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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Raj to Rhondda: How Indian Doctors saved the NHS

Season 3 - Episode 7 - 1h 0m

Air Date

November 30, 2003

Overview

The story of the generation of doctors who came from the Indian subcontinent to become the hidden heroes who have provided the backbone of the NHS for the last 40 years. Despite enduring years of discrimination, they fulfilled Britain's health needs and carved successful careers that took them to the heart of the British medical establishment. Now, as they collectively reach retirement age, Britain faces a crisis in healthcare.