Season 1

1. The Kitchen

2012-06-07

This episode focuses on the kitchen, where free-standing cupboards, mangles and larders were replaced by fitted units, twin-tubs and refrigerators - and the all-important food processor.

2. The Living Room

2012-06-14

In this episode engineer Brendan Walker focuses on the living room, which saw the introduction of the television set, wallpaper paste and vinyl emulsion, and the curvy dining chair.

3. The Bedroom

2012-06-21

Brendan Walker explores post-war changes in the bedroom, where key inventions helped the 1950s child to become a teenager.

4. The Garden

2012-06-28

In this episode Brendan Walker ventures outside to explore how inventions and innovations improved people's leisure time in the 1950s.