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S01E03 - "Seeing and Believing"
Aired on Jun 5, 2019, 8:00 PM
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Episodes (1 Season · 3 Episodes)
Electric Dreams
In the first of three films focusing on the technology, art and culture of the of the 1890s, mathematician Dr Hannah Fry explores how the latest innovations, including X-rays, safety bicycles, and proto-aeroplanes, transformed society and promised a cleaner, brighter and more egalitarian future.
May 22, 2019
60 min
Decadence and Degeneration
Actor Paul McGann discovers how fears of moral and imperial decline terrified 1890s Britain - informing the daring plays of Oscar Wilde and the fantastical stories of HG Wells.
May 29, 2019
60 min
Seeing and Believing
Philippa Perry explores the 1890s, where the invention of motion pictures goes hand in hand with a deep belief in the paranormal.
Jun 5, 2019
60 min
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