Victorians podcast episodes

Judith Flanders explores the fascinating and sometimes bizarre rites and rituals around dying and mourning in the 19th century

Susan Law reveals how the canals of Britain were once a focal point of Victorian alcohol-infused disorder

Michael Meyer reveals how an 1877 court case revolving around birth control – and the fearless woman at the heart of it – scandalised the nation

Michael Taylor reveals how the discovery of dinosaur bones challenged ideas about natural history and religion in Victorian Britain

Kathryn Hughes explores changing Victorian attitudes to cats and charts the emergence of the modern moggy through the life and career of artist Louis Wain

Helen Cowie explains how the 19th century saw a shift in attitudes toward animals, as early campaigners began to legislate against cruel treatment

Rosalind Crone reexamines eight scandals that rocked Victorian Britain and considers how they shifted attitudes and altered legislation

Drew Gray tackles listener question on crime, courts, policing, punishments and prisons in 19th-century Britain

Richard J Aldrich and Rory Cormac discuss Queen Victoria’s love of espionage and her network of royal intelligence agents

Lucy Worsley explores the life of Queen Victoria, who is the subject of her new biography

From meat-free banquets to political agitation, James Gregory delves into the colourful world of the Victorian vegetarian movement

From electric flying machines to honeymoons in space, Iwan Rhys Morus explores the Victorians’ extraordinary visions of the future – and the innovations intended to get them there

Tracy Borman charts the life and reign of Queen Victoria, the monarch who brought pomp and pageantry to the royal family we know today

Hannah Cusworth introduces Aina Forbes Bonetta, also known as Sara, a Yoruba girl who was transported from West Africa and became a goddaughter of Queen Victoria

Fashion historian Kate Strasdin reveals what an extraordinary collection of fabric scraps can reveal about style, culture and ordinary women’s lives in the Victorian era

Joanne Cormac revisits the eye-opening attractions of Surrey Zoo, and reveals what this spectacular pleasure park can tell us about the Victorian age

From creepy greetings cards to booze-soaked tipsy cakes, Annie Gray guides us through festive feasting in the Victorian era

Marking the 125th anniversary of the publication of Dracula, Roger Luckhurst explores the enduring appeal of Bram Stoker’s vampire thriller

Jessica Cox shares stories of pregnancy and childbirth from the 19th century, and explores what they can tell us about women’s experiences of motherhood in the era

Helen Batten discusses the life of Victorian singer, performer and entrepreneur Emily Soldene