Court on Camera

July 16, 2005

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Timeshift - S5 - E4

A member of OJ Simpson's "dream team", plus the lawyer who defended nanny Louise Woodward , are among contributors to Time Shift's history of the camera in the courtroom.

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Timeshift: Season 5 - 22 Episode s

5x1 - MPs on the Box
May 19, 2005
Time Shift looks at how satirists have portrayed politicians in such television creations as Yes Minister Spitting Image and The New Statesman.
5x2 - Je T'Aime... How We Learned to Love Europe
May 31, 2005
Sixty years ago, postwar Europe was seen as a dirty, chaotic place where you couldn't drink the water. Now Brits dream of restoring crumbling chateaux in rural France - so what happened to change our minds?
5x3 - England Away
May 31, 2005
Time Shift examines the history of English football fans travelling to Europe, and the attendant sub-culture of drinking and violence.
5x4 - Court on Camera
July 16, 2005
A member of OJ Simpson's "dream team", plus the lawyer who defended nanny Louise Woodward , are among contributors to Time Shift's history of the camera in the courtroom.
5x5 - Apes in Hollywood
July 17, 2005
Since King Kong broke box office records, apes have been big business. Time Shift takes a wry look at a neglected genre, from Tarzan and Planet of the Apes to B-movies and cult films, like Bedtime with Bonzo.
5x6 - Star Men
August 6, 2005
Adam Hart-Davis explores the world of Britain's 40,000 amateur astronomers. While the last century saw amateurs eclipsed by high technology, increasingly sophisticated home equipment has seen the amateur community enter a new collaborative relationship with the professionals. Contributors include bestselling novelist Terry Pratchett, Colin Pillinger of the Beagle 2 project and the godfather of popular astronomy Patrick Moore.
5x7 - Black and White Minstrels Revisited
August 8, 2005
Time Shift takes a look at the now notorious show, whose blacked-up singing and dancing routines ruled the weekend schedules for 21 years.
5x8 - Too Much, Too Young
September 9, 2005
Time Shift charts the devastating effect on children - some as young as five - who care for infirm parents
5x9 - The Jitterbug Years
October 1, 2005
Documentary recalling the social revolution which swept across Britain from 1946. A new dance craze, the Jitterbug, captured the mood of the country as years of war and austerity were cast off. The film uses archive footage and a soundtrack of classic hits, including music by Louis Jordan, Alma Cogan, Billie Holiday and Ray Charles.
5x10 - Play It Again
October 4, 2005
Remembering the golden age of the TV panel game as What's My Line?, The Name's the Same and Ask Your Dad make their debuts during the years 1945-55. Narrated by Hugh Dennis
5x11 - The Battle for the Ashes
October 20, 2005
The changing sporting fortunes of England and Australia as recounted in this Time Shift documentary.
5x12 - The Lost Pictures of Eugene Smith
October 25, 2005
Time Shift investigates how Life magazine's opposition to Attlee's radical Labour government inspired them to suppress photographs of the 1950 general election.
5x13 - The Third Progamme: High Culture for All in Postwar Britain
October 25, 2005
Francine Stock narrates the story of the Third Programme, a high-culture radio show launched in 1946, focusing on how the series influenced the British arts scene.
5x14 - Lost Road: Overland To Singapore
October 30, 2005
In 1955 young producer of Travellers' Tales David Attenborough was persuaded by six Oxbridge undergraduates to give some money & filmstock so they could film their unique overland journey by Land Rover from London to Singapore.
5x15 - A Study in Sherlock
December 24, 2005
Documentary explores the continuing appeal of Sherlock Holmes through his various screen incarnations, from early silent films through the classic portrayals by Basil Rathbone and Peter Cushing to the BBC's most recent Rupert Everett version. Contributors include Minette Walters, Kim Newman and Edward Hardwicke.
5x16 - Baker Street Babylon: The Bizarre Afterlife of Sherlock Holmes
December 26, 2005
Time Shift presents clips of the strangest Sherlocks, with pastiche and parody from Roland Rat to John Cleese.
5x17 - Stephen Poliakoff: A Brief History of Now
January 15, 2006
Robert Lindsay and Miranda Richardson guest in Time Shift's profile of the TV dramatist.
5x18 - The British Way of Death
February 6, 2006
Daniela Nardini narrates a documentary exploring why the British funeral has acquired a new spirit of informality. Today's departed are just as likely to be sent on their way to the strains of Robbie Williams as they are to a classic hymn. A bewildering array of coffin styles is available, with even an environmentally-friendly wicker casket for the organically-minded. Are we improvising new rituals to fill a more profound vacuum in our secular society?
5x19 - Left of Frame: The Rise and Fall of Radical TV Drama
February 8, 2006
Jimmy McGovern and Ken Loach are among those reflecting on left-wing drama of the 1960s and 70s, looking at works as diverse as Take Me Home and Our Friends in the North.
5x20 - Rude Britannia
February 13, 2006
From Pygmalion to Paxman, Time Shift traces the cult of plain-speaking. Narrated by Tamsin Greig.
5x21 - The Sun and the Moon
March 6, 2006
A quirky Time Shift compilation of TV appearances by these two heavenly bodies, including Patrick Moore 's meeting with a vicar who refuses to believe the Sun is hot.
5x22 - Pay Attention Britain! Public Information Films
March 30, 2006
Marking 60 years of the Central Office of Information, Time Shift celebrates PIFs, from HIV awareness to "Charley Says".

5x1 - MPs on the Box

5x2 - Je T'Aime... How We Learned to Love Europe

5x3 - England Away

5x4 - Court on Camera

5x5 - Apes in Hollywood

5x6 - Star Men

5x7 - Black and White Minstrels Revisited

5x8 - Too Much, Too Young

5x9 - The Jitterbug Years

5x10 - Play It Again

5x11 - The Battle for the Ashes

5x12 - The Lost Pictures of Eugene Smith

5x13 - The Third Progamme: High Culture for All in Postwar Britain

5x14 - Lost Road: Overland To Singapore

5x15 - A Study in Sherlock

5x16 - Baker Street Babylon: The Bizarre Afterlife of Sherlock Holmes

5x17 - Stephen Poliakoff: A Brief History of Now

5x18 - The British Way of Death

5x19 - Left of Frame: The Rise and Fall of Radical TV Drama

5x20 - Rude Britannia

5x21 - The Sun and the Moon

5x22 - Pay Attention Britain! Public Information Films

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