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The Best Episodes of Timeshift Season 12

Every episode of Timeshift Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Timeshift Season 12!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Timeshift Season 12 Episode 3 - Klezmer
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    S12:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Timeshift Season 12 Episode 7 - The Joy of (Train) Sets
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    S12:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Timeshift Season 12 Episode 6 - When Wrestling was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies
    7.2/10(29 votes)

    S12:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Timeshift Season 12 Episode 1 - Health before the NHS: The Road to Recovery
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S12:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Timeshift Season 12 Episode 2 - Health before the NHS: A Medical Revolution
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S12:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Timeshift Season 12 Episode 4 - Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S12:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Timeshift Season 12 Episode 5 - The British Army of the Rhine
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S12:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Timeshift Season 12 Episode 8 - Eyes Down! The Story of Bingo
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S12:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Timeshift Season 12 Episode 9 - Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting: The Rise of Martial Arts in Britain
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S12:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Timeshift Season 12 Episode 10 - How To Be A Lady: An Elegant History
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S12:E10

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"Klezmer" is the best rated episode of Timeshift season 12. It scored 8.4/10 from 10 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on October 14, 2012. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "The Joy of (Train) Sets".