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Duration: 4 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

Adam Hart-Davis investigates the Victorian innovations that left a lasting impression on British society. Adam takes a lesson in Victorian etiquette.

Duration: 5 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

As the Victorians began to try more exotic foods, Adam Hart-Davis reveals that poor food-regulation meant treats like this contained anything from animal faeces to wax. Show more

What the Victorians Did For Us

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Birth of Cinema

Duration: 4 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

Adam Hart-Davis shows how Victorian cinema began with private viewings through machines called mutoscopes, which worked like giant flick-books. Show more