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Listening

Listen to an interview with a historian about Victorian inventions we still use today. While
listening, answer the questions using a maximum of 4 words. The first one has been done for you.

Q0 What is the name of the radio programme?


Links to the Past

Q1 What was featured on the first postage stamp?


Q2 How was it called and when was it issued?
Q3 What did a Scottish blacksmith invent?
Q4 When?
Q5 What did the great engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel design?
Q6 When was the first Christmas card sent?
Q7 Who brought the idea of a decorated Christmas tree to Britain?
Q8 Where did he come from?
Q9 Which institutions had always considered sport important?
Q10 What were formed between 1840 and 1880?
Q11 Who was one of the first people to send a text message?
Q12 Who did she send the message to and how?

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