The Victorians evolved this fruit pudding and began some of the traditions about luck that are now associated with it. Queen Victoria was the first to add coins to the mixture, apparently as a gesture ...

BBC Two has commissioned Lion Television to produce a new historical observational documentary, Victorian Farm. The six-part series will follow a team of people who become Victorian farmers and spend ...

Campaigners hope England's last remaining disinfecting station in Clapton can be re-purposed.

Victorians loved the aesthetic of paper flowers as decorations. There are hundreds of articles from the magazines of the time showing how to make different types of flowers. Most were highly elaborate ...

This Victorian engraved window frame with the initials CWK belonged to Charles Whitfield King who was my Gt Grandfather, when ...

BBC Two has commissioned a new three-part factual series about baking. Working title Victorian Bakers, the show follows a team of modern bakers as they recreate the lives of their Victorian ...

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Earlier today, the BBC announced a number of new shows, including a three-part series based on H.G. Wells’ novel The War of the Worlds. The show is scheduled to go into production next spring, and it ...

A classic BBC period drama mini-series starring a young Alan Rickman is still hailed by fans, with one describing it as "wonderful". The Barchester Chronicles hit the small screen in 1982, and is an ...