How filthy were the Victorians?

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They say people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. The Victorians might have done well to live by that rule. For all of the dirt that the Victorians threw at other eras, suggesting that all those who came before them were filthy, they weren't that clean themselves. Lee Jackson joins Kate for this final episode of our filthy series to talk toilets and more. Lee is the author of ‘Dirty Old London’, ‘Palaces of Pleasure’ and ‘Dickensland: The Curious History of Dickens's London’ This episode was edited by Tim Arstall. The producer was Sophie Gee. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.