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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.
Episode 10 : How To Be A Lady: An Elegant History
March. 26,2013
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.
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Episode 9 : Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting: The Rise of Martial Arts in Britain
February. 24,2013
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.
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Episode 8 : Eyes Down! The Story of Bingo
January. 30,2013
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.
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Episode 7 : The Joy of (Train) Sets
January. 23,2013
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.
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Episode 6 : When Wrestling was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies
December. 13,2012
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.
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Episode 5 : The British Army of the Rhine
October. 22,2012
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.
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Episode 4 : Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car
October. 08,2012
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.
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Episode 3 : Klezmer
October. 14,2012
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.
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Episode 2 : Health before the NHS: A Medical Revolution
October. 01,2012
Robert Winston explores the extraordinary transformation of the hospital from Victorian workhouse to modern centre of medicine.
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Episode 1 : Health before the NHS: The Road to Recovery
September. 24,2012
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.
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