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The Best Episodes of Timeshift Season 2

Every episode of Timeshift Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Timeshift Season 2!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Timeshift Season 2 Episode 1 - The​ Great​ British​ Seaside​ Holiday​
    6.7/10(10 votes)

    S2:E1

    Timeshift presents a bank holiday celebration of the British seaside holiday experience from its Victorian origins and heyday in the 1950s to its slow decline and attempts at reinvention since. Interviewees including Jonathan Meades, Martin Parr and Bill Pertwee explain the way that the seaside has always been the place we all visit to lose our inhibitions and reveal a different side to ourselves.

    Director:Amanda Reilly
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Timeshift Season 2 Episode 2 - Children's News
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E2

    Time Shift explores the significance of children's programmes in developing young people's worldview. With Jon Snow and John Craven.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Timeshift Season 2 Episode 3 - Watching You
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E3

    Undercover reporter Donal Macintyre is among the interviewees as Time Shift looks at hidden-camera TV. Nigel Kneale discusses how his satire The Year of the Sex Olympics feels prescient in the Big Brother world.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Timeshift Season 2 Episode 4 - TV and Charity
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E4

    Terry Wogan, Lenny Henry, Michael Buerk and Esther Rantzen guest on Time Shift's look at how charity and TV are interwoven - from the early days of Christmas collections for needy children to the successful annual telethons of today.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Timeshift Season 2 Episode 5 - Tyneside
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E5

    Time Shift celebrates Tyneside's cultural contribution and its development through the eyes of writers, actors and others.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Timeshift Season 2 Episode 6 - Political Thrillers: Plays of State
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E6

    From banned 1950s drama Party Manners to House of Cards and State of Play, the secrets of TV thrillers are uncovered in an edition of the Time Shift strand.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Timeshift Season 2 Episode 7 - High Rise Dreams
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Timeshift Season 2 Episode 8 - Vicars: Dearly Beloved?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E8

    Timeshift looks at the changing role of the Church of England parish priest over the last 40 years.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Timeshift Season 2 Episode 9 - Footballers’ Lives
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E9

    In the last 40 years, money and fame have transformed footballers from working class heroes to multimedia icons. Time Shift explores how this change has come about and asks if today's lower league players aren't worse off than they were before.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Timeshift Season 2 Episode 10 - Six Days to Saturday
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E10

    John Boorman-directed documentary from 1963, recounting a week in the life of the players and manager of Swindon Town football club, a fascinating snapshot of a profession a world away from Premiership and sponsorship.

    Director:John Boorman
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The​ Great​ British​ Seaside​ Holiday​" is the best rated episode of Timeshift season 2. It scored 6.7/10 from 10 votes. Directed by Amanda Reilly and written by Unknown, it aired on May 5, 2003. This episode is rated 6.7 points higher than the second-best, "Children's News".