Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity | The science behind Frankenstein

Duration: 2'00''

Synopsis

The Victorian science that became an influence for Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'.

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Other Archive resources
Frankenstein | BBC Four | 2014

The Art of Gothic: Britain's Midnight Hour | Frankenstein' - Plot

Andrew Graham-Dixon discusses the plot of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' and explains the scientific anxieties that influenced the novel.
Frankenstein | BBC Four | 2014

The Secret Life of Books | Waltons letters

Alice Roberts investigates Robert Walton's letters to his sister, which frame Mary Shelley's text.