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A look back at the 1890s

A look back at the 1890s, a decade of social upheaval in Britain

A look back at the 1890s, a decade of social upheaval in Britain. Includes: the young artist Aubrey Beardsley: Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray: the world of the music hall: radical playwright George Bernard Shaw: the last novel by Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure: and the Time Machine by HG Wells. Presented by Brian Sibley.

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28 minutes

主播大秀 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project