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Rich Lives Poor Lives

★ 7.3 12 votes 2025–present 2 seasons · 7 episodes Returning Series 5
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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.

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Series 12025
—03
This series, presenters Rob Rinder and Ruth Goodman delve into pivotal moments such as the Great Plague, the Great Fire of London, and the Blitz, uncovering how individuals from different social backgrounds experienced and responded to these crises.
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Series 22026
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This series will once again feature Rob Rinder and Ruth Goodman, who will explore how wealth and class shaped everyday life across four key periods of British history, Roman, Tudor, Georgian, and Victorian. From city streets to grand estates, they’ll uncover how people from all walks of life experienced the past in very different ways.

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Cast

Robert Rinder Self - Presenter
Ruth Goodman Self - Presenter
Katrina Marchant Self - Cultural Historian, Self - Historian
Jonathan Healey Self - Social Historian, Self - Historian
Lesley Smith Self - Medical Historian
Amy Boyington Self - Historian
Nicola Tallis Self - Historian
Vanessa Harding Self - Historian of Medieval London, Self - Professor of London History
Zack Pinsent Self - Historical Tailor
Matthew Sweet Self - Cultural Historian

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