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Back in Time for Dinner

Instant potato was marketed as "space age" and people relished the speed at which the...

Instant potato was marketed as "space age" and people relished the speed at which the freeze-dried potato flakes became mash

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Instant potato was marketed as "space age"
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and people relished the speed
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at which the freeze-dried potato flakes became mash.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:50
Uploaded
Jun 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E05 "So hot, they're cool." - Back in Time for Dinner 00:10
"So hot, they're cool."
S01 • E01 A lot of roasts, boiled meat, pies. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:05
A lot of roasts, boiled meat, pies.
S01 • E01 Quite a lot of offal, so heart, liver, kidneys. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:04
Quite a lot of offal, so heart, liver, kidneys.
S01 • E04 If you look at the label, right, this doesn't say too much, does it? - Back in Time for Dinner 00:05
If you look at the label, right, this doesn't say too...
S01 • E02 Do you think it's lovely, because it's the first meal - Back in Time for Dinner 00:06
Do you think it's lovely, because it's the first...
S01 • E04 So, you would eat that and not know that it's got loads of calories in. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:04
So, you would eat that and not know that it's got loads...
S01 • E06 See, so much of this stuff is perishable. We'll have to... - Back in Time for Dinner 00:04
See, so much of this stuff is perishable. We'll have...
S01 • E04 - That's it. - There's an awful lot more food, - Back in Time for Dinner 00:16
- That's it. - There's an awful lot more food,
S01 • E01 No, schools were given quite strict directives - Back in Time for Dinner 00:07
No, schools were given quite strict directives
S01 • E03 LAUGHTER - Back in Time for Dinner 00:06
LAUGHTER
S01 • E05 They've got icing and sprinkles all over them. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:04
They've got icing and sprinkles all over them.
S01 • E06 You are going to end up eating more, but simply by the fact that it is here. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:04
You are going to end up eating more, but simply by the fact...
S01 • E01 So, they had to provide 20g of protein a day - Back in Time for Dinner 00:12
So, they had to provide 20g of protein a day
S01 • E06 In the '90s, you think, "Oh, we're just going in the car to - Back in Time for Dinner 00:06
In the '90s, you think, "Oh, we're just going...
S01 • E02 I can see why this became a typical British family favourite. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:05
I can see why this became a typical British family...
S01 • E06 But everyone's doing it, you're actually just following a herd. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:05
But everyone's doing it, you're actually just...
S01 • E03 Delia Smith's cheating book encouraged women to use short cuts - Back in Time for Dinner 00:09
Delia Smith's cheating book encouraged women to use...
S01 • E04 It would be 1990 before nutritional labelling on food became mandatory. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:05
It would be 1990 before nutritional labelling on food became...
S01 • E02 That's how good it is, people are actually scraping the dish. - Back in Time for Dinner 00:04
That's how good it is, people are actually scraping the...
S01 • E06 You don't realise it, but you are just completely falling - Back in Time for Dinner 00:06
You don't realise it, but you are just completely...