Timeshift

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  E1Roof Racks and Hatchbacks: The Family Car

  Apr 3, 2017· 60m

  Exploring the British experience of family cars, from the Morris Minor to the Ford Cortina, the VW Golf to the Volvo estate, school runs to family holidays.

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  E2Blazes and Brigades: The Story of the Fire Service

  Apr 13, 2017· 60m

  Timeshift looks back on nearly two centuries of British firefighting, exploring how major incidents and the evolution of equipment have helped forge the modern fire service.

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  E3Dial 'B' for Britain: The Story of the LandlineFinale

  Apr 20, 2017· 60m

  From early call boxes to the Post Office Tower, Timeshift tells the story of how Britain's phone network was built over the course of 100 years, and its impact on the public.

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  E1Bridging the Gap: How the Severn Bridge Was Built

  Oct 19, 2016· 60m

  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.

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  E2Sailors, Ships and Stevedores: The Story of British Docks

  Oct 26, 2016· 60m

  How Britain's docks in cities like Liverpool, London and Cardiff were commercial portals and gateways for the arrival of sounds, styles and cultures.

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  E3Penny Blacks & Twopenny Blues: How Britain Got Stuck on Stamps

  Nov 14, 2016· 60m

  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.

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  E4Booze, Beans & Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop

  Dec 19, 2016· 60m

  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.

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  E5Flights of Fancy: Pigeons and the BritishFinale

  Feb 7, 2017· 60m

  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.

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  E1The Trains That Time Forgot: Britain's Lost Railway Journeys

  Sep 2, 2015· 60m

  Author and railway enthusiast Andrew Martin travels the route of three famous named trains from bygone days, the Cornish Riviera Express, the Flying Scotsman, and the Brighton Belle, to examine why we used to name trains, and why express trains of today no longer provide the level of luxury VIP service that they used to.

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  E2A Very British Map: The Ordnance Survey Story

  Sep 9, 2015· 60m

  For over 200 years, Ordnance Survey has mapped every square mile of the British Isles, capturing not just the contours and geography of our nation, but of our lives. Originally intended for military use, OS maps were used during wartime to help locate enemy positions. In peacetime, they helped people discover and explore the countryside. Today, the large fold-out paper maps, used by generations of ramblers, scouts and weekend adventurers, represent just a small part of the OS output. As Ordnance Survey adjusts to the digital age, Timeshift looks back to tell the story of a quintessentially British institution.

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  E3The Engine That Powers the World

  Sep 23, 2015· 60m

  The story behind the invention of the diesel engine in the 19th century that later became the workhorse of the 20th and 21st century.

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  E4The People's Liners: Britain's Lost Pleasure Fleets

  Oct 20, 2015· 60m

  A voyage in the company of passengers and crew of the vintage steamers, which were common sight on the rivers and coastal waters around Britain.

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  E5Looking for Mr Bond: 007 at the BBC

  Oct 28, 2015· 60m

  After more than 60 years tracking James Bond in print and on screen, the BBC opens up its vaults to reveal the forgotten files on the world's most famous secret agent. Featuring rare and candid interviews with all six actors to play 007, and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, this is James Bond unguarded, unrestricted and unseen.

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  E6How Britain Won the Space Race: The Story of Bernard Lovell and Jodrell BankFinale

  Nov 16, 2015· 60m

  How Bernard Lovell's telescope was used by both the Americans and the Russians to track their competing spacecraft and put Britain at the forefront of radio astronomy.

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