July 21, 1997 • 30m
The post-war years led to a boom in home ownership and consequently a generation of fanatical do-it-yourself home improvers. How D...Read more
July 28, 1997 • 28m
In the 1950s, walls were knocked down, windows enlarged, and open-plan living rooms built as an antidote to post-war gloom. The co...Read more
August 4, 1997 • 30m
After rationing ended, the consumer society was born. Britons were able to fill their homes with a variety of electrical goods.
August 11, 1997 • 29m
In the 1960s, a whole generation let their imaginations run wild to break all the rules of interior design, liberating themselves ...Read more
August 18, 1997 • 29m
The end of World War Two marked a shift away from the practical nature of horticulture stressed by the Dig for Victory campaign, a...Read more
September 1, 1997 • 30m
In the 1950s, people were desperate to be modern, and old attitudes were bulldozed away; in the '60s, objects thrown out as junk b...Read more