experiments and Cathedrals of Medicine built Britain and revolutionised the m

EP 6

The Birth Of Law And Order

Michael Buerk discovers how the Victorians instituted a revolution in law and order, created the first modern police for

EP 7

The Great Stink

Michael discovers how Britain's first Super Sewer cleaned up the capital and inspired a fresh water revolution that woul

EP 8

The Culture Revolution

Michael Buerk discovers how the Victorians took on the world of exploration and adventure, and brought it home to Britai

Popular Cast

Michael Buerk

Michael Buerk

Self - Presenter