Jonathan Miller
Timeshift (2002)
Season 16
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
S16E1 - Bridging the Gap: How the Severn Bridge Was Built
A look at the engineering behind the construction of the Severn Bridge, and the impact the bridge had on communities on either side of the river.
Oct. 19, 2016, midnight
S16E2 - Sailors, Ships and Stevedores: The Story of British Docks
How Britain's docks in cities like Liverpool, London and Cardiff were commercial portals and gateways for the arrival of sounds, styles and cultures.
Oct. 26, 2016, midnight
S16E3 - Penny Blacks & Twopenny Blues: How Britain Got Stuck on Stamps
A look at how the introduction of the penny post changed Britain, and how enthusiasm for the first stamps led to the emergence of stamp-collecting as a popular hobby.
Nov. 14, 2016, midnight
S16E4 - Booze, Beans & Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop
Babita Sharma traces the history of the corner shop in Britain, from its Victorian suburban origins, its crucial role serving the home front in World War Two, and its fortunes in the hands of successive waves of immigration. She and her parents visit the corner shop which was once run by them as a family, and discuss how it shaped her upbringing.
Dec. 19, 2016, midnight
S16E5 - Flights of Fancy: Pigeons and the British
Timeshift ventures inside places of sporting achievement, scientific endeavour and male obsession - the lofts of pigeon fanciers - to tell the story of a remarkable bird.
Feb. 7, 2017, 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+
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