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Time Shift recalls the bitterly fought dispute at a north London film-processing business in 1976, which had profound repercussions for the trade-union movement in Britain.
An in-depth examination of how the debate surrounding cannabis has evolved over the past 50 years.
Examining the changing image of the novelist over the last 50 years.
In the mid 1960s Britain went boating mad. This documentary tells the story of how an extraordinary maritime revolution that was kick-started by waterproof glues developed for bomber aircraft led to a whole generation of DIY dinghy builders, and ended in tragedy with the suicide of amateur yachtsman Donald Crowhurst.
Charting the time of our favorite presenter at the head of the then struggling and controversial BBC2.
Packed chock full of interviews, clips and reminiscences both old and new, including the very tasty Joan Bakewell of the 60s...
Sir David Attenborough's reign as controller of BBC TWO, from 1965 to 1973, is still thought of as the golden age of television.
He was responsible for a number of programme strands that were, and many argue still remain, the high point of public service broadcasting.
Match of the Day and Pot Black sat alongside comedy such as The Likely Lads and Not Only But Also. Horizon, Man Alive, One Pair of Eyes, Masterclass, The Forsyte Saga and The Money Programme set the standard for years to come.
Sir Attenborough also commissioned series on a grand scale: Kenneth Clark's Civilisation and Jacob Bronowski's Ascent of Man remain two of the great creations of television. These series are still benchmarks in TV history for their ability to mix breadth and insight with delight and entertainment value.
Time Shift celebrates the comedy double act's unsung half, with archive footage of Morecambe and Wise, Benny Hill and the Monty Python team. Contributors include Syd Little and Barry Cryer.
Narrated by Mark Lamarr.
In 1945, two and a half million ethnic Germans were driven from their homes in Czechoslovakia. Thousands died. Now, as the Czech Republic heads for EU membership, Charles Wheeler reports on how the Czechs made the Sudeten German minority pay for Nazi occupation, and why it became a hot political issue.
This is a story about Germans as victims of World War II. It has been suppressed for half a century, ever since Czechoslovakia expelled its three million strong German minority - the Sudeten Germans - at the end of the war.
It is also a story of two communities with a common past, each clinging to diametrically opposed versions of the same event.
To the Germans, their expulsion was a war crime, an early case of violent, ethnic cleansing. To the Czechs, after six years of Nazi occupation, the expulsions were simply retribution. What cannot be disputed is the brutality of the expulsions, especially during the chaotic transition from war to approximate peace. Newsreel film shows Germans being beaten up in the streets of Prague, forced to wear the swastika, painted on their overcoats.
The expulsions were decreed by Eduard Benes, Czechoslovakia's president-in-exile, during his wartime years in Britain. One particularly controversial decree granted immunity from prosecution to Czechs who committed crimes against the Germans.
This programme in the Time Shift strand explores the history of the current conflict over class.
Examining the west London riots of August 1958, which were the catalyst for black actMsm in Britain and inspired the annual carnival.
From VW Beetles to Blue Nun and Kraftwerk, a look at Germany's conrtibution to British life.
The story of the women who occupied the Greenham Common Peace Camp from 1981 to 2000 - what brought them to Greenham, their protests, conflicts with authority and the life they led at the camp. Contributors include Fiona Bruce, Fay Weldon and Joan Ruddock, all of whom visited the site to show their support.
The story of the British love of the motor car from the earliest days of mass production in the 1920s to today's MPVs and post-modern Minis told through a succession of classic models from the Austin 7 and Morris Minor to the Ford Cortina.
Created by a French animator, the show was reinterpreted for Britain, with classic characters like Dougal. It transformed the careers of actor Eric Thompson and animator Ivor Wood and has spawned a movie.
The controversial broadcaster is profiled by Time Shift. How did the son of a Croydon clerk become one of TV's geniune originals?
Interviewees include Cormac Murphy O'Connor.
Time Shift examines how the philosophy of the Indian guru has travelled into mainstream British society.
