Home Sweet Home

First of a four-part series looking at the history of interior design in Britain.

The eastern influences on British living rooms, from chintz curtains to afternoon tea.

Looking at the influence of classical Rome and Greece on British decorating.

The influence of 20th Century styles such as Arts and Crafts, Art Deco and Bauhaus.

The series starts with the biggest lifestyle revolution of them all, the 1960s.

Looking back at the 1970s, a world of dodgy fashion and stodgy food.

A look back at the 1980s, when more money was spent on homes than ever before.

A look at the era that saw the biggest lifestyle changes of all - the 1990s and 2000s.

Programme charting how DIY transformed the interior design of British homes.

The 1950s saw the dawn of a new look, which would change the way British people lived.

After rationing ended, Britons were able to buy a variety of home electrical goods.

In the 1960s, a whole generation broke all the rules of interior design.

Changing fashions in garden design followed the end of World War Two.

Why we became obsessed with furniture and architecture from the past.

A look at couples with incompatible taste. (1992)

The "through the keyhole" series enters the homes of 10 people living on their own. (1992)

Eight mothers and daughters open their hearts about each others' living rooms. (1992)

In matters of taste, almost anything goes in Britain so long as it's old. (1992)