A House Through Time

[emmie]

currently on BBC i Player, series 4 and well worth a watch. David Olusoga is the presenter of the programme about an individual house and the residents who have inhabited the property since it was built. Very informative, fascinating in it's detail, I loved all the 4 series so far.

[Hopkirk]

I second that. A fascinating, well researched and presented series. I found the Liverpool and Bristol ones particularly good, and am looking forward to when they are repeated.

[emmie]

indeed, series 4 is about a lovely house in Leeds, and is just as interesting as the others.

[barry1010]

I watched it recently, fascinating series

[emmie]

yes it is Barry,

[10ClarionSt]

I watched the one about Leeds. Really interesting and well presented.

[Hopkirk]

Too much history is taught looking at Kings, Queens and the ruling classes.
This showed the changing times and how they affected ordinary people.
Really thought provoking.

[emmie]

the people that resided at the premises, all had very interesting lives, some were pioneers in industry and law,

[barry1010]

This week there has been another very interesting series about Britain's social history on C5 Monday - Friday, Walking Victorian Britain.
It looks at the effects of the industrial revolution in Edinburgh, Leeds, Birmingham, London and Nottingham.

[pastafreak]

I missed the last episode of series 4...I must remember to watch it when I need something to get engrossed in.
I hope there is another series in the new year.

[maggiebee]

Great series - the one about Leeds was especially good. If only walls could talk.

[piggynose]

What's the name of the Show? Tia

[Captain2]

As per the title, piggy.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09l64y9

[piggynose]

Doh!! Thanks C2!

[Peter Pedant]

usual fey marxist crap
taken in by the gullible and those wishing to be reassured

as a thousand ABers exclaim - what the funicular?

Is Leeds about the theosophist who divorces his wife and marries the secretary? - I emailed a friend and asked if his rich mothers family were the Nicholsons who made an absolute fortune in industry? He replied no my mother was one of the poorer Nicholsons...

The leader of the theosophists was Annie Besant, and she persuaded her followers to build BMA house ( excuse me? she had it first) designed by Lutyens. Then she went bankrupt - and the BMA bought it. London
and Annie moved to India where Annie is Very Famous even to this day.

so when the bomb went off 2005 ( lundy not leeds)
they had a memorial two weeks later
in BMA house
and every one wanted to know why the nobs - lord Doo-dah and Lady Much werent invited and the BMA president said - because they werent here on the day !
No knighthood for him then
Very restful it was ( foo) - sort of religiousy and churchy
and an indian doctor said: well BMA house court yard looks religious because it was designed for the theosophists and Annie Besant

and I said you better tell us about it....

Very informative, fascinating in it's detail, - but that wasnt there.
no it wasnt.

[Peter Pedant]

If only walls could talk.
no the books do
if you read them

you didnt hear about Theosophy because Olusaga had something else to say than Theosophy was very popular a hundred years ago

no slavery see - oh lardy dah

I only knew because my mudda - oh god no white british raj in India. Yup

[ladybirder]

One of the best progs on TV. Absolutely love it. Especially the gorgeous David Olusoga.

[Peter Pedant]

Olusaga has an axe to grind
if it isnt about slavery and how guilty we should all feel
( well there was India and we didnt enslave that !)
he isnt interested and so it doesnt get a mench

er I agree History is about filters and showing a mirror to the reading generation
and so it has to be re-written every generation
yup