Life Laundry
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The Life Laundry was a BBC
reality TV show that ran for three series from 2002 to 2004. It was first broadcast on BBC Two
on 30 January 2002.
The show was billed by the BBC as an "interiors programme with a difference", dealing with the transformation of people's homes that had been subject to long-term clutter, and in most case hoarding
. The members of the public chosen for the shows had the assistance of professional organising with London-based American home consultant Dawna Walter and house clearance specialist Mark Franks. The show was produced by Sara Woodford.
The first series comprised six episodes and series two and three ten episodes each.
The pattern for the Life Laundry series was repeated in shows made in USA and elsewhere, such as Clean Sweep
, Neat
, Mission: Organization
, Clean House
and NeatTV.
Two books were published on the basis of the show:
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
reality TV show that ran for three series from 2002 to 2004. It was first broadcast on BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
on 30 January 2002.
The show was billed by the BBC as an "interiors programme with a difference", dealing with the transformation of people's homes that had been subject to long-term clutter, and in most case hoarding
Hoarding
Hoarding or caching is a general term for a behavior that leads people or animals to accumulate food or other items in anticipation of future need or scarcity.-Animal behavior:...
. The members of the public chosen for the shows had the assistance of professional organising with London-based American home consultant Dawna Walter and house clearance specialist Mark Franks. The show was produced by Sara Woodford.
The first series comprised six episodes and series two and three ten episodes each.
The pattern for the Life Laundry series was repeated in shows made in USA and elsewhere, such as Clean Sweep
Clean Sweep
Clean Sweep was an American television series that involved a team consisting of a host, an organizer, designer, and carpenter who would help homeowners clear one or two rooms of clutter in a two-day process. Original episodes of Clean Sweep aired on TLC in 2003 through 2005.In each episode of...
, Neat
Neat (TV series)
Neat is a Canadian television series, which airs on HGTV in Canada and formerly on Discovery Home in the United States. Hosted by professional organizer Hellen Buttigieg, Neat is a home improvement series in which Buttigieg helps a person with cluttered living spaces devise solutions to help...
, Mission: Organization
Mission: Organization
Mission: Organization is a home improvement television show on HGTV, that has the intent of reorganizing and redesigning living space, in order to bring order to a particular room of a home...
, Clean House
Clean House
Clean House is a home makeover and interior design television show, originally broadcast in 2003 which has aired 9 seasons of programs on the Style Network...
and NeatTV.
Two books were published on the basis of the show:
- Dawna Walter and Mark Franks, The Life Laundry: How To De-Junk Your Life, London, BBC Books, 2002.
- Dawna Walter and Mark Franks, The Life Laundry 2: How to Stay De-Junked Forever. London, BBC Books, 2003.