The Victorian Way of Death
2001 50mDocumentary
Dan Cruickshank examines how Victorian society confronted the issue of death by piecing together the fate of five seemingly unrelated corpses. His detective work uncovers bodysnatching, overflowing inner-city graveyards and lavish cemeteries. He also explores the Victorian resistance to cremation, and changing attitudes following the Great War. First aired during Victoria Week 2001, re-aired in 2002 as an episode of Timewatch.
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The Victorian Way of Death was released on January 4, 2001.
The Victorian Way of Death has a runtime of 50m.
The Victorian Way of Death was produced by Jonathan Stamp.
Dan Cruickshank examines how Victorian society confronted the issue of death by piecing together the fate of five seemingly unrelated corpses. His detective work uncovers bodysnatching, overflowing inner-city graveyards and lavish cemeteries. He also explores the Victorian resistance to cremation, and changing attitudes following the Great War. First aired during Victoria Week 2001, re-aired in 2002 as an episode of Timewatch.
The key characters in The Victorian Way of Death are Self - Presenter (Dan Cruickshank).
The Victorian Way of Death is a Documentary film.