Episode 5, the 1940s. The 1940s, war, rationing, liberation, black out, this might be one of the most challenging of all episodes. Not just for our family but also for the production team to get right. Skip to 1:50 if you don’t like spoilers, reviews and all that nonsense. We’re told that the house hasn’t…
Episode 4, the 1930s. Fair warning, the 1930s and 1940s are my area of expertise. As a historical consultant I advice film, tv and museums on this era and consider myself obsessed with this era. So I may pay (even) more attention to all the little mistakes I spot. Sorry. Here we go, skip to…
Skip to 0:50 if you don’t want spoilers! This show gives us an idea of what life was like for west Indian immigrants when came to the UK shortly after World War 2. So not only will the children experience what life was like without mobile phones and computers, but they will also learn what…
The 1920s! Skip the first 2 minutes to skip spoilers, reminders, etc. The house has had another update and unfortunately they don’t go int many details, just a few seconds of before and after shots. The decorators have gone for a rather modern 1920s interior, lots of Art Deco. Which is nice but wouldn’t have…
Further back in time episode 2 The previous episode seems to have been very well received, it was rather nice to see people all over the internet having so much admiration for Debbie. She’s made quite an impression. Skip the first 2 minutes if you don’t want to see previous bits and spoilers, 2 minutes…
There have been a few ‘Back in Time’ series, this makes number 5 on the big list. It saddened me that most of these shows took place in the post WW2 era so I was rather delighted to find out that this new show included the pre-WW2 years, just for me, I’m sure. Further back…
Here we are, the last episode of this series. I look forward to seeing how they’re going to end this show, probably by showing us first that things were getting better in the 1900s, hopefully also by hinting at the fact that quite a few of the men and boys living in our slums will…
Episode 4 of ‘The Victorian Slum’; the 1890s. Skip the first 2-3 minutes if you can remember further back than a week ago. The doss house is too empty too much of the time. I think that he would have had more customers than he could have handled if this really was Victorian times. So…
Victorian Slum, episode 3, the 1880s. Shall Jack the Ripper visit the neighbourhood? Same old intro, bit of history, this is what happened last week, etc. If you can remember things that happened a week ago, you can skip the first 3 minutes. The third week, life must slowly become a routine, I wonder if…
Episode 2, the 1870s. Identical intro, same information, just in case you forgot, it’s been over a week since we heard all this after all… Spoilers are annoying but repeating all the things that happened in a previous episode can be boring as well, some of us can remember further back than a week and…
The Victorian slum is a brand new show, only aired a few days ago. I’ve been looking forward to seeing this, not only because I am (of course) addicted to these kinds of shows and a history addict, but also because this is a subject that appeals to me. For some reason I’ve always been…
Day 37 It’s only been a month. The struggle for food continues, it never ends. Which I think is quite representative of what life was like for our ancestors. Autumn comes, survival becomes harder The women find goats, well they have clearly been left behind by the production team. Which is nice but also feels…
