The Victorians

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The Victorians
The Victorians Their story in pictures titlecard.jpg
Genre Culture
Developed by BBC
Written by Jeremy Paxman
Directed byJohn Hay
Presented byJeremy Paxman
ComposersChris Nicolaides
John Chilton
Peter Linlor
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producerBasil Comely
ProducerJohn Hay
Production locationUnited Kingdom
CinematographyMike Garner
Running time60 minutes
Production company BBC Television
Release
Original network BBC One
BBC HD
Original release15 February (2009-02-15) 
8 March 2009 (2009-03-08)

The Victorians is a 2009 British documentary series which focuses on Victorian art and culture. [1] The four-part series is written and presented by Jeremy Paxman and debuted on BBC One at 9:00pm on Sunday 15 February 2009. [2]

Contents

Episodes

NumberTitleOriginal airdateDetails
1Painting the Town15 February 2009Jeremy Paxman investigates the most dramatic development of the Victorian age: cities
2Home Sweet Home22 February 2009An exploration of the Victorian home
3Having It All1 March 2009How railways, factories, and military might made Britain the richest country in the world.
4Dreams and Nightmares8 March 2009How artists led a revolt against Victorian values of morality.

Media

A book written by Paxman was published to accompany the series titled The Victorians: Britain Through the Paintings of the Age. [3] [4] In his introduction, Paxman acknowledged that the Irish writer Neil Hegarty had played a significant role in editing the book and bringing it to completion. Paxman was praised by academics and figures in the publishing industry for acknowledging Hegarty's substantial contribution. In the book, Paxman wrote that all television is a collaborative exercise, "so it is rather silly for this book - which accompanies a television series - to appear with only one name on the cover." [5]

A region 2 DVD two disc set The Victorians was released 15 June 2009.

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References

  1. Midgley, Neil (8 August 2008). "Paxman to interrogate the Victorians for BBC1". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  2. Holmwood, Leigh (16 February 2009). "TV ratings: Paxman's Victorians launches with more than 4m". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  3. "Review of The Victorians: Britain Through the Paintings of the Age by Jeremy Paxman". London: Times Online. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  4. "The Victorian's: Britain through the paintings of the age by Jeremy". Evening Standard. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. Flood, Alison (20 March 2009). "Jeremy Paxman too busy to finish his own bestseller". The Guardian. London.