This fascinating living history series sees three families return to Stack
Square, transporting them back to 1944 and the Second World War, to live as
coal miners’ families. Having given up their comfortable lives, they are faced
with the dangers and many hardships of war. The families experience all
aspects of life as it was in 1944. The men work long, punishing days down the
coal mine, followed by tending the Stack Square shared allotment as people
were encouraged to ‘Dig for Victory’ to overcome food shortages. They also
have to endure the arduous Home Guard training, each getting a taste of army
life and discipline. The women have to juggle their relentless household
chores with compulsory work at the munitions factory, undertaking a variety of
different tasks for the war effort. The children, meanwhile, have their own
worries with daily doses of cod liver oil and the ever present threat that
their pet rabbits may be served up for dinner. Joined by evacuees and the
Bevin Boys, young lads sent by the Government to work the mines, the families
struggle to cope with strict regimes, rationing, air raids and blackout fines
but rediscover the strong community spirit and courage that war evoked.
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Part 1
Coal House is back and this time its war. Deep in the Welsh valleys, three
families give up their 21st century creature comforts and time travel back to
1944 to face the hardships of life in World War II. Will the community survive
without a microwave, mobile, fast car or fast food?
Part 2
The families settle into the punishing routine of 1944. The men face a tough
training period to equip them for life at the coal face and in the Home Guard.
The children cope with school and discipline, and the women face the dangers
of the munitions factory as well as running the home.
Part 3
Three Welsh families give up their 21st century creature comforts and time
travel back to 1944 to face the hardships of life in World War II. It’s not
just the coal-mining men who are finding it hard to reach their targets. The
women are struggling to impress at the factory and the children find it tough
to keep the school standards.
Part 4
At the end of the first week in the Coal House, how are the children coping
with no playstations or mobiles to occupy them? There’s a strict school system
to contend with and a daily dose of cod liver oil to swallow. Will they pass
the school cleanliness inspection, and how will they get on with the animals
at Stack Square?
Part 5
The weekend provides a break from the pressures of work. While the men head
off for football training, the women get their hair done Forties-style. Back
at the Coal House there are new arrivals
Part 6
The women take on a secret mission at the munitions factory, while the men
struggle down the mine. Just as it seems things are looking up with a variety
show, the families are brought face to face with the grim realities of war.
Part 7
The new arrivals are settling in as the second week in the Coal House draws to
a close. Home sickness is rife, school exams are looming, and the Bevin Boys
are learning to cook. But who will give the best performance in the variety
show?
Part 8
Tensions are running high, the women reach a munitions milestone and there’s
panic underground. The Bevin Boys take their first tentative steps underground
and what little confidence they have soon begins to dwindle as the reality of
the task ahead starts to dawn on them. The pressure is on to succeed, but
their inexperience leads to some choice words from the other Stack Square men.
Part 9
It’s been a rollercoaster week for the Coal House families. The families let
their hair down and party like it’s 1944, some of the Stack Square chickens
end up on the menu and there’s evacuation drama for the families.
Part 10
With victory nearing, the pressure is on to fuel the frontline in the mining
community of the Coal House. Will the men in the mine and the women at the
munitions factory hit their deadlines? The scholarship exam looms at school,
and a testing day in the mud leads to promotion for one of the Home Guard
Part 11
It is time for the men to hang up their lamps, the women to take off their
uniforms, and the evacuees to return to their parents in the city - but not
before everyone gets in the swing at the community dance for a final send-off.
Part 12
The children take the dreaded school exams as they spend their last week in
the square. Who will receive the coveted trophy, and how will they feel about
leaving their wartime lives behind?
Dance House 1944
Dance House 1944 takes a look at how people faced the music and danced during
the Second World War despite bombs falling and bad news from abroad. Veterans
of the fighting front and the home front describe how important dancing was
for them and chart the changes in fashion from strictly ballroom to jitterbug
and jive.
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The Bevin Boys and Evacuees Story
In 2008, a group of young people joined three Welsh families in BBC Wales’s
landmark living history series Coal House at War. They were transported back
in time to 1944 to face the hardships of life in a World War II mining
community. This programme looks back at the experiences of the four Bevin Boys
and the young evacuees, and reveals how they felt when they returned to modern
life.
The Griffiths Family Story
In 2008, three Welsh families took part in an extraordinary social experiment
they were transported back to 1944 to experience life in a World War II
mining community. In this programme, we take a look back at the Griffiths
family’s time in Stack Square and reveal how Rose, Hywel, Mandy and the boys
felt when they returned to modern life.
The Paisey Family Story
In 2008, the Paisey family from Cardiff took part in BBC Wales’ landmark
living history series Coal House at War. For a month, the Paiseys and two
other families were transported back in time to 1944 to face the hardships of
life in a World War II mining community. In this programme, we see how
Natalie, Stephen and their four children coped with their time in Stack Square
and how they felt once they returned to modern life.
The Tranter Davies Family Story
In 2008, the Tranter Davies family from Merthyr Tydfil took part in BBC Wales'
landmark living history series Coal House at War. For a month, they were
transported back in time to 1944 to face the hardships of life in a World War
II mining community. In this programme, we look back at their time in Stack
Square and reveal how Laura, Geraint and the five girls felt when they
returned to modern life.
