Timeshift

Season 10

2010 · 9 episodes · 9h 0m in all

Episodes

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   1. The North on a Plate

   8 Sept 2010 · 60 min

   Cultural historian Andrew Hussey follows his success with France on a Plate by travelling back to his homeland, the north west of England, in search of its lost food culture.

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   2. 1960: The Year of the North

   14 Sept 2010 · 60 min

   The story of how the north went from being Britain's economic engine room to cultural powerhouse. Andrew Martin explores how the north liberated itself and the country as a whole.

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   3. When Britain Went Wild

   5 Oct 2010 · 60 min

   Documentary exploring how, in the 1960s, the British people fell in love with animals and how endangered species and wildlife protection became an intrinsic part of our culture.

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   4. Nordic Noir: The Story of Scandinavian Crime Fiction

   20 Dec 2010 · 60 min

   Documentary which investigates the success of Scandinavian crime fiction, from Stieg Larsson's bestselling Millennium trilogy to Henning Mankell's brooding Wallander series.

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   5. Italian Noir: The Story of Italian Crime Fiction

   27 Dec 2010 · 60 min

   Profile of a new wave of Italian crime fiction that has emerged to challenge the conventions of the detective novel - a dark world of corruption, unsolved murders and the mafia.

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   6. The Golden Age of Coach Travel

   5 Jan 2011 · 60 min

   Documentary which journeys back to the 1950s when the coach was king. Those who had not travelled beyond their own villages and towns were given a taste of exploration and freedom.

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   7. The Modern Age of the Coach

   12 Jan 2011 · 60 min

   Documentary bringing the story of the coach up to date, exploring the most recent phase of Britain's love affair with four-wheeled group travel from school trips to Indian treks.

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   8. Crime and Punishment - The Story of Corporal Punishment

   4 Apr 2011 · 60 min

   Documentary lifting the veil on the taboo that is corporal punishment, revealing a history spanning religion, the justice system, sex and education.

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   9. Crime and Punishment - The Story of Capital Punishment

   5 Apr 2011 · 60 min

   Documentary tracing the story of the ultimate sanction, examining such matters as the protocols of the public execution and the 'science' of hanging.