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What the Victorians Did for Us: Story, Cast and Series Facts

What the Victorians Did for Us (2001): History. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

What the Victorians Did for Us is a British television series, a spin off from What the Romans Did for Us. It documents the effects that Victorian society has on the United Kingdom and the world today. It concentrates primarily on the scientific and social advances of the era, which bore the Industrial Revolution and set the standards for polite society today.

Series details

  • Title: What the Victorians Did for Us
  • Format: Documentary
  • Language: English
  • Genres: History
  • Premiere date: 2001-09-03
  • Final broadcast date listed: 2001-10-22
  • Status in TVmaze: Ended
  • Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
  • Network country: United Kingdom
  • Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
  • TVMaze ID: 35971
  • IMDb ID: tt0331808
  • TVDB ID: 81396

Cast and credited roles

  • Adam Hart-Davis — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

  • Season 1: premiered 2001-09-03; final listed air date 2001-10-22; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from What the Victorians Did for Us on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.

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