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The Worst Episodes of Timeshift

Every episode of Timeshift ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Timeshift!

The Worst Episodes of Timeshift

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 Worst Episode
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    Timeshift Season 1 Episode 1 - The Grunwick Strike
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    #1 - The Grunwick Strike

    S1:E1

    Documentary recalling the industrial dispute at the Grunwick film processing business in North London in 1976. Featuring film archive from the time and interviews with key players.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Timeshift Season 1 Episode 2 - The Cannabis Years
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    #2 - The Cannabis Years

    S1:E2

    An in-depth examination of how the debate surrounding cannabis has evolved over the past 50 years.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Timeshift Season 1 Episode 3 - The Writer's Trade
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    #3 - The Writer's Trade

    S1:E3

    Examining the changing image of the novelist over the last 50 years.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Timeshift Season 1 Episode 4 - The Sailing Sixties
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    #4 - The Sailing Sixties

    S1:E4

    In the mid 1960s Britain went boating mad. This documentary tells the story of how an extraordinary maritime revolution that was kick-started by waterproof glues developed for bomber aircraft led to a whole generation of DIY dinghy builders, and ended in tragedy with the suicide of amateur yachtsman Donald Crowhurst.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Timeshift Season 1 Episode 5 - Attenborough: The Controller Years
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    #5 - Attenborough: The Controller Years

    S1:E5

    Charting the time of our favorite presenter at the head of the then struggling and controversial BBC2. Packed chock full of interviews, clips and reminiscences both old and new, including the very tasty Joan Bakewell of the 60s... Sir David Attenborough's reign as controller of BBC TWO, from 1965 to 1973, is still thought of as the golden age of television.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Timeshift Season 1 Episode 6 - he Rise and Fall of the Comedy Straight Man
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    #6 - he Rise and Fall of the Comedy Straight Man

    S1:E6

    Timeshift celebrates the comedy double act's unsung half, with archive footage of Morecambe and Wise, Benny Hill and the Monty Python team. Contributors include Syd Little and Barry Cryer. Narrated by Mark Lamarr.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Timeshift Season 1 Episode 7 - A Shadow Over Europe
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    #7 - A Shadow Over Europe

    S1:E7

    In 1945, two and a half million ethnic Germans were driven from their homes in Czechoslovakia. Thousands died. Now, as the Czech Republic heads for EU membership, Charles Wheeler reports on how the Czechs made the Sudeten German minority pay for Nazi occupation, and why it became a hot political issue. This is a story about Germans as victims of World War II.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Timeshift Season 1 Episode 8 - Whatever Happened to the Working Class?
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    #8 - Whatever Happened to the Working Class?

    S1:E8

    This programme in the Time Shift strand explores the history of the current conflict over class

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Timeshift Season 1 Episode 9 - Notting Hill Riots
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    #9 - Notting Hill Riots

    S1:E9

    Examining the west London riots of August 1958, which were the catalyst for black actMsm in Britain and inspired the annual carnival.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Timeshift Season 1 Episode 10 - What Have the Germans Done for Us?
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    #10 - What Have the Germans Done for Us?

    S1:E10

    From VW Beetles to Blue Nun and Kraftwerk, a look at Germany's conrtibution to British life

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Timeshift Season 1 Episode 11 - Greenham Common Changed My Life
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    #11 - Greenham Common Changed My Life

    S1:E11

    The story of the women who occupied the Greenham Common Peace Camp from 1981 to 2000 - what brought them to Greenham, their protests, conflicts with authority and the life they led at the camp. Contributors include Fiona Bruce, Fay Weldon and Joan Ruddock, all of whom visited the site to show their support.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Timeshift Season 1 Episode 12 - Car Crazy
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    #12 - Car Crazy

    S1:E12

    The story of the British love of the motor car from the earliest days of mass production in the 1920s to today's MPVs and post-modern Minis told through a succession of classic models from the Austin 7 and Morris Minor to the Ford Cortina.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Timeshift Season 1 Episode 13 - The Magic Roundabout Story
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    #13 - The Magic Roundabout Story

    S1:E13

    Created by a French animator, the show was reinterpreted for Britain, with classic characters like Dougal. It transformed the careers of actor Eric Thompson and animator Ivor Wood and has spawned a movie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Timeshift Season 1 Episode 14 - Malcolm Muggeridge: Swimming Against the Stream
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    #14 - Malcolm Muggeridge: Swimming Against the Stream

    S1:E14

    The controversial broadcaster is profiled by Time Shift. How did the son of a Croydon clerk become one of TV's geniune originals? Interviewees include Cormac Murphy O'Connor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Timeshift Season 1 Episode 15 - Gurus
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    #15 - Gurus

    S1:E15

    Time Shift examines how the philosophy of the Indian guru has travelled into mainstream British society.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Timeshift Season 1 Episode 16 - A Brief Interlude
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    #16 - A Brief Interlude

    S1:E16

    A short film about "The Interludes" - a series of short films made by the BBC in the 1940s and 1950s to fill in during technical breakdowns and gaps in the schedules. The most famous ones showed a potter's wheel, a cat playing with a ball of wool and a horse-drawn plough.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Timeshift Season 2 Episode 2 - Children's News
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    #17 - Children's News

    S2:E2

    Time Shift explores the significance of children's programmes in developing young people's worldview. With Jon Snow and John Craven.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Timeshift Season 2 Episode 3 - Watching You
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    #18 - Watching You

    S2:E3

    Undercover reporter Donal Macintyre is among the interviewees as Time Shift looks at hidden-camera TV. Nigel Kneale discusses how his satire The Year of the Sex Olympics feels prescient in the Big Brother world.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Timeshift Season 2 Episode 4 - TV and Charity
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    #19 - TV and Charity

    S2:E4

    Terry Wogan, Lenny Henry, Michael Buerk and Esther Rantzen guest on Time Shift's look at how charity and TV are interwoven - from the early days of Christmas collections for needy children to the successful annual telethons of today.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Timeshift Season 2 Episode 5 - Tyneside
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    #20 - Tyneside

    S2:E5

    Time Shift celebrates Tyneside's cultural contribution and its development through the eyes of writers, actors and others.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Timeshift Season 2 Episode 6 - Political Thrillers: Plays of State
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    #21 - Political Thrillers: Plays of State

    S2:E6

    From banned 1950s drama Party Manners to House of Cards and State of Play, the secrets of TV thrillers are uncovered in an edition of the Time Shift strand.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Timeshift Season 2 Episode 7 - High Rise Dreams
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    #22 - High Rise Dreams

    S2:E7

    Time Shift looks back at how a group of idealistic architects changed the face of council housing in Britain, inspired by the modernist philosophy of Le Corbusier and new materials, only to be thwarted by financial restraints, poor craftsmanship and Margaret Thatcher 's private ownership creed.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Timeshift Season 2 Episode 8 - Vicars: Dearly Beloved?
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    #23 - Vicars: Dearly Beloved?

    S2:E8

    Timeshift looks at the changing role of the Church of England parish priest over the last 40 years.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Timeshift Season 2 Episode 9 - Footballers’ Lives
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    #24 - Footballers’ Lives

    S2:E9

    In the last 40 years, money and fame have transformed footballers from working class heroes to multimedia icons. Time Shift explores how this change has come about and asks if today's lower league players aren't worse off than they were before.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Timeshift Season 2 Episode 10 - Six Days to Saturday
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    #25 - Six Days to Saturday

    S2:E10

    John Boorman-directed documentary from 1963, recounting a week in the life of the players and manager of Swindon Town football club, a fascinating snapshot of a profession a world away from Premiership and sponsorship.

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Grunwick Strike" is the worst rated episode of "Timeshift". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/10/2002. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Cannabis Years".