Fern Riddell

Lesley Hall

Matthew Sweet

Tanya Kirk

Ed Stobart

Emma Parkins

Craig Pickles

Dr Fern Riddell is a young historian and author who goes back to the archives to challenge more traditional historical views of Victorian society. Her investigation into a sensational Victorian high court trial, which took place in 1877, sheds new light on the ‘no sex please, we are British’ cliché often associated with Victorian England.

Documentary

History

A Victorian Scandal: The Rudest Book in Britain

BBC Four

United Kingdom

English