The House the '50s Built

Season 1

2012 · 4 episodes

Episodes

1. 1

   1. The Kitchen

   7 Jun 2012

   This episode focuses on the kitchen, where free-standing cupboards, mangles and larders were replaced by fitted units, twin-tubs and refrigerators - and the all-important food processor.

2. 2

   2. The Living Room

   14 Jun 2012

   In this episode engineer Brendan Walker focuses on the living room, which saw the introduction of the television set, wallpaper paste and vinyl emulsion, and the curvy dining chair.

3. 3

   3. The Bedroom

   21 Jun 2012

   Brendan Walker explores post-war changes in the bedroom, where key inventions helped the 1950s child to become a teenager.

4. 4

   4. The Garden

   28 Jun 2012

   In this episode Brendan Walker ventures outside to explore how inventions and innovations improved people's leisure time in the 1950s.