2. The Children Who Built Victorian Britain

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The Children Who Built Victorian Britain
First shown:
1 February at 21:00
Last shown:
10 August at 22:30

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

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