8.2/105 votes#1 - Retrial by TV: The Rise and Fall of Rough Justice
Season 11 Episode 1 - Aired 4/3/2011
Documentary 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.
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- NaN/100 votes
#2 - Hotel Deluxe
Season 11 Episode 2 - Aired 6/29/2011
Documentary 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.
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- NaN/100 votes
#3 - All the Fun of the Fair
Season 11 Episode 3 - Aired 8/2/2011
Documentary 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.
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- NaN/100 votes
#4 - When the Circus Comes to Town
Season 11 Episode 4 - Aired 8/9/2011
Film 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
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NaN/100 votes#5 - The Picture Postcard World of Nigel Walmsley
Season 11 Episode 5 - Aired 9/15/2011
The 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.
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- 7.4/1031 votes
#6 - Dear Censor - The secret archive of the British Board of Film Classification
Season 11 Episode 6 - Aired 9/29/2011
Documentary 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.
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6.8/108 votes#7 - Antarctica - Of Ice and Men
Season 11 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2011
Documentary 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.
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7.2/105 votes#8 - The Golden Age of Trams: A Streetcar Named Desire
Season 11 Episode 8 - Aired 12/5/2011
Documentary exploring how the tram liberated overcrowded cities, mapping its journey from horse-drawn carriage on rails to steam and then electric power.
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NaN/100 votes#9 - Epic: A Cast of Thousands!
Season 11 Episode 9 - Aired 12/24/2011
Documentary 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.
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7.2/107 votes#10 - The Smoking Years
Season 11 Episode 10 - Aired 1/4/2012
With contributions from Barry Cryer, Stuart Maconie and others, this documentary tells the unnatural history of the now-threatened creature that is 'the smoker'.
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- 7.2/106 votes
#11 - The Rules of Drinking
Season 11 Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/2012
Documentary 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.
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The Best Episodes of Timeshift Season 11
Every episode of Timeshift Season 11 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Timeshift Season 11!
Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied window onto the past.
Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC Four
Season 11 Ratings Summary
"Retrial by TV: The Rise and Fall of Rough Justice" is the best rated episode of "Timeshift" season 11. It scored 8.2/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/3/2011. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Hotel Deluxe".