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Timeshift - Season 12

Episode List

Health before the NHS: The Road to Recovery
E1 - Health before the NHS: The Road to Recovery

Aired: 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.

Health before the NHS: A Medical Revolution
E2 - Health before the NHS: A Medical Revolution

Aired: October 01, 2012

Robert Winston explores the extraordinary transformation of the hospital from Victorian workhouse to modern centre of medicine.

Klezmer
E3 - Klezmer

Aired: 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.

Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car
E4 - Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car

Aired: 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.

The British Army of the Rhine
E5 - The British Army of the Rhine

Aired: 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.

When Wrestling was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies
E6 - When Wrestling was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies

Aired: 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.

The Joy of (Train) Sets
E7 - The Joy of (Train) Sets

Aired: 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.

Eyes Down! The Story of Bingo
E8 - Eyes Down! The Story of Bingo

Aired: 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.

Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting: The Rise of Martial Arts in Britain
E9 - Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting: The Rise of Martial Arts in Britain

Aired: 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.

How To Be A Lady: An Elegant History
E10 - How To Be A Lady: An Elegant History

Aired: 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.