BBC Time Shift – The Jet Set (2003)

BBC Time Shift – The Jet Set (2003)
English | Size: 1.09 GB
Category: Documentary


Rich, distant and opulent, the jet set fascinated the public as they waved to us from airplane doorways before winging their way across the skies heading for yachts and exotic locations that the rest of us could only dream of. They were the aristocrats, the high fliers and high earners whose lives and loves fascinated us long before celebrity became a dirty word.

BBC Time Shift – How to Win at Chess (2009)

BBC Time Shift – How to Win at Chess (2009)
English | Size: 1.07 GB
Category: Tutorial


Many people know the basic rules of chess, but few can play really well. This programme offers some essential tips on how to raise our game.

BBC Time Shift – Gagging For It TV’s Hunger for Radio Comedy (2007)

BBC Time Shift – Gagging For It: TV’s Hunger for Radio Comedy (2007)
English | Size: 913 MB
Category: Documentary


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Since its earliest days, television has looked to radio comedy for the ‘next big thing’. Radio hits from Hancock’s Half-Hour to Little Britain have become TV classics. But other long-running radio favourites have died a death on the screen. So what makes for a sure-fire transfer? Time Shift investigates, with the help of favourite clips from the archive and insights offered by Jon Culshaw, Clive Anderson, Barry Cryer, Marcus Brigstocke, and Mitchell and Webb.

BBC Time Shift – Bridging the Gap How the Severn Bridge was Built (2016)

BBC Time Shift – Bridging the Gap: How the Severn Bridge was Built (2016)

English | Size: 1.68 GB
Category: Tutorial

2016 saw the 50th anniversary of the Severn Bridge, which completed the motorway link between England and Wales. Timeshift tells the inside story of the design and construction of ‘the most perfect suspension bridge in the world’, and how its unique slimline structure arose by accident.