How the Victorians Built Britain

Michael Buerk travels around the UK to find out how so much of modern Britain was created by the Victorians, from impressive engineering projects to Summer holidays.

Genre: Documentary

Cast:Michael Buerk

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ The Railway Revolution

Sat, Jan 4, 2020

Michael Buerk jumps on board an original locomotive to discover the effect that the burgeoning rail network had on Victorian Britain.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Britannia Rules the Waves

Sat, Jan 11, 2020

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3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Bridging the Nation

Sat, Jan 18, 2020

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4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ The Great British Holiday

Sat, Jan 25, 2020

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5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ How Britain Healed the World

Wed, Jul 14, 2021

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6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ The Birth of Law and Order

Thu, Jul 15, 2021

Michael Buerk discovers how the Victorians instituted a revolution in law and order, created the first modern police force and built the prisons Britain still relies on today.

How the Victorians Built Britain

S1.E1 ∙ How Britain Got Moving

S1.E2 ∙ Saving the Nation's Health

S1.E3 ∙ The Making of the Modern Home

S1.E4 ∙ The Birth of the Machines

S2.E1 ∙ The Railway Revolution

S2.E2 ∙ Britannia Rules the Waves

S2.E3 ∙ Bridging the Nation

S2.E4 ∙ The Great British Holiday

S2.E5 ∙ How Britain Healed the World

S2.E6 ∙ The Birth of Law and Order