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September 24, 2012

Season 12

01. Health before the NHS: The Road to Recovery

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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September 24, 2012

02. Health before the NHS: A Medical Revolution

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

1h 0min
October 1, 2012

03. Klezmer

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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October 14, 2012

04. Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car

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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October 8, 2012

05. The British Army of the Rhine

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.

1h 0min
October 22, 2012

06. When Wrestling was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies

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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December 13, 2012

07. The Joy of (Train) Sets

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.

1h 0min
January 23, 2013

08. Eyes Down! The Story of Bingo

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.

1h 0min
January 30, 2013

09. Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting: The Rise of Martial Arts in Britain

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.

1h 0min
February 24, 2013

10. How To Be A Lady: An Elegant History

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.

1h 0min
March 26, 2013