Timeshift Season 15 Episodes

Episode 1

The Trains That Time Forgot: Britain's Lost Railway Journeys

59 mins

Author and railway enthusiast Andrew Martin travels the route of three famous named trains from bygone days, the Cornish Riviera Express, the Flying Scotsman, and the Brighton Belle, to examine why we used to name trains, and why express trains of today no longer provide the level of luxury VIP service that they used to.

Episode 2

A Very British Map: The Ordnance Survey Story

A programme looking at the history of the Ordnance Survey and the challenges it faces today.

Episode 3

The Engine That Powers the World

59 mins

The story behind the invention of the diesel engine in the 19th century that later became the workhorse of the 20th and 21st century.

Episode 4

The People's Liners: Britain's Lost Pleasure Fleets

A voyage in the company of passengers and crew of the vintage steamers, which were common sight on the rivers and coastal waters around Britain.

Episode 5

Looking for Mr Bond: 007 at the BBC

59 mins

After more than 60 years tracking James Bond in print and on screen, the BBC opens up its vaults to reveal the forgotten files on the world's most famous secret agent. Featuring rare and candid interviews with all six actors to play 007, and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, this is James Bond unguarded, unrestricted and unseen.

Episode 6

How Britain Won the Space Race: The Story of Bernard Lovell and Jodrell Bank

59 mins

The unlikely story of how one man with some ex-WWII army equipment eventually turned a muddy field in Cheshire into a key site in the space race. That man was Bernard Lovell, and his telescope at 'Jodrell Bank' would be used at the height of the Cold War by both the Americans and the Russians to track their competing spacecraft. It also put Britain at the forefront of radio astronomy, a new science which transformed our knowledge of space and provided the key to understanding the most mind-bending theory of the beginnings of the universe - the Big Bang.