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back in time for the weekend bbc tue 8pm

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Blondeshavemorefun · 02/02/2016 20:12

anyone watching?

love programmes like these

1- the 50's

A family gives up their 21st-century technology and travels back in time. As they enter the 50s, it's goodbye to the flat-screen TV and hello to a piano and some darning.

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AvaLeStrange · 14/02/2016 00:28

I'm not entirely sure how BIL managed it (he's a childminder and works from home), SIL did a mixture of working round filming & leave.

Obviously it had it's stressful moments, but they really enjoyed it.

I wouldn't have a lasted a week!

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Blondeshavemorefun · 14/02/2016 08:41

I assumed would have to take off 6/8 weeks as 10 years X 6 decades

Surprised about doing paperwork instead of cm

If you think about a male looking after children in the 50/60's was unheard of

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ppeatfruit · 14/02/2016 12:50

Iam enjoying this series, agree about the piano though, I faintly remember about the smashing up but we kept ours (and painted it white) Grin as someone else mentioned.

DM worked so we helped out with ALL the housework.We were LMC. There was no leaving her to do the washing up at all Grin.

Davros · 14/02/2016 23:51

I was born in 1960 and I've never heard of piano smashing, nor has DH. Both our homes had pianos AND tellys. And what about The Beatles? We were mad about them, everyone talked about them, listened to them, we made "John Lennon caps" which we wore with pride. I know they don't cover every cultural snippet but they were just SO popular

ppeatfruit · 15/02/2016 12:14

True Davros we were barmy about the Beatles too. I've still got my diary from 1964 and I've called my birthday "Beatlific" Grin Dsis and I were totally potty about them.

LIZS · 15/02/2016 12:21

Looking forward to 70s. Dc were delighted to say granny still has wallpaper/cups/sideboard like that from 60s. Dh had Subbuteo (in pils garage currently). Sadly I was unable to convince the family to apply last year!

LIZS · 16/02/2016 20:09

Yeah it's the 70s. And the kids think the house looks like pils Blush

SwedishEdith · 16/02/2016 20:25

The power cuts really does take me back.

RudeElf · 16/02/2016 20:41

I was born in '86 but we definitely had that green kitchen well into the 90's Grin

I am longing for those days of no iphones/pads/smart tvs/netflix. Its mid term and where did my kids spend their day?

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Blondeshavemorefun · 16/02/2016 20:41

Whoops. Late. Sorry

  1. The 70's

Apparently the best years !!

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Blondeshavemorefun · 16/02/2016 20:42

they liked the 70's best

havnt seen tonights, will watch tomorrow :)

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Blondeshavemorefun · 16/02/2016 20:48

there is also back in time for christmas, the robshaws are back , showing xmas in

  1. 40's 50's 60's
  2. 70's 80's 90's

but i cant find anywhere on iplayer etc :(

[[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06sq9m7/episodes/guide how do we watch this?]]

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NoonAim · 16/02/2016 20:51

My mum and dad used my brother's battery operated subbuteo floodlights during the power cuts Grin

I'm surprised the change to decimal money wasn't mentioned, it was such a big thing at the time.

ppeatfruit · 17/02/2016 09:14

Thinking back the 70s were fun, I liked the midi skirts and the music was amazing. The brown and orange decors weren't great though!

I got married in 75 and had the Farah Fawcett haircut, they didn't mention that, they did mention the Afros for EVERYONE, I had naturally curly hair but still had an afro perm ( that lovely black deejay talked about them didn't he?).

I do think there are too many 'screens' now!

WordGetsAround · 17/02/2016 09:34

Really pleased to read this thread as we are not enjoying this family at all. We loved the Robshaws - they really engaged with it all and seemed to have something positive to take out of everything - however small. And it was all done with such humour and thoughtfulness. DH and I were really inspired by their parenting too (we have v young DC) - they were really fun and enjoyable to watch. This series is very one dimensional in comparison. The family seem to think things are either good or bad, with no thoughtful reflections about t grey areas inbetween. I have tried, but I can't warm to the mother or daughter and just feel the producers got this one wrong. Think we've given up on the series now.

SwedishEdith · 17/02/2016 10:15

I'm surprised the daughter did't flirt with punk.

ppeatfruit · 17/02/2016 10:21

I liked the Robshaws but Mrs. was a terrible moaner. Her non existent skills in the kitchen annoyed me Grin

I like the dad in this family too and the daughter. The mum improved in this one because she went out to work. GC said that 50% of wives were STAHM before this time. So that's a lot of wives who DID work.

NoahVale · 17/02/2016 10:24

caught a bit of this last night. I had no idea it was on. might watch again on I player.
interesting about 3 day week. I can only remember power cuts, luckily we had a gas oven, my dm says how much I liked the power cuts so we could play games

dottypotter · 17/02/2016 13:45

I remember the ladybirds and the hot summer.

Akire · 17/02/2016 15:50

How could they afford all holidays and white goods when down to three day week. Surely that meant only got paid for 3 days?

What is dad doing when he goes to work? In last series the dad kept same job as civil servant thing just went in old clothes. The mum is doing real job for time and house work. But we haven't seen where normal stay at home dad - dosnt have a job to go to goes!

I know it's on more leisure than food this time but be interesting see what sort of foods they are eating in more detail.

RudeElf · 17/02/2016 15:59

The dad goes to a wee office near the house and does work appropriate to the time according to the MNer who is related to them. The dad is a childminder in real life and that wouldnt have been normal at the time so he cant do that.

Lilymaid · 17/02/2016 16:07

How could they afford all holidays and white goods when down to three day week. Surely that meant only got paid for 3 days?
The three day week only lasted for a few weeks at the beginning of 1974 - not the whole decade!
I am confused as they always refer to the "average person" rather than the sort of person who might be living in the leafy suburb shown on the programme. For example, the average person probably didn't have a telephone but someone living in a house like that would have one (all my school friends back in the 60s lived in houses with telephones and most of their mothers drove a car (often had their own car) and worked ... probably went back part time once the children were at school.

RudeElf · 17/02/2016 16:09

The three day week only lasted for a few weeks at the beginning of 1974 - not the whole decade!

Wow! Really? The way it is talked about i always got the impression it was a long term thing! Not a 3 week break from normality!

ppeatfruit · 17/02/2016 16:31

It is true that the white goods (and the brown ones) were relatively much more expensive then.

DH worked for an electrical company so we got good discounts.

AvaLeStrange · 17/02/2016 16:44

I was surprised that they set up the alternative work thing tbh. I thought that that was probably when they filmed him and Seth doing their father & son things.

I loved the 70's party at the end of last nights, and was absolutely gobsmacked to see DFIL make a brief appearance. He very quiet and a tends to be slightly reclusive so God only knows how MIL got him up there for that!