The City and the Soul

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?

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  • Originally Aired October 27, 2014
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network BBC Four
  • Created October 3, 2015 by
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Name Type Role
Andrew Graham-Dixon Writer
Ian Leese Director