Documentary, The Victorian Slum — S01E05
The Victorian Slum
The Victorian Slum is a historical reenactment reality television series produced by Wall to Wall Media for the BBC, first broadcast in 2016.
The series, narrated by Michael Mosley, recreates the harsh living and working conditions of the Victorian poor in London's East End.
A group of 21st-century volunteers move into a meticulously reconstructed Victorian tenement in Bethnal Green, experiencing life from the 1860s through to the 1900s.
The participants live in a setting with sparse rooms, a single outdoor water pump, and outhouses, replicating the squalid conditions of the Old Nichol slum.
They engage in traditional trades such as tailoring, candle-making, wood-turning, and selling goods like flowers, food, and soap to modern Londoners.
The series is structured chronologically, following the slum dwellers through different decades, including the economic boom of the 1860s, the depression of the 1870s, the turbulent 1880s, the recovery of the 1890s, and the social changes of the early 1900s, including the rise of the co-operative movement.
The show aims to provide an immersive experience into the lives of the poor during the Victorian era, highlighting the challenges of poverty, overcrowding, and disease, while also exploring the resilience and community spirit of the time.
It has been aired on BBC Two in the UK, PBS in America, and SBS in Australia
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