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And by the '80s, the average cooking time for a meal
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Back in Time for Dinner

And by the '80s, the average cooking time for a meal had shrunk to an hour

And by the '80s, the average cooking time for a meal had shrunk to an hour

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And by the '80s, the average cooking time for a meal
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had shrunk to an hour...
Duration
5 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:08
Uploaded
Jun 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

Guided by Annabel Crabb, an Aussie family goes on a time-travelling adventure to discover how the food we eat has transformed the way we live, the fabric of the nation and defined family roles over the past 60 years.
S01 • E04 Surely, you can't put a whole chicken in it?! - Back in Time for Dinner 00:04
Surely, you can't put a whole chicken in it?!
S01 • E05 Steak and kidney pie, steak pie, - Back in Time for Dinner 00:05
Steak and kidney pie, steak pie,
S01 • E01 It will guide what the Robshaws eat for the next 50 years. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:05
It will guide what the Robshaws eat for the next 50 years.
S01 • E06 But as the decades moved on, the Robshaws were starting to wake up - Back in Time for Dinner 00:07
But as the decades moved on, the Robshaws were starting to...
S01 • E03 90% of beer was consumed there, compared to only 50% today. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:05
90% of beer was consumed there, compared to only 50% today.
S01 • E05 I don't think an ordinary family would have had steak for supper, - Back in Time for Dinner 00:06
I don't think an ordinary family would have had steak...
S01 • E01 - It's quite daunting in many ways. Quite brave of you. - Right, yeah. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:05
- It's quite daunting in many ways. Quite brave of you....
S01 • E06 The food that we were eating, it's got more and more processed, - Back in Time for Dinner 00:09
The food that we were eating, it's got more and more...
S01 • E03 A male-dominated environment, - Back in Time for Dinner 00:06
A male-dominated environment,
S01 • E01 No, it looks like something I probably won't be able to manage. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:05
No, it looks like something I probably won't be able to...
S01 • E05 The cost of food, relative to wages, - Back in Time for Dinner 00:06
The cost of food, relative to wages,
S01 • E02 It's time to cook dinner and Rochelle and Miranda - Back in Time for Dinner 00:07
It's time to cook dinner and Rochelle and Miranda
S01 • E05 In 1950, the average family would have spent - Back in Time for Dinner 00:05
In 1950, the average family would have spent
S01 • E06 Today the average time taken to cook a meal is just 20 minutes. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:05
Today the average time taken to cook a meal is just 20...
S01 • E03 I mean, it's kind of enjoyable to be just sitting here having a drink - Back in Time for Dinner 00:06
I mean, it's kind of enjoyable to be just sitting here...
S01 • E05 By 1990, it was down to barely a tenth. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:04
By 1990, it was down to barely a tenth.
S01 • E02 OK, this is a family. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:05
OK, this is a family.
S01 • E04 Cooked in a plastic roasting bag, - Back in Time for Dinner 00:09
Cooked in a plastic roasting bag,
S01 • E06 But in case even THAT sounds too long, - Back in Time for Dinner 00:10
But in case even THAT sounds too long,
S01 • E02 Mum, 32, dad, 41, daughter, 13, - Back in Time for Dinner 00:10
Mum, 32, dad, 41, daughter, 13,