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A House Through Time

Historian David Olusoga charts 180 years of British history as lived by the successive inhabitants of a single home in a British city - from its construction to the present day.

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documentary, biography, history

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Twenty Twenty Television

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When we live in a house,
we're just passing through. - A House Through Time

When we live in a house, we're just passing through.

When we live in a house,
we're just passing through. - A House Through Time

When we live in a house, we're just passing through.

When we live in a house,
we're just passing through. - A House Through Time

When we live in a house, we're just passing through.

When we live in a house, we're just
passing through. - A House Through Time

When we live in a house, we're just passing through.

A city that rivalled New York
in the 19th century, - A House Through Time

A city that rivalled New York in the 19th century,

A city that rivalled New York
in the 19th century, - A House Through Time

A city that rivalled New York in the 19th century,

In this episode, a terrifying
disease stalks the house. - A House Through Time

In this episode, a terrifying disease stalks the house.

This episode, a man with a taste
for the high life moves in. - A House Through Time

This episode, a man with a taste for the high life moves in.

Welcome to 62 Falkner Street. - A House Through Time

Welcome to 62 Falkner Street.

Welcome to 62 Falkner Street. - A House Through Time

Welcome to 62 Falkner Street.

So far, we know it was constructed
as one of a terrace in 1840. - A House Through Time

So far, we know it was constructed as one of a terrace in 18...

Welcome to number 62 Falkner Street. - A House Through Time

Welcome to number 62 Falkner Street.

GAYNOR: Good idea! - A House Through Time

GAYNOR: Good idea!

It was designed to appeal to
the rapidly growing middle classes, - A House Through Time

It was designed to appeal to the rapidly growing middle clas...

Now it's 1890, and she's selling
the house to new residents. - A House Through Time

Now it's 1890, and she's selling the house to new ...

Here, trade and wealth - A House Through Time

Here, trade and wealth

The house, too, has slid down the
social scale. - A House Through Time

The house, too, has slid down the social scale.

I want to find out what happened
to the house from the post-war years - A House Through Time

I want to find out what happened to the house from the post-...

The family living here are called
the Stotts. - A House Through Time

The family living here are called the Stotts.

In the basement of 62 Falkner Street - A House Through Time

In the basement of 62 Falkner Street

Inside the house you can begin to
imagine what it must've been like - A House Through Time

Inside the house you can begin to imagine what it must'...

Ranging in age from teenagers
to toddlers, - A House Through Time

Ranging in age from teenagers to toddlers,

So many of these projects
were built individually - A House Through Time

So many of these projects were built individually

If we take a look at the jobs
their neighbours did - A House Through Time

If we take a look at the jobs their neighbours did

The Snewings first appear - A House Through Time

The Snewings first appear

This middle-aged couple seem to be
well-settled in their new home. - A House Through Time

This middle-aged couple seem to be well-settled in their new...

By the 1890s they had made enough
money to move up the ladder into - A House Through Time

By the 1890s they had made enough money to move up the ladde...

This is the 1857 directory and,
when I look up 58 Falkner Street, - A House Through Time

This is the 1857 directory and, when I look up 58 Falkner St...

So saddlery and harness-making
were profitable trades to be in. - A House Through Time

So saddlery and harness-making were profitable trades to be ...

How did your parents get together? - A House Through Time

How did your parents get together?

This document provides the answer. - A House Through Time

This document provides the answer.

In the city, they lugged carts
laden with goods from the docks, - A House Through Time

In the city, they lugged carts laden with goods from the doc...

But I have a question. - A House Through Time

But I have a question.

It's a universal story - - A House Through Time

It's a universal story -

I've trawled through trade magazines
and newspapers, - A House Through Time

I've trawled through trade magazines and newspapers,

To find out, I'm following the trail
back to where Richard once worked. - A House Through Time

To find out, I'm following the trail back to where Rich...

In his day, these docks were
the commercial heart of Liverpool. - A House Through Time

In his day, these docks were the commercial heart of Liverpo...

Their new home had a separate
kitchen, - A House Through Time

Their new home had a separate kitchen,

Now I have the name of the company, - A House Through Time

Now I have the name of the company,

The landlords changed too. - A House Through Time

The landlords changed too.

And the expense of a house like this - A House Through Time

And the expense of a house like this

There was an explosion of painting,
music, poetry and counterculture - A House Through Time

There was an explosion of painting, music, poetry and counte...

I imagine that when Richard Glenton
first got the keys to this house, - A House Through Time

I imagine that when Richard Glenton first got the keys to th...

How can we account for this great
outburst of creativity - A House Through Time

How can we account for this great outburst of creativity

Not far from the house
lives June Furlong. - A House Through Time

Not far from the house lives June Furlong.

Having personally selected
the decor, - A House Through Time

Having personally selected the decor,

But their secret weapon,
their competitive advantage, - A House Through Time

But their secret weapon, their competitive advantage,

And the Gladray Club in Upper
Parliament Street, oh, God. - A House Through Time

And the Gladray Club in Upper Parliament Street, oh, God.

Male saddle-makers were paid
up to 40 shillings a week. - A House Through Time

Male saddle-makers were paid up to 40 shillings a week.

Arriving as a young migrant, Edward
found a ready-made community. - A House Through Time

Arriving as a young migrant, Edward found a ready-made commu...

That was all swinging. - A House Through Time

That was all swinging.

Here, Edward met some of the town's
Jewish community, - A House Through Time

Here, Edward met some of the town's Jewish community,

Many were shop owners or merchants. - A House Through Time

Many were shop owners or merchants.

He was a ship broker and frantically
busy selling space for cargo - A House Through Time

He was a ship broker and frantically busy selling space for ...

Anything could be moved
in these holds, from gunpowder, - A House Through Time

Anything could be moved in these holds, from gunpowder,

58 Falkner Street might have echoed
with the shouts - A House Through Time

58 Falkner Street might have echoed with the shouts

By getting involved in the supply
chain behind the railways, - A House Through Time

By getting involved in the supply chain behind the railways,

TRAIN WHISTLE BLASTS - A House Through Time

TRAIN WHISTLE BLASTS

But Edward wasn't
all about hard work. - A House Through Time

But Edward wasn't all about hard work.

After years of casual work, - A House Through Time

After years of casual work,

In July 1914,
the First World War broke out. - A House Through Time

In July 1914, the First World War broke out.

The year that the Mercers left, - A House Through Time

The year that the Mercers left,

Almost a million horses were
requisitioned from farms and cities - A House Through Time

Almost a million horses were requisitioned from farms and ci...

For the residents
of 62 Falkner Street, - A House Through Time

For the residents of 62 Falkner Street,

But there was no call
for the posh saddles they made. - A House Through Time

But there was no call for the posh saddles they made.

This is Liverpool
after the First World War. - A House Through Time

This is Liverpool after the First World War.

What I haven't been able to find is
a single advertisement that leads me - A House Through Time

What I haven't been able to find is a single advertisem...

Fanny Snewing's death certificate
tells us that she, - A House Through Time

Fanny Snewing's death certificate tells us that she,

A few months later, - A House Through Time

A few months later,

The '30s were a tough time
for Liverpool. - A House Through Time

The '30s were a tough time for Liverpool.

The depression
also hit house prices. - A House Through Time

The depression also hit house prices.

Gentleman's clubs were places
of business and leisure, - A House Through Time

Gentleman's clubs were places of business and leisure,

In 1873, in America, an investment
bubble in the railroads burst, - A House Through Time

In 1873, in America, an investment bubble in the railroads b...

Built around a central courtyard
with a communal water pump, - A House Through Time

Built around a central courtyard with a communal water pump,

A far cry from a four-storey
townhouse like 62 Falkner Street. - A House Through Time

A far cry from a four-storey townhouse like 62 Falkner Stree...

This must have been a really painful
decision for the Lublins. - A House Through Time

This must have been a really painful decision for the Lublin...

These are the plans that were
produced by the Liverpool Housing
Trust - A House Through Time

These are the plans that were produced by the Liverpool Hous...

The basement, where the kitchen and
scullery used to be, - A House Through Time

The basement, where the kitchen and scullery used to be,

I've done some more digging
and discovered that Esther - A House Through Time

I've done some more digging and discovered that Esther

The first floor, designed as a
drawing room and master bedroom, - A House Through Time

The first floor, designed as a drawing room and master bedro...

Now what's of course lost in all of
this are the original features, - A House Through Time

Now what's of course lost in all of this are the origin...

Of course, now we value period
features and houses, - A House Through Time

Of course, now we value period features and houses,

What we wanted to do is put in
these lovely, tall, fitted units, - A House Through Time

What we wanted to do is put in these lovely, tall, fitted un...

The family would no longer sit
around the fireplace, - A House Through Time

The family would no longer sit around the fireplace,

By now, it was the 1880s, - A House Through Time

By now, it was the 1880s,

The house had become
a single dwelling again. - A House Through Time

The house had become a single dwelling again.

Alfred Robinson, aged 37,
and his wife Ann, aged 32. - A House Through Time

Alfred Robinson, aged 37, and his wife Ann, aged 32.

This is my first clue
about the Robinsons. - A House Through Time

This is my first clue about the Robinsons.

When Prince Albert visited Liverpool
in 1846 to open the Albert Dock, - A House Through Time

When Prince Albert visited Liverpool in 1846 to open the Alb...

It was then still part of a new
development on the outskirts... - A House Through Time

It was then still part of a new development on the outskirts...

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Historian David Olusoga charts 180 years of British history as lived by the successive inhabitants of a single home in a British city - from its construction to the present day.

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Director: N/A

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Production: Twenty Twenty Television

Genre: documentary, biography, history

Year: 2018

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ImdbRating: 8.3

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Released: 04 Jan 2018

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Homepage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09l64y9