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Victorian Slum House

"Victorian Slum House" takes viewers back to the British slums of the 1800s, where a group of modern-day families, couples, and individuals recreate life in London's East End, just as their forbearers once lived between 1860-1900.

A Surprise Feast from Edward VII

1m 43s

The slum residents enjoy an unexpected feast when Edward VII's cancelled coronation banquet turns up at their door.

Extras + Features

  • Preparing for Market Day: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preparing for Market Day

    S1 E1 - 1m 45s

    As the Howarths finish their wares for market day, Mandy feels close to her own ancestors and is moved by what they must have gone through.

  • The Hardships of the Rag Trade: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Hardships of the Rag Trade

    S1 E1 - 1m 27s

    Tailor Russell and his family get to grips with the Victorian rag trade. Andy meanwhile discovers just how hard Victorian slum dwellers worked.

  • Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview

    S1 - 30s

    Follow participants as they move into an 1860s tenement made up of sparse rooms, a shared water pump and outhouses. They seek to make a living by matchbox making, wood turning and the rag trade, work once done by their impoverished forebears.

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