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	The Earl of Shaftesbury Duration: 00:35 The social reformer, later Earl of Shaftesbury, visiting a mine where children worked. Shaftesbury's reforms gradually brought about better working conditions for children.	mines, reformer, conditions, Shaftesbury, laws, Parliament, subtitled

	Lord Shaftesbury and Ragged Schools (drama) Duration: 06:09 We meet Lord Shaftsbury, who speaks about his act stating that children cannot work more than ten hours in a day, as well as speaking to children about their views on Ragged Schools.	TheCharlesDickensShow, child, children, poverty, pure, tanner, leather, factory, factories, mills, ragged, school, ten, hour, act, Lord, Shaftesbury, Charles, Dickens, show, education, parliament, law, labour

	Child labour in Victorian times Duration: 18:19 A chat show about child labour in Victorian times, including work done by children and the introduction of 'ragged' schools for the poor.	child, children, poverty, pure, tanner, leather, factory, factories, mills, ragged, school, ten, hour, act, Lord, Shaftesbury, Charles, Dickens, show, education, parliament, law, labour, TheCharlesDickensShow

	Workhouse jobs for children (drama) Duration: 03:54 We meet the anonymous Mr Dugdale, the owner of a workhouse, who talks about his views on children living in his establishment.	TheCharlesDickensShow, child, children, poverty, pure, tanner, leather, factory, factories, mills, ragged, school, ten, hour, act, Lord, Shaftesbury, Charles, Dickens, show, education, parliament, law, labour

	Street jobs for children in Victorian times (drama) Duration: 06:02 We meet three children working in difficult and dangerous trades, including a mudlark (scavenger), a watercress seller and a 'pure' (dogs' mess) finder.	TheCharlesDickensShow, child, children, poverty, pure, tanner, leather, factory, factories, mills, ragged, school, ten, hour, act, Lord, Shaftesbury, Charles, Dickens, show, education, parliament, law, labour

	True Stories - Thomas Barnardo Duration: 10:22 Thomas Barnardo tells the story of his life. We see Barnardo teaching at the Ragged School and discovering homeless boys sleeping on London’s rooftops and then setting up the first home for London’s street children.	Thomas Barnardo, slums, homeless, Ragged School, street children, London, poor, Victorian, Lord Shaftesbury, children, help, destitute, 19th century, truestories

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