Season 12
01 Health before the NHS: The Road to Recovery
1hThe 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.
2012-09-2402 Health before the NHS: A Medical Revolution
1hRobert Winston explores the extraordinary transformation of the hospital from Victorian workhouse to modern centre of medicine.
2012-10-0103 Klezmer
1hMichael 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.
2012-10-1404 Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car
1hTimeshift 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.
2012-10-0805 The British Army of the Rhine
1hDocumentary 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.
2012-10-2206 When Wrestling was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies
1hTimeshift 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.
2012-12-1307 The Joy of (Train) Sets
1hThe 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.
2013-01-2308 Eyes Down! The Story of Bingo
1hDocumentary 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.
2013-01-3009 Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting: The Rise of Martial Arts in Britain
1hDocumentary 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.
2013-02-2410 How To Be A Lady: An Elegant History
1hWith 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.
2013-03-26

