All Mod Cons — Season 1, Episode 1: The DIY Pioneers
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 6 episodes
Episode synopsis
The post-war years led to a boom in home ownership and consequently a generation of fanatical do-it-yourself home improvers. How DIY transformed the interiors of British homes.
About All Mod Cons
How we decorated and redecorated our homes over the latter half of the twentieth century reflects our changing attitudes to domesticity, home ownership, gender roles, and children. Through interviews and the witty use of archive, an intimate and affectionate social history of British homes.