The 1940s house was a great “reality” series on BBC, where a family has to live in a 1940s house, dress like it’s the 1940s, eat and basically live like it’s WWII era-Britian. The family they chose is kinda lame, I have to say, but other than that it was really interesting. They really learned about all the sacrifices people had to go through during that time. I loved when they put the family through fake air raids and bombings. And it was interesting to watch them grapple with dwindling supplies of everything from milk to soap. I think watching it you really get a sense of how lavish our lifestyles are nowadays, and how what we think of as a necessity really is a luxury. This is in my opinion one of the better of all the “Live in a different era House” series that have been on the BBC and PBS over the years.