Timeshift

tv show

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184 total episodes

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17 seasons

First Aired October 10, 2002

Overview

Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied window onto the past.

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High Rise Dreams

Season 2 - Episode 7 - 1h 0m

Air Date

June 19, 2003

Overview

Time Shift looks back at how a group of idealistic architects changed the face of council housing in Britain, inspired by the modernist philosophy of Le Corbusier and new materials, only to be thwarted by financial restraints, poor craftsmanship and Margaret Thatcher 's private ownership creed.