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Season 12

Season 12

Season 12

Season 12

Season 12

Season 12

  • Air date:2012-09-24
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  • Number of episodes:10

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Health before the NHS: The Road to Recovery
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Air date: 2012-09-24

Runtime: 60 min

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.

Health before the NHS: A Medical Revolution
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Air date: 2012-10-01

Runtime: 60 min

Robert Winston explores the extraordinary transformation of the hospital from Victorian workhouse to modern centre of medicine.

Klezmer
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Air date: 2012-10-14

Runtime: 60 min

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.

Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car
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Air date: 2012-10-08

Runtime: 60 min

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.

The British Army of the Rhine
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Air date: 2012-10-22

Runtime: 60 min

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.

When Wrestling was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies
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Air date: 2012-12-13

Runtime: 60 min

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.

The Joy of (Train) Sets
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Air date: 2013-01-23

Runtime: 60 min

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.

Eyes Down! The Story of Bingo
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Air date: 2013-01-30

Runtime: 60 min

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.

Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting: The Rise of Martial Arts in Britain
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Air date: 2013-02-24

Runtime: 60 min

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.

How To Be A Lady: An Elegant History
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Air date: 2013-03-26

Runtime: 60 min

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.

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