Time Shift - Series 8
A series of documentaries exploring British cultural history
Time Shift - Series 8 - Between the Lines - Railways in Fiction and Film
Novelist Andrew Martin presents a documentary examining how the train came to shape the work of writers and film-makers, from Wordsworth and Dickens to The Railway Children.
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Time Shift - Series 8 - Charles Wheeler: Edge of Frame
A look at the decisive moments of the latter 20th century through the eyes of Charles Wheeler, who has been at the forefront of world news reporting for over 50 years.
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Time Shift - Series 8 - Fashion versus the BBC
A team of fashion writers and commentators including Peter York, Colin McDowell, Ted Polhemus and Hilary Alexander looks at the relationship between British fashion and the BBC.
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Time Shift - Series 8 - How To Be A Good President
Helped by contributors including Shirley Williams, Douglas Hurd and Simon Hoggart, journalist Jonathan Freedland attempts to define the qualities which make a great US president.
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Time Shift - Series 8 - How to Solve a Cryptic Crossword
Don Manley reveals the tricks that compilers use to bamboozle and entertain cryptic crossword solvers, while fans including Prunella Scales explain why they enjoy them.
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Time Shift - Series 8 - How to Write a Mills and Boon
To mark 100 years of romance publishers Mills and Boon, literary novelist Stella Duffy takes on the challenge of writing for them, a task that ends up being harder than it looks.
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Time Shift - Series 8 - The Comic Songbook
Documentary which celebrates Britain's tradition of comic songs, from Noel Coward's Mad Dogs and Englishmen to Benny Hill's Ernie, and reveals the skill involved in creating them.
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Time Shift - Series 8 - The Last Days of Steam
Documentary which tells the surprising story of how Britain entered a new age of steam railways after the Second World War and why it quickly came to an end.
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Time Shift - Series 8 - The North-South Divide
Journalist John Harris travels around England to find out why the north-south divide is still an economic reality following the decline of industry, and if it can be closed.
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