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The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman

Usually the rush could be lit on both ends and that's where we think the phrase burning...

Usually the rush could be lit on both ends and that's where we think the phrase burning the candle at both ends comes from

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Usually the rush could be lit on both ends
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and that's where we think the phrase
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burning the candle at both ends comes from.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:33
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary
Production
Reliable Pictures Corporation

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Movie Summary

An examination of how the fundamental need of shelter changed lives and transformed houses into homes.
S01 • E01 The connection to this rugged region - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:06
The connection to this rugged region
S01 • E02 Lords, servants, slaves and family - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:10
Lords, servants, slaves and family
S01 • E01 It's a self-sustaining, luxury retreat, - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:08
It's a self-sustaining, luxury retreat,
S01 • E03 We then move into candles, - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:05
We then move into candles,
S01 • E03 We had tallow candles and these were just a sort of wick - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:06
We had tallow candles and these were just a sort of wick
S01 • E02 This room is where most of the normal - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:07
This room is where most of the normal
S01 • E01 Inspired by ancient methods, - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:09
Inspired by ancient methods,
S01 • E03 Beeswax was the prime candle but it was the most expensive. - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:04
Beeswax was the prime candle but it was the most expensive.
S01 • E03 They burnt very brightly, - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:05
They burnt very brightly,
S01 • E02 There would have been a lot of crafts going on. - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:05
There would have been a lot of crafts going on.
S01 • E01 We start the thinking rooted in history - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:06
We start the thinking rooted in history
S01 • E03 The real sort of ramping up of new light was - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:06
The real sort of ramping up of new light was
S01 • E02 The sails of the ships were made here - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:07
The sails of the ships were made here
S01 • E03 Had whale oil, mineral oil, - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:10
Had whale oil, mineral oil,
S01 • E01 If you look at anywhere in the world, - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:11
If you look at anywhere in the world,
S01 • E02 In the wintertime, this is a very dark place. - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:04
In the wintertime, this is a very dark place.
S01 • E03 Then we moved into the era of gas lamps, - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:07
Then we moved into the era of gas lamps,
S01 • E01 When finished, this high-tech earth structure - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:08
When finished, this high-tech earth structure
S01 • E03 Starts in the London streets in the 17th century - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:05
Starts in the London streets in the 17th century
S01 • E02 The communal style of living - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:04
The communal style of living