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A House Through Time

2018–present

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.

First aired
4 Jan 2018
Episode length
60 min
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Executive producer
Rory Wheeler
Producers
Jonathan Rowlands, Kat Feavers, Mary Crisp and 2 others
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Seasons · 24 episodes

  • Season 1

    2018

    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

    Season 2 · 2019

    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

    Season 3 · 2020

    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

    Season 4 · 2021

    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

    Season 5 · 2024

    The story of two apartment blocks, in London and Berlin, from the 1920s to World War II.

  • Edinburgh

    Season 6 · 2026

    David Olusoga reveals the amazing stories of the residents of an Edinburgh house.

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