Season 11
11 episodes · Apr 3, 2011
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- S11E1
Retrial by TV: The Rise and Fall of Rough Justice
Apr 3, 201160mDocumentary about the BBC's Rough Justice series, which began investigating miscarriages of justice in the early 1980s and helped overturn the convictions of 18 people in 13 cases.
- S11E2
Hotel Deluxe
Jun 29, 201160mDocumentary which charts how luxury hotels have met the needs of new forms of wealth - from aristocrats to rock stars and beyond - with comfort, innovation and service.
- S11E3
All the Fun of the Fair
Aug 2, 201160mDocumentary which explores the history of the fairground, from the sideshows to the freak shows, and from early hand-powered rides to the arrival of steam and electricity.
- S11E4
When the Circus Comes to Town
Aug 9, 201160mFilm which uses the University of Sheffield's National Fairground Archive to explore the history of the circus, from Billy Smart to Gerry Cottle and Archaos to Cirque du Soleil
S11E5The Picture Postcard World of Nigel Walmsley
Sep 15, 201160mThe story behind the humble picture postcard, told by comic creation Nigel Walmsley. With their own language and bespoke rules, postcards were the texts and emails of their era.
- S11E6
Dear Censor - The secret archive of the British Board of Film Classification
Sep 29, 201160mDocumentary examining the work of the BBFC, casting an eye over some of the most infamous cases in its history and analysing how it works with film-makers themselves.
S11E7Antarctica - Of Ice and Men
Nov 3, 201160mDocumentary which looks at why the most inhospitable place on the planet has exerted such a powerful hold on the imagination of explorers, scientists, writers and photographers.
S11E8The Golden Age of Trams: A Streetcar Named Desire
Dec 5, 201160mDocumentary exploring how the tram liberated overcrowded cities, mapping its journey from horse-drawn carriage on rails to steam and then electric power.
S11E9Epic: A Cast of Thousands!
Dec 24, 201160mDocumentary which goes behind the scenes to tell the stories of the biggest film genre of them all - the epic, from Ben-Hur to The Ten Commandments and from El Cid to Cleopatra.
S11E10The Smoking Years
Jan 4, 201260mWith contributions from Barry Cryer, Stuart Maconie and others, this documentary tells the unnatural history of the now-threatened creature that is 'the smoker'.
- S11E11
The Rules of Drinking
Jan 11, 201260mDocumentary which digs into the archive to discover the unwritten rules that have governed the way we drink in Britain, from 1940s pubs and clubs to drinking at home or at work.