主演：AdamHart-Davis...Presentbbb
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语言：英语
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上映时间：2001-09-03
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用户标签：纪录片,BBC,英国,BBC纪录片,维多利亚时代
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imdb编号：tt0331808
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.