03: The Bell Rock Lighthouse | Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

09: The Victorian Achievement | In Search of Scotland

Fiona Watson looks at how the prosperity of cities such as Glasgow and Dundee in the 19th century was tempered by wides...

02: Creating Britishness | Union with David Olusoga

David Olusoga reveals how, in the 18th century, a new British identity was forged in the face of multiple threats from wi...

S02E02: Scotland | Local Heroes

Adam Hart-Davis goes in search of pioneers of science and invention in Scotland. He investigates the achievements of Alexander Bain, Charles ...

The Man Who Charmed the World | Groundbreakers

Duncan Bannatyne explores the life and legacy of Sir Thomas Lipton, from his family's humble Ulster Scots beginnings, to the h...

08: Crucible of the Modern World | In Search of Scotland

Fiona Watson looks at the influential Scots who played a large part in both the Enlightenment and the Industrial Rev...

S01E03: Scotland | Local Heroes

Bicycling scientist Adam Hart-Davis looks at pioneers of science and invention. Includes the pocket calculator, kaleidoscopes, weighing the e...

S02E03: The Price of Progress | A History of Scotland

Neil Oliver examines how, in the late 18th century, Scotland was transformed from a poor country into one of the riches...

S02E04: This Land Is Our Land | A History of Scotland

Neil Oliver looks at how, in the early 19th century, rural workers fled from Scotland's countryside into the industrial...

The Singer Story: Made in Clydebank

Charting how the Singer sewing machine helped establish the town of Clydebank by employing tens of thousands of people before its demise ...

The Children Who Built Victorian Britain

Using animation and actual recorded testimony, historian Jane Humphries tells the story of the child workers whose exploitation was ...

05: Sewer King | Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

As 19th century London's sewage problem reached crisis point and cholera was rife, Joseph Bazalgette proposed a scheme...

The 1860s | The Victorian Slum

A group of 21st-century people move into a recreated Victorian slum. In this episode, the slum dwellers move into the 1860s, when London was t...

S02E03: The Worst Industrial Jobs in History | The Worst Jobs In History

Among the Worst Industrial Jobs in History are: Bridge builders, Canal leggers, bone cleaner to make...

04: Crime and Punishment | What the Victorians Did For Us

Adam Hart-Davis investigates the Victorian innovations that left a lasting impression on British society. In this p...

Episode 1 | Empire with David Olusoga

David Olusoga tells the story of the British Empire, from its origins under Elizabeth I to the establishment of colonies in America, th...

Children in the Industrial Revolution | The Children Who Built Victorian Britain

How children were treated and how this began to change.

Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here

Professor Jeremy Black explains the unique economic, social and political factors that helped Britain transform itself almost ent...

Episode 1 | Back in Time for School

Fifteen pupils and three teachers embark on a time-travelling adventure to discover how much life at school has changed. The class start ...

01: Profit and Loss | Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

In 1834 Britain abolished slavery, a defining and celebrated moment in our national history. What has been largely for...

The 1880s | The Victorian Slum

A group of people move into a recreated Victorian slum. The slum dwellers have moved into the turbulent 1880s: unemployment was sky high, livi...