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October 19, 2016

Season 16

01. Bridging the Gap: How the Severn Bridge Was Built

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.

1h 0min
October 19, 2016

02. Sailors, Ships and Stevedores: The Story of British Docks

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

1h 0min
October 26, 2016

03. Penny Blacks & Twopenny Blues: How Britain Got Stuck on Stamps

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.

1h 0min
November 14, 2016

04. Booze, Beans & Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop

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.

1h 0min
December 19, 2016

05. Flights of Fancy: Pigeons and the British

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.

1h 0min
February 7, 2017