The 1900 House
The 1900 House

The 1900 House

1999 1 Seasons 10 Episodes ⭐ 7.3 Reality

The 1900 House is a historical reality television programme made by Wall to Wall/Channel 4 in 1999. The show is about a modern family that tries to the live in the way of the late Victorians in 1900 for three months in a modified house. It was shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom and PBS in America. The series was accompanied by a book titled 1900 House: Featuring Extracts from the Personal Diaries of Joyce and Paul Bowler and Their Family by Mark McCrum and Matthew Sturgis.

The 1900 House is a historical reality television programme made by Wall to Wall/Channel 4 in 1999. The show is about a modern family that tries to the live in the way of the late Victorians in 1900 for three months in a modified house. It was shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom and PBS in America. The series was accompanied by a book titled 1900 House: Featuring Extracts from the Personal Diaries of Joyce and Paul Bowler and Their Family by Mark McCrum and Matthew Sturgis.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Time Machine

We go behind-the scenes to find out how an ordinary terraced house in the shadow of the Millennium Dome was transformed

EP 2

Time Travellers

In Somerset, the Bowlers indulge in a last supper of junk food before saying goodbye to 1999 and hello to life in 1900

EP 3

A Rude Awakening

The Bowlers wake up to their first morning in the 1900 house. There is no water, potties need emptying and the milk has

EP 4

Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness

It is a week since the Bowlers began their time travel experience. But no one has had a decent bath. The range cooker, w

EP 5

How to Be a Victorian

After four weeks of the drudgery of a Victorian level of housework, Joyce comes up with a 1900 solution: finding a serva

EP 6

Upstairs Downstairs

A newcomer arrives at the house as Elizabeth, their new "maid of all work' starts domestic service. Scrubbing, washing,

EP 7

Women's Liberation

The arrival of the maid has given Joyce the freedom to investigate the history of the suffragette movement. But the more

EP 8

The Good Old Days

eriment in living history to investigate how radically our lives have been changed by technology, a modern family swap t

EP 9

Back to the Future

After three months of living in the past, the Bowlers' Victorian odyssey is coming to an end. Before they leave, they de

EP 10

A Year to Remember

The Bowlers reflect on the highs, lows and unforgettable moments of their three month living-history experiment.

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