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Historical observational documentary series which recreates a Victorian pharmacy.

Victorian Pharmacy: Series 1 (30 minutes)

David Upshal

Ruth Goodman

Andrew Snowball

Victorian Pharmacy: Series 1 (30 minutes): Episode 1

Episode 1

Series 1 (30 minutes)

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The team discover the world of pharmacy in 1837, the beginning of Queen Victoria's reign.

Documentary series recreating a 19th-century pharmacy. The team discover the world of pharmacy in 1837, when traditional remedies such as leeches were popular and regularly used.

In a unique experiment, historian Ruth Goodman, Professor Nick Barber and PhD student Tom Quick are recreating an authentic 19th-century pharmacy. 

The team discover the world of the pharmacy at the beginning of Queen Victoria's reign in 1837 - a world where traditional remedies such as leeches, oil of earthworm and potions laced with cannabis and opium were popular and regularly used. 

Ruth gathers herbs and plants to make a traditional cough medicine for a customer to test. Meanwhile, other volunteers try some safe cures from Victorian times - will any of them work or was it all just quackery?

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Historical observational documentary series which recreates a Victorian pharmacy

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