A House Through Time
Historian David Olusoga charts 180 years of British history as lived by the successive inhabitants of a single home in a British city - from its construction to the present day.
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History
Cast:David Olusoga , Deborah Sugg Ryan , Ian Hislop , Gaynor Evans , Wilfred Steele
S4.E1 ∙ Episode #4.1
David begins to uncover the history of 5, Grosvenor Mount, Leeds starting with its first resident - an idealistic Victorian lawyer. He learns the rags to riches story of later resident Ann Dawson and of master builder William Nicholson.
S4.E2 ∙ Episode #4.2
David uncovers the story of the next resident of the house, a ruthless factory owner. He learns of a pacifist couple who took a stand against the Boer War and of Edward Partridge Fearnley, who worked on luxury ships in the 1920s.
S4.E3 ∙ Episode #4.3
David follows the trails of a traumatised soldier on the run, a family man who is at breaking point and a married couple with a shared interest in the spiritual movement of theosophy, one of whom developed an interest in the paranormal.
S4.E4 ∙ Episode #4.4
WWII puts residents of Number 5 in danger. Leeds is a shock to a Greek war bride with a tragic past. The post-war period sees No. 5 home to a film critic and his wife. There is a return for students who lived here at the Millennium.
