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Colonial House

Colonial House

2004 · 1 season · 8 eps · ★ 8.0 · Documentary, Reality

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Two dozen modern-day time travelers find out the hard way what early American colonial life was really like when they take up residence in Colonial House. The colonists negotiate personal and communal challenges as they deal with the demoralizing weather, rustic living conditions and backbreaking labor.

Directed by Nicolas Brown

Networks: PBS, Channel 4

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