Victorian Sensations (2019)
Victorian Sensations transports us to the thrilling era of the 1890s. Dr Hannah Fry, Paul McGann, and Philippa Perry explore a decade of rapid change that still resonates today.
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Season 1 Episode List
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Episode 1 - Electric Dreams
Release Date: 2019-05-22Dr Hannah Fry explores how science and technology transformed Britain in the 1890s, giving rise to the modern world - and many present-day anxieties.
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Episode 2 - Decadence and Degeneration
Release Date: 2019-05-29Actor Paul McGann discovers how fears of moral and imperial decline terrified 1890s Britain - informing the daring plays of Oscar Wilde and the fantastical stories of HG Wells.
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Episode 3 - Seeing and Believing
Release Date: 2019-06-05Philippa Perry explores the 1890s, where the invention of motion pictures goes hand in hand with a deep belief in the paranormal.