BACK IN TIME FOR THE WEEKEND - mon bbc2 7pm

[Blondeshavemorefun]

Not sure if a repeat. Doesn’t say r on the guide

A family gives up their 21st century technology and travel back in time. As they enter the 50’s it’s goodbye to their flat screen tv and hello to a piano and darning 😂

Oooh, I think that I was confused because it's called Back in Time for the Weekend. It wouldn't have been possible of course just to do it at the weekends! Perhaps it should've been called Back In Time for the Summer holidays or something, because it was really about leisure time.

Also in the 50s etc. an MC family would have had a home help. So you could have had some leisure time too backintime

The place where I volunteer in Normal Times had flyers from the TV company looking for a family to run the corner shop in Sheffield. I presume they had other ways as well.

@backintimeweekender What a delight to have you on here. I adored this series and thought you and your lovely family came across as thoughtful, intelligent, kind people. Hope you're all doing well. Sorry if that sounds a bit suck uppy but as you'll see from earlier in the thread, I said the same before I knew you were here!

Actually - this is massively outing but only to you @backintimeweekender! - we know each other via Twitter and when my daughter was born you sent her a beautiful hand-knitted cardigan which I have absolutely treasured (and also some delicious chocolate!). It was such a kindness at a very dark, difficult time for me and made a big difference. Hence how I know what a lovely person you are and always pop up in these threads to say so.

@peachy I know exactly who you are, and you just made me cry (in a nice way). So thrilled that the (rather imperfect, but lovely to knit) cardi did the trick. One thing I've learned from this is that there are lovely people in the world , and that you should trust your instincts when you find them

@blondes Seth brought a flier back in his school bag, we applied (along with lots of other families) and were lucky to be asked t do it. We have the flier on the downstairs loo wall. Always tickles me that I have a wee with Brandon and Rochelle watching.

It's so nice to be able to put a face to ONE of the posters on here backintime and brave of you to out yourself!

peachy I hope you're feeling better now.

What happened to no 6

I can’t find on planner ?

@ppeatfruit don't worry I will be NC after this and you'll never be able to find me again

I wasn't worried it was nice to communicate with someone whose face I know even if it's virtually, (if that's the correct word) or off of the telly! (Can you tell I'm from an older generation? )

oh, its a different family

The other thread linked to had a lot of criticism of this family, but praise to the Robshaws, however at the time I specifically remember a Heap of criticism of the Mother Robshaw and her inability to cook, and her being very much fed up

Oh we are a fickle lot😂😂😂

I do R.E.M. the tin opener. It was hard

But for those who generally don’t cook as hubbys do and then suddenly they have to cook from scratch must be hard

But also funny viewing

It's all a bit London centric isn't it.

I think they have made more, a family from up north, presented by Sara Cox

@derxa

It's all a bit London centric isn't it.

Most things are but Back in time for the corner shop was in Sheffield and Back in time for tea was near Leeds, I think.

They also made a back in time for the factory which was set in the north too, I think?

I'm 61 and lived through a lot of the decades. For instance the 1970s and it wasn't a time of great misery as far as I was concerned. I'm Scottish and not 'up North'

Back in Time for Tea was very good IMO, the family were perfect!

Wasn,t the one about Education set in the north too?

@Youngatheart00

They also made a back in time for the factory which was set in the north too, I think?

Was that the clothing factory? That was in Wales, but definitely not London.

I loved the idea for the schools one, but found parts of the actual program quite misleading-suggesting that one decade (I forget which) started off quite strict but ended up with lovely open air schools. It should be made clear that not many people would have actually been educated like that!

Back in Time for School was in Coventry. I've just looked it up.

@Letseatgrandma

I loved the idea for the schools one, but found parts of the actual program quite misleading-suggesting that one decade (I forget which) started off quite strict but ended up with lovely open air schools. It should be made clear that not many people would have actually been educated like that!

My Grammar school (1966-1973) was more like the 1950s.

@derxa

I'm 61 and lived through a lot of the decades. For instance the 1970s and it wasn't a time of great misery as far as I was concerned. I'm Scottish and not 'up North'

I think a lot of our perceptions depend on how old we are. I'm 65 so for much of the 70s I was fending for myself and remember the shortages, power cuts etc. plus the shortage of decent rented accommodation which I don't think was mentioned. My husband is 6 years younger and just remembers it as a fun time.

My Grammar school (1966-1973) was more like the 1950s.

My grammar school in the 80s/90s probably wasn’t too different either!

It's funny how are we perceive things, I'm 69 I remember the power cuts as quite pleasant! Even the petrol stations being closed didn't upset me, though it did upset my boyf. who used to queue very early for petrol ! He's always been a planner for the future (a hoarder ).

We married in 75; no problems with cuts at all.

The 60s were much worse with the terrible winter of 61\62 no central heating, paraffin stoves that stank because there was no coal, due to the strikes. Oh really thick fogs which killed people , blimey I'd nearly forgotten all that!