All Mod Cons(1997)
Documentary
First Air Date: 1997-07-21
Average Runtime: 29m
Rating: 0.0
Votes: 0
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
How we decorated and redecorated our homes over the latter half of the twentieth century reflects our changing attitudes to domesticity, home ownership, gender roles, and children. Through interviews and the witty use of archive, an intimate and affectionate social history of British homes.
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Miniseries
Episodes: 6E01
The DIY Pioneers
Air Date: 1997-07-21
The post-war years led to a boom in home ownership and consequently a generation of fanatical do-it-yourself home imp...
E02
Ever So Contemporary
Air Date: 1997-07-28
In the 1950s, walls were knocked down, windows enlarged, and open-plan living rooms built as an antidote to post-war ...
E03
Just Switch On
Air Date: 1997-08-04
After rationing ended, the consumer society was born. Britons were able to fill their homes with a variety of electri...
E04
The Pad
Air Date: 1997-08-11
In the 1960s, a whole generation let their imaginations run wild to break all the rules of interior design, liberatin...
E05
The Outside Room
Air Date: 1997-08-18
The end of World War Two marked a shift away from the practical nature of horticulture stressed by the Dig for Victor...
E06
Yesterday Once More
Air Date: 1997-09-01
In the 1950s, people were desperate to be modern, and old attitudes were bulldozed away; in the '60s, objects thrown ...
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