Welcome all to Victorian Time Travel, a podcast where we get ready to travel back in time. We’ll pick a very, very, very specific Victorian time and place each episode, and try to learn everything we can about it so we don’t put our foot in it once we’re there!

The Durham Cheese: a nepotism scandal involving a very well-paid vicar post, as revealed by a cartoon in "Punch" from 9 March 1861

Ep. 4 The Cheese Affair: bishops, nepotism, and puns (mini-ep)

Adverts are a window into all aspects of society. What can this 1897 Clarnico Caramels advert tell us about the company that ran it, the reputation of sweets, and health?

Ep. 3 Absolute Purity: Confectionery adverts in late Victorian England

In these mini episodes we'll take a look at Punch, or the London Charivari, a weekly satirical publication. And in each episode we'll pick an entry from that week's Punch. Of course, that week, but sometime in the 1800s.

Ep. 2 Honest accounts: income tax complaints in 1861 (mini-ep)

In this episode, we'll prepare for a trip to the theatre in May 1900. Why are Madame Butterfly's lines written like that in the script? What may audience members talk about after the show?