A House Through Time

I really enjoyed the last series, probably because I know Newcastle so well. I think the presenter is very pleasant, and for once there isn't too much music in the background!

Luckygirl this explains how history writing and teaching has changed since then (Wikipedia)

" New Social History movement
The "new social history" exploded on the scene in the 1960s, quickly becoming one of the dominant styles of historiography in the U.S., Britain and Canada. "

There's a lot written about the new way of writing history and about how the new historians focus on the small events .

I love this programme. I hated history at school - just kings killing people ad lib.

But this is about real people and their daily lives - brilliant!

I found it fascinating and hope there will be an exploration of other houses in other areas

Grammaretto, they are a wonderful way to learn history.

Alexa that programme sounds good. I must have missed it.

Floradora and Silverdarlings, the series History of Our Streets has one about Moray Place in Edinburgh and another about Duke Street in Glasgow. This series is like House in Time as social history from a small location.

Grammaretto and Labaik ghosts, really? ??
Our last house dated back to the early 1700’s but I would never have any worries like that about an old house.
Expensive repairs, Green things growing in damp corners, not a right angle in the place - certainly, but the possibility of ghosts was the least of our worries!

I thoroughly enjoyed this series and the last, but found this final episode a bit contrived- I felt hecwas looking for too much pathos in the history of the house which had plenty to interest us anyway.

One about Glasgow would be good Flora.

I hope they do one on Edinburgh or Glasgow there must be loads of history there.

What an excellent series of programmes. I hope there are more, I love the presenter.

Ooh I hadn't thought of ghosts Labaik there must be plenty where I live as it's over 200 yrs old.
I haven't seen one but I would expect them to be benign.
We discovered there was a murder in the grounds about 100 yrs ago. A jealous lover from another cottage......
I know babies have been born here so there will have been deaths too.
I have looked at the history, censuses and all but not paid for death certificates. I don't think I'll bother.

That would certainly put me off Labaik!

I don't think I could live in a really old house for that reason [remember I can't even watch 'Ghosts' without getting scared ]. I did live in a haunted house in my youth which probably doesn't help....

I would have thought that any house over 50 years old say,may well have had either a suicide or sad death happen there, and the older, the more likely to be.
It’s not worth worrying about really.Of course if you know it happened Labaik then that’s different and will be off putting.
I suppose that if you don’t know, and like the house, then don’t do any ‘digging’.

It made me think a bit about houses people buy. eg I saw a house on right move yesterday; beautiful house and one that, if I was looking for an old cottage I would love, but I know the house and I know that, many years ago someone committed suicide in one of the bedrooms......

I love this programme too, but.....find his voice puts me to sleep about half way through ?
I have to catch up with it after my nap.

This is such a brilliant programme. Every week I'm disappointed that that episode is over. I'm always left wondering who's moving in next.
The presenter is excellent. He doesn't make it all about him as so many do.
also he's gorgeous

Fascinating as well as sad.
The final one this week.

Absolutely mesmerised by this new series [but last weeks was SO sad; by that I mean even sadder than the previous ones...].

The programmes on the Liverpool house were fascinating and I loved David Olusoga's presentation so I'm looking forward to the new series. Newcastle is where he was brought up too and I've read that he greatly enjoyed being back there to make this series.

Thank you for the reminder! I enjoyed the previous series.

Really looking forward to this. The house is in a hidden corner of the city that most will miss. Beautiful houses in an area with many links to what were once considered as unacceptable and even dissident religions. Newcastle City Gudes lead a walk around the area.

Love the programme. He has such a quiet, but interesting way of presentation. Not bad to look at either