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.
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Series 1 Episode 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…
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Series 1 Episode 2 The Time Travellers
In Somerset, the Bowlers indulge in a last supper of junk food before saying goodbye to the 20th Century and hello to…
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Series 1 Episode 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…
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Series 1 Episode 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…
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Series 1 Episode 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…
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Series 1 Episode 6 Upstairs, Downstairs
A newcomer arrives at the house as Elizabeth, their new "maid of all work' starts domestic service. Scrubbing, washing…
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Series 1 Episode 7 Women's Liberation
The arrival of the maid has given Joyce the freedom to investigate the history of the suffragette movement. But the…
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Series 1 Episode 8 The Good Old Days
A night out at a Music Hall is a great success but proves a rude introduction to the seedy world of Victorian London.
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Series 1 Episode 9 Back to the Future
Afler three months of living in the past, the Bowlers' Victorian odyssey is coming to an end. Before they leave, they…
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Series 1 Episode 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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