The Victorian Way of Death

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2001

Documentary

50 minutes

Summary

Dan Cruickshank examines how Victorian society confronted the issue of death by piecing together the fate of five seemingly unrelated corpses. His detective work uncovers bodysnatching, overflowing inner-city graveyards and lavish cemeteries. He also explores the Victorian resistance to cremation, and changing attitudes following the Great War. First aired during Victoria Week 2001, re-aired in 2002 as an episode of Timewatch.

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StatusReleased: 24 years ago
January 4, 2001

LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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