Timeshift - Season 1
Season 1
Network
Episodes15
DatesOct 5, 2002 - Mar 30, 2003
Episodes
Season 1Episode 160 min
The Grunwick Strike
Documentary recalling the industrial dispute at the Grunwick film processing business in North London in 1976. Featuring film archive from the time and interviews with key players.
Oct 5, 2002
Season 1Episode 260 min
The Cannabis Years
An in-depth examination of how the debate surrounding cannabis has evolved over the past 50 years.
Oct 12, 2002
Season 1Episode 360 min
The Writer's Trade
Examining the changing image of the novelist over the last 50 years.
Oct 19, 2002
Season 1Episode 460 min
The Sailing Sixties
In the mid 1960s Britain went boating mad. This documentary tells the story of how an extraordinary maritime revolution that was kick-started by waterproof glues developed for bomber aircraft led to a whole generation of DIY dinghy builders, and ended in tragedy with the suicide of amateur yachtsman Donald Crowhurst.
Nov 9, 2002
Season 1Episode 560 min
Attenborough: The Controller Years
Charting the time of our favorite presenter at the head of the then struggling and controversial BBC2. Packed chock full of interviews, clips and reminiscences both old and new, including the very tasty Joan Bakewell of the 60s... Sir David Attenborough's reign as controller of BBC TWO, from 1965 to 1973, is still thought of as the golden age of television.
Nov 16, 2002
Season 1Episode 660 min
The Rise and Fall of the Comedy Straight Man
Timeshift celebrates the comedy double act's unsung half, with archive footage of Morecambe and Wise, Benny Hill and the Monty Python team. Contributors include Syd Little and Barry Cryer. Narrated by Mark Lamarr.
Nov 30, 2002
Season 1Episode 760 min
A Shadow Over Europe
In 1945, two and a half million ethnic Germans were driven from their homes in Czechoslovakia. Thousands died. Now, as the Czech Republic heads for EU membership, Charles Wheeler reports on how the Czechs made the Sudeten German minority pay for Nazi occupation, and why it became a hot political issue. This is a story about Germans as victims of World War II.
Dec 3, 2002
Season 1Episode 860 min
Whatever Happened to the Working Class?
This programme in the Time Shift strand explores the history of the current conflict over class
Jan 11, 2003
Season 1Episode 960 min
Notting Hill Riots
Examining the west London riots of August 1958, which were the catalyst for black actMsm in Britain and inspired the annual carnival.
Jan 18, 2003
Season 1Episode 1060 min
What Have the Germans Done for Us?
From VW Beetles to Blue Nun and Kraftwerk, a look at Germany's conrtibution to British life
Feb 16, 2003
Season 1Episode 1160 min
Greenham Common Changed My Life
The story of the women who occupied the Greenham Common Peace Camp from 1981 to 2000 - what brought them to Greenham, their protests, conflicts with authority and the life they led at the camp. Contributors include Fiona Bruce, Fay Weldon and Joan Ruddock, all of whom visited the site to show their support.
Feb 23, 2003
Season 1Episode 1260 min
Car Crazy
The story of the British love of the motor car from the earliest days of mass production in the 1920s to today's MPVs and post-modern Minis told through a succession of classic models from the Austin 7 and Morris Minor to the Ford Cortina.
Mar 2, 2003
Season 1Episode 1360 min
The Magic Roundabout Story
Created by a French animator, the show was reinterpreted for Britain, with classic characters like Dougal. It transformed the careers of actor Eric Thompson and animator Ivor Wood and has spawned a movie.
Mar 16, 2003
Season 1Episode 1460 min
Malcolm Muggeridge: Swimming Against the Stream
The controversial broadcaster is profiled by Time Shift. How did the son of a Croydon clerk become one of TV's geniune originals? Interviewees include Cormac Murphy O'Connor.
Mar 24, 2003
Season 1Episode 1560 min
Gurus
Time Shift examines how the philosophy of the Indian guru has travelled into mainstream British society.
Mar 30, 2003
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