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The City and the Soul
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As the Industrial Revolution promised more inexplicable wonders of the modern world, Gothic art and literature became both backward and forward looking.
As the Industrial Revolution promised more and more inexplicable wonders of the modern world, Gothic art and literature became both backward and forward looking. In her novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley warned of the dangers of how science could get out of control, while Sir Giles Gilbert Scott used Gothic architecture to memorialise Prince Albert as a medieval hero. Meanwhile, poets indulged in hallucinatory drugs to reach new Gothic heights. Where would it all end?
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Sun 7 Feb 201620:10GMT
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Andrew Graham-Dixon |
| Writer | Andrew Graham-Dixon |
| Executive Producer | Basil Comely |
| Series Producer | Silvia Sacco |
| Producer | Ian Leese |
| Director | Ian Leese |
| Assistant Producer | Mark Edger |
| Production Coordinator | Grace Brassington |
