What was it actually like to be a child miner in the 1840s...or a chimney sweep...or a homeless child? How did Bell discover the telephone...or Edison the phonograph...
...what was it like for Mary Seacole at the Crimea...or for Dr David Livingstone navigating the Zambezi?
This new series comprises short dramas exploring the key history topic 'The Victorians'. In the first five programmes there is an emphasis on the lives of children, with powerful first-hand testimonies. The second five programmes link to well-known Victorian figures, exploring themes like the coming of the railways, engineering achievements and inventions.
The series is designed to offer a flexible resource. Each of the short dramas is stand alone but may also be used as part of a sequence - allowing you to pick and choose the content that is most relevant to your study of this fascinating subject.
Links to History: The Victorians. These short dramas are designed to offer evidence of what life was like for a range of people in Victorian times. Many of the themes and subjects link directly to the programmes of study indicated in the QCA Schemes of work for History. Links to equivalent levels for History in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Programmes also link to English - particularly factual writing. Also opportunties to link to PSHE and Citizenship through the many personal testimonies included.
Autumn 2008
Programmes are broadcast at 0340 on Wednesdays. Each programme will be available as audio on demand for 7 days following the transmission dates below.
Listen to an extract from the series
