7.7/1011 votes#1 - Full Throttle: The Glory Days of British Motorbikes
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 10/28/2013
Documentary which explores the British love of fast, daring and sometimes reckless motorbike riding during a period when home-grown machines were the envy of the world
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- 7.5/1012 votes
#2 - When Coal Was King
Season 13 Episode 2 - Aired 11/4/2013
Documentary which explores the lost world of coal mining and the rich social and cultural lives of those who worked in what was once Britain's most important industry.
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8.1/107 votes#3 - Bouffants, Beehives and Bobs: The Hairstyles That Shaped Britain
Season 13 Episode 3 - Aired 11/13/2013
Timeshift takes a loving and sometimes horrified look back at the iconic hairdos and 'must have' haircuts that both men and women in Britain have flirted with in the past 60 years.
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- NaN/100 votes
#4 - A Day at the Zoo
Season 13 Episode 4 - Aired 11/20/2013
Documentary telling the story of how zoos captured the British public's imagination - from the first in Regent's Park to Gerald Durrell's conservation ark, which became Jersey Zoo.
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- 7.8/108 votes
#5 - The Ladybird Books Story: The Bugs that Got Britain Reading
Season 13 Episode 5 - Aired 12/22/2013
Timeshift documentary about Ladybird books, which once informed people on such diverse subjects as how magnets work and what to look for in winter, but also helped to teach many to read.
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- 6.0/106 votes
#6 - Hurricanes and Heatwaves: The Highs and Lows of British Weather
Season 13 Episode 6 - Aired 1/8/2014
A national obsession is explored in this archive-rich look at the evolution of the weather forecast from print via radio to TV and beyond - and at the changing weather itself.
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- 8.2/1045 votes
#7 - How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
Season 13 Episode 7 - Aired 1/12/2014
Film charting the evolution of Sherlock Holmes on screen, from silent movies to the latest film and television versions. Featuring contributions from Sherlocks past and present.
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The Best Episodes of Timeshift Season 13
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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 13 Ratings Summary
"Full Throttle: The Glory Days of British Motorbikes" is the best rated episode of "Timeshift" season 13. It scored 7.7/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/28/2013. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "When Coal Was King".