The Story of Circus

February 10, 2005

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Timeshift - S4 - E14

Timeshift 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.

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Timeshift: Season 4 - 21 Episode s

4x1 - Art School
June 19, 2004
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.
4x2 - Fantasy Sixties
July 13, 2004
TV fantasies played out on our TV screens in the mid sixties, Timeshift take a look back at the wild ideas, that took centre stage.
4x3 - Jack Rosenthal: The Voice of Television Drama
July 18, 2004
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.
4x4 - The Carnival Years
August 28, 2004
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
4x5 - The History of Pubs
October 7, 2004
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.
4x6 - Live on the Night: The Story of Live TV Drama
October 14, 2004
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.
4x7 - New Age Travellers
October 21, 2004
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.
4x8 - Drugs in Sport
October 28, 2004
Time Shift tells the stories of athletes ruined by drugs - or allegations of them.
4x9 - Hey Mr. DJ: The Rise and Rise of the Disc Jockey
November 4, 2004
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.
4x10 - British Space Race
November 16, 2004
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.
4x11 - Pile It High, Sell It Cheap
January 20, 2005
Timeshift charts the spectacular growth of the supermarket over the past 50 years, examining how it has influenced British society.
4x12 - Red Robbo
February 2, 2005
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.
4x13 - Gambling Britain
February 3, 2005
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.
4x14 - The Story of Circus
February 10, 2005
Timeshift 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.
4x15 - Pop Svengalis
February 22, 2005
Timeshift celebrates the dynamos behind great British bands from the 1950s to today.
4x16 - Conchies: Questions of Conscience
May 1, 2005
Timeshift looks at conscientious objectors from the first World War to today; those who refused to serve for religious, moral or political reasons.
4x17 - Kenneth Tynan
March 2, 2005
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.
4x18 - Jewish Entertainers
March 15, 2005
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.
4x19 - Alan Plater: Hearing the Music
March 26, 2005
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.
4x20 - Speak No Evil: The Story of the Broadcast Ban
April 4, 2005
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.
4x21 - Russel T. Davis: Unscripted
April 11, 2005
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.

4x1 - Art School

4x2 - Fantasy Sixties

4x3 - Jack Rosenthal: The Voice of Television Drama

4x4 - The Carnival Years

4x5 - The History of Pubs

4x6 - Live on the Night: The Story of Live TV Drama

4x7 - New Age Travellers

4x8 - Drugs in Sport

4x9 - Hey Mr. DJ: The Rise and Rise of the Disc Jockey

4x10 - British Space Race

4x11 - Pile It High, Sell It Cheap

4x12 - Red Robbo

4x13 - Gambling Britain

4x14 - The Story of Circus

4x15 - Pop Svengalis

4x16 - Conchies: Questions of Conscience

4x17 - Kenneth Tynan

4x18 - Jewish Entertainers

4x19 - Alan Plater: Hearing the Music

4x20 - Speak No Evil: The Story of the Broadcast Ban

4x21 - Russel T. Davis: Unscripted

S1: Season 1

S2: Season 2

S3: Season 3

S4: Season 4

S5: Season 5

S6: Season 6

S7: Season 7

S8: Season 8

S9: Season 9

S10: Season 10

S11: Season 11

S12: Season 12

S13: Season 13

S14: Season 14

S15: Season 15

S16: Season 16

S17: Season 17