Timeshift S05E20 · Rude Britannia

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From Pygmalion to Paxman, Time Shift traces the cult of plain-speaking. Narrated by Tamsin Greig.

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1. 1 1. MPs on the Box2005-05-19 · 1h 0mTime Shift looks at how satirists have portrayed politicians in such television creations as Yes Minister Spitting Image and The New Statesman.
2. 2 2. Je T'Aime... How We Learned to Love Europe2005-05-31 · 1h 0mSixty years ago, postwar Europe was seen as a dirty, chaotic place where you couldn't drink the water. Now Brits dream of restoring crumbling chateaux in rural France - so what hap
3. 3 3. England Away2005-05-31 · 1h 0mTime Shift examines the history of English football fans travelling to Europe, and the attendant sub-culture of drinking and violence.
4. 4 4. Court on Camera2005-07-16 · 1h 0mA member of OJ Simpson's "dream team", plus the lawyer who defended nanny Louise Woodward , are among contributors to Time Shift's history of the camera in the courtroom.
5. 5 5. Apes in Hollywood2005-07-17 · 1h 0mSince King Kong broke box office records, apes have been big business. Time Shift takes a wry look at a neglected genre, from Tarzan and Planet of the Apes to B-movies and cult fil
6. 6 6. Star Men2005-08-06 · 1h 0mAdam Hart-Davis explores the world of Britain's 40,000 amateur astronomers. While the last century saw amateurs eclipsed by high technology, increasingly sophisticated home equipme
7. 7 7. Black and White Minstrels Revisited2005-08-08 · 1h 0mTime Shift takes a look at the now notorious show, whose blacked-up singing and dancing routines ruled the weekend schedules for 21 years.
8. 8 8. Too Much, Too Young2005-09-09 · 1h 0mTime Shift charts the devastating effect on children - some as young as five - who care for infirm parents
9. 9 9. The Jitterbug Years2005-10-01 · 1h 0mDocumentary recalling the social revolution which swept across Britain from 1946. A new dance craze, the Jitterbug, captured the mood of the country as years of war and austerity w
10. 10 10. Play It Again2005-10-04 · 1h 0mRemembering the golden age of the TV panel game as What's My Line?, The Name's the Same and Ask Your Dad make their debuts during the years 1945-55. Narrated by Hugh Dennis
11. 11 11. The Battle for the Ashes2005-10-20 · 1h 0mThe changing sporting fortunes of England and Australia as recounted in this Time Shift documentary.
12. 12 12. The Lost Pictures of Eugene Smith2005-10-25 · 1h 0mTime Shift investigates how Life magazine's opposition to Attlee's radical Labour government inspired them to suppress photographs of the 1950 general election.
13. 13 13. The Third Progamme: High Culture for All in Postwar Britain2005-10-25 · 1h 0mFrancine Stock narrates the story of the Third Programme, a high-culture radio show launched in 1946, focusing on how the series influenced the British arts scene.
14. 14 14. Lost Road: Overland To Singapore2005-10-30 · 1h 0mIn 1955 young producer of Travellers' Tales David Attenborough was persuaded by six Oxbridge undergraduates to give some money & filmstock so they could film their unique overland
15. 15 15. A Study in Sherlock2005-12-24 · 1h 0mDocumentary explores the continuing appeal of Sherlock Holmes through his various screen incarnations, from early silent films through the classic portrayals by Basil Rathbone and
16. 16 16. Baker Street Babylon: The Bizarre Afterlife of Sherlock Holmes2005-12-26 · 1h 0mTime Shift presents clips of the strangest Sherlocks, with pastiche and parody from Roland Rat to John Cleese.
17. 17 17. Stephen Poliakoff: A Brief History of Now2006-01-15 · 1h 0mRobert Lindsay and Miranda Richardson guest in Time Shift's profile of the TV dramatist.
18. 18 18. The British Way of Death2006-02-06 · 1h 0mDaniela Nardini narrates a documentary exploring why the British funeral has acquired a new spirit of informality. Today's departed are just as likely to be sent on their way to th
19. 19 19. Left of Frame: The Rise and Fall of Radical TV Drama2006-02-08 · 1h 0mJimmy McGovern and Ken Loach are among those reflecting on left-wing drama of the 1960s and 70s, looking at works as diverse as Take Me Home and Our Friends in the North.
20. 20 20. Rude Britannia2006-02-13 · 1h 0mFrom Pygmalion to Paxman, Time Shift traces the cult of plain-speaking. Narrated by Tamsin Greig.
21. 21 21. The Sun and the Moon2006-03-06 · 1h 0mA quirky Time Shift compilation of TV appearances by these two heavenly bodies, including Patrick Moore 's meeting with a vicar who refuses to believe the Sun is hot.
22. 22 22. Pay Attention Britain! Public Information Films2006-03-30 · 1h 0mMarking 60 years of the Central Office of Information, Time Shift celebrates PIFs, from HIV awareness to "Charley Says".