Victorian Slum House

Victorian Slum House is a remarkable combination of educational, inspirational and entertaining.

Entertaining in a sober-minded, educational way, Victorian Slum House offers an illuminating history lesson without getting preachy or dull.

[The children's] enthusiasm for 19th-century child labor, whether it's selling watercress in the streets, sewing, or spending countless hours making artificial flowers, is contagious. They complain less than the adults--or have been edited more charitably -- and seem to appreciate that their contributions are indispensable.

It's the most English game show ever. [28 Apr - 5 May 2017, p.101]

It's a social history lesson. ... Survivor is a cakewalk by comparison. [1-14 May 2017, p.19]

To their credit, these cultural tourists get it, and pretty much right away. ... Is nonfiction misery, however antique, the proper stuff of entertainment? There’s some education at work here, of course, but what we really want to see is how far the participants will go before they break.