Timeshift S01E14 · Malcolm Muggeridge: Swimming Against the Stream

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The controversial broadcaster is profiled by Time Shift. How did the son of a Croydon clerk become one of TV's geniune originals? Interviewees include Cormac Murphy O'Connor.

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1. 1 1. The Grunwick Strike2002-10-10 · 1h 0mDocumentary recalling the industrial dispute at the Grunwick film processing business in North London in 1976. Featuring film archive from the time and interviews with key players.
2. 2 2. The Cannabis Years2002-10-12 · 1h 0mAn in-depth examination of how the debate surrounding cannabis has evolved over the past 50 years.
3. 3 3. The Writer's Trade2002-10-19 · 1h 0mExamining the changing image of the novelist over the last 50 years.
4. 4 4. The Sailing Sixties2002-11-09 · 1h 0mIn the mid 1960s Britain went boating mad. This documentary tells the story of how an extraordinary maritime revolution that was kick-started by waterproof glues developed for bomb
5. 5 5. Attenborough: The Controller Years2002-11-16 · 1h 0mCharting the time of our favorite presenter at the head of the then struggling and controversial BBC2. Packed chock full of interviews, clips and reminiscences both old and new, in
6. 6 6. he Rise and Fall of the Comedy Straight Man2002-11-30 · 1h 0mTimeshift celebrates the comedy double act's unsung half, with archive footage of Morecambe and Wise, Benny Hill and the Monty Python team. Contributors include Syd Little and Barr
7. 7 7. A Shadow Over Europe2002-12-03 · 1h 0mIn 1945, two and a half million ethnic Germans were driven from their homes in Czechoslovakia. Thousands died. Now, as the Czech Republic heads for EU membership, Charles Wheeler r
8. 8 8. Whatever Happened to the Working Class?2003-02-11 · 1h 0mThis programme in the Time Shift strand explores the history of the current conflict over class
9. 9 9. Notting Hill Riots2003-01-18 · 1h 0mExamining the west London riots of August 1958, which were the catalyst for black actMsm in Britain and inspired the annual carnival.
10. 10 10. What Have the Germans Done for Us?2003-02-16 · 1h 0mFrom VW Beetles to Blue Nun and Kraftwerk, a look at Germany's conrtibution to British life
11. 11 11. Greenham Common Changed My Life2003-02-23 · 1h 0mThe story of the women who occupied the Greenham Common Peace Camp from 1981 to 2000 - what brought them to Greenham, their protests, conflicts with authority and the life they led
12. 12 12. Car Crazy2003-03-02 · 1h 0mThe story of the British love of the motor car from the earliest days of mass production in the 1920s to today's MPVs and post-modern Minis told through a succession of classic mod
13. 13 13. The Magic Roundabout Story2003-03-16 · 1h 0mCreated by a French animator, the show was reinterpreted for Britain, with classic characters like Dougal. It transformed the careers of actor Eric Thompson and animator Ivor Wood
14. 14 14. Malcolm Muggeridge: Swimming Against the Stream2003-03-24 · 1h 0mThe controversial broadcaster is profiled by Time Shift. How did the son of a Croydon clerk become one of TV's geniune originals? Interviewees include Cormac Murphy O'Connor.
15. 15 15. Gurus2003-03-30 · 1h 0mTime Shift examines how the philosophy of the Indian guru has travelled into mainstream British society.
16. 16 16. A Brief Interlude2003-02-16 · 1h 0mA short film about "The Interludes" - a series of short films made by the BBC in the 1940s and 1950s to fill in during technical breakdowns and gaps in the schedules. The most famo