The Victorian Jobs That Made You a Social Outcast
This documentary, led by Tony Robinson, uncovers the grim jobs of Victorian Britain that could make a person a social outcast. From the horrors of the workhouse to the miserable task of picking oakum, it reveals the harsh working lives of the nineteenth-century poor. Through hands-on demonstration it brings the era's toughest occupations vividly to life. Informative and colourful, it exposes the grubby underside of Victorian society. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.
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