How We Used to Live
How We Used to Live is an ITV and later Channel 4 schools TV series from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, covering social history for primary and secondary school pupils.
Units
| Programme | Dates | Age range | Subjects | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Victorian Britain (from How We Used to Live) | 1968-1973 | Age 9-11
Age 11-13 |
History Social History | TV |
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1900-1945 (from How We Used to Live) | 1975-1985 | Age 7-9
Age 9-11 Age 11-13 |
History Social History | TV |
|
1874-1887: Mid Victorians (from How We Used to Live) | 1978-1981 | Age 7-9
Age 9-11 Age 11-13 |
History Social History | TV |
|
1936-1953: Second World War (from How We Used to Live) | 1981-1984 | Age 7-9
Age 9-11 Age 11-13 |
History Social History | TV |
|
1902-1926: Edwardian (from How We Used to Live) | 1984-1987 | Age 7-9
Age 9-11 Age 11-13 |
History Social History | TV |
|
1954-1970: Fifties and Sixties (from How We Used to Live) | 1987-1990 | Age 7-9
Age 9-11 Age 11-13 |
History Social History | TV |
|
Victorians Early and Late (from How We Used to Live) | 1990-1999 | Age 7-9
Age 9-11 Age 11-13 |
History Social History | TV |
|
Expansion, Trade and Industry (from How We Used to Live) | 1991-1994 | Age 7-9
Age 9-11 Age 11-13 |
History Social History | TV |
|
In Civil War (from How We Used to Live) | 1993-1998 | Age 7-9
Age 9-11 Age 11-13 |
History Social History | TV |
|
A Tudor Interlude (from How We Used to Live) | 1993-1995 | Age 7-9
Age 9-11 |
History Social History | TV |
|
Isaac Newton: Under the Stuarts (from How We Used to Live) | 1995-1997 | Age 7-9
Age 9-11 |
History Social History | TV |
|
From Iron Ways to Victorian Days (from How We Used to Live) | 1996-1999 | Age 7-9
Age 9-11 |
History Social History | TV |
|
Britons at War (from How We Used to Live) | 1997-2000 | Age 7-9
Age 9-11 |
History Social History | TV |
|
The Spanish Armada (from How We Used to Live) | 1998-2001 | Age 7-9
Age 9-11 |
History Social History | TV |
|
All Change: Britain 1945-1970 (from How We Used to Live) | 1999-2007 | Age 7-9
Age 9-11 |
History Social History | TV |
|
Tudor Times (from How We Used to Live) | 2002-2008 | Age 7-9
Age 9-11 |
History Social History | TV |
|
Tony Robinson's Local History Search (from How We Used to Live) | 2002-2006 | Age 7-9
Age 9-11 |
History Social History | TV |
|
A Giant in Ancient Egypt (from How We Used to Live) | 2002-2009 | Age 7-9
Age 9-11 |
History Social History | TV |
Links
- TV Cream: How We Used to Live
- How We Used to Live .co.uk (archived 2016)
- Distinct Nostalgia: School FavouriteA podcast interview with Freda Kelsall about How We Used to Live
- How We Used To Live on Wikipedia
- British Film Institute Collections for How We Used to Live
- How We Used to Live on the Internet Movie Database
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