The Victorians perfected the use of popular song as a way to reflect values, morality and beliefs. It is an art which has never lost its ability to act as a mirror to society, as Simon Brett reveals in his new four-part exploration of morality in note form, from the early 19th century until today.
1: Family Life. It began in the 1840s and so it continues - the image of family life being a happy gathering within the fold of fond parents. But behind the façade songs chart the shift, from Obedience to Disaffection. Producer Mary Price