Inspired by the 1960s
It was a case of the sweet and the sour in the third instalment of BBC2's The Home That 2 Built: the '80s. In this decade of "fast cash and even faster technology" Britons embraced the joy of home ownership and spending loadsamoney. The bad news was the excess of chintz, stippling, stencilling, rag rolling... Continue Reading →
"It's surprising, looking back, how few lifestyle programmes there were on BBC2," announces Mel Giedroyc near the end of The Home That 2 Built: the '70s, the second part of BBC2's review of how its own shows have helped to shape the British lifestyle over the decades. She's right: while the 1960s provided rich pickings... Continue Reading →
The Taft Hotel blog has been closed for business in recent weeks because I've moved house. Now that I have time to catch up on some TV, I find that the BBC's "cut and paste" department has been busy trawling through the archives once again to bring us cheap and cheerful telly for those cold... Continue Reading →
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