"Historical" reality tv shows

So, I LOVE "historical" reality tv shows.
You know, the kind of reality show where a group of people have to live as if they were in a determined (historical/past) era/situation.

It's sort of a nerdy guilty pleasure of mine, since it's reality tv. But...but... in my favour: 1) The people are not competing, and there are no "eliminations" 2) The shows usually focus on families. 3) There are no skimpy clothes, no silly taks, and the focus is def. not on love relationships (even though there is a lot of human drama). 4) The shows try to be historically accurate, and you do end up learning a little bit about history. 5) It's plain fun to see modern days wimps trying to survive.

Here are the shows that I have watched so far:

1900s house: I believe it was the first instalment of this kind of show. Sort of boring, since it was just one isolated family. They were fine though. I liked the contrast between our very romanticed views of victoriana and the realities of it (for example, dark, damp, dangerous houses).

Frontier house: 1880's america. Homesteads. 3 families. One of the families was rich in real life, which lead to a mentality of "I can cheat and bully my way into/out of situations" (for example, sneaking a real bed into the show). Some interesting issues: they couldn't hunt (because of present day laws), natives vs. settlers issues, racism.

Colonial house: 1628 america. A small village. I really liked this one. Even though a "business"mentality began to appear midway through the show (they were trying to make their colony a profitable business). Interesting issues: class issues (some of the participants were "indutered servants" ), gender roles and....of course, religion.

Manor house: Edwardian era manor house. Some participants were servants, others were servants "closer" to the family, and...of course, the family. People really began to get into their roles in this show- which was quite disconcerting(a perfect "normal"man began to show misogynistic ideas). Servants complained mostly about the hard labour and unfair treatment from their superiors , while family members complained mostly about isolation and societal issues. My favourite, so far.

1940s house: Second world war england. Again, just one family. Too close to present day reality. But interesting to see whatever we heard and learnt in school in a more realistic setting, seen through present day eyes.

There are also a few kids "historical"reality tv shows. A bunch of kids are sent off to face/live in a historical situation. One of those was set in a boarding school in the 50's england. Another was set in a farm during the second world war(evacuees). Of course, those series have less harsh tone(and there is a lot more of whinning). But kids are just fun.

There are some canadian shows too. I've seen 3 so far. One was set in an east coast fishing community(two families and a few single men, I believe). Pioneer quest was about two couples trying to "conqueer" the western canadian frontier (oh god, one of the couples was just so boring). And finally, Quest for the bay, where a group of 8 people (including a woman) set off to retrace a journey from the hudson bay fur trade. I have to say that the canadian shows focused much more on the historical aspect than on the human drama.

Yeah, I'm a nerd. And a sad nerd at that, since I think pbs is not shooting anymore of these kind of shows.