How the Victorians Built Britain Episode Rating Graph
Sep 2018 - present
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Browse episode ratings trends for How the Victorians Built Britain. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of How the Victorians Built Britain's 12 episodes.
Best Episodes of How the Victorians Built Britain
How Britain Healed The World
S2 Ep5
10.0
31st Aug 2020
Michael Buerk discovers how bold Victorian experiments and Cathedrals of Medicine built Britain and revolutionised the medical world.
The Culture Revolution
S2 Ep8
9.0
21st Sep 2020
Michael Buerk discovers how the Victorians took on the world of exploration and adventure, and brought it home to Britain for everyone to share.
The Great Stink
S2 Ep7
9.0
14th Sep 2020
Michael discovers how Britain's first Super Sewer cleaned up the capital and inspired a fresh water revolution that would change the lives of millions of Victorians.
The Birth Of Law And Order
S2 Ep6
9.0
7th Sep 2020
Michael Buerk discovers how the Victorians instituted a revolution in law and order, created the first modern police force and built the prisons Britain still relies on to house criminals today.
Worst Episodes of How the Victorians Built Britain
How Britain Got Moving
S1 Ep1
8.0
1st Sep 2018
Michael reveals how Victorian engineers revolutionised public transport, with the inventions of the omnibus, the modern-day bicycle and the London Underground.
The Making of the Modern Home
S1 Ep3
8.2
15th Sep 2018
Michael begins his journey by exploring the massive explosion in house-building in the early Victorian period. He reveals how Victorians introduced gas power to the home, transforming the kitchen, lighting, heating and even home entertainment.
Bridging The Nation
S2 Ep3
8.3
18th Jan 2020
Michael Buerk looks at the building of bridges around the nation during the era, visiting Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol to reveal the secret construction masterpiece that lay hidden in the structure's core for more than a century. He also discovers how the Tay Bridge disaster led to huge leaps in technology and how a new metal emerged as the bridge maker's building block of choice.
Saving the Nation's Health
S1 Ep2
8.5
8th Sep 2018
Michael reveals how Victorians created the sewer system, providing fresh, clean water for all. The revolution began in Liverpool, which suffered the highest mortality rates in the country. But it took the Great Stink of 1858 to convince Parliament to create a sewer system for the capital.
How the Victorians Built Britain Episode Guide
How Britain Got Moving
S1 Ep1
8.0
1st Sep 2018
Michael reveals how Victorian engineers revolutionised public transport, with the inventions of the omnibus, the modern-day bicycle and the London Underground.
Saving the Nation's Health
S1 Ep2
8.5
8th Sep 2018
Michael reveals how Victorians created the sewer system, providing fresh, clean water for all. The revolution began in Liverpool, which suffered the highest mortality rates in the country. But it took the Great Stink of 1858 to convince Parliament to create a sewer system for the capital.
The Making of the Modern Home
S1 Ep3
8.2
15th Sep 2018
Michael begins his journey by exploring the massive explosion in house-building in the early Victorian period. He reveals how Victorians introduced gas power to the home, transforming the kitchen, lighting, heating and even home entertainment.
The Birth of the Machines
S1 Ep4
9.0
22nd Sep 2018
Michael Buerk looks at the creation of mass manufacturing, which meant that goods could be produced at a rate that had never been seen before. In Manchester, he learns how engineer George Stephenson created the first intercity railway, so that cotton could be transported quickly and cheaply from Liverpool docks to Manchester's mills. Michael also discovers how the sewing machine - newly created in 1851 - created the rag trade, and visits what was probably the first shopping mall in the UK, the Burlington Arcade in London.
The best rated episodes of How the Victorians Built Britain are:
- How Britain Healed The World S2E5 rated 10.0
- The Culture Revolution S2E8 rated 9.0
- The Great Stink S2E7 rated 9.0
- The Birth Of Law And Order S2E6 rated 9.0
The lowest rated episodes of How the Victorians Built Britain are:
- How Britain Got Moving S1E1 rated 8.0
- The Making of the Modern Home S1E3 rated 8.2
- Bridging The Nation S2E3 rated 8.3
- Saving the Nation's Health S1E2 rated 8.5
The first episode of How the Victorians Built Britain aired on September 01, 2018.
The last episode of How the Victorians Built Britain aired on September 21, 2020.
There are 12 episodes of How the Victorians Built Britain.
There are 2 seasons of How the Victorians Built Britain.
Yes.
How the Victorians Built Britain is set to return for future episodes.