Back in Time for School

  • : 2019
  • : 8
  • : 2
  • BBC Two
  • 20
  • Documentary

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The Victorians 1895-1914
Episode overview
03, 2019
Starting in 1895, 15 pupils and three teachers are fast-forwarded through 100 years of education, as they explore what schools taught and the way they were taught it, reflecting the .. show full overview
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The Interwar Years 1918-1939
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10, 2019
The time-travelling pupils and teachers prepare to enter the interwar years. Starting in 1918, their lessons begin with the language of peace, Esperanto. As the pupils grapple with .. show full overview
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The 1940s and 50s
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17, 2019
In this episode, their time-travels begin in 1945. The Second World War has ended, and a revolution in education has begun. Our class are now the pupils of a postwar grammar and make up .. show full overview
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The 1960s
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24, 2019
In this episode, our time-travelling class arrives in 1960. With a brand new decade, comes a new school for our pupils - the secondary modern. Leaving behind the rigidity and formality .. show full overview
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The 1970s
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07, 2019
In this episode, our time-travelling pupils and teachers arrive in the 1970s. It is out with the old and in with the new as they leave behind their 1960s secondary modern and embrace the .. show full overview
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The 1980s
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14, 2019
Our pupils and teachers arrive in the 1980s. The revolutionary spirit of the 70s has all but disappeared and in its place, a return to discipline, rules and uniformity. The focus of .. show full overview
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The 1990s
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21, 2019
The pupils and teachers arrive in their final time-travelling decade, the 1990s. Ready to embrace the decade that gave us girl power, Brit pop, Oasis and Blur, Mr Blobby and the .. show full overview
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Finale
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28, 2019
In this final episode of the series, the class and teachers return to school for their very own reunion party, where they are joined by presenter Sara Cox and social historian Polly .. show full overview

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