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Three teams of slimmers are confined to a turn of the 20th century health farm, the Institute of Physical Culture, presided over by Institute Director Sir Roy Strong.

The Victorians are put on a forerunner of the Atkins diet, which consists almost entirely of meat. The Edwardians get to eat whatever they want, the only drawback – they have to chew every single mouthful 32 times. And the 1920s get put on the first strictly calorie controlled diet. Follow the links below for individual programme guides…

Link to episode 1 guide
Programme 1
Measuring up
Link to episode 2 guide
Programme 2
Burning it off
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