Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting: The Rise of Martial Arts in Britain

February 24, 2013

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Timeshift - S12 - E9

Documentary 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.

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Timeshift: Season 12 - 10 Episode s

12x1 - Health before the NHS: The Road to Recovery
September 24, 2012
The 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.
12x2 - Health before the NHS: A Medical Revolution
October 1, 2012
Robert Winston explores the extraordinary transformation of the hospital from Victorian workhouse to modern centre of medicine.
12x3 - Klezmer
October 14, 2012
Michael 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.
12x4 - Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car
October 8, 2012
Timeshift 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.
12x5 - The British Army of the Rhine
October 22, 2012
Documentary 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.
12x6 - When Wrestling was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies
December 13, 2012
Timeshift 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.
12x7 - The Joy of (Train) Sets
January 23, 2013
The 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.
12x8 - Eyes Down! The Story of Bingo
January 30, 2013
Documentary 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.
12x9 - Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting: The Rise of Martial Arts in Britain
February 24, 2013
Documentary 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.
12x10 - How To Be A Lady: An Elegant History
March 26, 2013
With 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.

Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting: The Rise of Martial Arts in Britain

Timeshift - S12 - E9

Timeshift: Season 12 - 10 Episode s

12x1 - Health before the NHS: The Road to Recovery

12x2 - Health before the NHS: A Medical Revolution

12x3 - Klezmer

12x4 - Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car

12x5 - The British Army of the Rhine

12x6 - When Wrestling was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies

12x7 - The Joy of (Train) Sets

12x8 - Eyes Down! The Story of Bingo

12x9 - Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting: The Rise of Martial Arts in Britain

12x10 - How To Be A Lady: An Elegant History

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