Series 1
Series Summary
Sir Roy Strong thinks history holds the answer to the nation's obesity epidemic. To prove it, he's transformed a magnificent Victorian country house into a period health spa. Nine volunteers spend 24 days testing the weight loss diets and fitness regimes popular in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods, and in the 'roaring' Twenties. Can these modern-day dieters learn life-changing lessons from previous generations?
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Episodes (6)
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The weigh-in results produce smiles all round. But the big question is, which plan works best? The Victorians are put on a forerunner of…
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Offal's on the menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner, along with cold plunges and exercise in this second phase of Sir Roy Strong's historic…
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Lady Devonport gets stark naked and invites everyone to strip off and join her. The Victorians recognised that fresh air and sunlight had…
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Matron wants stool samples from everyone and hands out bed pans. The samples are examined by a gastroenterologist. The point Sir Roy Strong…
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In a last ditch attempt to get the dieters to embrace personal discipline, the army's been called in. The term 'keep fit' originally meant…
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With just four days left before the resident slimmers return to the real world, they're keen to do all they can to shed the extra pounds.
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