Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied window onto the past.
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Ep 12002-10-10
The Grunwick Strike
Documentary recalling the industrial dispute at the Grunwick film processing business in North London in …
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Ep 22002-10-12
The Cannabis Years
An in-depth examination of how the debate surrounding cannabis has evolved over the past 50 …
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Ep 32002-10-19
The Writer's Trade
Examining the changing image of the novelist over the last 50 years.
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Ep 42002-11-09
The Sailing Sixties
In the mid 1960s Britain went boating mad. This documentary tells the story of how …
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Ep 52002-11-16
Attenborough: The Controller Years
Charting the time of our favorite presenter at the head of the then struggling and …
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Ep 62002-11-30
he Rise and Fall of the Comedy Straight Man
Timeshift celebrates the comedy double act's unsung half, with archive footage of Morecambe and Wise, …
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Ep 72002-12-03
A Shadow Over Europe
In 1945, two and a half million ethnic Germans were driven from their homes in …
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Ep 82003-02-11
Whatever Happened to the Working Class?
This programme in the Time Shift strand explores the history of the current conflict over …
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Ep 92003-01-18
Notting Hill Riots
Examining the west London riots of August 1958, which were the catalyst for black actMsm …
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Ep 102003-02-16
What Have the Germans Done for Us?
From VW Beetles to Blue Nun and Kraftwerk, a look at Germany's conrtibution to British …
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Ep 112003-02-23
Greenham Common Changed My Life
The story of the women who occupied the Greenham Common Peace Camp from 1981 to …
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Ep 122003-03-02
Car Crazy
The story of the British love of the motor car from the earliest days of …
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Ep 132003-03-16
The Magic Roundabout Story
Created by a French animator, the show was reinterpreted for Britain, with classic characters like …
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Ep 142003-03-24
Malcolm Muggeridge: Swimming Against the Stream
The controversial broadcaster is profiled by Time Shift. How did the son of a Croydon …
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Ep 152003-03-30
Gurus
Time Shift examines how the philosophy of the Indian guru has travelled into mainstream British …
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Ep 162003-02-16
A Brief Interlude
A short film about "The Interludes" - a series of short films made by the …
