Voices of Victorian London.

Date:
1996
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About this work

Description

Fascinating programme featuring actors who bring to life the oral records of mid-19th century London collected by journalist Henry Mayhew. Mayhew was a journalist who used shorthand to record the conversations he had with many people on the streets of London. The characters seen here are a False Eye Maker, a Pure (dog dung) Finder, a Costermonger, a Coster Girl, a Microscope Exhibitor (who charges a penny a peep to look at magnified items including a flea, a human hair and cheesemites), a New Milk Seller (who sells milk from a cow in St. James's Park), Jack Black - the Queen's Rat Catcher and a Street Clown who tells of the strain of performing 'buffoonery with a terrible heavy heart'. Aspects of health are discussed by most of the participants.

Publication/Creation

London : BBC 2, 1996.

Physical description

1 video cassette (VHS) (30 min.) : sound, color, PAL.

Series

Notes

Broadcast 11 Feb 1996 at 19.30.

Creator/production credits

Narrated and directed by Jonathan Miller, Produced by Karl Sabbagh.

Copyright note

BBC TV

Languages

Where to find it

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