A ten-part series examining the hidden and darker aspects of Victorian life.
. 6: The Unknown Victorian by DONALD THOMAS with Clive Swift as ' Walter Michael Smee as the Narrator The activities of that unknown Victorian ' Walter,' a sexual adventurer whose private writing charts more than just a series of amorous exploits.
His book, My Secret Life, in the shape of an 11-volume diary of over 4,000 pages, spanning half a century, reflects the ' experiences of those who lived not in the myth of natural greatness or the self-congratulations of self-made men but in Victoria's other England, which many of her subjects deplored and many more preferred not to think about.'
Readers ANDREW DOWLING
MARTIN FRIEND, MICHAEL HARBOUR EDWARD KELSEY , JANE KNOWLES KATHERINE PARR , DAVID SPOONER EVA STUART , HELEN WORTH Producer RICHARD WORTLEY