Colonial House

2004 NR 7.6

A group of ordinary people arrive on a boat to 1628 and have to build a functioning colony, using only time appropriate resources. Their goal: survive for 4 months and pass the final evaluation.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 A New World

1. A New World

Aired: May 17, 2004

Three families and seven individuals attempt to build an authentic working co...

Episode 2 Harsh Reality

2. Harsh Reality

Aired: May 17, 2004

The cooperative venture gets underway, but the colonists lack motivation; the...

Episode 3 City of God

3. City of God

Aired: May 18, 2004

Gov. Wyers returns to take charge of his colony; the colonists struggle to sh...

Episode 4 The Outsiders

4. The Outsiders

Aired: May 18, 2004

Food rations are cut in half; colonists must work together to build a new house.

Episode 5 Regime Change

5. Regime Change

Aired: May 24, 2004

Lay preacher Don Heinz becomes the new governor of the colony.

Episode 6 The Shake Up

6. The Shake Up

Aired: May 24, 2004

A cape merchant arrives to check up on the new venture on behalf of the spons...

Episode 7 The Reckoning

7. The Reckoning

Aired: May 25, 2004

The harvest is a success; members of the Wampanoag tribe visit the colony.

Episode 8 Judgment Day

8. Judgment Day

Aired: May 25, 2004

The colonists celebrate Michaelmas; after a panel assesses the colony's perfo...


Info about Colonial House

Network: PBS

Genres: Reality-TV