A House Through Time: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This series tells a story of Britain spanning a period of seismic social change from the 1840s to the present day, through the prism of a single-terraced house in Liverpool. Presenter David Olusoga delves into 180 years of history, searching through city archives, scouring records and tracking down living descendants to tell the untold stories of the people who lived there, and reveal a unique insight into the making of modern Britain.

Series details

• Title: A House Through Time
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2018-01-04
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 33812
• IMDb ID: tt7829950
• TVDB ID: 340359

Cast and credited roles

• David Olusoga — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-01-04; final listed air date 2018-01-25; episode order: 4.
• Season 2: premiered 2019-04-08; final listed air date 2019-04-29; episode order: 4.
• Season 3: premiered 2020-05-26; final listed air date 2020-06-16; episode order: 4.
• Season 4: premiered 2021-09-07; final listed air date 2021-09-28; episode order: 4.
• Season 5: premiered 2024-10-17; final listed air date 2024-10-17; episode order: 4.
• Season 6: premiered 2026-08-13; final listed air date 2026-08-13; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from A House Through Time on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.