Secrets from the Workhouse (2013)
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In Victorian society the workhouse represented the underbelly of society, where anyone who was poor, homeless, unemployed or ill was sent to live.
With no benefits system in place, destitute people were either left to starve on the streets or forced to submit themselves to the harsh conditions of the workhouse where they worked ten hours a day doing menial tasks such as breaking rocks up or picking apart ropes.
In this two part series, presenter Fern Britton, actress Kiera Chaplin, actor Brian Cox, actress Felicity Kendal and author Barbara Taylor Bradford go back to the sites of the workhouses where their ancestors lived to find out what happened to them.
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Scheduleevery Tuesday at 21:00 (60 min)
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| Episode | Name | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| S01E02 | A New Beginning | Jul 2, 2013 |
| S01E01 | The Last Resort | Jun 25, 2013 |
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