Episode 5 | Back in Time for School

The class enters the experimental 1970s. They rewrite the rule book and learn weird and wonderful lessons as the free spirit of the era creeps into the classroom.

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Episode 1 | Back in Time for School

Episode 1 | Back in Time for School

BBC Two | 2019 | 58'41''

Fifteen pupils and three teachers embark on a time-travelling adventure to discover how much life at school has changed. The class start ...

Episode 2 | Back in Time for School

Episode 2 | Back in Time for School

BBC Two | 2019 | 58'40''

Pupils and teachers embark on a time-travelling adventure. The class enters the interwar years. They learn bizarre new languages, test th...

Episode 3 | Back in Time for School

Episode 3 | Back in Time for School

BBC Two | 2019 | 58'36''

Pupils and teachers embark on a time-travelling adventure. The class enters the 40s and 50s - deportment, debate and even dancing are on ...

Episode 4 | Back in Time for School

Episode 4 | Back in Time for School

BBC Two | 2019 | 58'58''

Pupils and teachers embark on a time-travelling adventure. In the swinging 60s, the class experience bricklaying, typing, cooking and eve...

Episode 5 | Back in Time for School

Episode 5 | Back in Time for School

BBC Two | 2019 | 58'44''

The class enters the experimental 1970s. They rewrite the rule book and learn weird and wonderful lessons as the free spirit of the era c...

Episode 6 | Back in Time for School

Episode 6 | Back in Time for School

BBC Two | 2019 | 59'01''

The class embrace the new world of the 1980s. With robots, early computers and synths, the kids get to grips with Britain's new high-tech...

Episode 7 | Back in Time for School

Episode 7 | Back in Time for School

BBC Two | 2019 | 59'04''

The pupils and teachers arrive in their final time-travelling decade, the 1990s, ready to embrace girl power, Brit pop, Oasis and Blur, M...

Episode 8 | Back in Time for School

Episode 8 | Back in Time for School

BBC Two | 2019 | 58'58''

Our class return for one final adventure. Reflecting on the past 100 years, they venture beyond, into a future filled with virtual classr...
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