A House Through Time

I did not see the first series , but being from Tyneside myself, this was a must watch. I am glad I did watch it, as I found it absolutely fascinating. Tracing the history of one house through the lives of it's residents is a simple idea brilliantly executed. I cannot recommend this program enough.

It really is a perfect template for a history TV show - choosing a single house in England (hopefully the wider UK in further series) and chronologically charting history through the lens of its various occupants. I missed it at launch and only tuned in when they came to my city - which I quickly regretted and went back to hoover up the other series. I adore Olusoga and his detailed explorations of the lives of past people are warm, personal and deeply empathetic. As a former archaeologist there is not a better window into the past than the "ordinary person" and you get some glorious incidents, observations and snapshots of life this way. More than that my own particular interest is architectural archaeology, and how all old buildings carry the scars of their former lives - so not the people, but the house itself acts as a time machine. Wonderful. I want a billion series of this and a thousand spin-offs. I'd watch them all and command my descendants to do likewise, regardless of which house they end up.

Fascinating programme about the lives of ordinary people,who in many cases led quite extraordinary lives, the common thread being that they all lived at one time at 58/62 Falkner Street, built in 1841.The stories illustrate history in a very different way, more real seen through the lives of these residents. Amazing amount of research to uncover such a wealth of detail about those people against the changing backdrop of Liverpool. Great series, hope it will return at a new address.

I started watching this program yesterday and absolutely love it already. It's fascinating, well told and David Olusoga has a real interest and love for the program. Highly recommend to all history lovers or people interested in the past.

I started watching this programme with not much expectation,feeling it would be slow & boring but how wrong I was. David Olusoga obviously has a passion for this house & takes us through all of 62 Faulkner Streets residents & stories,which on paper sounds uninspiring to say the least,but the idea just works. With David,s calm & demeaning manner he makes us see images in our heads of its many residents & how they lived & died in this house. If you haven,t seen this programme yet please do & hopefully it will come back for another series as there are thousands more stories out there to be told.