Living history show presented by Fi Glover. Six celebrities travel back in time to the relentless graft of Victorian Britain.
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Historian Dr Onyeka Nubia examines the history of Victorian Britain by visiting various regions to better understand this period's complex history, which included societal changes, technological advancement, and injustice.
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