1950s
Historical cooking show. A British family experiences 1950s life, including a diet of dried eggs, dripping and liver prepared in a basic kitchen. Presented by Giles Coren.
One British family embark on an extraordinary time-travelling adventure to discover how a post-war revolution in the food we eat has transformed the way we live. Starting in 1950 and guided by real records of what ordinary families ate for breakfast, lunch and dinner, they will go from meagre rations to ready meals and delivery pizza in just six weeks.
The family's own home becomes their time machine and, in this first episode, travels back to 1950 - so it's goodbye open-plan living, hello formal dining room and poky kitchen with the most basic facilities.
Guided by presenter Giles Coren, food historian Polly Russell and the National Food Survey (an extraordinary collection of food diaries from the last 50 years), the family can only consume the food of the period - cue a diet of dried eggs, national bread, dripping and liver. 'We've just eaten the grimmest meal I've ever tasted.' And taking on the roles of the period, it's mum doing all the cooking, while dad is banished to the hearthside with a pipe and slippers...
The family mood is lightened by the end of rationing in 1954, heralding the consumer boom of the late 50s - Mary Berry sells them an electric oven on hire purchase (a job she actually used to do in the 1950s!) and mum discovers that, with all the new food, fads and gadgets on offer, cooking gets a lot more complicated...
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Welcome to the 1950s!
Duration: 00:54
Music Played
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Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, 脡mile Waldteufel & Ondrej Len谩rd
Les Patineurs Op.183 (The Iceskaters)
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Eddie Cochran
Instrumental Blues
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Mickey Champion
Bam A Lam
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Lena Horne
Prisoner of Love
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Eddie Calvert
Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White
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Konrad Elfers
Sentimental Blues
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The Everly Brothers
Bye Bye Love
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Adolph Deutsch
Sugar Blues
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Ronald Stein
Sweet and Cool
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Eileen Barton
If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake
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Doris Day
A Woman's Touch
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Anton Karas
Harry Lime Theme (The Third Man)
Performer: Anton Karas. -
Monty Babson
Brand New Feeling
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Perry Como
Magic Moments
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Eddie Cochran
C'mon Everybody
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George Chase
Pizzicola
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Jackie Wilson
Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want To Meet)
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Ted Heath & His Orchestra
Hot Toddy
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The Kinks
You Really Got Me
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The Royaltones
Poor Boy
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Lionel Hampton
Flying 成人快手
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Ernie Fields Orchestra
In the Mood
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Glenn Miller
Moonlight Serenade
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Chuck Berry
School Day
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Lee Allen & His Band
Walkin' With Mr Lee
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Percy Faith
Theme from A Summer Place
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Eileen Barton With The New Yorkers
If I Knew You Were Coming I'd've Baked A Cake
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Chuck Berry
School Day (Ring Ring Goes The Bell)
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Anton Karas
The Harry Lime Theme
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The Shadows
Dance On
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Giles Coren |
Participant | Polly Russell |
Participant | Mary Berry |