Back in Time for Dinner

1950s

Mar 17, 201560 min

A British family experiences 1950s life: a poky kitchen and a diet including dried eggs. The family's own home becomes their time machine and, in this first episode, travels back to 1950 - so it's goodbye open-plan living, hello formal din

1960s

Mar 24, 201560 min

In this second episode, the family and their home are transported to the space-age 60s, with a gleaming fitted kitchen and the arrival of a host of new tastes and flavours. Presenter Giles Coren and food historian Polly Russell use the nat

1970s

Mar 31, 201560 min

The family and their home strut into the 70s, and culinary innovations come thick and fast. In this episode, the family and their home strut into the 70s. Mary Berry is on hand to help the family stock up their brand new chest freezer, and

1980s

Apr 7, 201560 min

In this episode, the family and their home are transported to the hi-tech 80s, with a gadget-filled kitchen including a microwave the size of a small car. Presenter Giles Coren and food historian Polly Russell use the national food survey,

1990s

Apr 14, 201560 min

Giles Coren and Polly Russell introduce the family to the culinary treats of the 90s. The Robshaw family enter the 90s. It might sound recent, but the years that have elapsed since 1990 soon become obvious - from John Gummer encouraging hi

The Future

Apr 21, 201560 min

After six weeks of culinary time travel, the Robshaw family are thrown forward as presenter Giles Coren and food historian Polly Russell introduce them to some startling tastes of the future. Based on the family's experience of the way our