Timeline World History Docs

Why You'd Never Want To Be A Firefighter In The 1800s | Worst Jobs In History (2018x41)

Air date: Apr 14, 2018

This week we meet the water caddies who delivered water on their backs from wells to peoples' homes; fire-fighters who had only their own wetted beards to breathe through when they entered blazing buildings; the dockers and deal porters who, with no regard for health or safety issues, serviced the tall ships; brick makers; and crossing sweepers who shovelled the muck left by hundreds of horses and swept the streets keeping crossing places clean for the passing gentry.