Britain's Home Truths - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Gregg Wallace
In this episode, Peckham boy Gregg Wallace looks at changes to inner-city housing over the last 75 years, from Victorian terraces and 60s high rises to the million-pound pads of today.
Alison Steadman
Actor Alison Steadman, who grew up in Liverpool, looks at how suburbia has changed, from grand Georgian town houses and classic 30s semis to the latest luxury developments.
Colin Jackson
Colin Jackson, who grew up on a Cardiff council estate, looks at the history of UK council housing - from the 20s Homes for Heroes to the right-to-buy scheme in the 1980s.
Gloria Hunniford
Gloria Hunniford travels to Northern Ireland for a personal look at the history of housing in rural Britain. She visits a Lord and returns to where she brought up her family.
Nicki Chapman
Nicki Chapman meets the people and planners developing new towns across the UK - from her home town of Herne Bay to garden cities, including the biggest of all, Milton Keynes.
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