The Worst Jobs in History - Season 2

The Worst Jobs in History - Season 2

Season 2

Network
Episodes6
DatesDec 1, 2005 - Dec 1, 2005
Previous Season

Episodes

The Worst Urban Jobs in History
Season 2Episode 160 min

The Worst Urban Jobs in History

Tony Robinson examines some of the terrible tasks in Britain's past, and tries them out to find the worst. He begins with the country's urban history, as he gets a bloody nose as a fighting woman, works as a water caddy and confronts his fear of heights as a fireman.

Apr 23, 2006
The Worst Royal Jobs in History
Season 2Episode 260 min

The Worst Royal Jobs in History

Tony Robinson examines the history of employment opportunities in the royal court, including such roles as lance-maker, laundry woman, fireworker and hall boy. He also offers an insight into one of the worst posts - purple maker - in which the worker was given the task of creating purple items by extracting the colour created when shellfish rotted in urine.

Apr 30, 2006
The Worst Industrial Jobs in History
Season 2Episode 360 min

The Worst Industrial Jobs in History

Tony Robinson examines some of the worst industry-based employment opportunities in history. He tries his hand at positions such as bridge-builder, soap-boiler, glass-blower, presser, legger and saggar-maker's bottom-knocker, before heading down the mines to experience life as a child hurrier.

May 7, 2006
The Worst Maritime Jobs in History
Season 2Episode 460 min

The Worst Maritime Jobs in History

Tony Robinson examines some of history's least pleasant employment opportunities at sea. He investigates the unenviable roles of liar, underdog, midshipman, flying man, lighthouse builder, gut-girl and stoker, before exploring why some took on the voluntary but extremely dangerous position of lifeboat man.

May 14, 2006
The Worst Rural Jobs in History
Season 2Episode 560 min

The Worst Rural Jobs in History

In the final programme of the series, Tony Robinson explores some of the most terrible employment opportunities available to those living in rural areas in the past. He tries his hand at being a shepherd boy, nettle harvester, chaff-box boy, sedge cutter and sin eater, and comes across one of his most terrifying jobs - steeplejack - as he tackles the highest spire in Oxford.

May 21, 2006
The Worst Christmas Jobs in History
Season 2Episode 660 min

The Worst Christmas Jobs in History

Let's face it, there's always been plenty of extra work to be done at Christmas time. Be it late night shelf-stacking at your local mall, cramming this year's must-have items into valuable shop space in an effort to fuel the 'pile 'em high, sell 'em dear' festive shopping frenzy, or doing the night shift down the sorting office to help out the postie, it's a tradition for students, down-at-pocket teenagers and lonely housewives.

But the seasonal labour market hasn't always been just about earning pin money and having a lark. Back in the olden days, folks had to work their fingers to the bone in some of the worst Christmas jobs in history …

Dec 1, 2005

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