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  1. The work of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole (drama)—Health

    Duration: 05:40

  2. How the source of cholera was discovered in Victorian times (drama)—Health

    Duration: 05:25

  3. Royal Christmas traditions in Victorian times (dramatisation)—Christmas

    Duration: 07:14

  4. Victorian Christmas with Charles Dickens (dramatisation)—Christmas

    Duration: 18:34

  5. Workhouses and children's homes in Victorian times—The Workhouse

    Duration: 18:51

  6. The typical diet of a workhouse child (drama)—The Workhouse

    Duration: 03:19

  7. The work of Thomas Barnardo (drama)—Health

    Duration: 07:18

  8. Factory work for children (dramatisation)—The Workhouse

    Duration: 03:50

  9. Child labour in Victorian times (dramatisation)—Child Labour

    Duration: 18:14

  10. Life in a workhouse - video diary (drama)—The Workhouse

    Duration: 04:13

  11. Christmas dinner in Victorian times (dramatisation)—Christmas

    Duration: 04:32

  12. Lord Shaftesbury and Ragged Schools (dramatisation)—Child Labour

    Duration: 06:05

  13. Christmas presents in Victorian times (dramatisation)—Christmas

    Duration: 03:28

  14. Doctor Joseph Lister and antiseptic surgery (drama)—Health

    Duration: 03:51

  15. Medicine and health in Victorian times—Health

    Duration: 18:41

  16. Street jobs for children in Victorian times (dramatisation)—Child Labour

    Duration: 05:57

  17. Promo - The Charles Dickens Show

    Duration: 00:32

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