The 1940s House

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2001•45m

The 1940s House is a British historical reality television programme made by Wall to Wall/Channel 4 in 2001 about a modern family that tries to the live as a typical middle-class family in London during The Blitz of World War II. It was shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom in 2001, and in 2002 on PBS in the United States and ABC Television in Australia. It also aired on TVNZ in New Zealand. The series was narrated in the UK by Geoffrey Palmer.

Seasons

5 Episodes • Premiered 2001

1. The Home Front

The series is introduced, the family moves in, war breaks out, and food rationing is confronted for the first time.

2. 1939-1940: Into the Unknown

Michael Hymers leaves the house for three weeks for work-related reasons, and the family confronts additional rationing.

3. 1941-1943: Women at War

Women at War (11 January 2001) - Lyn and Kirstie join the Women's Voluntary Service and work in the war industry.

4. 1944-1945: The Beginning of the End

The family suffers from air-raids, sleep deprivation, and bomb damage before learning that the war is over. They also listen to radio stories about the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.