Season 1 Episodes
1. Electric Dreams
May 22nd, 20191 hr
Dr Hannah Fry explores how science and technology transformed Britain in the 1890s, giving rise to the modern world - and many present-day anxieties.
2. Decadence and Degeneration
May 29th, 20191 hr
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.
3. Seeing and Believing
June 5th, 20191 hr
Philippa Perry explores the 1890s, where the invention of motion pictures goes hand in hand with a deep belief in the paranormal.
