Walking Victorian Britain

Historian Onyeka Nubia walks through the "City of a Thousand Trades," exploring developments in transport and industry that made Birmingham's influence felt throughout the world.

Onyeka's walk through Liverpool includes the Albert Dock, the pre-eminent port of the era, and visits to Europe's original Chinatown and the city's very first mosque.

Onyeka goes on the trail of Victorian law and order in Nottingham, learning about the era's extreme notions of punishment and the creation of the city's first police force.

Onyeka walks through the historic streets of Edinburgh, a city that reinvented itself for the Victorian Age as a place of science, commerce and academia.

Onyeka delves into the heart of Victorian Britain, exploring how 19th-century Londoners spent their spare time - and what these activities tell us about the era.

Onyeka's walk takes him to the world's last surviving steam-powered weaving mill and to a Victorian-era carpet factory whose products ended up around the world.