Season 1 (1999)

The Time Machine
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September 22, 1999 • 50m

We go behind-the scenes to find out how an ordinary terraced house in the shadow of the Millennium Dome was transformed into a tim...Read more

Time Travellers
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September 23, 1999 • 24m

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

A Rude Awakening
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September 30, 1999 • 24m

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.

Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness
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October 7, 1999 • 24m

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

How to Be a Victorian
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October 14, 1999 • 24m

After four weeks of the drudgery of a Victorian level of housework, Joyce comes up with a 1900 solution: finding a servant to do t...Read more

Upstairs Downstairs
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October 21, 1999 • 24m

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

Women's Liberation
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October 28, 1999 • 24m

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

The Good Old Days
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November 4, 1999 • 24m

eriment in living history to investigate how radically our lives have been changed by technology, a modern family swap the luxury ...Read more

Back to the Future
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December 28, 1999 • 24m

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

A Year to Remember
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December 28, 1999 • 1h 17m

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