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Back in Time for Dinner

Chinese was the perfect cuisine for the show-off amateur chef of the 1980s

Chinese was the perfect cuisine for the show-off amateur chef of the 1980s

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Chinese was the perfect cuisine
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for the show-off amateur chef of the 1980s.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:09
Uploaded
Jun 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary

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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 • E01 Miranda and Ros both plan to go to university, - Back in Time for Dinner 00:08
Miranda and Ros both plan to go to university,
S01 • E06 - Why? - Yes. Though beforehand, conveniently you could go to one shop - Back in Time for Dinner 00:08
- Why? - Yes. Though beforehand, conveniently you could go ...
S01 • E04 People started cooking this on Saturday nights for friends, - Back in Time for Dinner 00:08
People started cooking this on Saturday nights for friends,
S01 • E03 So it was a sort of uncomfortable dinner party, - Back in Time for Dinner 00:11
So it was a sort of uncomfortable dinner party,
S01 • E01 Those that could afford to - Back in Time for Dinner 00:08
Those that could afford to
S01 • E02 Usual is it? In the back room? - Back in Time for Dinner 00:05
Usual is it? In the back room?
S01 • E04 They were hip, and they were able to cross, sort of, cultural boundaries. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:07
They were hip, and they were able to cross, sort of,...
S01 • E06 Whereas if you could split it between two shops, - Back in Time for Dinner 00:07
Whereas if you could split it between two shops,
S01 • E05 How does this meal rate, - Back in Time for Dinner 00:06
How does this meal rate,
S01 • E02 Tesco and Sainsbury's were at the forefront of Britain's 1960s - Back in Time for Dinner 00:12
Tesco and Sainsbury's were at the forefront of...
S01 • E01 Throughout the day, you would be cleaning, shopping, laundry. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:05
Throughout the day, you would be cleaning, shopping,...
S01 • E05 Before, we had either a ready meal, - Back in Time for Dinner 00:06
Before, we had either a ready meal,
S01 • E04 Mm. And you can see how it sort of becomes a hobby, - Back in Time for Dinner 00:06
Mm. And you can see how it sort of becomes a hobby,
S01 • E06 Aldi arrived in the UK more than 20 years ago. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:05
Aldi arrived in the UK more than 20 years ago.
S01 • E03 'And it made me really think that the suggestion that women could - Back in Time for Dinner 00:12
'And it made me really think that the suggestion that...
S01 • E06 It may have far fewer products than a traditional supermarket, - Back in Time for Dinner 00:09
It may have far fewer products than a traditional...
S01 • E05 Pasta and the sauce is processed, - Back in Time for Dinner 00:05
Pasta and the sauce is processed,
S01 • E04 I mean, Chinese is as British, now, as fish and chips. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:04
I mean, Chinese is as British, now, as fish and chips.
S01 • E06 Discounters like Aldi are stealing a march. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:05
Discounters like Aldi are stealing a march.
S01 • E01 I hate the way that my future's being mapped out - Back in Time for Dinner 00:05
I hate the way that my future's being mapped out