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[@MirkaHK]

Music is often too loud to hear the narration. Please get a better sound team.

[@chatterboxblonde6095]

I was just thinking this! Can’t watch it🙈

[@bettyir4302]

Ouch! Sorry, can't watch with the music.

[@KatCruise77]

agreed. can't watch. too bad because it is very interesting content

[@mavericktamu]

Thank you. It is not just me then. Great content, Terrible editing. Please work on it

[@devils_rebellion5332]

The music is definitely too loud this episode ive watched several and its never been a problem but definitely this time i must agree its a problem

[@gaylegoodman9097]

Again, it is very difficult to hear Tony speaking whenever the music is playing 😢. PLEASE address this in future videos. The sound is low already, but the music makes it almost incredible to hear!

[@joestockton7016]

At approximately 12:15 I felt like I was having a seizure ffs

[@JenaEmerald]

Impossible to hear Tony

[@gnarbeljo8980]

And very often two speakers layered on top of each other in post prod (not the irl recording) plus ambient sounds. Ghastly editing in many BBC productions that have cosy alot to produce, makes absolutely no sense as it's in editing the actual show is created from endless hours of footage. Bizarre!

[@murraywebster1228]

KZbin is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

[@CC-vj6dd]

I was about to say the same. I'm clicking off bc I cannot hear what he is saying.

[@fqras]

tens of thousands budget to make this documentary and then the sound editor fucks it up... :')

[@sherroncapitano]

Exactly my thought as well. Sad.

[@murraywebster1228]

The sound editor did not fuck it up, the KZbin compression algorithms fucked up, or rather the guy who programmed the algorithm, probably has absolutely no idea about sound, let alone surround sound levels and down mixing them to stereo or mono. The original audio was absolute top quality. KZbin is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

[@emptylotionbottle]

@@murraywebster1228 No, I'm sorry but that's not correct. It's the sound editor's job to work around those things anyway. It's not ONLY "because KZbin" or else every other channel, and every other video on this channel, would also have the same problem. If there's an issue with KZbin altering original sound, it's their job to edit it for KZbin's algorithm and make it watchable. This is absolutely on the production team.

[@murraywebster1228]

@@emptylotionbottle 1. That is not the editors job, they edit material, the responsibility lies with whoever mixes and masters to whatever format and level that is required for the original broadcast, and this would most definitely be done properly by the original production team. 2. it may very well be that whoever is uploading is absolutely unaware of how KZbin manipulates the broadcast render to minimise Data size and flow,eg only broadcasting in highly (data) compressed and simple format (stereo). 3. it is very apparent to a relatively inexperienced sound engineer what is happening, all complex audio formats (Immersive, surround,stereo + commentary , stereo + multiple language etc) are all being rendered down to stereo, before this the levels of all audio are being reduced to a value of -18 LUFS so that all broadcasts have the same apparent volume, and this is very probably where the mistake is because the way it sounds is that all audio tracks are being reduced individually, thus destroying the original balance of the audio instead of reducing the track volumes relatively, eg, if the commentary track is reduced by, say, 10dB, then all the other audio tracks must be reduced by 10dB also, this would be a relatively simple fix to the KZbin algorithm while that is where the manipulation of the signal takes place. 4.you may say that the uploader has the responsibility to deliver a signal that does not get manipulated, to this end the audio would have to remastered in a professional studio, with all the costs involved there, this is NOT a simple procedure as just turning a knob as many would have believed. 5. The next „problem“ is that there is NO STANDARD for levels, audio format and digital format, and if you can follow what this means it would be so that a multiple masters would have to be made for every different online platform, instagram,Facebook,Spotify, Tidal, Tik Tok etc,etc,etc, can you imagine the costs involved compared to KZbin adjusting a couple of lines of code in their algorithms so that if one channel is reduced by, let’s say, 10dB then every channel is reduced by 10dB. 6. And for those that want a fix then you could make a setup for your computer that has a M/S (mid/side) balance knob inserted on the main audio signal output, digital or analog and with this you should be able to adjust the relative commentary channel volume.this would either be 1.somewhat expensive (analog) or, 2. Very complicated for the average consumer. 7. it is not the responsibility of the production to assure the broadcast quality and integrity of the production, it is solely the broadcaster , KZbin in this case, who are responsible, but KZbin have no interest in quality it would seem, they are only interested in maximum profit for the minimum of effort and ruining the good reputation from sound engineers and production houses. 8. It amazes me that given that many of these documentaries are original BBC productions and are still taken to be the gold standard throughout the world that so many people so quickly put the blame on the original production team and it never crosses their mind that maybe it’s how it is Being broadcasted that is the problem and not the original production. Given that today nearly everyone has accessibility to highly complex electronics and nearly all very probably have technic in their hands to correct the problem then in theory can everybody correct and adjust levels to their own taste, after all it must be easy, it’s just turning a knob, anybody can do it, well then go ahead and do it and quit griping.or maybe it would be even easier that KZbin either change a couple of lines in the code for their algorithms or even real simple, do the level adjustment after the rendering to stereo…. And above all you aren’t paying for watching these documentaries, so where do you think the money would come from to do a custom master for every single internet/satellite/cable and terrestrial broadcaster. And yes by the way there are „Standards“, but none of the Hightech companies follow them because they all want to have their own so that people are then tied into their walled Gardens ;- Apple, Google, Meta and Google, there are far more nefarious things going on as one can imagine and the commentary track in the audio and how easy that would be to fix, and therefore shows just how nefarious it all is, as usual money,power and egoism, you may laugh that what has that to do with commentary channels getting buried on the internet, but it has everything to do with it. And we haven’t even discussed sound quality, if even quality belongs in a conversation from internet broadcasters….

[@popixel]

You guys do amazing work. I really enjoy watching these, but I do agree there are parts where the music is too loud, especially at the point with the male singers.

[@darrelneidiffer6777]

More advertisements then I can deal with. Medievalmadness is a much better source.

[@murraywebster1228]

KZbin ist to blame for audio issues

[@popixel]

@@murraywebster1228 no, in this case it was in the editing. Not complaining, because I love their work, but it’s just something that can be improved upon.

[@kallejahrollins4668]

@@darrelneidiffer6777 a

[@diaphoni]

almost every one of these, the music is so loud it makes it unwatchable at times

[@supersammich344]

You guys need to invest in a free audio scaler.

[@murraywebster1228]

The original audio was absolute top quality. KZbin is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

[@danielle8557]

@murraywebster1228 you're shot

[@elemonade8830]

This was very interesting! I enjoyed listening to it while doing my work. The only complain I have is the sound design. In some cases I could barely hear the naration or conversation over the music or other less important sounds, like the sound of shoveling

[@abbycross90210]

Tony: I"M TERRIFIED OF HEIGHTS Everyone: Right, so you're going to climb the side of this skyscraper....

[@BryantPP]

It makes me quite mad that the people who performed these jobs which allow society to function were the least paid, that poor boy who had his skull crushed was producing the fabric for a dress that some useless duchess, or member of the royal family would wear ONCE.

[@UnicornsPoopRainbows]

Just like how most of the “essential workers” during the pandemic get paid minimum wage or just above it. Zero benefits. Almost no job security. But to essential to stay home

[@infoskrimp420]

still happening.

[@michellebaker9961]

Nothing has really changed

[@juttamaier2111]

Well, if there is an overabundance of uneducated people, then there's always stupid jobs for them. The answer to prevent this would be to reduce people.

[@baylorsailor]

"Fast fabrics" made in factories were typically bought up by the middle class. Wealthier people didn't go for ready-made in the same sense.

[@AnotherPersonStoppingBy]

Oh my word. That's one dedicated show host... And the way the students angle their sketchpads at 6:20 is hilarious. 😆

[@virginiasoskin9082]

I took life drawing as part of my training to get a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting. Art students earned some money as models, but I only recall college boys in shorts, not college girls. There was an older lady who also modeled for us and she was completely naked -- she had an older body with rolls on rolls of flesh. She was a nice lady and would put on her bathrobe and look at our drawings, which I thought was rather amusing. it is hard to hold a pose -- your arms and legs can go to sleep! For an hour's pose, it was generally one that could be held without arms or legs falling asleep -- sitting on a cloth covered stool, sitting in a chair, reclining, even lying down. You were encouraged to not change your seat but to draw what it looked like from your angle.

[@WNCBlueRidgeBlondie1]

Why is the accompanying music so loud? I couldn't hear you. Please forget the music. I like it much better when I can hear you.

[@murraywebster1228]

The original audio was absolute top quality. KZbin is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

[@DVD927]

The sound mixing is really messed up.

[@murraywebster1228]

The original audio was absolute top quality. KZbin is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

[@Sam-tq6xr]

The music is much too loud and drowning the narrator. WTH.

[@dogsmumm]

The music is MUCH LOUDER than the narration.

[@adaireya4506]

Yeah its bloody irritating

[@aaallllyyy]

Agreed. I can’t even watch this shit, it’s too annoying

[@murraywebster1228]

The original audio was absolute top quality. KZbin is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

[@reneejohnson806]

@@murraywebster1228 well now that they are aware, maybe they won’t use music next time

[@murraywebster1228]

@@reneejohnson806 the music, when at the proper volume and editing adds much to the atmosphere, without it is very dry and boring

[@a.evelyn5498]

The older man showing Tony how to clean out parts of the train was having a real hearty laugh at his misery hahaha

[@raptoriansketches]

Talking about the beetles in the ship bread, you can see the camera shaking as the holder is trying not to laugh from the comment of "seventeen beetles" in one bite of bread. And it's lovely to see that the whole film crew is enjoying themselves doing this.

[@JDoe001]

Not only was it dangerous for young limbs working in cloth mills; but, all the fibers in the air get breathed into the lungs. (Still a problem for workers today.)

[@virginiasoskin9082]

Yes, white lung was, and perhaps still is, a problem in American cotton mills -- breathing in that cotton fluff was very destructive to the lungs. The movie North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, takes place in Yorkshire, in a cotton mill town. The characters walking through all that fluff floating in the air makes one shudder -- I hope they were able to do that with CGI. The owners were trying to deal with the cotton fluff by using fans to suck the air out of the mill interiors, to allow clean air to enter, but I suspect that just roiled it around in the air instead. So remember that next time you towel off with a fluffy cotton towel!

[@nessan4407]

This guy commits for his job 😂 very entertaining

[@scarletbelmont9022]

lmao

[@SilverLuster]

Whoever did the sound editing to this video needs to reevaluate the quality. Often the narrator sounds like he's in a tin can, and the background noise is louder than his statements.

[@AllistairGordon]

pretty awful background music. If i reduce the volume to not wake the whole house, i don't hear the narrator

[@murraywebster1228]

The original audio was absolute top quality. KZbin is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

[@danielle8557]

stop commenting on every comment here complaining about the audio.

[@amandapittar9398]

This was a wonderful programme. Tony went above and beyond! He may be like me, shorter in stature, but now we know, small but beautifully formed! He makes things interesting and relatable, which is why folk love him as a presenter in everything he does. I don’t know what he is like as an individual, but he’s a great performer. Thank you for your and your teams hard work.😊❤🎉🎉🎉

[@Skyf1ght]

Omg watching him crawling around under that cotton machine gave me so much anxiety knowing that children were doing that😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@Evilushka]

PLEASE repost this with the audio mixed properly. The loudness of the music over the narration is really distracting, which is a shame.

[@sherroncapitano]

Yes!!!!!!!!!

[@murraywebster1228]

The original audio was absolute top quality. KZbin is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

[@tatikagila5057]

I don't know why they insist on playing narration while music and other background noise is not muted. It's really quite irritating.

[@roby9622]

I love his documentaries but music too loud

[@murraywebster1228]

KZbin is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

[@danielle8557]

you literally write this on every comment and still no one agrees with you

[@BotHub]

Why is the music so fucking loud?

[@WOLFNBEAST]

The sound mixer needs to turn down the background music.

[@cleoling2065]

Very interesting info, but sadly the overpowering music has ruined the show.

[@audreymuzingo933]

Yall these are old TV shows with a different kind of sound format than what is on KZbin, and there's no way to force it to conform. It's unfortunate but it's not lazy leveling on the part of the show creators.

[@wasnhas]

Tony does such a great job on these shows !

[@sharonmertel6076]

Honestly, I didn't have a problem with the music, and I could hear the narration and conversation fairly well.All this without my hearing aids. Really, I'm not kidding.

[@captainsobao]

A certainly interesting documentary. But the music is way too loud and therefore very annoying.

[@l.o29]

Came across this channel from Dive Talks latest show. I have been addicted since didn’t think it was going to be as good as it was but proved wrong. Love absolute history so fulfilling when you need to learn something about our history.

[@hollyw9566]

In the Midwestern U.S., it's "one for the blackbird, one for the crow, one to lie fallow, and one to grow." It's the same meaning, just different wording.

[@jennymichie5175]

My great-granpops died by falling from the crows nest as a topsman/watchman on a ship from Lowestoft. He was an Irishman who died a long, long way from home...but that's why I live in East Anglia now x bless your heart for landing me in such a beautiful part of the world xx

[@lipton87]

In the US we pronounce asphalt like as-fault. I've never heard it called ash-felt. Interesting how words change from location to location.

[@fishinwidow35]

Usually yes, but I did have a client who pronounced it the English way.

[@nerdbites2212]

We call it as-fault in the UK too. Don’t know why he pronounced it like that

[@joannavandermeer7511]

I thought there was something wrong with my ears or my speakers but no, like other commentators I found the edited in music accompanyment far too loud and spoiled any enjoyment so I'm going to take my leave of the channel - shame as I saw the programmes when broadcast and they are excellent.

[@taebundy658]

Tony..... You sound beautiful when you sing!!!!! Talk about taken by surprise. I love this show/doc. It's a real 🎁 to see a new one pop up. Thanks to all that make these great.

[@snafuet]

The railway depo guy was laughing so much 🤣🤣

[@ja8867]

The sound engineer scammed yall lmao

[@TINYQUBIT]

Love the modeling scene. Anything for art. So cute.

[@NightfallShadow]

If I were a riding officer I would just stay home and then just claim I was out and doing my job. It's not like I would have a supervisor checking in on me. Blame the smuggling on someone else and get a free paycheck and be warm at home. lol.

[@chandratownsend3891]

Same! I was thinking "there's no way I would take that job seriously" 🤣

[@misseliza2703]

Super interested in watching this but my god the audio makes it impossible

[@kimstyles5842]

My Husband was born in 1923 and raised on a farm in upstate New York. His parents fled to America due to war. 9 of 14 children survived past the age of 2. The children rose several hours before the sun came up did all the morning chores fed animals and so many other things I can’t even believe it so much work. He talked about them having a canvas bag hanging off the shoulder onto one hip full of seeds with a stick a long stick in one hand seeds dropped in by the other hand. So shove the stick in the ground turn Drop a seed in the hole push the dirt over the hole with your foot and keep going for hours and hours day after day. Back then there was no birth control so there were always lots of children. I had to muck The stables, Slap the pigs, groom the horses, when old enough they were in charge of harnessing the Belgian and walking the horse through the fields four hours to turn the soil. Very very hard life.

[@Poodleinacan]

Wow, yeah, that's intense!

[@martenkrueger8647]

I was born in upstate New York..too a city girl...and a former WW-2. German solider..Starting in 1968...until 74..i work ed like your husband...and milk cows...no running water..no in door plumbing...plowed with plow and horse!.. town of Williamson..was born in 1963..

[@starkerstuvwxyz]

when I was a kid, we started keeping chickens when I was about 6. by the time I was 8, the chickens were my responsibility completely. I would wake up, go out, empty the rat traps, fill the chicken's feeder and water, collect the eggs, take them in. I'd pop in and check for eggs midday. in the evening before bed I went out and set the rat traps, shut the door to their outdoor area, and go to bed. in the summer time, on my way into the chicken house, I would collect grasshoppers and toss them in, the chickens loved them. if I was out in the garden, I would leave the door open and they would follow me around while I did other chores. surprisingly, this was in 2001.

[@kimicappiello5480]

Why did you slap the pigs? Were they bad?

[@MsJamilaaa]

Lol- they had lots of kids so they can work the land, birth control has nothing to do with it. These days in poor countries high childbirth is still present exactly for this reason

[@nancykaplan7163]

background music To LOUD. people speaking to soft.

[@SpidermansSymbiote]

Being a hermit would be a great job. You get to live on a nice property, you don't really have to do anything, and you get taken care of

[@larissahorne9991]

If they didn't drive themselves crazy in the meantime.

[@TheNinnyfee]

And you get to take your organ to a cave.

[@CookingWithCows]

@@larissahorne9991 That depends on what you want from life. I just want to be left alone, live in a cave, not speak to anyone. Seems like the perfect job with no mental repercussions for me.

[@Susyseashell]

and you could avoid diseases like the plague

[@ppals3345]

@@Susyseashell avoid diseases like the plague, or avoid diseases such as the plague?

[@andyvan5692]

great series, saw plenty of these on tv, or from dvd's; but one thing, HE is Sir tony Robinson now!, not when he did these, early 1990-2000's , but NOW he has been knighted, so would be propper to re-title as such.

[@psions555]

33:30 What I have never been able to understand not just for life at sea but in these times in general is how people were not severely dehydrated all the time. Alcohol and then food that's been cured with salt all the time must have been so dehydrating. It's a wonder how people could function at all 🧐

[@juttamaier2111]

Alcohol had a very low percentage in beer. It was safer than water, so thex drank it like water

[@psions555]

@@juttamaier2111 cool thanks 👍🏻 so it was basically like water but with the advantage of staying fresher for longer

[@Tipperary757]

Fascinating. Love host's involvement. Also remember ppl had to work while ill. Yikes, sound "quality" is stressful. Hard to hear.

[@murraywebster1228]

KZbin is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

[@danielle8557]

@murraywebster1228 lmao go away already no one agrees with you

[@joeanderson8839]

Horses are expensive. They require more upkeep than most any other animal. Their hooves have to be trimmed, filled, and shooed. If this is done wrong then the horse can become lame. If a horse is lame then it can't work until it has recovered. If the owner doesn't allow the horse to recover it is more than likely that it will receive permanent damage. This will shorten the life of the horse and endanger the rider and handlers because it will be painful to the horse. Horse have to be groomed, and fed very carefully. And the tack has to be cleaned and cared for. Vet bills and medications are high dollar items. Buying a horse is just a fraction of the cost of owning one. It cost much more to keep one.

[@rebeccaschneider9862]

Super interesting...how we have taken so much for granted. They had it HARD!!!😬😮‍💨

[@bucktiger33]

A long brush would have eliminated alot of the danger for scavengers. Geez these people really just didn't care

[@katethielen3883]

46:51 I'm surprised they didn't lower the floors underneath the machines so you could access it from benieth

[@AmberWool]

My grandmother, Nanny, looked exactly like the Queen. Nanny's father started life in Northern England.

[@corgisrule21]

I remember hearing about castrati in college and I was shook. However we weren’t told of that method of taking care of the offending appendage 😩 I will say that label-sticking is a job I would do now and be perfectly happy (if I could have my music on at the same time😂). I LOVE boring jobs like that

[@TenggisKhan]

That description of the method has traumatised me, so messed up

[@julius_the_python]

I had no idea that the castrati were castrated in such a horrific manner. I knew they WERE, but thought it was more a rubber band or surgery, like with a modern dog neuter. That the scrotum was soaked in hot water and the testes massaged and broken down into a pulp, THEN removed is horrifying!!

[@gnarbeljo8980]

I'm often so dissapointed with historic shows (settings) and films as well as shows about history bc all these people so integral to everyday life are left out, and not widely known about at all. For instance, how many films with painstaking attention to detail in locations, sets, details of garb ever care to show the streets as they were full of stinking shxt on the streets, with need of a cripple to clean to cross it, a 6 yo torch bearing barefoot boy to go from one place to another at night? Basically none. Very few productions ever feature any of the people mentioned here, not as extras for authenticity nor as characters in the stories, and of course the widespread history books only really focus on high society, occasionally the middle classes. The sheer romanticism regarding the 18th century in literature of all sorts, and television, films etc these days has created this huge base of "fans of history" who are utterly clueless regarding context and especially the most common reality of the era. They don't even understand how very few they focus on to build their idea of these times. People of privilege didn't want to see it back then, and now that we are all priviliged we don't want to either, and dont care that some of this is still going on in massive scale in othet countries to keep us privileged and care free. I've travelled alot, I can't help but see parallels to child labour is some countries, jobs held by the poorest etc. This show isn't just entertaining, it's important. All this is lacking from most peoples education. People can't wrap their head around the callous beheadings of royalty and nobility in the French revolution, because they never ever show even a reasonable representation of the reality of the general public. Only "poverty" as a blanket statement is used. But Paris was known as Europes cesspool! One of the most touristic streets with littleshops today, miles long used to be a river of the goop we saw here, from the tanneries lining the whole street, planks were used to get across, if you fell in you could be done for, and the disease and stench was felt throughout the city. The less we value lives, and the environment, the closer we get to creating a monster that will one day eat us for breakfast. The world is comperatively much better now, but there's still much morr of this going on to keep thr middle class kitted and somewhat content. But again, out of sight out of mind. How can we learn from history if we cherry pick for purpose of nostalgia?

[@chassinoir]

Agree completely!

[@SaraMKay]

you know it's actually not true that ppl e.g. in the middle ages waded through their own excrements in the streets - there's plenty of evidence, laws and stuff not to mention that 'myasma' was a very feared real thing, ppl panicked when sth smelled bad, so... it's just false how history is shown regarding dirt& excrement mud. Just imagine those were ppl like you &I and not complete disgusting idiots.

[@gnarbeljo8980]

@@SaraMKay what utter crap. If you're going to make an outrageous claim be specific. Who what and where exactly? That's a rediculous accusation. Popculture (=most mainstream media formats) is mostly concerned with itself. And " people wading in their own excrement" where's that widespread myth represented exactly?? And how (who) would that benefit, why? It's not entertaining, never seen, it doesn't make sense. And NO you don't get to equate wading in "own excrement" with "mud" are you serious? And when was mud or regular horse manure ever cause for panic?? Complete utter nonsense. To this very day: unless your road is paved (asphalt, concrete, stones, etc) it will consist mainly of soil, from dust to mud depending on the weather and frequency of traffic (horses&carriages or motor vehicles). I'm sorry I shouldn't be reaponding at all.

[@alabastergreen7444]

I'm on board with you here. I'm a fan of ancient history b.c and so much of it is romanticized all to hell. The public doesn't realize just how terrible it may have been to actually live back then. If you weren't wealthy then life might be very short and brutal for you. Even if you were wealthy life might still be short and brutal.

[@gnarbeljo8980]

@@alabastergreen7444 I live in the mideval quarter of a smallish European capital. I know all about these streets and houses, the details of the lifestyle and community services used to make a city function in those days. Whomever said "people were the same as now" to refute the squalor and constant deaths of the lower classes missed the entire point. Yes humans are basically the same (across cultures and times) but the one thing that sets us apart besides opposable thumbs is adaptability. A zillion psych studies and social experiments show it takes a matter of days to change peoples habits, attitudes, ideas, comforts, preferences, and yes, their sense of scent too! I'm not saying people were unclean by choice, quite the contrary. Anyone who's travelled third world countries with huge inequality understands this. Anyone interested in time travel should start there and learn alot about human beings and what they have to put up with to survive and the hermetic separation between those who have (from birth) and those who do not. Mideval days were probably alot less bad then the early industrial era. The invention gunpowder factories/salpeter facilities to name only one unbelievable nightmare from start to finish to usage.

[@leosailor2514]

1:05:45 I can imagine children doing this job with their grandparents. A grandfather would poke holes in the soil while his grandchildren followed behind sowing the seeds

[@diamond-dee]

Please have more podcasts like this in the future. So very informative with others participating and your sharing with all of us. I found this to be so helpful with my own journey and searches. Thank you.

[@Pawsome_Reels]

This is not a podcast

[@fusselkatze8393]

please turn the music up a bit, I still can understand some of the things Tony is saying.

[@talirakerouac3248]

Baldrick from Black Adder!!!!!!! LOVE him (and Rowan Atkinson as The Black Adder!!!)🥰🥰💗💗💗💗

[@judeinLA.]

Sounds like the music editor got paid only 2 Schillings. Watched with the close captions on.

[@ladygrndr9424]

I love that these episodes clearly show the intersection of historian and sadist *lol*

[@jansmith3424]

OMG I CAN'T WATCH THIS THE MUSIC IS SO LOUD OVER THE NARRATOR, PLEASE FIX THIS! THE VIDEO CONTENT IS VERY INTERESTING, SUCH A SHAME IT'S NOT WATCHABLE BECAUSE OF THE SOUND QUALITY!!

[@TheKaiTetley]

Tony Robinson is a national treasure.

[@toriamigo]

This guy is up for anything!! I love it! Brilliant presenter!

[@jolewis8317]

A hearing aid user cannot understand with the music please stop it i find it extremely unkind in 2022 its not like we dont know 🤬

[@reneejohnson806]

Try to watch with the subtitles on

[@lunalarkgames2197]

I feel like I would have enjoyed being a Herring Caller.

[@dabbyleemiller]

This is so fantastic! Didn't even notice the music 😃

[@sherroncapitano]

How???? Lol😂

[@chandratownsend3891]

I listened with headphones and had no issues with sound quality

[@domashnie_lubimtsy]

I absolutely love the series, each episode, each epoch! But this particular one is just priceless with Tony as a host. No rat sautee, right? Still priceless!

[@carolynmacdonald3117]

my grandfather's (and great grandfather) name was Armstead. It was his great grandmother's maiden name. "The name Armstead has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived near or at a hermit's cell. The surname Armstead is derived from the Old French word ermite, which means hermit, and the Old English word stede, which means place" Long ago someone in my family was likely employed as a hermit....

[@fangtasmic7641]

Imagine being one of those art students, sketching a naked Tony Robinson, I’d be geeking out lol. 😂

[@franciebelcher4594]

Really enjoyed this. Pretty hard to complain about work these days, compared to what all those ppl from history had to deal with

[@czhaok]

I work at Amazon, let me tell you there’s plenty to complain about

[@KyrieChii]

@@czhaok My sister-in-law certainly agrees with this statement.

[@maryduhon9769]

Background music is TOOOOO MUCH

[@lisamgreenleaf]

This confirms that the past was the absolute worst

[@bubblescampo127]

I thought my job was hard. What a joke, we really do live in a utopian world today!

[@Nero-ox5tw]

Whoever mixed the sound for this video needs sacking

[@COLDMKULTRA]

The music needs to be louder, I can still hear the presenter !🤣

[@DapperPaperBag]

Honestly, hire me, I will happily edit your sound properly.

[@sherroncapitano]

Please!!!!!!

[@chandratownsend3891]

This documentary is great! If you want to watch it/finish it try headphones, maybe? I watched the whole thing with headphones and noticed no issues with sound quality

[@xotiod]

Tony needs his raise lmao!! Hes always commited to the bit!

[@SaraMKay]

I'd love to watch this but the background noise and music versus the lovely voice over of Tony Robinson is way too loud - that makes it unwatchable (I'm reluctant to cause nuisance to the neighbours by turning the volume up to 100 decibel) Too bad.

[@keztukariri]

Now that's some dedication Tony, getting ya kit off to model for a story 😂 love it. Love history! Thank you from Aotearoa NZ ❤

[@jenniferb9506]

Why didn't the scavengers use long handled brushes so they didn't have to get the whole way under there?

[@marcellamccrory2004]

Bleeding castrato guy singing...tut tut!! Can't hear Tony at all for music guys go at high pitch singing ffff where Tony then had his turn and comically said with a smirk " and I still have my testicles! " 😁😅

[@Jilliberation]

18:40 I had a book called, "The End of Everything". It pretty much describes when and why stuff that used to be "A Thing" forever faded into the bowels of History. There was a whole chapter on castrati, the last of whom survived long enough to have his voice immortalized in recording on one of Edison's wax-cylinders. In the heyday, though, castrati were often the retirement plan for their impoverished parents. One Vienna woman, famously known for "Transforming" prepubescent lads into "Hopeful Superstars", once bragged that she could feed her small breed dog exclusively on the testicles of little boys.

[@itmeamie]

Fascinating! Thank you!

[@itmeamie]

Like absolutely horrifying!! But fascinating!

[@gnarbeljo8980]

It's a really interesting phenomenon. I listen to alot of the music writeen for and performed by these stars now performed by Countertenors and Sopranos. Incredible music! The castrati would often grow taller and larger than normal and bc rgey were castrated they were also extremely well endowed and entirely safe to sleep with (no risk for a lady getting pregnant) so their allure on the audience was as tangible as any modern sex-drugs-rocknroll era. Some became quite extreme divas, and lived lavishly without spending a dime touring between the noblest houses of Europe surrounded by swooning women (and men). The repetoire was piping hot too and is still fantastic sung by good classical singers. The manufacture of these superstars was as far as I know also hugely reliant on the Vatican/Church's vested interests. "The Voice" (of God) was an extremely powerful asset. And the church is entirely built on using boys from an early age onward (requiring celibacy from intact young priests) so to the church it was a great privilege they bestowed on the family, boy, whatever. Small sacrifice for the voice of an angel. Only the occasional boy was deemed vocally/musically gifted enough to be chosen.

[@Jilliberation]

@@gnarbeljo8980 The whole genre is not entirely gone. I've found recent recordings of individuals who have managed to carve themselves out a corner in this niche musical market. They're survivors of accidents and unfortunate circumstance like Leukemia, or Scarlet Fever; who also happened to be blessed with exceptional vocal talent. Kudos to them for making the best of a bad situation. However, as medicine continues to advance, even those rare individuals fated to be 'natural' castrati are destined to eventually become a thing of the past.

[@gnarbeljo8980]

@@Jilliberation it's perfectly singable repetoire for any trained baryton who's learnt to sing falsetto. Countertenors have a huge range. The problem with the ones you speak of is they are rarely aa trained and talented, it easily becomes a freak show instead. I listen to several counter tenors and also sopranos and mezzos sing the repetoire all the time. I go to alot of live baroque operas/concerts. One of my favourites is Andreas Scholl, who's technique ans taste is impeccable. Lovely musician!

[@TheNinnyfee]

"Smells like a rancid Oxo cube..." , "Absolutely! And it keeps for years!" I love British sarcastic enthusiasm. 😄♥️ Why being an artist's model was worse than prostitution is beyond me. Yes, you freeze and it's tough, but no STIs and no dangerous customers choking you etc.

[@Melonlordrinrei]

I mean you say that, but often times they were assaulted by their customers, Picasso had many relationships with his models especially the younger ladies. I suppose the main thing that made it difficult was that society saw you through the same lens, and it would be basically impossible to get another job if you were ever found out.

[@larissahorne9991]

All of this was when if you mention Health And Safety Equipment they would have had no idea what you meant. If you got injured it would have been too bad, so sad 😔. Now get lost so I can hire someone else to do your job. Too bad if a parent died on the job, the whole family would have to suffer on without them. They had no sympathy whatsoever for children in general. Child Labour Laws were beyond a lot of people too. On an episode of "Who Do You Think You Are?" someone learnt about a distant Great Grandpa. He go a hernia from lifting and carrying large piles of Led Slates. Instead of having the operation he needed terrible as it would have been he was simply sent packing. His wife died leaving him a single parent. To cope with his terrible pain he hit the bottle 🍾. Whenever he was desperate enough to ask for help they'd turn them away. Basically deciding he was just a lazy, good for nothing drunk who didn't deserve any help or sympathy. It was the people behind the running of The Workhouses who should have been ashamed of themselves. Not the poor unfortunate people who had to go there. Plus too many people who were absolutely clueless about dangerous and even deadly substances.

[@keztukariri]

And good on you Tony for making it up the ladder on the ship! I'm not scared of heights but obviously could see your genuine fear and seriously WELL DONE! 😊😊

[@sheepmuffles9798]

This audio quality could be so much better. Not only does the film audio sound like its coming through a pipe, but the music is way too loud and flat-sounding. Also, please make sure your host doesnt shine incredibly bright lamps into folks' eyes next time. That could lead to eye damage.

[@murraywebster1228]

The original audio was absolute top quality. KZbin is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

[@rama30]

They should restore the old well. It would be a fun novelty and you could give your dogs a drink during walkies.

[@edinagaspar722]

Ahhh, music is way too loud, the narrator cannot be heard or understood

[@waceyseufer7083]

Seeing Tony getting punched dead in the face by a chick in Victorian clothes made today worth living! 😅😅😅

[@ignisetaqua7089]

One of the best channel i found, thanks for share this on KZbin! ❤

[@kathleenem9207]

Did anyone actually listen to this prior to posting? It is so loud. Truly makes this video much les enjoyable.

[@carolhama4156]

Am I listening to two channels at once? Or is your music W A Y TOO LOUD? I love your "talks" about England...keep up the great work you share with us! ANd Thank you for sharing with your public!

[@katjakoskelin9692]

The worst job ever would probably be being minion for Lord Blackadder..

[@neuron1618]

What's up with the audio editing? It often feels like I have two different videos playing simultaneously.

[@Pot_o_Tee]

54:16 haha that guys really enjoying himself 🤣🤣

[@emmacrooke807]

Why show "Phossy Jaw" in the thumbnail if you're not going to mention the matchmaker girls in the video?

[@madman8281]

Music is way too loud, often ruining narration. Why music for documentary?

[@muszutygeniuszu]

Marvelous! Thank you for this video, I enjoyed every minute of it

[@cynthiafisher3392]

1:22:26 I think that @Si-finds Thames Mudlark might take offense to that. 😂😂😂