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A Victorian Scandal: The Rudest Book in Britain

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 5 months

Dr Fern Riddell is a young historian and author who goes back to the archives to challenge more traditional historical views of Victorian society.

Her investigation into a sensational Victorian high court trial, which took place in 1877, sheds new light on the ‘no sex please, we are British’ cliché often associated with Victorian England. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Fern Riddell
Interviewed Guest:
Lesley Hall
Interviewed Guest:
Tanya Kirk
Interviewed Guest:
Matthew Sweet
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Williams
Executive Producer:
Ed Stobart
Executive Producer:
Emma Parkins
Director:
Craig Pickles

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