Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29193 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-07-09
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Formats: Box set, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 8
• Running time: 955 minutes

Synopsis
Box set comprising the critically acclaimed series THE 1900 HOUSE, THE 1940s HOUSE, THE EDWARDIAN COUNTRY HOUSE and TREATS FROM THE EDWARDIAN COUNTRY HOUSE.

Customer Reviews

A DELIGHTFUL COLLECTION
This set of DVDS provided me with hours upon hours of entertainment and education. It was a wonderful insight into a bygone era and, in some cases, stirred up some old memories of how daily life in Britain used to be, even after 1945, and how slowly life used to change until more recent years. The trouble and expense that the producers must have gone to in faithfully restoring the 1900s house and the 1940s house is considerable, I am sure, and it is amazing in itself.

As a post-war baby growing up in Britain, I remember that food was still rationed in 1954, and realize that the lifestyle was much the same as during the war from 1939 to 1945. In addition, of course, I was surrounded by older people who were born in Edwardian times,and who still retained the manners and attitudes, so it brought back a lot of memories of the attitudes and thinking of the times, all of which which still lingered into the 1950s and perhaps beyond.

So, for me, it was entertainment, education, and also a trip down memory lane that I found most pleasurable. I was also amazed at how the role playing of the participants in the reality shows actually triggered such a lot of psychological reactions and changes within them, so I also learned a lot about people too, and I picked up some tips for myself.

I highly recommend this set, as I had such a lot of pleasure from watching it.