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Season 1

  • S01E01 The Time Machine

    • September 22, 1999
    • Channel 4

    We go behind-the scenes to find out how an ordinary terraced house in the shadow of the Millennium Dome was transformed into a time machine and why the Bowlers were selected.

  • S01E02 The Time Travellers

    • September 23, 1999
    • Channel 4

    In Somerset, the Bowlers indulge in a last supper of junk food before saying goodbye to the 20th Century and hello to life in the year 1900.

  • S01E03 A Rude Awakening

    • September 30, 1999
    • Channel 4

    The Bowlers wake up to their first morning in the 1900 house. There is no water, potties need emptying and the milk has gone off. The dream is over.

  • S01E04 Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness

    • October 7, 1999
    • Channel 4

    It is a week since the Bowlers began their time travel experience. But no-one has had a decent bath. The range cooker, which should provide hot water, hasn't produced a drop.

  • S01E05 How to Be a Victorian

    • October 14, 1999
    • Channel 4

    After four weeks of the drudgery of Victorian housework, Joyce comes up with a 1900 solution: finding a servant to do the dirty work, as most women in her position would have done a century ago

  • S01E06 Upstairs, Downstairs

    • October 21, 1999
    • Channel 4

    A newcomer arrives at the house as Elizabeth, their new 'maid of all work', starts domestic service. Scrubbing, washing, ironing, carpet beating, black-leading the range - all for 4d a day.

  • S01E07 Women's Liberation

    • October 28, 1999
    • Channel 4

    Hiring a maid has given Joyce the time to investigate the history of the suffragette movement. But the more she learns about the battle for women's rights, the worse she feels about employing a maid.

  • S01E08 The Good Old Days

    • November 4, 1999
    • Channel 4

    A night out at a Music Hall is a great success but proves a rude introduction to the seedy world of Victorian London

  • S01E09 Back to the Future

    • December 28, 1999
    • Channel 4

    Afler three months of living in the past, the Bowlers' Victorian odyssey is coming to an end. Before they leave, they decide to throw a party for their friends and neighbours.

  • S01E10 A Year to Remember

    • December 28, 1999
    • Channel 4

    The Bowlers reflect on the highs, lows and unforgettable moments of their three-month living history experiment

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