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A House Through Time

And the expense of a house like this wasn't just in the bricksand mortar, of course. The...

And the expense of a house like this wasn't just in the bricks
and mortar, of course. The interior would have been
highly decorated, especially the centrepiece
of the house, the drawing room

Full Transcript

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And the expense of a house like this
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wasn't just in the bricks and mortar, of course.
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The interior would have been highly decorated,
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especially the centrepiece of the house, the drawing room.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
59
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:04
Uploaded
Jun 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Twenty Twenty Television

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Movie Summary

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.
S01 • E04 There was an explosion of painting, music, poetry and counterculture - A House Through Time 00:09
There was an explosion of painting, music, poetry and counte...
S01 • E01 I imagine that when Richard Glenton first got the keys to this house, - A House Through Time 00:45
I imagine that when Richard Glenton first got the keys to th...
S01 • E04 How can we account for this great outburst of creativity - A House Through Time 00:34
How can we account for this great outburst of creativity
S01 • E04 Not far from the house lives June Furlong. - A House Through Time 00:44
Not far from the house lives June Furlong.
S01 • E01 Having personally selected the decor, - A House Through Time 00:30
Having personally selected the decor,
S01 • E03 But their secret weapon, their competitive advantage, - A House Through Time 00:10
But their secret weapon, their competitive advantage,
S01 • E04 And the Gladray Club in Upper Parliament Street, oh, God. - A House Through Time 00:10
And the Gladray Club in Upper Parliament Street, oh, God.
S01 • E03 Male saddle-makers were paid up to 40 shillings a week. - A House Through Time 00:59
Male saddle-makers were paid up to 40 shillings a week.
S01 • E02 Arriving as a young migrant, Edward found a ready-made community. - A House Through Time 00:17
Arriving as a young migrant, Edward found a ready-made commu...
S01 • E04 That was all swinging. - A House Through Time 00:36
That was all swinging.
S01 • E02 Here, Edward met some of the town's Jewish community, - A House Through Time 00:05
Here, Edward met some of the town's Jewish community,
S01 • E02 Many were shop owners or merchants. - A House Through Time 00:16
Many were shop owners or merchants.
S01 • E02 He was a ship broker and frantically busy selling space for cargo - A House Through Time 00:09
He was a ship broker and frantically busy selling space for ...
S01 • E02 Anything could be moved in these holds, from gunpowder, - A House Through Time 00:06
Anything could be moved in these holds, from gunpowder,
S01 • E01 58 Falkner Street might have echoed with the shouts - A House Through Time 00:43
58 Falkner Street might have echoed with the shouts
S01 • E02 By getting involved in the supply chain behind the railways, - A House Through Time 00:19
By getting involved in the supply chain behind the railways,
S01 • E02 TRAIN WHISTLE BLASTS - A House Through Time 00:06
TRAIN WHISTLE BLASTS
S01 • E02 But Edward wasn't all about hard work. - A House Through Time 01:00
But Edward wasn't all about hard work.
S01 • E04 After years of casual work, - A House Through Time 00:06
After years of casual work,
S01 • E03 In July 1914, the First World War broke out. - A House Through Time 00:05
In July 1914, the First World War broke out.