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This extraordinary living experiment in understanding science and
technology's transformation of family life begins with locating,
restoring, decorating, and appointing the house in which a family
will recreate the rigors of life in 1900. Once found, every trace
of modernization installed over time is painstakingly removed: all
electrical wiring, the indoor lavatories, kitchen improvements,
plasterboard covering old fireplaces -- the works! As the project
proceeds, special pains are taken, down to the smallest detail,
such as recreating original wallpapers when samples are unearthed,
and combing the countryside for nuances of décor. After scenes of
a nationwide search for the right family, we meet the Bowlers. The
hour chronicles their introduction to period practices at Shugborough
Hall, and joins series curator Daru Rooke on a final home inspection
before the family moves in.
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