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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!

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. #1 Fan Favorite
    Timeshift Season 16 Episode 1 - Bridging the Gap: How the Severn Bridge Was Built
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    #1 - Bridging the Gap: How the Severn Bridge Was Built

    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.

    Director:Julian Mercer
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Timeshift Season 16 Episode 2 - Sailors, Ships and Stevedores: The Story of British Docks
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    #2 - Sailors, Ships and Stevedores: The Story of British Docks

    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.

    Director:Eve White
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Timeshift Season 16 Episode 3 - Penny Blacks & Twopenny Blues: How Britain Got Stuck on Stamps
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    #3 - Penny Blacks & Twopenny Blues: How Britain Got Stuck on Stamps

    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.

    Director:Matthew Thomas
    Writer:Matthew Thomas

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  4. Timeshift Season 16 Episode 4 - Booze, Beans & Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop
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    #4 - Booze, Beans & Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop

    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.

    Director:Linda Sands
    Writer:Babita Sharma

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  5. Timeshift Season 16 Episode 5 - Flights of Fancy: Pigeons and the British
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    #5 - Flights of Fancy: Pigeons and the British

    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.

    Director:Jake Hayes
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 16 Ratings Summary

"Bridging the Gap: How the Severn Bridge Was Built" is the best rated episode of "Timeshift" season 16. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Julian Mercer and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/19/2016. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Sailors, Ships and Stevedores: The Story of British Docks".