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The Best Episodes of Timeshift Season 16

Every episode of Timeshift Season 16 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Timeshift Season 16!

The Best Episodes of Timeshift Season 16

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.

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  1. 8.4/10(6 votes)

    #1 - Penny Blacks & Twopenny Blues: How Britain Got Stuck on Stamps

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    S16:E3

    A look at how the introduction of the penny post changed Britain, and how enthusiasm for the first stamps led to the emergence of stamp-collecting as a popular hobby.

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  2. 8.0/10(8 votes)

    #2 - Flights of Fancy: Pigeons and the British

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    S16:E5

    Timeshift ventures inside places of sporting achievement, scientific endeavour and male obsession - the lofts of pigeon fanciers - to tell the story of a remarkable bird.

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    Director:Jake Hayes
    Writer:N/A
  3. 7.9/10(9 votes)

    #3 - Booze, Beans & Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop

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    S16:E4

    Babita Sharma traces the history of the corner shop in Britain, from its Victorian suburban origins, its crucial role serving the home front in World War Two, and its fortunes in the hands of successive waves of immigration. She and her parents visit the corner shop which was once run by them as a family, and discuss how it shaped her upbringing.

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    Director:Linda Sands
  4. 7.7/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Sailors, Ships and Stevedores: The Story of British Docks

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    S16:E2

    How Britain's docks in cities like Liverpool, London and Cardiff were commercial portals and gateways for the arrival of sounds, styles and cultures.

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    Director:Eve White
    Writer:N/A
  5. 7.0/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Bridging the Gap: How the Severn Bridge Was Built

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    S16:E1

    A look at the engineering behind the construction of the Severn Bridge, and the impact the bridge had on communities on either side of the river.

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    Director:Julian Mercer
    Writer:N/A

Season 16 Ratings Summary

"Penny Blacks & Twopenny Blues: How Britain Got Stuck on Stamps" is the best rated episode of "Timeshift" season 16. It scored 8.4/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Matthew Thomas and written by Matthew Thomas, it aired on 11/14/2016. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Flights of Fancy: Pigeons and the British".