The 1900 House is a historical reality television programme made by Wall to Wall/Channel 4 in 1999. The show is about a modern family that tries to the live in the way of the late Victorians in 1900 for three months in a modified house. It was shown on Channel 4 in the UK and PBS in America (with American commentary) History is often used as a generic term for information about the past, such as in geologic history of the Earth. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of human societies. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming which generally is unscripted, documenting actual events over fiction, and featuring ordinary people over professional actors. ... Wall to Wall is a British television production company best known for its short-run and one-off historical and science documentaries. ... Channel 4 is a television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, June 20, 1837) gave her name to the historic era. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Channel 4 is a television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...

Introduction

The programme was originally going to be a documentary about late Victorian domestic life, but the idea of a living family doing it was suggested. The concept of reality television at the time was relativity little used. After 400 applications, the Bowler family was selected & the house was “made”. A documentary is a work in a visual or auditory medium presenting political, scientific, social, or historical subjects in a factual and informative manner. ...

The House

The 1900 House in question is 50 Elliscombe Road, Charlton, South-East London. A 1890's-built two-storey terraced house with a drawing room, a dining room, a kitchen, a scullery, a bathroom, three bedrooms (there were actually four, but one was used as a safety room with a telephone) and an outside loo. To make it the 1900 house, major changes were made, such the electricity being taken out and a copper installed. Charlton is a place in south-east London, in the London Borough of Greenwich, sandwiched between east Greenwich and the Woolwich Dockyard area of west Woolwich. ... St. ... This article is about the floor of a room or building. ... In British society, a drawing room is a room in a house where visitors may be entertained. ... A dining room is a room for eating. ... A kitchen is a room used for food preparation. ... This article or section should be merged with Dish sanitizing The term dishwashing is used for cleaning, eating and cooking utensils, not just dishes. ... A typical American bathroom A bathroom is a room that may have different functions depending on the cultural context it is used in. ... A bedroom is a room used primarily for sleep, rest or sexual activities. ... Loo can refer to either: Toilet - a toilet! Loo (Netherlands) - a town in the Netherlands in Bergeijk mun. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance copper, metallic Atomic mass 63. ...

The Bowler Family

Joyce Bowler

Joyce was the mother of the family. In her normal life, she was a civil servant for Somerset Social Services. She looked after the family and later in her free time she looked at the growing suffragette movement. She had problems with her hair (shampoo wasn't invented) and difficulty with her vegetarian lifestyle. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... Suffragette with banner, Washington DC, 1918 The title of suffragette was given to members of the womens suffrage movement in the United Kingdom and United States, particularly in the years prior to World War I. The name was the Womens Social and Political Union (founded in 1903). ... Look up Shampoo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A shampoo is a traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs. ... For animals adapted to eat primarily plants, sometimes referred to as vegetarian animals, see Herbivore. ...

Paul Bowler

Paul was the father of the family. In normal life, he was a Warrant Officer in the Royal Marines. In the house, he worked in the recruiting office in London (for two months after that he had to go to his regular job in the Marines). He felt that the role of 'Man of the House' was difficult to act. The Corps of Royal Marines, usually just known as the Royal Marines (RM), are the United Kingdoms amphibious forces and a core component of the countrys Rapid Reaction Force. ...

Kathryn Bowler

Kathryn was a 16-year-old performing-arts student. In the house, she missed her friends and her social life.

Ruth & Hilary Bowler

Ruth & Hilary were 11-year-old twins. In the house, they missed their friends and their music.

Joe Bowler

Joe was an 9-year-old boy. In the house, he had difficulty with a loss of sweets and fast-food. A shelf filled with candies Candy is a term for a type of confectionery prepared by dissolving sugar in water or milk and boiling it until it starts to caramelize. ... Fried fish and chips Hamburger Döner kebab Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. ...

Other People

Daru Rooke

Daru was the resident historian (he helped by post), who helped the family with the 1900 lifestyle. He later visited the house for a dinner party with the family. An historian is a person who studies history. ... Dinner is a term with several meanings. ...

Elizabeth Linnington

Because looking after the house became difficult, the Bowlers decided to hire a maid-of-all-work. Elizabeth was chosen, however after a few weeks the family sacked her on the grounds she had bad timekeeping.

Afterwards

The show was a ratings winner for Channel 4, so much so that after the programme had finished another series was commissioned.

Sequels

UK

• The 1940's House – a family “living” through the Second World War.
• The Edwardian Country House
• The Regency House Party

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USA

• The Frontier House – three families live as 1883 frontier settlers in Montana
• Colonial House - set in the American frontier of 1628
• Texas Ranch House - set in the American frontier of 1867

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External Links

1900 House website (PBS)