In a unique experiment, historian Ruth Goodman, Professor Nick Barber and PhD student Tom Quick are recreating an authentic 19th-century pharmacy. The team discover the world of the pharmacy at the beginning of Queen Victoria's reign in 1837; a world where traditional remedies, such as leeches, oil of earthworm and potions laced with cannabis and opium, held sway. After sampling some of the old ways, the team venture into new discoveries, such as the Malvern water cure, the bronchial kettle for curing coughs, and the invention of Indian tonic water.
Show Info
Network: BBC Two
(2010 -
2010)
Schedule: Thursdays at 21:00
(60 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Documentary
Episodes ordered: 4 episodes
Official site: www.bbc.co.uk
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Previous Episode
Episode 4
Episode 1x04; Aug 12, 2010
The last programme in the series sees Ruth, Tom and Nick continue with Barber and Goodman's Pharmacy through to the end of the Victorian era.Tom branches out into photography and dentistry using the latest technology, such as the foot-pedal dental dr…
Previous Episodes
Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
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1x04: Episode 4 | Aug 12, 2010 | |
1x03: Episode 3 | Aug 5, 2010 | |
1x02: Episode 2 | Jul 22, 2010 |