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  • 2011-11-21T09:00:00Z on ABC iview
  • 42m
  • 5h 36m (8 episodes)
  • Australia
  • English
  • Documentary
Have you ever wondered about who lived in your house before you? Where did they come from? What were their dreams, hopes and fears? And what became of them? "Who's Been Sleeping In My House?" is an Australian series presented by archaeologist Adam Ford exploring the incredible stories that lie between the bricks and mortar of our homes. From the Western Australian goldfields to the tropics of Queensland, Adam peels back the extraordinary lives of everyday Australians - people who lived, loved, bore children and moved on in the great cycle of life. As ghosts of the past, family secrets and architectural surprises are revealed, the present owners' relationships with their homes will be changed forever by the startling mysteries and unexpected revelations Adam unearths. Beneath the floorboards, between the walls, under the eaves, or somewhere deep down in the garden, the secrets of the past are just waiting to be revealed.

8 episodes

Series Premiere

2011-11-21T09:00:00Z

1x01 Ashcombe

Series Premiere

1x01 Ashcombe

  • 2011-11-21T09:00:00Z42m

Ashcombe is in the heart of Ballarat, one of the most historically significant towns in Victoria. In the late nineteenth century. Starting his search with the bottles, Adam enlists the help of local glass expert Steve Greenwood. He discovers they’re linked to a funeral parlour that once stood next door, and the bottles provide a curious insight to life and death in the Victorian goldfields. Tracking through the trail of title deeds and library records, Adam traces Ashcombe’s history to a young, savvy entrepreneur, George Crocker, whose name is still recognised in Ballarat today.

2011-11-28T09:00:00Z

1x02 Wray Avenue

1x02 Wray Avenue

  • 2011-11-28T09:00:00Z42m

As soon as they saw it, Sue and James knew that the Victorian brick and limestone cottage in Fremantle was the house in which they wanted to raise their family.

2011-12-05T09:00:00Z

1x03 Oljato

1x03 Oljato

  • 2011-12-05T09:00:00Z42m

2011-12-12T09:00:00Z

1x04 Invercloy

1x04 Invercloy

  • 2011-12-12T09:00:00Z42m

Why is a majestic country mansion in the middle of suburbia? Owners George and Pauline need Adam Ford’s help to explain Invercloy’s infectious calm, locate its lost wine cellars and exorcise a spiritual presence.

2011-12-19T09:00:00Z

1x05 The Sheiling

1x05 The Sheiling

  • 2011-12-19T09:00:00Z42m

Adam Ford must get to the bottom of The Sheiling’s true age, reveal who lies buried in an unmarked grave, investigate strange carvings in the wall and determine who saved this historically significant house from wrack and ruin.

2012-01-02T09:00:00Z

1x06 Doobawah

1x06 Doobawah

  • 2012-01-02T09:00:00Z42m

When Helen and Richard began searching for snippets of their home’s past, they came up with one name - John Cameron.

2012-01-09T09:00:00Z

1x07 Peter Pan

1x07 Peter Pan

  • 2012-01-09T09:00:00Z42m

Just what role did this house play in one of the darkest chapters of Australian history? Adam Ford also discovers the link between Peter Pan and "the race that stops a nation".

2012-01-16T09:00:00Z

1x08 Nelson Grange

1x08 Nelson Grange

  • 2012-01-16T09:00:00Z42m

Mike and Lyn enlist Adam Ford’s help to determine what their converted guesthouse was first used for.

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