Building Victorian Britain

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Building Victorian Britain

How Britains first Super Sewer cleaned up the capital.

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Series 2
How the seaside break became a British institution.
Michael visits Bristol and the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
The Victorians built the most advanced ships in the world.
How the burgeoning rail network changed Victorian Britain.
Series 1
Examining cotton's key role in the birth of mass production.
Victorians introduced gas power, revolutionising the home.
Michael reveals how Victorians created the sewer system.
How Victorian engineers revolutionised public transport.
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