The House the 50s Built - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Episode 1
Professor Brendan Walker begins his exploration of the inventions that transformed drab post-war Britain into a Technicolor-drenched world of the future in the kitchen
Episode 2
Brendan Walker explores how the technological advances of the 1950s changed our living rooms, from wonder material foam to affordable bright paints, and how these changes affected society
Episode 3
Brendan Walker explores the 1950s innovations in the bedroom that gave birth to the modern teenager, from nylon lingerie to transistor radios, PVC records, hairspray and electric guitars.
Episode 4
Brendan Walker explores the transformation of the British garden from vegetable patch to floral showcase, the impact of the first jet plane, and the stir caused by the tea bag on a string
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