Episodes
1. Electric Dreams
May 22, 2019
60 min
Dr Hannah Fry explores how science and technology transformed Britain in the 1890s, giving rise to the modern world - and many present-day anxieties.
Guest Stars:
Hannah Fry
2. Decadence and Degeneration
May 29, 2019
60 min
Actor Paul McGann discovers how fears of moral and imperial decline terrified 1890s Britain - informing the daring plays of Oscar Wilde and the fantastical stories of HG Wells.
Guest Stars:
Paul McGann