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'Coal House'

Extract from the first episode of a reality history series. The reality tv genre is introduced along with the families taking part. The families enter the miner's cottages for the first time. Initial focus on the lack of amenities - no bath or kitchen or running water. Worries on what will be missed from modern-day life are discussed. Shows conditions in the houses and emphasises space problems faced by large families in 1927.

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4 minutes

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