A British family experiences 1950s life: a poky kitchen and a diet including dried eggs.
The Robshaw family are transported back to the space-age 1960s. Giles and Polly introduce them to the culinary treats of the time whilst Dave Myers delivers the family their long-awaited fridge. Giles also finds out how chicken went from an expensive treat to an everyday meal.
The Robshaw family find themselves living in the 1970s and Mary Berry helps the family stock up their brand new chest freezer. Giles Coren talks to a couple of hippies whose adventures in health food boosted the popularity of houmous.
The Robshaw family and their home are given a 1980s makeover. Giles and Polly use the national food survey to guide the family's diet.
The Robshaw family sample life during the 90s. The family begin the decade enjoying the vast quantities of food now available from around the world. Giles and Polly introduce them to the culinary treats from the era.
The Robshaw family conclude their time-travelling adventure with Giles and Polly introducing them to some potential foods of the future.
The Robshaws time-travel through six decades of festive nostalgia, beginning by experiencing what the holiday season was like in the 1940s, '50s and '60s. A wartime Christmas has them embracing the make-do and mend spirit for presents and sitting down to ox heart for dinner, with a pudding made primarily of grated potato. The 1950s brings ham with tinned peaches, canapes, cocktails and the first televised Queen's speech, while youngest child Fred receives a 1960s gift of a chocolate smoking set. Giles Coren and Polly Russell present.
During their trip from the 1970s to the 1990s, the Robshaws discover how the race for a Christmas number one single was born. They also meet an EastEnders star who reminisces about the soap's tradition of festive misery, and examine Christmas gluttony in the 1990s.
