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.
Timeshift turns back the clock to a time when villains wore silver capes, grannies swooned at the sight of bulky men in latex and the most masculine man in the country was called Shirley. In its heyday, British professional wrestling attracted huge TV audiences and made household names of generations of wrestlers from Mick McManus and Jackie 'Mr TV' Pallo to Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy. With contributions from inside the world of wrestling and surprising fans such as artist Peter Blake, this is an affectionate and lively portrait of a lost era of simpler pleasures, both in and out of the ring.
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00:22Link Wray
Rumble
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00:55Joy Division
Atmosphere
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Christopher Eccleston |
| Producer | Linda Sands |
| Director | Linda Sands |
| Executive Producer | Michael Poole |
Broadcasts
- Thu 13 Dec 2012 21:00
- Fri 14 Dec 2012 02:30
- Sun 16 Dec 2012 01:00
- Sun 26 May 2013 22:05
- Mon 27 May 2013 02:40
- Mon 15 Jul 2013 22:30
- Tue 16 Jul 2013 03:00
- Fri 19 Jul 2013 01:25
- Sat 21 Jun 2014 23:25
- Tue 16 Dec 2014 23:00
- Wed 10 Jun 2015 22:00
- Sun 14 Jun 2015 01:45
- Wed 21 Oct 2015 00:00
- Mon 26 Oct 2015 01:05
- Tue 4 Oct 2016 21:45
- Fri 7 Oct 2016 01:00
- Thu 11 May 2017 02:00