Season 1

S1 · E1 · 15/02/2009 · 1 h 00 min

Painting the Town

Jeremy Paxman begins his exploration into Victorian Britain by investigating the most dramatic event of the age - the explosion of great cities.

S1 · E2 · 22/02/2009 · 1 h 00 min

Home Sweet Home

Jeremy Paxman continues his exploration of the Victorian world by entering the home.

S1 · E3 · 01/03/2009 · 1 h 00 min

Having It All

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

S1 · E4 · 08/03/2009 · 1 h 00 min

Dreams and Nightmares

Jeremy Paxman discovers how, during the dying years of Victoria's reign, artists led a revolt against Victorian values of money and morality.