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What the Victorians Did for Us

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

The second of three compilations from Adam Hart-Davis's study of the Victorians' enduring legacy to British society.

Social Progress
How sanitation, education, public-health measures and nascent consumerism improved life for many.

Rule Makers
Hart-Davis looks at how fresh standards were set for the era by a brace of new regulations governing everything from sport to table manners.

Contributors

Presenter:
Adam Hart-Davis
Executive Producer:
Caroline van den Brul
Source: Radio Times

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