Jonathan Meades :: Victoria Died in 1901 (7/7)

Victoria Died In 1901 And Is Still Alive Today (2001)

Jonathan Meades examines the architectural legacy under Victoria, a legacy influenced by religious mania, opium addiction, syphilitic madness, urbanism and 'back to the land' anti-urbanism.

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[Eldritchard]

Christopher Biggins looked so like ol' Vic it's creepy. Bet he kept that costume^_^

Meades's Documentary's are just so well worded and deliciously surreal and twisted i could watch them again and again.

This one though i think is his best.............

[Tommythetit4]

Meades is a sweeping statement revivalist, and I admire him for it

[ettlz]

5:30 Meades? Bonzos? In one video? Too good. Too, too good.

[belisariusorb]

"England is the only country in Europe where inner city is synonymous with crime and deprivation."

Now THAT is total bullshit. Apart from forgetting Scotland and Wales, which can have the same problems, you have it all over Europe.

I often think Meades is just projecting his self-loathing as a Brit and seeing the "Europeans" as some kind of wonderful rational people without these terribly English problems.

Give him 6 months in Spain and he'd soon change his tune.

[TheForwardGaze]

America also had an experiment with the suburb as a cartoon of country life.

[mikolajoskierko]

Brilliant! Even if i don`t get all of what he`s sying, i was completly stunned. Thanks for uploading.

[josephdrew87]

With the risk of becoming obsessive: Mr. Keynes of back at 5:56 and 6:46-6:53. Sweet! Christopher Biggins as Queen Victoria is just bizarre though. Jonathan Meades is brilliant as ever.