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Seeing and Believing

Victorian Sensations Series 1
Episode 3 of 3

Philippa Perry explores the 1890s, a decade in which the invention of motion pictures went hand in hand with a deep belief in the paranormal.

In the final episode of this series, psychotherapist Philippa Perry time-travels back to the 1890s to explore how the late Victorian passion for science co-existed with a deeply held belief in the paranormal. Using a collection of rare and restored Victorian films from the BFI National Archive, she shows how the latest media innovations made use of contemporary ideas of ghosts and the afterlife, and how this new media anticipated today’s networked world.

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Mon 29 Apr 2024 00:10
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    melodium

    Minowski's Mind

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    Bat for Lashes

    Moon And Moon

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A free collection of some of the first ever British films made between 1895 and 1901.

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