The House the '50s Built  - TV series (2012)

1. The Kitchen

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07/06/2012

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.

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

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14/06/2012

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.

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

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21/06/2012

Brendan Walker explores post-war changes in the bedroom, where key inventions helped the 1950s child to become a teenager.

Brendan Walker explores post-war changes in the bedroom, where key inventions helped the 1950s child to become a teenager.

4. The Garden

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28/06/2012

In this episode Brendan Walker ventures outside to explore how inventions and innovations improved people's leisure time in the 1950s.

In this episode Brendan Walker ventures outside to explore how inventions and innovations improved people's leisure time in the 1950s.