Timeshift - Season 3

Timeshift - Season 3

Season 3

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Episodes13
DatesOct 1, 2003 - Mar 4, 2004
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Episodes

Cold War Kids
Season 3Episode 160 min

Cold War Kids

Paul Morley and Michael Rosen are among those discussing the changing experiences of children who grew up in the shadow of the Cold War.
Oct 1, 2003
The Kneale Tapes
Season 3Episode 260 min

The Kneale Tapes

Time Shift profiles Nigel Kneale, the brains behind such disconcerting chillers as The Stone Tapes and The Ouatermass Experiment.
Oct 15, 2003
James Cameron: A Pain in the Neck
Season 3Episode 360 min

James Cameron: A Pain in the Neck

Timeshift profiles the journalist, a conflict-battered idealist who feared for the worst and campaigned for the best.
Oct 22, 2003
Apocalypse Now… and Then
Season 3Episode 460 min

Apocalypse Now… and Then

Time Shift examins mankind's obsession with the end of the world, looking at how science and religion fuel the belief that armageddon is just around the corner.
Oct 29, 2003
The Lie of the Land
Season 3Episode 560 min

The Lie of the Land

The conventional view of the country-side is of a rural idyll perpetuated by our cultural tradition - but does this idyll really exist? Timeshift investigates.
Nov 5, 2003
Child Prodigies
Season 3Episode 660 min

Child Prodigies

Timeshift looks at how precocious children challenge thinking about education - and whether labelling a child as "gifted" does more harm than good.
Nov 19, 2003
Raj to Rhondda: How Indian Doctors Saved the NHS
Season 3Episode 760 min

Raj to Rhondda: How Indian Doctors Saved the NHS

The story of the generation of doctors who came from the Indian subcontinent to become the hidden heroes who have provided the backbone of the NHS for the last 40 years. Despite enduring years of discrimination, they fulfilled Britain's health needs and carved successful careers that took them to the heart of the British medical establishment. Now, as they collectively reach retirement age, Britain faces a crisis in healthcare.
Nov 26, 2003
The Jet Set
Season 3Episode 860 min

The Jet Set

Rich, distant and opulent, the jet set fascinated the public as they waved to us from airplane doorways before winging their way across the skies heading for yachts and exotic locations that the rest of us could only dream of. They were the aristocrats, the high fliers and high earners whose lives and loves fascinated us long before celebrity became a dirty word.
Dec 17, 2003
Missing Believed Wiped
Season 3Episode 960 min

Missing Believed Wiped

The story of Britain's lost generation of TV entertainment, from the golden age of light entertainment in the 1950s, via the "sacrilegious" tape erasing of the 1960s and 1970s, to recent lucky finds.
Dec 29, 2003
Prog Rock
Season 3Episode 1060 min

Prog Rock

A look back to the years when progressive rock ruled the universe, with bands such as Yes, Emerson, Lake and Palmer and King Crimson filling stadia with their grandiose stage shows. Contributors include Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, Yes drummer Bill Bruford, Old Grey Whistle Test presenter Bob Harris, DJ John Peel and rock critic Charles Shaar-Murray.
Jan 19, 2004
Hard Drive Heaven: The History of the Home Computer
Season 3Episode 1160 min

Hard Drive Heaven: The History of the Home Computer

The PC has shrunk in size, but grown in power - Time Shift charts its evolution. Contributors include Sir Clive Sinclair.
Feb 9, 2004
Whistleblowers
Season 3Episode 1260 min

Whistleblowers

Until the 1980s Whitehall was able to use the Official Secrets Act to suppress information it didn't want disclosed. Time Shift recalls those who spoke out on stories the Government did not want to be told.
Mar 2, 2004
Charles Wheeler: Edge of Frame
Season 3Episode 1360 min

Charles Wheeler: Edge of Frame

A look at the decisive moments of the latter 20th century through the eyes of the late Charles Wheeler. One of journalism's most dedicated yet modest professionals, Wheeler was at the forefront of world news reporting for over 50 years. Contributors include Jeremy Paxman, John Simpson and son-in-law Boris Johnson.
Mar 4, 2004

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