A House Through Time

[pastafreak]

It's back tonight on BBC 2 at 9pm, and is about a Georgian house in Newcastle. The last series, with historian David Olusoga, was excellent. I'm looking forward to this.

[gingejbee]

So am I....there is an article about him/the programme in Radio times - he was brought up in a Gateshead council house ......so has a great affinity with Newcastle.

[Mamyalynne]

I love this programme too, fascinating.

[goodgoalie]

Enjoyed the last one - very good, serious, non-annoying presenter (quite rare these days!) Will be watching this one.

[pastafreak]

I just saw that article, gingejbee...I'll have to read it later.

[MargoTester]

If you like reading you might enjoy this series of books by Nora Lofts : The Town House, the House at Old Vine and The House at Sunset about a house through different ages.

[goodgoalie]

Brilliantly well done - that's how to make a fascinating documentary.

Have to admit to more than a bit of property envy re what the house is like now, though :)

[Peter Pedant]

yeah my house has a definite lived in look

[pastafreak]

As usual, tonight's instalment left me wanting more.
As for the current decor, I'd prefer a bit more period detail. I liked the kitchen of another, similar house that was shown. Still had the range, etc. Loved the colourful description of Victorian kitchens with lines beetles dangling from the ceiling into the food...eek.

[Mamyalynne]

It was excellent yet again.

[goodgoalie]

Anybody on AB who lives in Newcastle watch this? Are those other houses joined on to No 5 on the left, or are they some kind of factory or similar - they look unusual if they're houses.

[tonyav]

I liked the last series, will watch this on iplayer.

[Mamyalynne]

GG, don't know what if any previous use was but looks like they are offices now.

https://www.primelocation.com/to-rent/commercial/details/49820727#AfaPvHHVm94VrKgu.97

[goodgoalie]

Ah, thanks for that M. Thought they didn't look like houses, but it looks like they've been reasonably sympathetically done. I'm sure we'll find out when they were built later in the series.

[Mamyalynne]

No doubt.

[soliloquy]

goodgoalie - I thought they looked like garages.

[goodgoalie]

Yet another absorbing episode tonight. I really like this presenter - more please.

[Mamyalynne]

It was also mentioned tonight that the adjoining buildings were at one time a school wasn't it?

[goodgoalie]

Yes, M, but the graphic showed them as simlilar terraced houses to No 5. I think we'll find out soon what happened to Nos 7, 8 and 9 - war bombing?

[Mamyalynne]

Ah possible.