This episode is a light look at one of the era's great innovations - the humble postage stamp. It helped change the world and open communications regardless of class and wealth.

In an era that saw incredible achievements throughout the Kingdom, one part of the realm was desperate and dying in the hundreds of thousands. Welcome to mid 19th Century Ireland and the Great Famine.

This episode I'm having a look at some of the foods people ate and what their diet was like during the Victorian era!

This episode I take a look at the event of the year 1858 in London and what became known as 'The Great Stink'

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was an incredible engineer that changed both his world and the one we live in today. Brilliant by any standard he not only saved lives, but made the world a smaller place.

This week I take a look at how you would get about in the biggest city in the world. Carriages, trains and ferries oh my!

This episode I have a look at the items known as Momento Mori - photographs of the recently deceased taken alone or sometimes with family members and why this happened.

It's 1861 and in Tooley Street, London a fire breaks out in the warehouses along the docks. This is one of the defining moments in the history of the London Fire Brigade.

I'm back! Time off for reading and research is over and episodes are returning fortnightly.  This week I have a look at19th century dentistry... It ain't pretty...

This episode I finish my two part overview of the personal life of the man who will be King and also the cause of what has become known as the ‘Regency Period’. King George IV