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The City and the Soul

Episode 2 of 3

As the Industrial Revolution promised more inexplicable wonders of the modern world, Gothic art and literature became both backward and forward looking.

As the Industrial Revolution promised more and more inexplicable wonders of the modern world, Gothic art and literature became both backward and forward looking. In her novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley warned of the dangers of how science could get out of control, while Sir Giles Gilbert Scott used Gothic architecture to memorialise Prince Albert as a medieval hero. Meanwhile, poets indulged in hallucinatory drugs to reach new Gothic heights. Where would it all end?

50 minutes

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Role Contributor
Presenter Andrew Graham-Dixon
Writer Andrew Graham-Dixon
Executive Producer Basil Comely
Series Producer Silvia Sacco
Producer Ian Leese
Director Ian Leese
Assistant Producer Mark Edger
Production Coordinator Grace Brassington

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