Name: A House Through Time
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-01-04
Duration: 60 min
Rating: 8
Cast: David Olusoga, Sophie von der Tann

Overview

David Olusoga tells the story of those who lived in one house, from the time it was built until now. Searching through city archives, scouring records, and tracking down their living descendants, presenter David Olusoga tells the untold stories of the people who once lived in the house and gains a unique insight into the making of modern Britain.

A House Through Time Collection

Season 1 (4 Episodes)
The story of Britain from the 1840s to the present day is told through the terraced house at 62 Falkner Street in the Canning area of Liverpool. City archives, records, and living descendants describe the home's residents and provide insight on the making of modern Britain.
Series 2 (4 Episodes)
In the Summerhill area of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, tracing the stories of 5 Ravensworth Terrace's residents back 200 years reveals real-life drama ranging from burglary to bigamy, and characters including a vengeful lawyer, a scientist faced with financial ruin and a doctor entangled in a workhouse scandal.
Series 3 (4 Episodes)
The history of 10 Guinea Street in Bristol, whose inhabitants included the satirist John Shebbeare and the future mayor of Bristol, Sir John Kerle Haberfield.
Series 4 (4 Episodes)
David Olusoga sets out once more to uncover the history of a single house in Leeds and the histories of its residents from the Victorian era up to the present day.
Two Cities at War (4 Episodes)
The story of two apartment blocks, in London and Berlin, from the 1920s to World War II.