The House the 50s Built

Episode 2 (1x2)

: 14, 2012

Engineer Brendan Walker continues to explore the changes around the home in post-war Britain, reconstructing an entire house with the decor, furniture and gadgets of the era and investigating how these innovations affected the wider world. He focuses on the living room, which saw the introduction of the television set, wallpaper paste and vinyl emulsion, and the curvy dining chair for ever linked to a memorable 1960s image featuring Christine Keeler, the woman at the centre of a political scandal.