Sunday Past Times Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Sunday Past Times: Season 1

• Season 1 Episode 18: Future

  Nadia Sawalha takes a nostalgic look at space-age footage from the BBC archive to find out what previous generations thought the future would be like

• Season 1 Episode 12: Entertainment

  Nadia Sawalha searches through the BBC archive for footage of TV entertainment through the years, from the first broadcast on the national provider to the beginnings of reality shows

• Season 1 Episode 11: Festivals

  Nadia Sawalha searches the BBC vault for archive footage of previous years' festival days, including film of events ranging from a celebration of garlic to Glastonbury

• Season 1 Episode 9: Money and Shopping

  Nadia Sawalha looks through the shelves of the BBC archive for footage of a world using old money, before the adjustment to decimalisation and new coinage, as well as finding out just how far the shillings of yesteryear stretched when buying a selection of surprising items

• Season 1 Episode 8: Homes

  Nadia Sawalha rummages through the BBC archive's footage to take a look at houses from the past, featuring glamorous and unusual dwellings from beach huts to historical homes

• Season 1 Episode 7: Holidays & Leisure

  Nadia Sawalha rummages through the BBC archive to present a nostalgic look at holidays in days gone by, featuring footage of destinations from Blackpool to Bombay and travel show presenters from Alan Whicker to Magenta De Vine. Postponed from Sunday April 3rd

• Season 1 Episode 6: Fads and Crazes

  Nadia Sawalha rummages in the BBC archives to find footage of the toys, games and trends that pervaded playgrounds in days gone by. Features include hula hoops, as well as the tartan-bedecked fans of the Bay City Rollers in the 1970s and the explosion of pop group Wham! onto the Eighties music scene

• Season 1 Episode 6: Fashion

  Nadia Sawalha rummages through the BBC archive to look at the fashions of years gone by, including catwalk outfits from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, taking in all kinds of clothing, from mini skirts to shoulder pads

• Season 1 Episode 5: Health

  Nadia Sawalha rummages through BBC archive footage to present a look at health and fitness in years gone by, and chats to Doctors actor Christopher Timothy on the set of the soap

• Season 1 Episode 2: Families

  Nadia Sawalha scours the BBC archive to gain an insight into family life through the years, from the Fifties housewife to some very special sisters

• Season 1 Episode 1: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

  Nadia Sawalha takes a step back in time to look at travel in days gone by, including BBC archive footage of an epic train journey with Michael Palin, and the oldest air hostess in the business

Sunday Past Times:

• Celebrity

  Nadia Sawalha sets out to discover the secret of celebrity in days gone by, rummaging through the BBC archive for footage of stars including Elizabeth Taylor and Diana, Princess of Wales to learn about their favourite places to live, shop and party

• Education

  Nadia Sawalha returns to the classroom to examine education in times past, rummaging through the archives for footage to illustrate the old-fashioned disciplines of reading, writing and arithmetic, as well as nostalgic aspects from school uniforms to scary teachers and sports days

• Food

  Nadia Sawalha trawls the BBC archive to take a look at the food of years gone by. Sumptuous feasts and magnificent menus can be seen from celebrity chefs including Marguerite Patten, Fanny Craddock and Delia Smith

• Homes and Gardens

  Nadia Sawalha looks through the BBC archive to find footage of great gardens, featuring horticultural legends including Percy Thrower and Alan Titchmarsh

• Mystery and Intrigue

  Nadia Sawalha looks at the spookier side of life in days gone by, searching through the BBC archives for footage of ghosts, as well as visiting a haunted castle to discover what used to frighten viewers

• Relationships

  Nadia Sawalha searches for archive footage to illustrate love and romance in days gone by, including first relationships, enduring partnerships and family ties

• Work

  Nadia Sawalha looks through the BBC archive for footage of careers over the years, from the grind of the 1920s to money-making in the 1980s, as well as discovering how the UK's working day has altered