Jonathan Miller
Timeshift (2002)
Season 11
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.
Released Oct. 5, 2002
Episode 60 min
10+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.great-britain, tmdb.society, tmdb.culture, imdb.one-word-title, imdb.one-word-series-title, imdb.change, imdb.reenactment
Network: BBC Four
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S11E1 - Retrial by TV: The Rise and Fall of Rough Justice
Documentary 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.
April 3, 2011, midnight
S11E2 - Hotel Deluxe
Documentary 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.
June 29, 2011, midnight
S11E3 - All the Fun of the Fair
Documentary 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.
Aug. 2, 2011, midnight
S11E4 - When the Circus Comes to Town
Film 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
Aug. 9, 2011, midnight
S11E5 - The Picture Postcard World of Nigel Walmsley
The 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.
Sept. 15, 2011, midnight
S11E6 - Dear Censor - The secret archive of the British Board of Film Classification
Documentary 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.
Sept. 29, 2011, midnight
S11E7 - Antarctica - Of Ice and Men
Documentary 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.
Nov. 3, 2011, midnight
S11E8 - The Golden Age of Trams: A Streetcar Named Desire
Documentary exploring how the tram liberated overcrowded cities, mapping its journey from horse-drawn carriage on rails to steam and then electric power.
Dec. 5, 2011, midnight
S11E9 - 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.
Dec. 24, 2011, midnight
S11E10 - The Smoking Years
With contributions from Barry Cryer, Stuart Maconie and others, this documentary tells the unnatural history of the now-threatened creature that is 'the smoker'.
Jan. 4, 2012, midnight
S11E11 - The Rules of Drinking
Documentary 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.
Jan. 11, 2012, midnight
Network: BBC Four
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: Oct. 5, 2002
Last Air Date: April 20, 2017, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
Rate this show
Add {Movie} to static lists