Documentary looking at the unique culture that grew up in the Clyde shipyards of Scotland, where the Queen Mary, the Queen Elizabeth and the QE2 were built.
Many of the most famous passenger liners in history were built in the British Isles, several in the shipyards along the banks of the Clyde. Timeshift combines personal accounts and archive footage to evoke a vivid picture of the unique culture that grew up in the Clyde shipyards. Despite some of the harshest working conditions in industrial history and dire industrial relations, it was here that the Queen Mary, the Queen Elizabeth and the QE2 were built. Such was the Clyde shipbuilders' pride in their work, and the strength of public support, that in 1971 they were able to defy a government attempt to close them down and win the right to carry on shipbuilding.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Producer | Jeremy Bristow |
| Director | Jeremy Bristow |
| Series Producer | John Das |
Broadcasts
- Thu 29 Oct 2009 21:00
- Fri 30 Oct 2009 02:45
- Wed 11 Nov 2009 19:30
- Thu 12 Nov 2009 02:00
- Wed 7 Jul 2010 20:00
- Thu 8 Jul 2010 02:00
- Thu 10 Feb 2011 20:00
- Fri 11 Feb 2011 01:45
- Tue 10 Jan 2012 20:00
- Mon 9 Jul 2012 20:00
- Tue 10 Jul 2012 00:00
- Thu 18 Jul 2013 21:00
- Fri 19 Jul 2013 02:25
- Mon 10 Feb 2014 20:00
- Tue 11 Feb 2014 00:25
- Mon 5 Dec 2016 22:00
- Tue 6 Dec 2016 01:50
- Wed 7 Jun 2017 20:00
- Thu 8 Jun 2017 02:45
- Sun 28 Jan 2018 21:00
- Mon 29 Jan 2018 02:25
- Wed 12 Dec 2018 00:00
- Sun 27 Oct 2019 21:00
- Thu 12 Nov 2020 22:35