Season 3
13 episodes · Oct 1, 2003
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- S3E1
Cold War Kids
Oct 1, 200360mPaul Morley and Michael Rosen are among those discussing the changing experiences of children who grew up in the shadow of the Cold War.
- S3E2
The Kneale Tapes
Oct 15, 200360mTime Shift profiles Nigel Kneale, the brains behind such disconcerting chillers as The Stone Tapes and The Ouatermass Experiment.
- S3E3
James Cameron: A Pain in the Neck
Oct 22, 200360mTimeshift profiles the journalist, a conflict-battered idealist who feared for the worst and campaigned for the best.
S3E4Apocalypse Now… and Then
Oct 29, 200360mTime Shift examins mankind's obsession with the end of the world, looking at how science and religion fuel the belief that armageddon is just around the corner.
S3E5The Lie of the Land
Nov 5, 200360mThe conventional view of the country-side is of a rural idyll perpetuated by our cultural tradition - but does this idyll really exist? Timeshift investigates.
- S3E6
Child Prodigies
Nov 19, 200360mTimeshift looks at how precocious children challenge thinking about education - and whether labelling a child as "gifted" does more harm than good.
- S3E7
Raj to Rhondda: How Indian Doctors saved the NHS
Nov 30, 200360mThe story of the generation of doctors who came from the Indian subcontinent to become the hidden heroes who have provided the backbone of the NHS for the last 40 years. Despite enduring years of discrimination, they fulfilled Britain's health needs and carved successful careers that took them to the heart of the British medical establishment. Now, as they collectively reach retirement age, Britain faces a crisis in healthcare.
- S3E8
The Jet Set
Dec 17, 200360mRich, distant and opulent, the jet set fascinated the public as they waved to us from airplane doorways before winging their way across the skies heading for yachts and exotic locations that the rest of us could only dream of. They were the aristocrats, the high fliers and high earners whose lives and loves fascinated us long before celebrity became a dirty word.
- S3E9
Missing Believed Wiped
Dec 29, 200360mThe story of Britain's lost generation of TV entertainment, from the golden age of light entertainment in the 1950s, via the "sacrilegious" tape erasing of the 1960s and 1970s, to recent lucky finds.
- S3E10
Prog Rock
Jan 19, 200460mA look back to the years when progressive rock ruled the universe, with bands such as Yes, Emerson, Lake and Palmer and King Crimson filling stadia with their grandiose stage shows. Contributors include Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, Yes drummer Bill Bruford, Old Grey Whistle Test presenter Bob Harris, DJ John Peel and rock critic Charles Shaar-Murray.
S3E11Hard Drive Heaven: The History of the Home Computer
Feb 9, 200460mThe PC has shrunk in size, but grown in power - Time Shift charts its evolution. Contributors include Sir Clive Sinclair.
S3E12Whistleblowers
Mar 2, 200460mUntil the 1980s Whitehall was able to use the Official Secrets Act to suppress information it didn't want disclosed. Time Shift recalls those who spoke out on stories the Government did not want to be told.
- S3E13
Charles Wheeler: Edge of Frame
Mar 4, 200460mA look at the decisive moments of the latter 20th century through the eyes of the late Charles Wheeler. One of journalism's most dedicated yet modest professionals, Wheeler was at the forefront of world news reporting for over 50 years. Contributors include Jeremy Paxman, John Simpson and son-in-law Boris Johnson.