A House Through Time - Season 1 - Episode 2
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 Denmark, struggling to stay afloat in the midst of a global financial crisis, and then sees what happens to a wheeler-dealer whose job is to enable hundreds of people to make new lives in America. David also traces the extraordinary story of the Robinsons - a seemingly successful couple in the watchmaking business. For them, the house is the backdrop to a family drama involving violence, infidelity and a tangle with the divorce courts. The story ends on the banks of the River Mersey, where an unidentified body dragged from the water has surprising connections to the house.
About A House Through Time
Title: A House Through Time
First Air Date: 2018-01-04
Last Air Date: 2024-11-07
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.5/10 (from 2 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 20
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Twenty Twenty Television
Synopsis
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.
Cast
David Olusoga
Self - Presenter
Sophie von der Tann
Self - Presenter
