History -- UK - Reenactment
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1. Tony Robinson's History of Britain (2020–2022)
60 min | Documentary, History
The actor and history enthusiast explores the history of Britain through the everyday lives of ordinary people during four periods of British history.
Stars: Tony Robinson, Jaega Wise, Ninya Mikhaila, Alex Hildred
Votes: 69
2. The Worst Jobs in History (2004– )
45 min | Documentary
Tony Robinson visits various periods in history, literally getting involved in the worst jobs our ancestors had to endure.
Stars: Tony Robinson, Carl Wilson-Downie, Damian Brooke, Jonathan Foyle
Votes: 307
3. Back in Time for the Factory (2018– )
59 min | Reality-TV
A group of modern women are going back in time to the 60s, 70s and 80s to work and live through three decades of British factory life and learn how an unsung army of female workers took on ... See full summary »
Stars: Alex Jones, Tamara Brabon, Emma Brabon, Angelea Brabon
Votes: 37
4. Back in Time for Dinner (I) (2018– )
44 min | Documentary
A typical middle class Canadian family goes through an experiment to live in the past as a middle class Canadian family would, that life down to their suburban house interior being stripped... See full summary »
Stars: Carlo Rota, Tristan Campus, Aaron Campus, Valerie Campus
Votes: 86
5. The Sweet Makers (2017)
59 min | Documentary, History
Modern-day confectioners relive the world of historical sweets making centuries-old treats from original recipes guided by historians Annie Gray and Emma Dabiri.
Stars: Annie Gray, Emma Dabiri, Cynthia Stroud, Paul A. Young
Votes: 37
6. Further Back in Time for Dinner (2017– )
TV-G | Documentary
A family goes back to 1900 to experience life, food, social etiquette and dress styles through the coming decades.
Stars: Giles Coren, Polly Russell, John Torode, Ainsley Harriott
Votes: 87
7. Back in Time for the Weekend (2016– )
Documentary
For one summer, the Ashby Hawkins family give up their 21st-century technology and travel back in time to discover the radical transformation of our leisure time since 1950.
Stars: Giles Coren, Polly Russell, Derrick Evans, Anne Savage
Votes: 77
8. Back in Time for Christmas (2015– )
60 min | History
The Robshaws return as they travel through six decades experiencing the festivities of the time from the 40s all the way up to the 90s.
Stars: Giles Coren, Polly Russell, Christopher Biggins, Pam St. Clement
Votes: 72
9. Back in Time for Dinner (2015– )
60 min | Documentary
Back In Time For Dinner, one British family embark on an extraordinary time traveling adventure to discover how a post war revolution in the food we eat has transformed the way we live. ... See full summary »
Stars: Giles Coren, Polly Russell, Mary Berry, Dave Myers
Votes: 232
10. Time Crashers (2015– )
Reality-TV
Celebrities are taken back in time to live and work as they did in medieval Britain.
Stars: Tony Robinson, Cassie Newland, Kirstie Alley, Keith Allen
Votes: 63
11. Turn Back Time (2010–2012)
60 min | Reality-TV
Three families live for a week at a time in three adjoining houses on Albert Road, Morecambe over 5 episodes. First episode has them living as Edwardians with servants in 1900s. Second ... See full summary »
Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Juliet Gardiner, Gregg Wallace, Tom Herbert
Votes: 136
12. The Supersizers Go... (2007–2009)
History
A comedienne & a humor writer try their hand at living in different eras. They dress, eat, and live the past. Before and after, their vitals are tested to see how these lifestyles affect their health.
Stars: Giles Coren, Sue Perkins, Roy Marsden, Allegra McEvedy
Votes: 694
13. Electric Dreams (2009)
60 min | Reality-TV
A family undergoes an experiment to experience life from 1970-1999 over a 30-day period, in order to explore how the technological advancements have changed life in Britain over the three decades.
Stars: Robert Llewellyn, Ben Highmore, Gia Milinovich, Tom Wrigglesworth
Votes: 72
14. The 70's House (2005– )
30 min | Reality-TV
Twelve modern kids are taken and put in a house where they live like they're in the 1970s. They can't use anything that didn't exist in the 70s, including cellphones and iPods! They even ... See full summary »
Stars: Ashley McCarthy, Aaron Lee, Sarah Bray, Andrew Severyn
Votes: 122
15. Benefits Britain 1949 (2013– )
Reality-TV
Stars: Adrian Rawlins, Tina Harris, Mrs. Townsend, Mr. Goldsack
Votes: 7
16. Wartime Farm (2012)
TV-14 | Documentary
Wartime Farm, is an eight-part British historical docuseries in which the running of a farm during the Second World War is reenacted. First broadcast on BBC Two on 6 September 2012.
Stars: John Simm, Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands
Votes: 405
17. The Home Front (2004– )
45 min | Reality-TV
21st Century people swapping modern lives for 1940's wartime Britain
Stars: John R. Walker, Samantha D'Souza, Jason Webster
18. The 1940s House (2001– )
45 min | Documentary, Family
Reality show. A couple, their daughter and two grandchildren volunteer to spend several weeks living under wartime conditions. That includes all their clothing, including underclothes and ... See full summary »
Stars: Geoffrey Palmer, Guy de la Bédoyère, Norman Longmate, Ben Hymers
Votes: 240
19. The Wartime Kitchen and Garden (1993– )
30 min | Documentary
This 8-part series takes readers back to the days when Hitler's U-boats patrolled the Atlantic, and imported foods were scarce. For the men, woman and children left behind during World War ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Thoday, Ruth Mott, Harry Dodson
Votes: 50
20. Quest for the Sea (2004– )
4 min | Documentary
Quest for the Sea is a 4x1-hour living history documentary series that follows 2 families as they return to a lost way of life in a remote fishing village in Newfoundland. In simple wooden ... See full summary »
Stars: Monte Murray, Anna Wheeler, Harold St. Croix, Ralph Wheeler
Votes: 31
21. Coal House (2008– )
300 min | Reality-TV
Three families are transported back to 1927 and the war years to experience life in the mines without modern conveniences.
Stars: Nerys Howell, Terry Walton, Chris Williams
Votes: 38
22. The 1900 House (1999–2000)
60 min | Documentary, History
A modern English family embark on a real-life time-travel adventure to late Victorian London.
Votes: 377
23. Klondike: The Quest for Gold (2003– )
4 min | Documentary
As seen on PBS comes this new "living history" series about eight "average people" (7 men and one women) who volunteer to relive an adventure. The epic 1200 kilometer journey by the ... See full summary »
Star: Dan McLean
Votes: 45
24. Manor House (2002– )
50 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
21 people from the 21st century are being brought together in an Edwardian Country House. 6 of them are the Upstairs family and the 15 others are the servants. For three months, these people have only the rulebook and each other...
Stars: Derek Jacobi, Charlie Clay, Hugh Edgar, Ken Skelton
Votes: 556
25. Edwardian Farm (2010–2011)
59 min | Documentary, Adventure
In this 12-part documentary series of Edwardian Farm, archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn and historian Ruth Goodman go back in time to the early 1900s to live the lives of Edwardian farmers for a full calendar year.
Stars: Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Alex Langlands, Stephen Noonan
Votes: 583
26. Frontier House (2002– )
History, Reality-TV
Modern families time-travel to 1883 Montana for homesteading, learning hard work, community, and sacrifices. Back in 21st century, they reflect on past and present values.
Stars: Kathryn Walker, Adrienne Clune, Justin Clune, Kristen Brooks
Votes: 527
27. Texas Ranch House (2006– )
Reality-TV, Western
A group of young men and a California suburban family agree to live and work on a typical Texas cattle ranch for two months, according to the customs and technologies of the 1860's.
Stars: Randy Quaid, Kathryn Walker, Stanley Johnston, Jared Ficklin
Votes: 106
28. Outback House (2005)
History, Reality-TV
Outback house follows the incredible journey of a small group of intrepid Australians. who, travel back in time almost 150 years to live on a remote, 10,000 acre sheep station.
Star: Paul Allcorn
Votes: 28
29. The Colony (2005– )
400 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
Two 21st Century families from Britain and Ireland are sent to see how they would cope had they been transported to New South Wales 200 years ago when it was a penal colony. Together with ... See full summary »
Stars: Jack Thompson, John Maynard, Michael McKernan
Votes: 34
30. Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West (2000– )
60 min | History, Reality-TV
Two couples assume the lives of early settlers to the West. Using only the resources and tools of the period, they will attempt to build homes, raise livestock, hunt and grow crops.
Stars: Tom Anniko, Brian Hartigan, Alana Logie, Frank Logie
Votes: 216
31. Full Steam Ahead (2016)
60 min | History
Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn bring back to life the golden age of steam, exploring how Victorian railways helped to shape modern Britain.
Stars: Philip Glenister, Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands
Votes: 176
32. Victorian Slum House (2016– )
59 min | Documentary, History, Reality-TV
A group of 15 volunteers aged between 10 and 59 are transported back to Victorian London as they spend three weeks living and working in a recreation of the notorious Old Nichol slum in Bethnal Green in London's East End.
Star: Michael Mosley
Votes: 210
33. Victorian Bakers (2016)
59 min | History
Four professional bakers leave their modern businesses behind to experience what their profession was like in the past as they bake their way through the Victorian era.
Stars: Annie Gray, Alex Langlands, Harpreet Baura, Duncan Glendinning
Votes: 95
34. Time Traveller Guides 3D (2012– )
49 min | Documentary
With vivid sounds, music and the magic of 3D, be transported to the past and discover the 19th century world in this fascinating new series. Time Traveller Guides 3D uses original, ... See full summary »
Stars: Dan March, Eric Loren, John Guerrasio, Genevieve Adam
35. 24 Hours in the Past (2015)
60 min | Documentary
In this historical docuseries, six celebrities experience the relentless graft of Victorian Britain.
Stars: Fi Glover, Tyger Drew-Honey, Ruth Goodman, Alistair McGowan
Votes: 178
36. Victorian Pharmacy (2010)
60 min | Documentary
Life in a 19th-century pharmacy is re-created in this four-part documentary. Historian Ruth Goodman, professor Nick Barber and doctorate student Tom Quick discover how people attempted to ... See full summary »
Stars: Stephen Noonan, Nick Barber, Ruth Goodman, Tom Quick
Votes: 267
37. Victorian Farm (2009)
60 min | Documentary, History
In this unique project, historian Ruth Goodman as well as archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn immerse themselves in the life of the Victorian farmer as he would have lived on the Acton Scott Estate.
Stars: Stephen Noonan, Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands
Votes: 736
38. Victorian Farm Christmas (2009)
60 min | Documentary
Victorian Farm Christmas looks into the lives of 19th century farmers and shows you how to make traditional gifts, food, games and decorations.
Stars: Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Stephen Noonan, Alex Langlands
Votes: 338
39. The Victorian Flower Garden (1991– )
30 min | Documentary
A pleasant show about Victorian Flower Gardening.
Stars: Peter Thoday, Harry Dodson
Votes: 31
40. The Victorian Kitchen (1989– )
30 min | Documentary
Television series recreating the workings of a country house head cook.
Stars: Peter Thoday, Harry Dodson, Ruth Mott, Alison Arnison
Votes: 59
41. The Victorian Kitchen Garden (1987)
30 min | Documentary
Television series following the restoration of a largely derelict walled garden at Chilton Lodge, Berkshire. The aim was to work the garden as it would have been in the Victorian era, using plants and practices from this period. Each episode follows a month of the year, and shows the tasks undertaken.
Stars: Harry Dodson, Peter Thoday, Alison McKensie, Dennis Hopkins
Votes: 77
42. The Regency House Party (2004– )
480 min | Documentary, History, Reality-TV
A "reality" tv series where five men and five women spend 9 weeks at a country house, Kentchurch, living as if they were in 1811 England. The house is staffed by 40 servants. An interesting... See full summary »
Stars: Richard E. Grant, Larushka Ivan-Zadeh Griaznov, Chris Gorell Barnes, Rosemary Enright
Votes: 163
43. Quest for the Bay (2002– )
50 min | Adventure, Documentary
Quest For The Bay follows an eight-person volunteer team as they attempted to recreate the journey made by fur traders of the Hudson's Bay Company during the 1840s by travelling from ... See full summary »
Stars: Alana Logie, Frank Logie, RoseAnna Schick, Randal Shore
Votes: 50
44. Colonial House (2004)
Reality-TV
A group of ordinary people arrive on a boat to 1628 and have to build a functioning colony, using only time appropriate resources. Their goal: survive for 4 months and pass the final evaluation.
Stars: Kathryn Walker, Don Wood, Bethany Wyers, Jonathon Allen
Votes: 243
45. Tales from the Green Valley (2005)
29 min | Documentary, History
The series follows historians and archaeologists as they recreate the everyday farm life from the age of the Stuarts; they wear the clothes, eat the food and use the tools, skills and technology of the 1620s.
Stars: Owen Teale, Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Alex Langlands
Votes: 313
46. Tudor Monastery Farm (2013)
59 min | Documentary, History
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold turn the clock back 500 years to the early Tudor period to become tenant farmers on monastery land.
Stars: Geraldine James, Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Tom Pinfold
Votes: 415
47. A Tudor Feast at Christmas (2006 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary, History
A group of historians and archaeologists prepare a Tudor feast as it would have been over 400 years ago, including the use of period clothes, recipes from the era, food sourced from the land and the absence of modern conveniences.
Director: Chris Mitchell | Stars: Dominic Frisby, Marc Meltonville, Ruth Goodman, Hugh Beamish
Votes: 188
48. Medieval Lives (2004– )
240 min | Documentary, History
Terry Jones hosts this series that looks at the real facts about the Middle Ages and its roots.
Stars: Terry Jones, Peter Barber, Faye Getz, Robert Stone
Votes: 593
49. Secrets of the Castle (2014)
60 min | Documentary, History
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold learn about living in the medieval world and help rebuild a castle.
Stars: Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Tom Pinfold, Paul McGann
Votes: 387
50. Surviving the Iron Age (2001)
Reality-TV
A group of 17 volunteers attempt to live for seven weeks as their Iron Age ancestors did over 2,000 years ago in authentic roundhouses on a hill fort at Castell Henllys in west Wales.
Stars: Yasmin Billinghurst, Brenda Phillips
51. Living in the Past (1978)
50 min | Reality-TV
A predecessor to modern reality shows in which a group of modern people live as Britons of the Iron Age.
52. 10,000 BC (2015–2016)
Game-Show, History, Reality-TV
Follow 20 British people who are sent to a remote region of Bulgaria to live the lives of their Stone Age ancestors by trying to survive for two months in the wilderness.
Stars: Klint Janulis, Dean Lennox Kelly, Julian Barratt, Ruxandra Grigorescu
Votes: 99
53. The Great Human Race (2016– )
History
Experimental archaeologist Bill Schindler and survival instructor Cat Bigney attempt to face what our earliest ancestors did as they explore and survive in the wild. Starting with primitive... See full summary »
Stars: Cat Bigney, Bill Schindler
Votes: 80
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