Rich Lives, Poor Lives

Overview

An immersive history series in which Ruth Goodman and Rob Rinder explore Britain's defining historical events through the contrasting experiences of the rich and the poor. Blending expert insight, authentic locations and compelling real-life stories, the series reveals how wealth, class and resilience shaped everyday life across Britain's most dramatic moments in history.

Network

• 5

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• 

  Ruth Goodman

  Self - Presenter

  7 eps

• 

  Robert Rinder

  Self - Presenter

  7 eps

Themes

• society
• biography
• wealth
• food
• poverty
• britain
• educational
• storytelling
• historical event
• inequality
• insightful
• culture

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