Rich Lives, Poor Lives(2025–)

Name: Rich Lives, Poor Lives
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-07-10

July 10, 20252 Seasons · 7 Episodes

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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

Series 1

3 Episodes

2025

E01

The Great Plague

7/10/2025·67m

The duo explore the devastating impact of 1665's Great Plague on London's rich and poor.

E02

The Great Fire of London

7/17/2025·67m

Over three quarters of London was destroyed by the fire. But did it have the same impact on the rich and the poor? Rob and Ruth step into their shoes to discover the truth.

E03

The Blitz

7/24/2025·68m

Rob and Ruth head back to wartime London to uncover how the Blitz was experienced by the rich and the poor. As the bombs rained down did your place in society keep you safe?

Series 2

4 Episodes

2026

E01

The Victorians

8/4/2026·68m

Rob Rinder and Ruth Goodman discover how some of history's most famous events were experienced by the rich and by the poor. They start by exploring the 1840s Victorian era, when railway mania swept Britain. Rob follows the wealthy Victorians who poured their money into the railway boom, while Ruth investigates the lives of those who built and worked on the railways.

E02