A House Through Time

Overview

David Olusoga tells the story of those who lived in one house, from the time it was built until now. Searching through city archives, scouring records, and tracking down their living descendants, presenter David Olusoga tells the untold stories of the people who once lived in the house and gains a unique insight into the making of modern Britain.

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Episodes

Episode 1

S01E01 Episode 1

January 4, 2018 60 min
In the first episode of this series, David follows the stories of the first inhabitants of the house, those who lived there in the 1840s and 1850s. In a remarkable piece of historical detective work...
Episode 2

S01E02 Episode 2

January 11, 2018 60 min
David uncovers the extraordinary stories of a woman widowed in a cholera epidemic who turns the house from a single dwelling into a boarding house. He follows the trail of an ambitious Jewish immigrant from...
Episode 3

S01E03 Episode 3

January 18, 2018 60 min
Historian David Olusoga follows the story of the house in Liverpool from 1891 to 1945, a turbulent 50-year period encompassing two World Wars and the Great Depression. He tracks the story of the Snewings, a...
Episode 4

S01E04 Episode 4

January 25, 2018 60 min
In the final episode of the series, historian David Olusoga traces the history of the house in Liverpool from 1945 to the present day. He finds that these are challenging times for the city, when...

Cast

David Olusoga
David Olusoga
Self - Presenter

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