- The document describes aspects of life in British homes during World War 2, including cooking on stoves without refrigerators, heating with fireplaces, and blackout curtains to prevent light from being seen during air raids. Bathrooms were often outside and people used chamber pots, washing with water jugs and basins in their bedrooms. Families listened to the BBC on wireless radios for news and entertainment and took shelter in backyard Anderson shelters during attacks.