TimeshiftStaffel 11

Series looking at changes in British society, employing archive footage from the BBC and other sources.

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11 Folgen

  • The Smoking Years
    F1
    The Smoking YearsDocumentary about the BBC's Rough Justice series, which began investigating miscarriages of justice in the early 1980s and helped overturn the convictions of 18 people in 13 cases.
  • The Rules of Drinking
    F2
    The Rules of DrinkingDocumentary which charts how luxury hotels have met the needs of new forms of wealth - from aristocrats to rock stars and beyond - with comfort, innovation and service.
  • Health Before the NHS: The Road to Recovery
    F3
    Health Before the NHS: The Road to RecoveryDocumentary which explores the history of the fairground, from the sideshows to the freak shows, and from early hand-powered rides to the arrival of steam and electricity.
  • Health Before the NHS: A Medical Revolution
    F4
    Health Before the NHS: A Medical RevolutionFilm which uses the University of Sheffield's National Fairground Archive to explore the history of the circus, from Billy Smart to Gerry Cottle and Archaos to Cirque du Soleil
  • Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car
    F5
    Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports CarThe story behind the humble picture postcard, told by comic creation Nigel Walmsley. With their own language and bespoke rules, postcards were the texts and emails of their era.
  • Klezmer
    F6
    KlezmerDocumentary examining the work of the BBFC, casting an eye over some of the most infamous cases in its history and analysing how it works with film-makers themselves.
  • The British Army of the Rhine
    F7
    The British Army of the RhineDocumentary which looks at why the most inhospitable place on the planet has exerted such a powerful hold on the imagination of explorers, scientists, writers and photographers.
  • When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies
    F8
    When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and GranniesDocumentary exploring how the tram liberated overcrowded cities, mapping its journey from horse-drawn carriage on rails to steam and then electric power.
  • Epic: A Cast of Thousands!
    F9
    Epic: A Cast of Thousands!Documentary which goes behind the scenes to tell the stories of the biggest film genre of them all - the epic, from Ben-Hur to The Ten Commandments and from El Cid to Cleopatra.
  • The Smoking Years
    F10
    The Smoking YearsWith contributions from Barry Cryer, Stuart Maconie and others, this documentary tells the unnatural history of the now-threatened creature that is 'the smoker'.
  • The Rules of Drinking
    F11
    The Rules of DrinkingDocumentary which digs into the archive to discover the unwritten rules that have governed the way we drink in Britain, from 1940s pubs and clubs to drinking at home or at work.

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