1940s House

I really enjoyed this series ,it was quite authentic .Everything to do with daily living was particularly well done. Also the atmosphere of the time ,down to the hairstyles clothes and way of thinking people were very longsuffering and patient in those days , they had to be . I remember the food shortages ,I never saw fruit accept dried bananas ,it was bread and jam without butter . We were happy when we received american food parcels giving us hot chocolate . This series showed the closeness of families ,and how they would all sit round the radio to keep up with official announcements . It was a stressful time to be living ,but ...  Read the complete review

If you watched C4's "The 1900 house", you may pleased to know that Channel4 are repeating the experience but in a more modern time namely the 1940's. The first episode went out on Tuesday 2 January 2001 and I imagine will be shown weekly. For those not in the know about either programme, here it is in a nutshell. Channel4 acquire a property appropriate for the period to be covered and decorate/equip it with fixtures and fittings from the period. A modern day family is chosen and they are expected to live in the house, dress in period costumes and basically do the things a family of that period would have done. The first series (1900 ...  Read the complete review