The Worst Jobs in History
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The Worst Jobs in History is a television series hosted by Tony Robinson on Channel 4. The second series was shown in March 2006 on History Television in Canada, then in April 2006 on Channel 4 in the UK. The first season is also shown with some regularity on History International. Tony Robinson tries his hand at each of the jobs, ultimately nominating which one he thought was the worst in each program.
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[edit] First Series
This was broadcast in 2004 and concentrated on a different historical period per programme: Roman and Anglo-Saxon; Medieval; Tudor; Stuarts; Georgian and Victorian.
Some of the more repulsive or dangerous jobs included: Chimney sweep, Executioner, Leech collector, Plague burier, Rat-catcher, Leather Tanner, gong farmer (feces collector) and Sin-eater.
There was a one off 'special' called The Worst Christmas Jobs in History in December 2005.
[edit] Second Series
Broadcast first in March 2006 on The History Channel in Canada, then in April 2006 on Channel 4 in the UK. This series concentrated on particular job settings, namely: Urban; Royal; Industrial; Maritime and Rural.
[edit] International broadcasters
- Australia - The ABC screens this program on Sunday nights. It generally rates very well, often with 1 million viewers[1]
- Finland - The Yle screens the program on YLE Teema on Sundays at 17:10.
[edit] Books
- Robinson, Tony (2004). The Worst Jobs in History. Boxtree Ltd. ISBN 0-75221-533-7, ISBN 978-0752215334.
- Robinson, Tony (2005). The Worst Children's Jobs in History. Macmillan Children's Books. ISBN 1-40505-519-7, ISBN 978-1405055192.
[edit] References
- ^ SMH - Stay In Touch. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 5 August 2007.
[edit] See also
- Dirty Jobs - US television series about disagreeable jobs
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