As of July 2026, Timeshift Season 4 aired in 2004 with 21 episodes — streaming now on BBC iPlayer. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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Timeshift Season 4

2004 21 Episodes Documentary ⭐ 7/10

Timeshift Season 4 is currently streaming on , and it treats its subject with more rigour than the format usually demands. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Rigorous in a way documentary storytelling does not always commit to. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

There is a reason Timeshift Season 4 keeps coming up in conversation. Timeshift Season 4 resists the urge to oversimplify a subject that deserves better. Season 4 of Timeshift includes 21 episodes. It aired from June 2004 to May 2005. Episodes include "Art School", "Fantasy Sixties", "Jack Rosenthal: The Voice of Television Drama". It was aired in 2004. The restraint in Timeshift Season 4 is what makes it trustworthy — it does not need to editorialise to make its point. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Timeshift Season 4 is the kind of documentary you immediately want to recommend to someone else. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Rigorous in a way documentary work does not always commit to. Not background viewing — it rewards your full attention.

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🎬 Timeshift Season 4 — Episode Guide

A look at the history of Britain's art schools, the most exciting educational establishments in Britain for two decades. The engines of the 1960s counter culture, they produced a generation of young go-getters who would take on the establishment and create the new industries of fashion, graphic desi...

Fantasy Sixties

TV fantasies played out on our TV screens in the mid sixties, Timeshift take a look back at the wild ideas, that took centre stage.

Jack Rosenthal: The Voice of Television Drama

Time Shift profiles the late Jack Rosenthal from humble beginnings to his success as writer of such dramas as The Evacuees and Cold Enough for Snow.

The Carnival Years

Notting Hill Carnival is Britain's biggest street party and a celebration of London's cultural melting pot. But, as Time Shift reports, its success has been dogged by controversy. With Trevor Nelson

The History of Pubs

Time Shift examines the very special place occupied by the pub in British society. Arthur Smith narrates, with contributions from Jeremy Hardy , Rowan Pelling and Pete Brown.

Live on the Night: The Story of Live TV Drama

In the days before editing ensured slick production values and blemish-free performances, TV drama was a live medium. Bill Nighy narrates a Time Shift retrospective on a time when things didn't always go to plan on screen.

New Age Travellers

Soap-dodging scroungers or free-thinking champions of an alternative lifestyle? Time Shift examines the origins of those regarded by many as social pariahs, revealing how at one time their ideas had a surprising degree of government support.

Time Shift tells the stories of athletes ruined by drugs - or allegations of them.

Hey Mr. DJ: The Rise and Rise of the Disc Jockey

Pete Tong and Ranking Miss P contribute to Time Shift's look at the evolution of the DJ from pirate radio outlaw to modern superstar.

British Space Race

Britain was, briefly, the unlikely player in the field of rocket research. Time Shift tells the story of unsung pioneers of space exploration: the rocket engineers, the scientists and, ultimately, the dreamers who never gave up on a vision of bringing the future into the present. Interviewees includ...

Pile It High, Sell It Cheap

Timeshift charts the spectacular growth of the supermarket over the past 50 years, examining how it has influenced British society.

Time Shift traces the rise and fall of British Leyland shop steward Derek Robinson. In the mid 70s, he wielded immense power over management at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham. But by the end of 1979 he had been fired, a victim of the Conservative government's bid to break union power.

Gambling Britain

The National Lottery's launch in 1994 confirmed Britain as a nation of gamblers - yet just over 40 years ago, betting shops and casinos were illegal. Time Shift traces governmental efforts to control gambling through legislation.

The Story of Circus

Timeshift explores how television's early days exploited the spectacle of the circus. Including the first live outside broadcast from Calais where a French circus artist's act was witnessed by Richard Dimbleby.

Timeshift celebrates the dynamos behind great British bands from the 1950s to today.

Conchies: Questions of Conscience

Timeshift looks at conscientious objectors from the first World War to today; those who refused to serve for religious, moral or political reasons.

The rise and fall of the theatre critic - who brought swearing to the BBC and nudity to the West End - is traced by Time Shift. Presented by New Yorker critic John Lahr, it features rare contributions from Tynan's daughters.

Jewish Entertainers

Jewish entertainers have dominated parts of the industry in the UK and US for decades, Time Shift investigates why American Jews celebrate their ethnicity while their British counterparts have often masked or even denied their roots.

Alan Plater: Hearing the Music

Writers Alan Bleasdale and Lee Billy Elliot Hall discuss the work of the writer for Time Shift. With critics Chris Dunkley and Dave Gelly, and director John Glenister.

Speak No Evil: The Story of the Broadcast Ban

When Margaret Thatcher 's government starved Sinn Fein of the "oxygen of publicity", it was the most direct level of censorship since 1945. Time Shift recalls an era in which the voice of Gerry Adams was replaced by that of an actor.

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