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Timeshift Season 4

June. 19,2004
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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.

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Timeshift Season 4 Full Episode Guide

Episode 21 - Russel T. Davis: Unscripted
First Aired: April. 11,2005

Doctor Who and Casanova have both benefited from the writing of Russell T Davies. Time Shift examines his work from children's TV to Queer as Folk and beyond, with contributions from Mark Lawson, Christopher Eccleston and Andi Peters.

Episode 20 - Speak No Evil: The Story of the Broadcast Ban
First Aired: April. 04,2005

When Margaret Thatcher 's government starved Sinn Fein of the "oxygen of publicity", it was the most direct level of censorship since 1945. Time Shift recalls an era in which the voice of Gerry Adams was replaced by that of an actor.

Episode 19 - Alan Plater: Hearing the Music
Episode 18 - Jewish Entertainers
First Aired: March. 15,2005

Jewish entertainers have dominated parts of the industry in the UK and US for decades, Time Shift investigates why American Jews celebrate their ethnicity while their British counterparts have often masked or even denied their roots.

Episode 17 - Kenneth Tynan
First Aired: March. 02,2005

The rise and fall of the theatre critic - who brought swearing to the BBC and nudity to the West End - is traced by Time Shift. Presented by New Yorker critic John Lahr, it features rare contributions from Tynan's daughters.

Episode 16 - Conchies: Questions of Conscience
Episode 14 - The Story of Circus
First Aired: February. 10,2005

Timeshift explores how television's early days exploited the spectacle of the circus. Including the first live outside broadcast from Calais where a French circus artist's act was witnessed by Richard Dimbleby.

Episode 13 - Gambling Britain
First Aired: February. 03,2005

The National Lottery's launch in 1994 confirmed Britain as a nation of gamblers - yet just over 40 years ago, betting shops and casinos were illegal. Time Shift traces governmental efforts to control gambling through legislation.

Episode 12 - Red Robbo
First Aired: February. 02,2005

Time Shift traces the rise and fall of British Leyland shop steward Derek Robinson. In the mid 70s, he wielded immense power over management at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham. But by the end of 1979 he had been fired, a victim of the Conservative government's bid to break union power.

Episode 11 - Pile It High, Sell It Cheap
Episode 10 - British Space Race
First Aired: November. 16,2004

Britain was, briefly, the unlikely player in the field of rocket research. Time Shift tells the story of unsung pioneers of space exploration: the rocket engineers, the scientists and, ultimately, the dreamers who never gave up on a vision of bringing the future into the present. Interviewees include Professor Colin Pillinger, lead scientist of Beagle 2.

Episode 9 - Hey Mr. DJ: The Rise and Rise of the Disc Jockey
Episode 7 - New Age Travellers
First Aired: October. 21,2004

Soap-dodging scroungers or free-thinking champions of an alternative lifestyle? Time Shift examines the origins of those regarded by many as social pariahs, revealing how at one time their ideas had a surprising degree of government support.

Episode 6 - Live on the Night: The Story of Live TV Drama
First Aired: October. 14,2004

In the days before editing ensured slick production values and blemish-free performances, TV drama was a live medium. Bill Nighy narrates a Time Shift retrospective on a time when things didn't always go to plan on screen.

Episode 5 - The History of Pubs
First Aired: October. 07,2004

Time Shift examines the very special place occupied by the pub in British society. Arthur Smith narrates, with contributions from Jeremy Hardy , Rowan Pelling and Pete Brown.

Episode 4 - The Carnival Years
First Aired: August. 28,2004

Notting Hill Carnival is Britain's biggest street party and a celebration of London's cultural melting pot. But, as Time Shift reports, its success has been dogged by controversy. With Trevor Nelson

Episode 3 - Jack Rosenthal: The Voice of Television Drama
Episode 1 - Art School
First Aired: June. 19,2004

A look at the history of Britain's art schools, the most exciting educational establishments in Britain for two decades. The engines of the 1960s counter culture, they produced a generation of young go-getters who would take on the establishment and create the new industries of fashion, graphic design and pop music. Contributors include Brian Eno, Mary Quant, Kim Howells and Brian Rice.

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