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6. Darwin, Dickens, and a Giant Diamond: Inside The Great Exhibition (Ep 2)
Manage episode 477443456 series 3653961
Paranoid predictions of crime fill the newspapers - so how will the well-to-do react to the incoming crowds of the working-class?
From Harrods to the Eiffel Tower, what iconic attractions do we have The Great Exhibition to thank for?
Did this 'Peace Festival' unite a nation or expose the deep-seated class divisions of Victorian society?
Join Sarah Churchwell and David Olusoga on Journey Through Time as they delve into the surprising reality of the Great Exhibition's success.
To find out more about Find My Past visit: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/journey-through-time
Email: [email protected]
Blue Sky: @ThroughTimePod
Instagram: @ThroughTimePod
Assistant Producer: Alice Horrell
Producer: Callum Hill
Senior Producer: Dom Johnson
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
8 episodes
Manage episode 477443456 series 3653961
Paranoid predictions of crime fill the newspapers - so how will the well-to-do react to the incoming crowds of the working-class?
From Harrods to the Eiffel Tower, what iconic attractions do we have The Great Exhibition to thank for?
Did this 'Peace Festival' unite a nation or expose the deep-seated class divisions of Victorian society?
Join Sarah Churchwell and David Olusoga on Journey Through Time as they delve into the surprising reality of the Great Exhibition's success.
To find out more about Find My Past visit: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/journey-through-time
Email: [email protected]
Blue Sky: @ThroughTimePod
Instagram: @ThroughTimePod
Assistant Producer: Alice Horrell
Producer: Callum Hill
Senior Producer: Dom Johnson
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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