Air Date
June 7, 2012
Episodes
4 episodes
The House the '50s Built
Season 1
Episodes
1. The Kitchen
June 7, 2012
This episode focuses on the kitchen, where free-standing cupboards, mangles and larders were replaced by fitted units, twin-tubs and refrigerators - and the all-important food processor.
2. The Living Room
June 14, 2012
In this episode engineer Brendan Walker focuses on the living room, which saw the introduction of the television set, wallpaper paste and vinyl emulsion, and the curvy dining chair.
3. The Bedroom
June 21, 2012
Brendan Walker explores post-war changes in the bedroom, where key inventions helped the 1950s child to become a teenager.
4. The Garden
June 28, 2012
In this episode Brendan Walker ventures outside to explore how inventions and innovations improved people's leisure time in the 1950s.
