Video Essay: If Walls Could Talk, Episode 3

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April 3, 2021
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The documentary focuses on how common British domestic have lived before the advancement of our times. They are primarily focused on their houses, such as the bedroom, living room, bathroom, and kitchen, but as for that episode, they have focused on developing their bedroom alone. As the name of the documentary show said, "If walls could talk," it suggests that if our walls have eyes and mouth, they could tell how does time changes how we live, until today. Numerous activities are done in the bedroom back then, children would be born there, and ceremonies and traditions are initiated in the day. The documentary was probably filmed somewhere in 2016 and probably also aired that same year.
The host of the show Lucy Worsley explores our bedroom's history since the Middle Ages. She highlighted those bedrooms are not as private and comfy as we think they are now because they are usually crowded and noisy back in the days. They would use sacks and filled with grass or hay to act as their mattresses. Having a bed alone means a high status in society. The riches can only buy beds because they are challenging to make in those days. As she discovered the history of bedrooms, she continually as for some experts and professionals to further widen her knowledge about the history of bedrooms. The host also tried and experienced how it would be like to sleep in a typical farmer's house; as she sleeps, she describes her thoughts and fears.
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