Voices of Victorian Britain

Synopsis

Presents a picture of Victorian London, based on a research conducted by the Victorian journalist and founder of ‘Punch’ Henry Mayhew. He accurately transcribed interviews with a wide range of working people as part of a survey of London labour and life. Some of his characters are dramatised, including a rat catcher, a woman who sells dog excrement, a depressed street clown, a maker and purveyor of false eyes, and man who sells descriptions of famous murderers withing a day of their being apprended, and a man who gives street lectures on a flea, a human hair and cheese mites.

Series

Timewatch, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

Year of production

1996

Availability

Sale; 1999 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Broadcast on BBC2 on 11/2/96.

Subjects

History

Keywords

London; Victorian life

Credits

Director

Jonathan Miller

Contributor

Laurence Rees

Cast

Jonathan Miller

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’