Frontier House
Encyclopedia
Frontier House was an educational reality TV series that originally aired on PBS
in April 2002. The show, which was filmed over the course of five months, followed the lives of three family groups that agreed to live as homesteaders did on the American frontier in 1883. Each family was given a 160 acre (0.6474976 km²) plot of land and an allotment of food, supplies, and livestock. They were expected to establish a homestead and complete the tasks necessary to prepare for the harsh Montana
winter. At the end of season, before winter struck, each family was judged by a panel of frontier experts and historians, and the likelihood of survival for each group was assessed.
Everyone was given clothing worn in that time period, as well as a deck of cards, and other items. One family received a completed house, another received one unfinished, and a third received nothing at all.
Frontier House followed in the footsteps of the successful The 1900 House
, a British
series which originally aired on PBS in 2000. Manor House
, Colonial House
, The 1940s House
, and Regency House Party
followed the successful series and the latest, Texas Ranch House
, aired in May 2006.
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
in April 2002. The show, which was filmed over the course of five months, followed the lives of three family groups that agreed to live as homesteaders did on the American frontier in 1883. Each family was given a 160 acre (0.6474976 km²) plot of land and an allotment of food, supplies, and livestock. They were expected to establish a homestead and complete the tasks necessary to prepare for the harsh Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
winter. At the end of season, before winter struck, each family was judged by a panel of frontier experts and historians, and the likelihood of survival for each group was assessed.
Everyone was given clothing worn in that time period, as well as a deck of cards, and other items. One family received a completed house, another received one unfinished, and a third received nothing at all.
Frontier House followed in the footsteps of the successful The 1900 House
The 1900 House
The 1900 House is a historical reality television programme made by Wall to Wall/Channel 4 in 1999. The show is about a modern family that tries to the live in the way of the late Victorians in 1900 for three months in a modified house...
, a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
series which originally aired on PBS in 2000. Manor House
The Edwardian Country House
The Edwardian Country House was an acclaimed British mini-series in the reality television genre, produced by Channel 4. It was first aired in the UK in April, 2002 and was later broadcast in the U.S. on various PBS stations in 2003 as Manor House, where extra footage was added...
, Colonial House
Colonial house
American colonial architecture includes several building design styles associated with the colonial period of the United States, including First Period English , French Colonial, Spanish Colonial, Dutch Colonial, German Colonial and Georgian Colonial...
, The 1940s House
The 1940s House
The 1940s House is a British historical reality television programme made by Wall to Wall/Channel 4 in 2001 about a modern family that tries to the live as a typical middle-class family in London during The Blitz of World War II. It was shown on Channel 4 in the UK in 2001, and in 2002 on PBS in...
, and Regency House Party
Regency House Party
Regency House Party is a historical reality television programme made by Wall to Wall/Channel 4 in 2004. It is the fourth in a series of historical reality series produced by Channel 4, preceded by The 1900 House, The 1940s House, and The Edwardian Country House.In the series a group of five men...
followed the successful series and the latest, Texas Ranch House
Texas Ranch House
Texas Ranch House is an PBS American reality television series that premiered in May 2006. Produced by Thirteen/WNET New York, Wall to Wall Media Limited, and PBS, the show placed fifteen modern day people in the context of 1867 Texas...
, aired in May 2006.
The Clune Family
- Gordon Clune
- Adrienne Clune
- Aine Clune
- Justin Clune
- Conor Clune
- Tracy Clune