S4 E1 • Art School

A look at the history of Britain's art schools, the most exciting educational establishments in Britain for two decades. The engines of the 1960s counter culture, they produced a generation of young go-getters who would take on the establishment and create the new industries of fashion, graphic design and pop music. Contributors include Brian Eno, Mary Quant, Kim Howells and Brian Rice.

Première diffusion : 19 juin 2004

S4 E2 • Fantasy Sixties

Première diffusion : 26 juin 2004

S4 E3 • Rosenthal

Time Shift profiles the late Jack Rosenthal from humble beginnings to his success as writer of such dramas as The Evacuees and Cold Enough for Snow.

Première diffusion : 18 juillet 2004

S4 E4 • The Carnival Years

Notting Hill Carnival is Britain's biggest street party and a celebration of London's cultural melting pot. But, as Time Shift reports, its success has been dogged by controversy. With Trevor Nelson

Première diffusion : 28 août 2004

S4 E5 • The History of Pubs

Time Shift examines the very special place occupied by the pub in British society. Arthur Smith narrates, with contributions from Jeremy Hardy , Rowan Pelling and Pete Brown.

Première diffusion : 7 octobre 2004

S4 E6 • Live on the Night

In the days before editing ensured slick production values and blemish-free performances, TV drama was a live medium. Bill Nighy narrates a Time Shift retrospective on a time when things didn't always go to plan on screen.

Première diffusion : 14 octobre 2004

S4 E7 • New Age Travellers

Soap-dodging scroungers or free-thinking champions of an alternative lifestyle? Time Shift examines the origins of those regarded by many as social pariahs, revealing how at one time their ideas had a surprising degree of government support.

Première diffusion : 21 octobre 2004

S4 E8 • Drugs in Sport

Time Shift tells the stories of athletes ruined by drugs - or allegations of them.

Première diffusion : 28 octobre 2004

S4 E9 • Hey Mr. DJ: The Rise and Rise of the Disc Jockey

Pete Tong and Ranking Miss P contribute to Time Shift's look at the evolution of the DJ from pirate radio outlaw to modern superstar.

Première diffusion : 4 novembre 2004

S4 E10 • British Space Race

Britain was, briefly, the unlikely player in the field of rocket research. Time Shift tells the story of unsung pioneers of space exploration: the rocket engineers, the scientists and, ultimately, the dreamers who never gave up on a vision of bringing the future into the present. Interviewees include Professor Colin Pillinger, lead scientist of Beagle 2.

Première diffusion : 16 novembre 2004

S4 E11 • Pile It High, Sell It Cheap

Time Shift charts the spectacular growth of the supermarket over the past 50 years, examining how it has influenced British society.

Première diffusion : 20 janvier 2005

S4 E12 • Red Robbo

Time Shift traces the rise and fall of British Leyland shop steward Derek Robinson. In the mid 70s, he wielded immense power over management at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham. But by the end of 1979 he had been fired, a victim of the Conservative government's bid to break union power.

Première diffusion : 2 février 2005

S4 E13 • Gambling Britain

The National Lottery's launch in 1994 confirmed Britain as a nation of gamblers - yet just over 40 years ago, betting shops and casinos were illegal. Time Shift traces governmental efforts to control gambling through legislation.

Première diffusion : 3 février 2005

S4 E14 • The Story of Circus

Time Shift explores how television's early days exploited the spectacle of the circus. Including the first live outside broadcast from Calais where a French circus artist's act was witnessed by Richard Dimbleby.

Première diffusion : 10 février 2005

S4 E15 • Pop Svengalis

Time Shift celebrates the dynamos behind great British bands from the 1950s to today.

Première diffusion : 22 février 2005

S4 E16 • Conchies: Questions of Conscience

Time Shift looks at conscientious objectors from the first World War to today; those who refused to serve for religious, moral or political reasons.

Première diffusion : 1 mars 2005

S4 E17 • Kenneth Tynan

The rise and fall of the theatre critic - who brought swearing to the BBC and nudity to the West End - is traced by Time Shift. Presented by New Yorker critic John Lahr, it features rare contributions from Tynan's daughters.

Première diffusion : 2 mars 2005

S4 E18 • Jewish Entertainers

Jewish entertainers have dominated parts of the industry in the UK and US for decades, Time Shift investigates why American Jews celebrate their ethnicity while their British counterparts have often masked or even denied their roots.

Première diffusion : 15 mars 2005

S4 E19 • Alan Plater: Hearing the Music

Writers Alan Bleasdale and Lee Billy Elliot Hall discuss the work of the writer for Time Shift. With critics Chris Dunkley and Dave Gelly, and director John Glenister.

Première diffusion : 26 mars 2005

S4 E20 • Speak No Evil: The Story of the Broadcast Ban

When Margaret Thatcher 's government starved Sinn Fein of the "oxygen of publicity", it was the most direct level of censorship since 1945. Time Shift recalls an era in which the voice of Gerry Adams was replaced by that of an actor.

Première diffusion : 4 avril 2005

S4 E21 • Russel T. Davis: Unscripted

Doctor Who and Casanova have both benefited from the writing of Russell T Davies. Time Shift examines his work from children's TV to Queer as Folk and beyond, with contributions from Mark Lawson, Christopher Eccleston and Andi Peters.

Première diffusion : 11 avril 2005