New BBC2 Back in time for dinner

Islandmaid

I think Rochelle came over as more comfortable in the '80,s, maybe because it was more her era, and it was nice to see her genuinely smile whilst hoola-hooping.

My family was skint in the early 80,s and I remember a VHS machine 'appearing' one day, along with a computer game that played a tennis game. By the late 80's I,d left home at 18, and bought a microwave and a brevill sanwich toaster for my bedsit as the communal kitchen was rank - no wonder I was so slim then, I ate soup and sarnies most days - money was spent on socialising - the 'loadsamoney' effect didn,t reach our area

My first married home in the early 90's was like Laura Ashley had thrown up, so I,m looking forward to next week

lessonlearned

I loved the 80s show.

. By then I was selling new build houses and helping dress show houses for a living. I can remember decking out a kitchen very similar to the one on the show. All that red.......

I did this job for over 2 decades whilst also doing an art and design degree. I'm really loving the room settings etc, they are spot on.

The 90s. Yes I'm guilty of going overboard on the old Laura Ashley, scrubbed pine look at one stage. All very "country diary of an Edwardian lady". All those knick knacks and clutter :rotfl:

moneyistooshorttomention

Now that has got me looking forward more to the 90s episode then - hoping it will be all scrubbed pine and Laura Ashley - as I like that sort of style still.

My kitchen in my last house was 1980s style (well....I had it put in the 1980s) and wasn't going to change it again, as it was my starter house. The one I've got now is 1980s style (though it was put in by last owner in this century). Odd how tastes change - as its so similar to my last one in style - and I hate it now...but have run out of money for house-gutting purposes right now. Bring on pale wood Shaker style kitchen and one of those huge metal cooker hoods LOL..Wonder if that's how the last kitchen will be.

What I am really looking forward to seeing is the last episode...

Goldiegirl

Ah yes, the 1990's.

We moved into our current house in 1989, so over the next couple of years we decorated in true 1990's style. Laura Ashley and lots of swagged Austrian blinds!

Feral_Moon

I watched re 80s and can confess to having the entire Swan red/white collection (engagement pressie) so I had the full works... Pan set, casserole/bake pan, complete dinner set, coffee set and tea set. Oh and my kitchen was decorated red/white and all other accessories and canisters were red/white. This must have been when I got my first flat so 1986-1988 time. Oh the memories!! lol

Blue_Doggy

Pollycat wrote: »

There wasn't any 'health & safety' about using a tin opener in those days.
You just bought one from Woolworths & used it.
It was called common sense'.
We didn't need anybody to warn us about playing conkers or climbing trees or carrying hot drinks in those days either.

Yes, quite - we were brought up with them and people who knew how to use them. However, since this family were clearly totally at a loss as to how the opener worked and given how dangerous it could be in inexperienced hands, I was surprised that our 21-century health and safety rules allowed them to be let loose with the tin-opener without some instruction as to how to use it.

lessonlearned

Feral_Moon wrote: »

I watched re 80s and can confess to having the entire Swan red/white collection (engagement pressie) so I had the full works... Pan set, casserole/bake pan, complete dinner set, coffee set and tea set. Oh and my kitchen was decorated red/white and all other accessories and canisters were red/white. This must have been when I got my first flat so 1986-1988 time. Oh the memories!! lol

I think that's what so lovely about this series, it just brings the memories flooding back......

Not just the food, but the interiors, the fashions, the hairstyles, the toys and gadgets. It's really good social history, even down to the changing roles of women and the unforeseen effects on family life.

suki1964

flea72 wrote: »

Maybe because if you couldnt cook or didnt enjoy cooking, why would you volunteer to take part in a programme that revolved around you having to cook

I take it you haven't read this thread nor even done a basic google search on why this family chose to go on ?

suki1964

flea72 wrote: »

Maybe because if you couldnt cook or didnt enjoy cooking, why would you volunteer to take part in a programme that revolved around you having to cook

Erm, this isn't a cookery programme, it's a social history programme, showing how the supermarkets and food producers and the government have shaped our lives over the decades to what we have now

suki1964

Gigervamp wrote: »

One of the things that got me, was that the parents were talking about things as if they weren't there in the 80s!
How old are they, 40s/50s? I'm 51 and remember the 80s as if it were yesterday.

I think that's what is called perspective.

They are playing a role

They are being catapulted a decade every week starting 1950

So yes of course they are surprised by the speed of change

They can hardly be say "oh yes, I remember these/this "


The clue in all this was when Rochelle jokes " wouldn't it be nice if sometime in the future they invented a machine that washed and dried the dishes" followed by " nah, that will never happen "