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June 19, 2004

Season 4

01. Art School

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.

1h 0min
June 19, 2004

02. Fantasy Sixties

TV fantasies played out on our TV screens in the mid sixties, Timeshift take a look back at the wild ideas, that took centre stage.

1h 0min
July 13, 2004

03. Jack Rosenthal: The Voice of Television Drama

Time Shift profiles the late Jack Rosenthal from humble beginnings to his success as writer of such dramas as The Evacuees and Cold Enough for Snow.

1h 0min
July 18, 2004

04. The Carnival Years

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

1h 0min
August 28, 2004

05. The History of Pubs

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.

39min
October 7, 2004

06. Live on the Night: The Story of Live TV Drama

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.

1h 0min
October 14, 2004

07. New Age Travellers

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.

1h 0min
October 21, 2004

08. Drugs in Sport

Time Shift tells the stories of athletes ruined by drugs - or allegations of them.

1h 0min
October 28, 2004

09. Hey Mr. DJ: The Rise and Rise of the Disc Jockey

Pete Tong and Ranking Miss P contribute to Time Shift's look at the evolution of the DJ from pirate radio outlaw to modern superstar.

1h 0min
November 4, 2004

10. British Space Race

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.

1h 0min
November 16, 2004

11. Pile It High, Sell It Cheap

Timeshift charts the spectacular growth of the supermarket over the past 50 years, examining how it has influenced British society.

1h 0min
January 20, 2005

12. Red Robbo

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.

1h 0min
February 2, 2005

13. Gambling Britain

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.

1h 0min
February 3, 2005

14. The Story of Circus

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.

1h 0min
February 10, 2005

15. Pop Svengalis

Timeshift celebrates the dynamos behind great British bands from the 1950s to today.

1h 0min
February 22, 2005

16. Conchies: Questions of Conscience

Timeshift looks at conscientious objectors from the first World War to today; those who refused to serve for religious, moral or political reasons.

1h 0min
May 1, 2005

17. Kenneth Tynan

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.

1h 0min
March 2, 2005

18. Jewish Entertainers

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.

1h 0min
March 15, 2005

19. Alan Plater: Hearing the Music

Writers Alan Bleasdale and Lee Billy Elliot Hall discuss the work of the writer for Time Shift. With critics Chris Dunkley and Dave Gelly, and director John Glenister.

1h 0min
March 26, 2005

20. Speak No Evil: The Story of the Broadcast Ban

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.

1h 0min
April 4, 2005

21. Russel T. Davis: Unscripted

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.

1h 0min
April 11, 2005