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The Good Old Days
The 1900 House - S1 - E8
eriment in living history to investigate how radically our lives have been changed by technology, a modern family swap the luxury of 1999 for a life of urban Victorian domesticity A night out at a Music Hall is a great success but proves a rude introduction to the seedy world of Victorian London
The 1900 House: Season 1 - 10 Episode s
1x1 - The Time Machine
September 22, 1999
We go behind-the scenes to find out how an ordinary terraced house in the shadow of the Millennium Dome was transformed into a time machine and why the Bowlers were selected
1x2 - Time Travellers
September 23, 1999
In Somerset, the Bowlers indulge in a last supper of junk food before saying goodbye to 1999 and hello to life in 1900
1x3 - A Rude Awakening
September 30, 1999
The Bowlers wake up to their first morning in the 1900 house. There is no water, potties need emptying and the milk has gone off. The dream is over.
1x4 - Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness
October 7, 1999
It is a week since the Bowlers began their time travel experience. But no one has had a decent bath. The range cooker, which should provide hot water, hasn't produced a drop.
1x5 - How to Be a Victorian
October 14, 1999
After four weeks of the drudgery of a Victorian level of housework, Joyce comes up with a 1900 solution: finding a servant to do the dirty work, as most women in her position would have done a hundred years ago.
1x6 - Upstairs Downstairs
October 21, 1999
A newcomer arrives at the house as Elizabeth, their new "maid of all work' starts domestic service. Scrubbing, washing, ironing, carpet beating, black-leading the range - all for 4d a day.
1x7 - Women's Liberation
October 28, 1999
The arrival of the maid has given Joyce the freedom to investigate the history of the suffragette movement. But the more she learns about the battle for women's rights, the worse she feels about employing a maid.
1x8 - The Good Old Days
November 4, 1999
eriment in living history to investigate how radically our lives have been changed by technology, a modern family swap the luxury of 1999 for a life of urban Victorian domesticity A night out at a Music Hall is a great success but proves a rude introduction to the seedy world of Victorian London
1x9 - Back to the Future
December 28, 1999
After three months of living in the past, the Bowlers' Victorian odyssey is coming to an end. Before they leave, they decide to throw a party for their friends and neighbours.
1x10 - A Year to Remember
December 28, 1999
The Bowlers reflect on the highs, lows and unforgettable moments of their three month living-history experiment.