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The Victorians

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Jeremy Paxman takes a journey into Victorian Britain.

Using his love of Victorian painting as a starting point, Jeremy Paxman takes a journey into Victorian Britain.

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The Victorians: Series 1 - 30 Minute Versions

Jeremy Paxman

The Victorians: Series 1 - 30 Minute Versions: Episode 3: Having It All

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Episode 3: Having It All

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Having It All

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How railways, factories, and military might made Britain the richest country in the world.

Continuing his exploration of the Victorian world, Jeremy Paxman tells how railways, factories and military might made Britain the richest country in the world.

Jeremy Paxman continues his exploration of the Victorian world. Inspired by the paintings of the day, he tells the story of Victorian power. 

Railways, factories and military might made Britain the richest country in the world. Paxman finds British generals dressed in togas in the Foreign Office, meets the horse that led the Charge of the Light Brigade, drives a steam train and visits a fort, a steelworks and a millionaire's mansion to tell the story of the time when Britain seemed to be having it all.

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Jeremy Paxman takes a journey into Victorian Britain. Contains revised repeats.

Using his love of Victorian painting as a starting point, Jeremy Paxman takes a journey into Victorian Britain. Episodes in this series have previously been broadcast in a different form

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