Series looking at changes in British society, employing archive footage from the BBC and other sources.
1. Full Throttle: The Glory Days of British Motorbikes
Aired: Oct 28, 2013Documentary which explores the British love of fast, daring and sometimes rec...
Aired: Nov 4, 2013Documentary which explores the lost world of coal mining and the rich social ...
3. Bouffants, Beehives and Bobs: The Hairdos That Made Britain
Aired: Nov 13, 2013It is said that the average woman gets through around 30 hairstyles in a life...
Aired: Nov 20, 2013Documentary telling the story of how zoos captured the British public's imagi...
5. The Ladybird Books Story: The Bugs That Got Britain Reading
Aired: Dec 22, 2013The story of how Ladybird books were developed and how they took their place ...
6. Hurricanes and Heatwaves: The Highs and Lows of British Weather
Aired: Jan 8, 2014The British are known for their obsession with the weather, but how does it r...
7. How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
Aired: Jan 12, 2014The evolution of Holmes on screen, from silent movies to new TV versions, wit...
Current Status: Ended
Network: BBC Four
Production Country: United Kingdom
Genres:Documentary
