The Worst Jobs in History
- The Worst Jobs in History
"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.
Robinson's drudgery mirrors that of his role as Baldrick in "Blackadder", where he plays a character with particularly low station.
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 and sin-eater.
There was a one off special called "The Worst Christmas Jobs in History" in December 2005.
econd 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.
International broadcasters
*AUS - The ABC screens this program on Sunday nights. It generally rates very well, often with 1 million viewers[cite web | title=SMH - Stay In Touch | work=Sydney Morning Herald | url=http://blogs.smh.com.au/sit/archives/2007/08/ratings_race_next.html | accessdate=5 August | accessyear=2007] ]
*FIN - The Yle screens the program on YLE Teema on Sundays at 17:10.Books
*cite book
last = Robinson
first = Tony
authorlink = Tony Robinson
title = The Worst Jobs in History
publisher = Boxtree Ltd
year = 2004
isbn = 0-75221-533-7, ISBN 978-0752215334
*cite book
last = Robinson
first = Tony
authorlink = Tony Robinson
title = The Worst Children's Jobs in History
publisher = Macmillan Children's Books
year = 2005
isbn = 1-40505-519-7, ISBN 978-1405055192
References
ee also
*"Dirty Jobs" - US television series about disagreeable jobs
*"3D's"
External links
* [http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/W/worstjobs/ "The Worst Jobs in History"] at Channel4.com
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