Synopsis
Lucy Worsley looks at the history of the bathroom, from medieval bath houses to London Bridge's communal loos to finding out how piped water got to our homes.
- Programme: If Walls Could Talk: The History of the Home
- Episode: 02: The Bathroom
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2011
Licence: ERA Licence required
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