• 2015
  • 1h
Back in Time for Dinner

Summary Back In Time For Dinner, one British family embark on an extraordinary time traveling adventure to discover how a post war revolution in the food we eat has transformed the way we live. Starting in 1950 and guided by real records of what ordinary families ate for breakfast, lunch and dinner, they'll go from meager rations to ready meals and delivery pizza in just six weeks. View more details

  • 2015
  • 1h

Back in Time for Dinner

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Giles Coren David Myers Polly Russell Mary Berry

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Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Mar 16, 2015

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Wall to Wall

Summary Back In Time For Dinner, one British family embark on an extraordinary time traveling adventure to discover how a post war revolution in the food we eat has transformed the way we live. Starting in 1950 and guided by real records of what ordinary families ate for breakfast, lunch and dinner, they'll go from meager rations to ready meals and delivery pizza in just six weeks. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Mar 16, 2015

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Wall to Wall

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Mar 16, 2015
The 1950s
The family mood is lightened by the end of rationing in 1954, heralding the consumer boom of the late 50s - Mary Berry sells them an electric oven on hire purchase (a job she actually used to do in the 1950s!) and mum discovers that, with all the new food, fads and gadgets on offer, cooking gets a lot more complicated.
Episode 2 • Mar 23, 2015
The 1960s
In this second episode, the family and their home are transported to the space-age 60s, with a gleaming fitted kitchen and the arrival of a host of new tastes and flavors. Hairy biker Dave Myers delivers the family their long-awaited fridge, along with his memories of the trans-formative effect of the appliance on his own childhood. There's a family trip to the new-fangled self-service supermarket, and Giles discovers how chicken went from an expensive treat to an everyday staple.
Episode 3 • Mar 30, 2015
The 1970s
70s wasn't all hippie food. Rapid developments in food technology see the culinary innovations come thick and fast, from powdered orange juice to Pot Noodle and boil-in-the-bag cod, while the birth of artificial-flavor technology sees the children's favorite crisps arrive just in time for their silver jubilee street party.
Episode 4 • Apr 06, 2015
The 1980s
The family and their home are transported to the hi-tech 80s, with a gadget-filled kitchen including a microwave the size of a small car. Technology takes center stage, enabling the family to microwave an entire roast dinner, make their own fizzy drinks and produce the very latest in culinary fashion - a cheese and ham toastie.
Episode 5 • Apr 13, 2015
The 1990s
The Robshaws get to grips with the food of the 1990s and start the decade enjoying the wide range of food now available from around the world. This is also the decade of computer games, the modern home office, the hypermarket and - in the food and dairy world - BSE, or, mad cow disease. The 1990s also saw the introduction of gastropubs, large scale organic farming, TV cookery shows, breakfast on the go, fast food, and sushi.
Episode 6 • Apr 20, 2015
Episode #1.6
Giles Coren and Polly Russell introduce the Robshaw family to some tastes of the future and predict how we'll shop, cook and eat in the next 50 years.
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