How the Victorians Built Britain - Season 2 - Eps 2: Britannia Rules the Waves
Michael Buerk learns how the Victorians built the biggest, fastest, most technologically advanced ships in the world, which helped the nation to dominate the high seas. In Portsmouth, he boards Queen Victoria's flagship HMS Warrior to reveal surprising construction secrets and the ways the ship kept the peace in international waters, before following in Brunel's footsteps aboard his luxury steamer SS Great Britain.
About How the Victorians Built Britain
Title: How the Victorians Built Britain
First Air Date: 2018-09-01
Last Air Date: 2020-09-21
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 0/10 (from 0 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 12
Network: SBS 5
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: October Films
Synopsis
This series travels the length and breadth of Britain to find out how the Victorians built Britain. It uncovers the incredible and surprising stories behind iconic landmarks; discovers the hidden heroes behind the epic constructions; and finds out how the incredible advances made by the Victorians forged the world we live in today.
Cast
Michael Buerk
Self - Presenter
