The Victorians
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The Victorians

8.1 / 10 | United Kingdom
2009 | Documentary
Jeremy Paxman, presenter of the BBC's current affairs program Newsnight examines the life and times of the Victorian era. In the first program he focuses on the styles of Victorian artists and their stark contrast between the dreams and nightmares of the age. Victorian artists painted cozy, opulent interiors of domestic happiness without any of the hardships of the poor. Many artists however rebelled against this in the mid Victorian era and painted what happened was happening to the unfortunates and the destitute and depict the dark, lingering fears and anxieties that threatened too destroy the calm of home which the Victorians had insulated themselves with.

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Cast List (21)

Phil Cairney
Phil Cairney
Director
Robin Dashwood
Robin Dashwood
Director
John Hay
John Hay
Director
Kate Misrahi
Kate Misrahi
Director
Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman
Self - Presenter
Alan Bates
Alan Bates
Self - Royal Free Hospital
Rob Smith
Rob Smith
Self - Thames Water
Conrad Varley
Conrad Varley
Self - Queen Street Mill
Rachel Harrison
Rachel Harrison
Self - National Trust
Rosemary Hawthorne
Rosemary Hawthorne
Self - Collector of Victorian Clothes
Tom Reeves
Tom Reeves
Self - Edward Reeves Photographers
Eleanor Thompson
Eleanor Thompson
Self - Psychic Medium
David Miliband
David Miliband
Self - Foreign Secretary
Trevor Walt
Trevor Walt
Self - Chaplain, Broadmoor Hospital
Ian Maine
Ian Maine
Self - Fort Nelson
Alasdair Bruce
Alasdair Bruce
Self - Palaeontologist
Marion Brudenell
Marion Brudenell
Self - Descendent of Lord Cardigan
Ken Wells
Ken Wells
Self - Thames Valley Police Museum
Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
Self - Psychic Medium
David Nathan-Maister
David Nathan-Maister
Self - Absinthe Historian
Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman
Writer

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