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A House Through Time


A House Through Time is a documentary television series made by Twenty Twenty Television for BBC Two. The first series aired in 2018, a second in 2019, a third in 2020, and a fourth in 2021, with each examining the history of a single residential building in an English city. An upcoming fifth series was announced in 2023.[1]

The programme is presented by David Olusoga, who studied history at the University of Liverpool in the early 1990s and is Professor of Public History at Manchester University.[2][3] The series consultant is design historian Professor Deborah Sugg Ryan, of the University of Portsmouth, who also appears in each episode.[4]

Episodes

Series 1 (2018)

62 Falkner Street, 2018

The first series features the house at 62 Falkner Street[a] in the Canning area of Liverpool.[5][2][6]

Series 2 (2019)

Series two featured 5 Ravensworth Terrace,[b][9] a Georgian-era terraced house in the Summerhill area of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and began broadcast on BBC Two on 8 April 2019.[10][11][12][13][14] As a result of research conducted for the programme, a plaque was unveiled there, commemorating a former resident (1841–1857), the naturalist Joshua Alder, on 26 September 2018 by Olusoga and the Lord Mayor of Newcastle, David Down.[15] The house has been Grade II listed since June 1976.[16]

Series 3 (2020)

The third series takes place in Bristol, investigating the history of 10 Guinea Street,[c][18] whose inhabitants included the satirist John Shebbeare and the future mayor of Bristol Sir John Kerle Haberfield. The house has been Grade II* listed since December 1994.[19]

Series 4 (2021)

The fourth series takes place at 5 Grosvenor Mount,[d] in the Headingley area of Leeds.[20] With the other two houses in its terrace, it has been Grade II listed since August 1976.[21]

See also

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  1. ^ 62 Falkner Street, Liverpool:53°23′58″N 2°58′01″W / 53.39940°N 2.96685°W / 53.39940; -2.96685 (62 Falkner Street, Liverpool)
  2. ^ 5 Ravensworth Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: 54°58′16″N 1°37′37″W / 54.971133°N 1.627024°W / 54.971133; -1.627024 (5 Ravensworth Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
  3. ^ 10 Guinea Street, Bristol: 51°26′50″N 2°35′32″W / 51.4472°N 2.59212°W / 51.4472; -2.59212 (10 Guinea Street, Bristol)
  4. ^ 5 Grosvenor Mount, Leeds: 53°49′04″N 1°33′47″E / 53.817659°N 1.562932°E / 53.817659; 1.562932 (5 Grosvenor Mount, Leeds)

References

  1. ^ "A House Through Time series 5 comes to BBC Two with a difference". Tellymix.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b Shennan, Paddy (10 December 2017). "The Liverpool house which will be the star of a new TV series". Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. ^ "David Olusoga OBE becomes Professor at The University of Manchester". David Olusoga OBE becomes Professor at The University of Manchester. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Deborah Sugg Ryan – Portsmouth Research Portal". researchportal.port.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. ^ Olusoga, David (31 December 2017). "Slave trader's home, slum, des res: the stories of one house raise restless ghosts". The Observer. Retrieved 4 January 2018 – via www.theguardian.com.
  6. ^ "A House Through Time". www.twentytwenty.tv. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d "BBC Two - A House Through Time - Episode guide (see relevant episode(s))". BBC.
  8. ^ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes (see relevant week(s))". BARB.
  9. ^ 5 Ravensworth Terrace coordinates: 54°58′16″N 1°37′37″W / 54.97108°N 1.62707°W / 54.97108; -1.62707 (5 Ravensworth Terrace)
  10. ^ "Episode 1 — Series 2". A House Through Time. Series 2. Episode 1. 8 April 2019. BBC Television.
  11. ^ Meechan, Simon (26 September 2018). "A city with 'big ideas' – why House Through Time chose Newcastle". nechronicle. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  12. ^ Geography, Kay's (20 March 2019). "A House Through Time – Newcastle". Newcastle residential areas. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  13. ^ Hodgson, Barbara (27 February 2019). "See inside the Newcastle home which stars in A House Through Time". nechronicle. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  14. ^ "When is the new series of A House Through Time?". Who Do You Think You Are Magazine. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Lord Mayor joined by BBC presenter for plaque unveiling". Newcastle City Council. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  16. ^ Historic England. "5, RAVENSWORTH TERRACE, Newcastle upon Tyne (1107928)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  17. ^ a b c "Four Screen Dashboard (see relevant channel and week(s))". BARB.
  18. ^ Murray, Robin (26 May 2020). "A House Through Time to air on BBC2 tonight — everything you need to know". Bristol Post. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  19. ^ Historic England. "Number 10 and Attached Front Area Railings (1279683)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  20. ^ Newton, Grace (6 September 2021). "A House Through Time in Leeds: Meet the owners of the intriguing Headingley property featured in the new series". Yorkshire Post.
  21. ^ Historic England. "1, 3 and 5 Grosvenor Mount (1256182)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

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