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Episode 4 Preview | The 1890s
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London recovers from an economic depression.
Episode 3 Preview | The 1880s
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Learn why, despite high unemployment and intolerable conditions, people flock to London.
Episode 5 Preview | The 1900s
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Observe the social changes of the 1900s.
Episode 2 Preview | The 1870s
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Witness a dire economic depression heightened by the arrival of Irish migrants.
Preview
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Follow participants into a tenement to live and work as their East End ancestors once did.
A Trip to the Countryside
1:32
The slum residents go on a day trip to the countryside.
A Surprise Feast from Edward VII
1:43
Edward VII's coronation banquet finds its way into the slum.
Russell Struggles with Tailoring
1:29
Russell's had enough of Victorian tailoring, it's time for a couple of pints.
Preparing for Market Day
1:45
Mandy realizes what life was like for her own ancestors and it's a moving experience.
Andy Loses His Income
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Andy loses his livelihood when the doss-house is condemned.
Food and Jokes to Pay the Rent
1:21
The Potters sell sheep trotters on the streets of Spittlefields.
Slum Tourism
2:06
The slum dwellers experience the Victorian trend for slum tourism.
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