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Victorian Slum House: The 1870s

Witness a dire economic depression heightened by the arrival of Irish migrants seeking work.

victoria_slum_e2_making_flowers_hero Shazeda, young Heather and Saudii making flowers.
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Victorian Slum House takes viewers back to the British slums of the 1800s, where a group of modern day families, couples and individuals recreate life in London’s East End as their forbearers once lived between 1860-1900. Faced with the virtually impossible task of earning enough money to pay the rent and put food on the table, over five episodes the participants experience first-hand the tough living and working conditions endured by the millions that made up the urban poor in Victorian Britain. It’s an eye-opening experience for the participants as they each confront the harsh realities of the past and together lay the groundwork for welfare reform in the 20th Century.

On Tuesday's episode, witness a dire economic depression heightened by the arrival of Irish migrants seeking work. Daily, the slum dwellers toil to fulfil clothing orders and make artificial flowers for factories. Some won’t be able to settle their debts.

Victorian Slum House airs Tuesday at 8 p.m. on PBS 6.

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