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.
Timeshift (Season 12)
Health before the NHS: The Road to Recovery (Episode 1)
Air date: 2012-09-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The shocking story of health before the NHS. In the early 20th century, getting treated if you were ill was a rudimentary, risky and costly business.
Health before the NHS: A Medical Revolution (Episode 2)
Air date: 2012-10-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Robert Winston explores the extraordinary transformation of the hospital from Victorian workhouse to modern centre of medicine.
Klezmer (Episode 3)
Air date: 2012-10-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Michael Grade narrates the story of klezmer, from its origins in Jewish folk music performed at weddings and Bar Mitzvahs to a musical sensation enjoyed by millions worldwide.
Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car (Episode 4)
Air date: 2012-10-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Timeshift looks back to a time when iconic British marques like Jaguar, Austin-Healey, MG and Triumph sparked a manufacturing frenzy that helped to democratise speed and glamour.
The British Army of the Rhine (Episode 5)
Air date: 2012-10-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Documentary telling the affectionate story of British servicemen and their families who had to make Germany a home from home in the decades after the Second World War.
When Wrestling was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies (Episode 6)
Air date: 2012-12-13
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Timeshift looks back to a time when British professional wrestling attracted huge TV audiences and made household names of the likes of Mick McManus, Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy.
The Joy of (Train) Sets (Episode 7)
Air date: 2013-01-23
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The Model Railway Story: Documentary which explores how the British have been in love with model railways for over a century, with unique archive and contributions from modellers.
Eyes Down! The Story of Bingo (Episode 8)
Air date: 2013-01-30
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Documentary looking at how a loophole in an obscure piece of gambling legislation led to nearly a quarter of Britain's population playing high street bingo in the 1960s.
Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting: The Rise of Martial Arts in Britain (Episode 9)
Air date: 2013-02-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Documentary taking a look at Britain's long and illustrious involvement with the martial arts, from the early days of bartitsu, through judo and karate to kung fu.
How To Be A Lady: An Elegant History (Episode 10)
Air date: 2013-03-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: With a handful of vintage etiquette books and some film archive to guide her, journalist Rachel Johnson goes in search of what seems an almost vanished social type: the lady.
