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All Mod Cons

All Mod Cons

How we decorated and redecorated our homes over the latter half of the twentieth century reflects our changing attitudes to domesticity, home ownership, gender roles, and children. Through interviews and the witty use of archive, an intimate and affectionate social history of British homes.

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StatusEnded
Original NameAll Mod Cons
First Air DateJuly 21, 1997
Last Air DateSeptember 1, 1997
Seasons1
Episodes6
Episode Runtime 29min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production CompaniesWall to Wall
NetworksBBC Two
Yesterday Once More
S01E06

Yesterday Once More

In the 1950s, people were desperate to be modern, and old attitudes were bulldozed away; in the '60s, objects thrown out as junk by previous generations were suddenly in demand for the young and fashionable. Now the rage for nostalgia has spread to homes located all over the country. Why we became obsessed with furniture and architecture from the past.

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