简介：History,TechnologyDocumentarynarratedbyAdamHart-DavisandpublishedbyBBCin2001-Englishnarration SpeedMerchants ThiseditionfocusesontheVictorianobsessionwithspeed,andtheimpactofsteampoweronfarming.Aftervisitingthelaststeam-poweredmillinthecountry,AdamexperiencesthelegacyofBrunel'sGreatWesternRailway,andseesifaprojecttobuildasteam-poweredplanecanevergetofftheground. PlayingGod Looksatscienceandmedicine,includingdevicesdesignedforwakingthedeadandtheeccentricexperimenterwhoreputedlycreatedlife. RuleMakers Hart-Davisfindsouthowtherulesforsportssuchastennisandfootballevolved,anddiscovershowstandardisationinmanufacturingmadenewinventions,suchasthesewingmachine,affordable. CrimeandPunishment FocusingontheVictorianworldofcrimeandretribution,heexperienceslifeonthebeatasanearlypolicemanandlooksattheforensictestsdevelopedtocatchpoisoners.Plusthemonotonyofprisonlife,andearlyhomesecurity. SocialProgress Howtheopportunitiesinemploymentandeducationcreatedthemiddleclassesandgavethemsuchluxuriesastheirowntoilets,frozenfoods,andimprovedhealthcare.Therich,meanwhile,couldindulgeinnewgadgetssuchasthevelocipedeshower. Conquerors Inthisedition,hevisitsKewGardenstoexaminetheplantswhichexplorersbroughtbackfromabroadandexperiencesthescienceofstormprediction.Plusademonstrationofthegreatestworld-shrinkingVictoriantechnologyofall-submarinetelegraphy. MakingItBig ThedramaticsuccessesandfailuresofVictorianentrepreneurs,includingWilliamArmstrong,whoinstalledaswingbridgeinNewcastle,andOtiswhoseliftmadetheskyscraperpossible. PleasureSeekers Leisure,theseaside,weekends.Theyseemnatural,buttheywereallVictorianinventions.TheVictorianswerefreedfromthefieldsandhadcashinhand;theywerethefirstmasspleasureseekers.…