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Timeshift Season 1, Episode 10: What Have the Germans Done for Us?
From VW Beetles to Blue Nun and Kraftwerk, a look at Germany's conrtibution to British life Watch Timeshift Season 1, Episode 10 What Have the Germans Done for Us? in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Timeshift Season 1, Episode 10 and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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16 episodes
The Grunwick Strike
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.
60 min
The Cannabis Years
An in-depth examination of how the debate surrounding cannabis has evolved over the past 50 years.
60 min
The Writer's Trade
Examining the changing image of the novelist over the last 50 years.
60 min
The Sailing Sixties
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.
60 min
Attenborough: The Controller Years
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.
60 min
he Rise and Fall of the Comedy Straight Man
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.
60 min
A Shadow Over Europe
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.
60 min
Whatever Happened to the Working Class?
This programme in the Time Shift strand explores the history of the current conflict over class
60 min
Notting Hill Riots
Examining the west London riots of August 1958, which were the catalyst for black actMsm in Britain and inspired the annual carnival.
60 min
What Have the Germans Done for Us?
From VW Beetles to Blue Nun and Kraftwerk, a look at Germany's conrtibution to British life
60 min
Greenham Common Changed My Life
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.
60 min
Car Crazy
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.
60 min
The Magic Roundabout Story
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.
60 min
Malcolm Muggeridge: Swimming Against the Stream
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.
60 min
Gurus
Time Shift examines how the philosophy of the Indian guru has travelled into mainstream British society.
60 min
A Brief Interlude
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.
60 min