Turn Back Time: The Family (Second World War)

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[@Jellyfish146]

5:26 my grandma didn't have a shelter but she and her mum and brother hid under the stairs. It was common that when the bombing stopped the staircases would be all that was left of the houses, but thankfully the bombs missed them. Or if they hit she never talked about it. Her dad was a pilot in the RAF and would go out every night until one night he simply didn't come back.

[@sangeliastorck]

We Americans still uses the air raid sirens to warn of tornadoes. I love this program because it gives me more of what my British relations have had to go thru the various decades. If my ancestry had been used in this, I know I would have been in House #3.

[@Eszra]

I love the Rabbits in this episode. It's so sweet when Mrs. Golding was holding one on the chair thinking about the children. Truly sweet.

[@elimacfly1]

Unbelievable. American here - this is awesome. I received my bach's in history and this segment really hit me hard - my beloved uncles served overseas and apparently received silver stars for their service however the whole family never found out until after they passed away. I'm just now going through the many many letters they sent their "kid sister" (my Mom!) while they were away. What strong brave people they were!

[@megantalley8858]

This is my favorite of the Turning Back Time episodes! I actually have a ration book from this time period that belonged to my grandmother's family of 10, the rations are so tiny. I imagine people had to be so incredibly tough to make it through this.

[@shewolf51]

It's really amazing to think that this is the sort of thing my grandfather would have lived through. To think of the courage that not just him but all people in Europe and the U.K. had to have possessed to get through that is absolutely astonishing. We really do take a lot for granted.

[@wayne068x]

Fantastic series. U.K. has way better t.v. than we do here in the U.S.

[@stephaniefouts3839]

I being an American completely agree!!! I'm actually very saddened that all these are over...I want to see more...(spoken in my best British accent)

[@Mariamparker]

like seriously!!! i needa move to the UK. i dont watch tv here in the US.

[@Eszra]

U.K T.V is fantastic! I love it! I'd rather watch it then normal TV where I live in America.

[@RandomPlayIist]

Both countries have good and rubbish programmes.

[@PrimxInxTeal]

+wayne068x You're in for something else if you come to NZ. There's even less worth watching than half of what you have in the US.

[@prettypretty0186]

Thank you so much for posting this 💖✨

[@NIKKICANDOU]

I have been checking your page twice a day for the last six days, waiting on a new upload! Thank you so much!

[@20dalehouse]

Thank you so much for uploading, again. This is such fantastic programming.

[@germanomagnone]

17:10 in a family scene like this I'd say, : "Lovely food, for rabbits, that is.”, as they don't cook that poor rabbit

[@bunnybunnydumpling]

Golding is his name, what a daddy, and what a husband. He seems a total sweetheart.

[@hannahg39]

This is a wonderful series but this episode in particular has been moving,from rationing,sending the husbands and fathers off and so many of them never coming back home,the bombings,etc. to the beginning of women working outside of the home.The 1930s and 40s truly for better and worst was shaped by the second World War.

[@TheFlicka28]

What an amazing series.

[@MagsandIzzy]

thank you so much. I just love history and am enjoying this serial very much.

[@peggybrks]

thx you for this....really makes you appreciate life...in a different view.....

[@Athlynne]

It's lovely to see these women pull together. Good on ya, ladies.

[@christinelenefors6472]

Thanks for downloading this series!

[@katerosstheboss]

as an American, we did not get bombed at our homes during WW2. it's horrible to think what British families had to go through.

[@TheAmd24]

You always upload such interesting shows

[@lauraalbutt]

Watching this episode in history class atm very enjoyable :-)

[@SanadaSayuri]

................... ...... Are you my mummy?

[@janetwebster5099]

9th Dr

[@MeravLovesKitties]

Powdered eggs are actually quite good as egg extender. I've served them and no one was the wiser.

[@LivinInMo1]

Why can't we have good educational TV in the States like this! BBC is amazing.

[@gmaureen]

Some of the historical accounts I've read are just horrifying, yet, somehow people found the strength to get through it.

[@tweety227]

I love this series. I think the children are learning a lot and its obvious that the families are. I learned a lot more about the bombings in Britain. I am grateful for this series.

[@likethepear]

I know that it's just a TV show, but after the victory in Europe and they're all at the dance hall, I notice that the flags of the allies are hung up on the stage - Britain, U.S.A. and Canada. But Canada didn't have its own flag until the 1960s. The maple leaf flag didn't even exist in WWII. At that time, Canada's flag was Britain's flag - The Union Jack. You'd think that a history show full of historians would know that.

[@Yaarbiriah]

makes me feel proud to be British. Morale was inspiring, and the organization, dad's army, land army etc.. Terrific! My dad used to tell me what he went through during those years, he was just a kid at the time near Manchester and his family was not rich. I know what it was like to go through air raids in Israel during the Iraqi scud attacks.. so.. I very much relate.

[@NoName-sd9qc]

Fabulous series!~ I had not heard of it previously (I live in the U.S. and I LOVE BBC series). Thanks for sharing!

[@mellowreads]

I love love love this series!

[@firebrandsgirl]

I love you edwardianpromenade. Thanks for making being sick on Mother's day a little okay.:)

[@Lavender_and_lemonade]

Watching this in 2019. Great show!

[@DarkwingsDesending]

What a great episode. I was amazed by how realistic this episode was. Wow, our ancestors were truly strong men and women. The bomb recreations were terrifying. This was a very touching episode though. I really do like how all of the families kind of became friends and such.

[@nel3409]

Considering those girls are used to being around horses constantly they sure arent very good around farm animals.

[@vaderladyl]

Yes they are way too squeamish for being used to work with horses and living in a rural setting back home.

[@glamatomic]

Thank you so much for uploading! Do you happen to have Turn Back Time: The High Street series as well?

[@64kimmyjo]

This has been an amazing series. I agree with Abby; most of American television is pure shit so I'm grateful to have youtube and netflicks. Thanks so much for uploading these wonderful programs!

[@nancyhicksgribble9799]

i know! i love all the historical living reality shows. 1900s house is my fav, coal house at war

[@anuyew9537]

+Danielle Elliott 1940's House is my favorite.

[@diva1675]

+Dani McD I love those plus the food shows. Supersizers and Back in Time for Dinner.

[@corneliamirosnicencu146]

great work....thank you.

[@sdshirley]

Just found this show on your site last weekend - thank you, I love it! How did they get the kids, especially the younger ones, to get so into living in hx? All are such nice families - seem genuine. I like them all!

[@trooperdgb9722]

The Taylor (?) family? Such nice people. Mrs Taylor ...well... all I can say is that Mr Taylor is a very lucky man!

[@lyamobrien1761]

Why is this blocked for UK users and says copyright owner by Warner Bros When 1 it's a UK program 2 it was aired and recorded ect by the BBC And 3 the BBC is owned by the BRITISH public

[@Po1iTa]

I absolutely loved this series

[@TheAmd24]

Thank you so much .)

[@N.A525]

Given Germany, would’ve more than likely taken over and occupied the UK, as with Poland, it was only a matter of time for us to be involved, as Hitler wasn’t just eyeing Europe) so America, had to join the war, so we can save not only UK but ours also. It’s crazy to think why would we get involved in this war that’s overseas, leaving our daily lives interrupted but it made sense overall based on how many countries Nazi Germany managed to obtain throughout the interwar and war periods. Note: I love history so I know.

[@deanliu7125]

33:39 what is this song? They used it for The 1940s House and that was quite emotional when they ended the show on this song.

[@SarahM-lw2gd]

We'll Meet Again by Vera Lynn😊

[@kingstonlillyvaea892]

And 10 years later they thought getting under a desk would protect you from a nuclear bomb

[@vaderladyl]

Those were for regular bombs, if they fell a little far from their home.

[@athenathegreatandpowerful6365]

We were still doing the same thing in the 60s and 70s against nuclear bombs and I never did believe it was enough.

[@suzannesadiiqa]

They were much better off in their shelter than the poor East Enders who had to bed down on the underground platforms when the trains were still running......

[@Zimuahaha]

Hah! My stepdad, who was born in the 30's, was obsessed with that cod fish oil stuff and wanted me to have it every day as well. Nasty!

[@autumbliss8738]

how is it I just found these episodes now?!? there very interesting

[@baylorsailor]

The majority of women at the time were eager to go back to domesticity once the war was over. Movies, documentaries and reality shows like to lead people to believe that women were unhappily forced to leave their jobs. It's just not factual. Yes there were some women who wanted to continue working, and many of them did. But the common goal at the time was to be a homemaker, and have children. Hence the baby boom. It's actually a very natural reaction after so many people die in a short period of time.

[@juliaforsyth8332]

The common goal of men was to have women bac in the house. You woud be surprised how many women really did want to continue working.

[@duallove6909]

Can you please reupload this episode. I can't view it in my country. Thank you.

[@nancyhicksgribble9799]

that train is a thomas prop lol you can see and all the kids yell "thomas the tank!"

[@jenisedai]

Doesn't the working class dad look kind of like Del from Only Fools and Horses?

[@parkerfamily5365]

great show I love it, but am i the only one wondering where the kids went when they left on the train?

[@georgiatraher3972]

got really emotional this time...

[@archONtour]

i like the authentic family record incorporation like worthington

[@philinaweddington4077]

Wonderful!

[@anuyew9537]

Dad Micheal Taylor, looks like the actor Peter Martin, who played character, Arthur Handshaw in All Creatures Great And Small.

[@annfisher3316]

Never forget...

[@suzannesadiiqa]

Sorry but if the gas is off, take out the electric fire from the front room fireplace and light a fire in it to cook on, I've done this when I had to...........Or make a small fire in the back garden, 1940's barbie.........

[@athenathegreatandpowerful6365]

The chimney most certainly hadn't been cleaned since the electric fire was installed. If they'd started a fire in the fireplace the following would occur -the room would fill with smoke, the heat from the fire would start all the dry birds nests smouldering, the walls of the chimney would heat up, the birds nests would start burning, the nests would drop embers and start the chimney/room on fire. Such fun.

[@hopelesscase65]

I know my mom would do a great job as a housewife on the home front. Her mom grew up in a one room shack with dirt floors in mexico and was poor, she brought that with her when she came to the states and my mom is not afraid to get her hands dirty.

[@VintageBeauty1313]

Agreed! to make it feel more like it wold have been back then!

[@TheFish9669]

So where is the copy right and what actually has a copy right

[@Existantia]

GAH! I wanna hug those crying kids so badly!

[@mentallydisturbedllama473]

Me too..):

[@Existantia]

very well put.

[@ghostsinweirdplaces]

Please make it it so that mobile users can watch, this is the only one that won't play and it's quite frustrating as I would like to watch all of the episodes

[@lennic95]

I think they should've done this backwards, it'd've shown them how what they thought was bad wasn't so bad and so on.

[@azbrowne]

I tried the WWI diet. It doesn't work in my house. I'm the only one actually trying.

[@diva1675]

How did it work out for you?

[@azbrowne]

I lost 10 pounds in a month

[@angelfriend5211]

WWI ? Or do you mean WW II? Where did you find this diet?

[@athenathegreatandpowerful6365]

​@@angelfriend5211 it's just the regular ration with ayce veggies and bread. We've done it for months before. In the US it's a REALLY expensive way to eat.

[@irenevalbuena6417]

Hello, does anyone know if these documentaries can be found in spinach or with subtitles? I would love to share them with some of my friends and family, but not all of them speak english or understand it. Thanks in advance =)

[@vaderladyl]

Do a google search and try to look for the series on DVD. You might find they have subtitles or not.

[@DataLal]

You're right, they should be using the Union Jack for Canada's flag. It was Canada's official flag until 1946. After that, the Red Ensign became the semi-official flag, until The Maple Leaf was officially adopted in 1965.

[@christinelenefors6472]

That Mr. Golding is a really nice man

[@trooperdgb9722]

Bit of a mismatch showing items sold under the Points system (which came in much later) while talking about the early days of the ration system... Looks like the historians weren't involved in the editing!

[@randomnessnessnes]

28:27 how adorable!!

[@Amanda_in_wonderland]

i am constantly astounded at the crulety human beings are capable of 52:00

[@FlowerChild65]

That's true, but one has to keep in mind that the 50s, for Brits, were not the boom years they were for Americans. The decade started with tremendous debt. There were countless places bombed out and no money to fix it. Rationing remained until 1954. However, by the end of the decade wages had doubled and most people had never known such prosperity.

[@t4705mb6]

7:07 "Mums of all classes" is misleading. Class was, as always, STILL the dividing line and CERTAIN mums did NOT "struggle to put food on the table". There was a HUGE black market and, as always, money AND "connections" were the governing factors. How historically inaccurate. SOME mums in "all" classes? Yes. MOST mums in the upper classes? No. MOST mums in the lower classes? Of course!

[@blue20000]

did you buy those capital letters on the black market?

[@ImaginationGamer25]

@@blue20000 Haven't you heard? They're a penny per letter. lol

[@finn6861]

To experience this again we all know is inevitable-Great question -Would we have what it takes to survive? Sadly I don't think we do.The people of this period were fresh from a previous period that involved a struggle to survive-And still it was difficult.To survive not only takes will-it takes knowledge-Survival knowledge is sorely lacking in the people of presently stable countries.Simple knowledge just doesn't exist.It has been replaced by dependence on utilities that are easily destroyed.

[@suzannesadiiqa]

I'm making rabbit stew for supper tonight!

[@pamkou]

A Broom with half it's brissles left?

[@mirandamirae]

Hmmm... I can't seem to find episode two. Can anyone post me a link to it?

[@SaverofAnchors]

just on to the channel it should be right there

[@GarouLady]

Lord the guilt trip that historian is giving Phil and for no good reason. Black market and barter/trading happens all the time in times of scarcity. that's nothing knew. Even in 2020 with shortages there is bartering and trading going on.

[@lindamazule2289]

wow... knowing what is happening in Ukraine right now, just imagening what they go through right now... They are powerfull, spiritually powerfull. My own country (Latvia) has been through a lot, and now, seeing them (in the movie) experiencing a bit of what it is like,... Gosh, if the world war is what is going to stop Putin, I'm on board. And I have husband and four childrens, I know what is at stake, but if he is not stopped, than for all we know, the second USSR could happen. And believe me, you western-europens can't even imagine what it is like....

[@VintageBeauty1313]

i wish i could buy and live in the working class house, i think that could be a very nice place to live!

[@ngribbles]

does anyone know the song that plays at 3:48?

[@vaderladyl]

That is from the Glenn Miller Orchestra "In The Mood". This is the original version.

[@MatthewMcVeagh]

I don't understand why the Goldings have to go at the end of this one.

[@sophiaageitos4154]

Me either maybe they quit

[@diva1675]

Their family history moved to the suburbs afterwards. So they had to leave the city since their ancestors did.

[@walka112]

Golding looked a tad like a well known figure of infamy who's name I will refrain from repeating lol

[@frytolinka]

2:00 początek

[@InnannasRainbow]

It's a good thing I could easily become a vegetarian. Would it be possible to have more of the series on here?

[@jehansanzterre3956]

Wouldn't most of us palm off two manky squirrels for chocolate,eggs & coffee,never mind the onion?

[@magssmith9111]

Not as terrifying as in Poland.

[@frankieamsden7918]

I'm pretty sure that's Thomas the Train

[@laurawestenra]

8,000 children.

[@AnotherWittyUsername.]

Rabbits are food, not friends.

[@ambero9528]

Squirrel is actually pretty tasty.

[@suzannesadiiqa]

Odd! they eat rabbit but not squirrel..

[@messaggiodialmeno2442]

I see with sorrow how 'dolce far niente' sense had been lost...well, almost; as we still keep the standards. Nothing to dom, nothing to botehr about...

[@azbrowne]

America got one bombing hit and that's it. We got off lucky!

[@diva1675]

I suppose so. Except for the Japanese American concentration camps. George Takai did a special on it.

[@azbrowne]

+diva1675 Oh don't bring those up. It still makes me sick how hypocritical we are.

[@michellemartinez1994]

+diva1675 not just the Japanese but the Italians and a few Germans too.

[@swinewarrior]

So why cant other people in war zones do this 57 days of constant bombing not heard of now a days

[@GerbenDavid]

Do those masks not contain asbestos, because that can be very dangerous if you wear them.

[@mamallama8842]

What did they do for babies?? I can't see an infant or a 1 year old wearing a gas mask...

[@tamdev9276]

Well apparently there were. But when you look at the pictures of that time, they look more like little gasmasksuites.

[@EverythingMe15]

Ian seems like a real jerk.

[@QueenShireen]

Did the Jewish father also lost people in the camps? And way milk without a bucket, thats waste of milk