Season 12

2012 · 10 episodes

Episodes

1Health before the NHS: The Road to RecoveryThe shocking story of health before the NHS. In the early 20th century, getting treated if you were ill was a rudimentary, risky and costly business.
2Health before the NHS: A Medical RevolutionRobert Winston explores the extraordinary transformation of the hospital from Victorian workhouse to modern centre of medicine.
3KlezmerMichael Grade narrates the story of klezmer, from its origins in Jewish folk music performed at weddings and Bar Mitzvahs to a musical sensation enjoyed by millions worldwide.
4Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports CarTimeshift looks back to a time when iconic British marques like Jaguar, Austin-Healey, MG and Triumph sparked a manufacturing frenzy that helped to democratise speed and glamour.
5The British Army of the RhineDocumentary telling the affectionate story of British servicemen and their families who had to make Germany a home from home in the decades after the Second World War.
6When Wrestling was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and GranniesTimeshift looks back to a time when British professional wrestling attracted huge TV audiences and made household names of the likes of Mick McManus, Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy.
7The Joy of (Train) SetsThe Model Railway Story: Documentary which explores how the British have been in love with model railways for over a century, with unique archive and contributions from modellers.
8Eyes Down! The Story of BingoDocumentary looking at how a loophole in an obscure piece of gambling legislation led to nearly a quarter of Britain's population playing high street bingo in the 1960s.
9Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting: The Rise of Martial Arts in BritainDocumentary taking a look at Britain's long and illustrious involvement with the martial arts, from the early days of bartitsu, through judo and karate to kung fu.
10How To Be A Lady: An Elegant HistoryWith a handful of vintage etiquette books and some film archive to guide her, journalist Rachel Johnson goes in search of what seems an almost vanished social type: the lady.