Season 12

1. Health before the NHS: The Road to Recovery

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.

2012-09-24 • 60 min

2. Health before the NHS: A Medical Revolution

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

2012-10-01 • 60 min

3. Klezmer

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.

2012-10-14 • 60 min

4. Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car

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.

2012-10-08 • 60 min

5. The British Army of the Rhine

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.

2012-10-22 • 60 min

6. When Wrestling was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies

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.

2012-12-13 • 60 min

7. The Joy of (Train) Sets

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.

2013-01-23 • 60 min

8. Eyes Down! The Story of Bingo

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.

2013-01-30 • 60 min

9. Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting: The Rise of Martial Arts in Britain

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.

2013-02-24 • 60 min

10. How To Be A Lady: An Elegant History

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.

2013-03-26 • 60 min