As  trade, technology and culture blossomed, why was there an undercurrent of the ‘forbidden’ festering beneath Victorian society?  Or is that just how we see it?  Stephen Fry reveals why Victorians were  so dependent on secrecy, with stories from the era with which you may not be as familiar as you think. Winner of the prestigious Audiophile Magazine's Earphones Award. Click here to read more and hear a sample.   And here's the sequel