Over 13,000 years of homes, from 11,000 BC to the 1600s. Phil reveals 13 homes of all shapes, sizes and styles, from primitive prehistoric pads to houses built as status symbols.
Phil tells the story of Britain in the 16th and 17th centuries through more amazing homes, from lavish properties to revolutionary social housing.
Phil examines how the Industrial Revolution completely changed Britain and left us with homes in Napoleonic forts, canal boats and city tenements.
Phil looks at the three decades of homes between 1850 and 1880, when working class slums were transformed into decent family abodes
The properties from the 1800s and early 1900s include a glam Edwardian home to the first council houses and a bungalow with an exotic history
The period from the First World War to 1938, covering the onward advance of suburbia and the introduction of glamorous art deco and modernist architecture.
Phil visits the grand house that some inner-city children were moved to during Operation Pied Piper and looks at the huge effort the country made after the war to get us back on our feet
14 modern properties from lofts to open plan living to dwellings for the homeless and stunning designer homes.
