Episode 6 | Back in Time for School

1: Get It On 70-72 | The 70s

Historian Dominic Sandbrook explores the 1970s. He reveals a Britain brimming with aspiration as ordinary people first felt the thrill of freedo...

1: The Sound of the Crowd | The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook

Dominic Sandbrook takes a look at a dynamic decade. This episode looks at how the early 80s saw new forces of choi...

1: Victorian | Back in Time for the Corner Shop

The Arderns start their time-travelling adventure running a Victorian corner shop, discovering how life behind the counter re...

1: We Can Be Heroes | Revolution and Romance: Musical Masters of the 19th Century

Suzy Klein shows how, as the aristocracy weakened and the middle classes flourished, compos...

18: 1963: Picture Power | People's Century

Governments, advertisers and revolutionaries seek to exploit television's ability to instantly communicate compelling messages to ...

1950s | Back in Time for Dinner

A British family experiences 1950s life, including a diet of dried eggs, dripping and liver prepared in a basic kitchen. Presented by Giles C...

1960s | Back in Time for Dinner

The family and their home are transported to the space-age 60s, with a gleaming fitted kitchen and the arrival of a host of new tastes and fl...

1970s | Back in Time for Dinner

The family and their home strut into the 70s, and culinary innovations from powdered orange juice to boil-in-the-bag cod come thick and fast.

1980s | Back in Time for Dinner

The family and their home are transported to the hi-tech 80s, with a gadget-filled kitchen including a microwave the size of a small car.

1990s | Back in Time for Dinner

The Robshaw family enter the 90s. Giles Coren and food historian Polly Russell introduce them to the culinary treats of the era.

2: 20s, 30s and 40s | Back in Time for the Corner Shop

The Arderns continue their time-travelling journey in the 20s, 30s and 40s. From Izal loo roll to powdered eggs, they ...

2: Doomwatch 73-74 | The 70s

Dominic Sandbrook looks at the impact of a fast-changing world on British life and the effects of the oil price hike of the 70s.

2: Monopolies and Mergers | Games Britannia

Series about the history of popular games in Britain. Benjamin Woolley traces the political and social impact that board games ha...

2: Saxon and Viking Games | Games People Played

Michael Dean presents the second of six programmes on the origins of board games with David Brown from the Ashmolean Museum O...

2: Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution | Revolution and Romance: Musical Masters of the 19th Century

Series in which Suzy Klein explores the transformation of music in the 19th centu...

20th Century Wrap: 5: 1960s: The 'Me' Generation? | History File

Schools history programme looking at the 1960's.

21: 1968: New Release | People's Century

The baby boom produced a cohort of children in the affluent and secure post-war world who for the first time would question establis...

3: 50s and 60s | Back in Time for the Corner Shop

The Arderns continue their time-travelling adventure from postwar rationing to the boom years of the 60s and discover how s...

3: Goodbye Great Britain 75-77 | The 70s

Dominic Sandbrook looks at sex discrimination laws, football hooliganism and industrial unrest.

3: Joystick Generation | Games Britannia

Series looking at the history of popular games in Britain. Benjamin Woolley explores the journey games have taken from board to scre...