The 1940's House - Season 1

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The Home Front

1 - The Home Front

Air Date: January 2, 2001

The series is introduced, the family moves in, war breaks out, and food rationing is confronted for the first time.

1939-1940: Into the Unknown

2 - 1939-1940: Into the Unknown

Air Date: January 4, 2001

Michael Hymers leaves the house for three weeks for work-related reasons, and the family confronts additional rationing.

1941-1943: Women at War

3 - 1941-1943: Women at War

Air Date: January 11, 2001

Women at War (11 January 2001) - Lyn and Kirstie join the Women's Voluntary Service and work in the war industry.

1944-1945: The Beginning of the End

4 - 1944-1945: The Beginning of the End

Air Date: January 18, 2001

The family suffers from air-raids, sleep deprivation, and bomb damage before learning that the war is over. They also listen to radio stories about the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

The Homecoming

5 - The Homecoming

Air Date: January 25, 2001

Six months later, the Hymers reflect on their time in 1940s House.