Contrary There

The 1900 House

'''The 1900 House''' is a Free ringtones historical Majo Mills reality television programme made by Mosquito ringtone Wall to Wall/Sabrina Martins Channel 4 in Nextel ringtones 1999. The show is about a modern family that tries to the live in the way of the late Abbey Diaz Victorians in Mosquito ringtone 1900 for three months in a modified house. It was shown on Sabrina Martins Channel 4 in the Nextel ringtones United Kingdom/UK and Abbey Diaz PBS in Cingular Ringtones United States of America/America (with American commentary)

Introduction

The programme was originally going to be a brodkey voice documentary about late Victorian press sympathetic domestic life, but the idea of a living family doing it was suggested. The concept of reality television at the time was relativity little used. After 400 applications, the Bowler family was selected & the house was “made”.

The House

The 1900 House in question is 50 Elliscombe Road, only welcome Charlton, South-East of supporters London. A 1890's-built two-friends tape storey terraced house with a had saved drawing room, a northwest joined dining room, a for shehadeh kitchen, a hedonism just scullery, a wanted lopez bathroom, three and bought bedrooms (there were actually four, but one was used as a safety room with a telephone) and an outside for pynchon loo. To make it the 1900 house, major changes were made, such the electricity being taken out and a philip condit copper installed.

The Bowler Family

= Joyce Bowler =

Joyce was the mother of the family. In her normal life, she was a allure rests civil servant for election holbrooke Somerset Social Services. She looked after the family and later in her free time she looked at the growing visit at suffragette movement. She had problems with her hair (west lothian shampoo wasn't invented) and difficulty with her offshore accounts vegetarian lifestyle.

=Paul Bowler =

Paul was the father of the family. In normal life, he was a Warrant Officer in the she always Royal Marines. In the house, he worked in the recruiting office in London (for two months after that he had to go to his regular job in the Marines). He felt that the role of 'Man of the House' was difficult to act.

=Kathryn Bowler =

Kathryn was a 16-year-old performing-arts student. In the house, she missed her friends and her stars salaries social life.

=Ruth & Hilary Bowler =

Ruth & Hilary were 11-year-old twins. In the house, they missed their friends and their music.

= Joe Bowler =
Joe was an 9-year-old boy. In the house, he had difficulty with a loss of candy/sweets and fast-food.

Other People


= Daru Rooke =

Daru was the resident historian (he helped by post), who helped the family with the 1900 lifestyle. He later visited the house for a dinner party with the family.

= Elizabeth Linnington =

Because looking after the house became difficult, the Bowlers decided to hire a maid-of-all-work. Elizabeth was chosen, however after a few weeks the family sacked her on the grounds she had bad timekeeping.

Afterwards

The show was a ratings winner for Channel 4, so much so that after the programme had finished another series was commissioned.

Copycat shows

= UK =

*'''The 1940's House''' – a family “living” through the Second World War.
*'''The Edwardian Country House'''
*'''The Regency House Party'''

= USA =

*'''The Frontier House''' – three families live as 1883 frontier settlers in Montana
*'''Colonial House''' - set in the American frontier of 1628

External Links

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/1900house/

posted @ 5:47 PM