Duration: 5'18''
David Olusoga investigates the devastating impact of the Blitz on Liverpool.
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62 Falkner Street | A House Through Time
David Olusoga goes through the history of the 180 years and 132 residents of 62 Falkner Street in Liverpool.
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In the late 1880's, thousands of people were passing through Liverpool and emigrating to America. David Olusoga investig...
British railway | A House Through Time
A 19th century resident of 62 Falkner Street earns his living from the steam train industry.
Cholera | A House Through Time
David Olusoga investigates the 1850's Cholera epidemic in Liverpool.
Divorce in Victorian Britain | A House Through Time
David Olusoga investigates divorce in Victorian Britain, through the case of a resident of 62 Falkner Street who tried to...
Liverpool and the American Civil War | A House Through Time
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David Olusoga investigates the role Liverpool played in the cotton trade.
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David Olusoga explores the boom in art, music and culture in Liverpool during the swinging sixties.
Liverpool slums | A House Through Time
David Olusoga investigates the conditions that many families in Liverpool were living in during the sixties.
S1E2 | A House Through Time
The story of those who lived in one house, from the time it was built until now. David Olusoga follows the residents of the house in Liverpool fr...
S1E3 | A House Through Time
The story of those who lived in one house, from the time it was built until now. David Olusoga follows the story from 1891 to 1945, through two W...
S1E4 | A House Through Time
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Series 1 | A House Through Time
The story of those who lived in one house, from the time it was built until now. David Olusoga follows the stories of the first inhabitants o...
The AIDs epidemic in Liverpool | A House Through Time
In the 80's and 90's Liverpool's gay community was in the grips of the AIDs epidemic.
The Liverpool docks | A House Through Time
David Olusoga investigates a resident of 62 Falkner Street who worked at the Liverpool docks.
The Toxteth Riots | A House Through Time
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2: Liverpool | Blitz Cities
Liverpool actor Ricky Tomlinson, who was born in 1939, looks at the effect the Blitz had on his home city.
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Survivors share their experiences of the Blitz in Hull. Contains some strong language.
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A new block of social housing is built next to 10 Guinea Street, in space left from the Blitz.
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The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files
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