The 1940s House

Season 1

2001 · 5 episodes · 3h 45m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. The Home Front

   2 Jan 2001 · 45 min

   The series is introduced, the family moves in, war breaks out, and food rationing is confronted for the first time.

2. 2

   2. 1939-1940: Into the Unknown

   4 Jan 2001 · 45 min

   Michael Hymers leaves the house for three weeks for work-related reasons, and the family confronts additional rationing.

3. 3

   3. 1941-1943: Women at War

   11 Jan 2001 · 45 min

   Women at War (11 January 2001) - Lyn and Kirstie join the Women's Voluntary Service and work in the war industry.

4. 4

   4. 1944-1945: The Beginning of the End

   18 Jan 2001 · 45 min

   The family suffers from air-raids, sleep deprivation, and bomb damage before learning that the war is over. They also listen to radio stories about the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

5. 5

   5. The Homecoming

   25 Jan 2001 · 45 min

   Six months later, the Hymers reflect on their time in 1940s House.