Catch up TV

This episode is currently not available.

Series 3: 18. Jet Set



Rich, distant and opulent, the jet set fascinated the public as they waved to us from airplane doorways before winging their way across the skies heading for yachts and exotic locations that the rest of us could only dream of. They were the aristocrats, the high fliers and high earners whose lives and loves fascinated us long before celebrity became a dirty word.\n\nThis film looks back at the glamorous heyday of the jet set from the 1950s to the 1970s. Contributors include former Formula One world champion Jackie Stewart, psychologist Dr Martyn Dyer Smith, society columnist Ross Benson, travel writer Simon Calder, Concorde pilot Christopher Orlebar and former women's magazine editor Marcelle d'Argy Smith.

Source: BBC 4

Most recent episodes of Timeshift

Timeshift

Timeshift - Series 9: 5. How To Win At Chess

Series 9: 5. How To Win At Chess

Many people know the basic rules of chess, but few can play really well. This programme offers some essential tips on how to raise our game. \n\nBritish grandmasters Dan King an ...

20-03-2025

BBC 4

All episodes

BBC 4

Timeshift

Timeshift - Series 14 - Killer Storms And Cruel Winters - The History Of Extreme Weather

Series 14 - Killer Storms And Cruel Winters - The History Of Extreme Weather

Lucie Green looks back through Britain's most dramatic weather history and sees how our reactions helped forge a weather science that today allows us to predict the worst extremes.

06-03-2025

BBC 4

All episodes

BBC 4

Timeshift

Timeshift - Series 16: 1. Bridging The Gap: How The Severn Bridge Was Built

Series 16: 1. Bridging The Gap: How The Severn Bridge Was Built

2016 sees the fiftieth anniversary of the Severn Bridge, which completed the motorway link between England and Wales. Timeshift tells the inside story of the design and construc ...

01-03-2025

BBC 4

All episodes

BBC 4

Timeshift

Timeshift - Series 13: 3. Bouffants, Beehives And Bobs: The Hairstyles That Shaped Britain

Series 13: 3. Bouffants, Beehives And Bobs: The Hairstyles That Shaped Britain

29-01-2025

BBC 4

All episodes

BBC 4

Timeshift

Timeshift - Series 15: 3. The Engine That Powers The World

Series 15: 3. The Engine That Powers The World

14-12-2024

BBC 4

All episodes

BBC 4

Timeshift

Timeshift - Series 13 - Hurricanes And Heatwaves: The Highs And Lows Of British Weather

Series 13 - Hurricanes And Heatwaves: The Highs And Lows Of British Weather

A national obsession is explored in this archive-rich look at the evolution of the weather forecast from print via radio to TV and beyond - and at the changing weather itself.

14-11-2024

BBC 4

All episodes

BBC 4

Timeshift

Timeshift - Series 13: 2. When Coal Was King

Series 13: 2. When Coal Was King

14-11-2024

BBC 4

All episodes

BBC 4

Timeshift

Timeshift - Series 10: 9. Crime And Punishment - The Story Of Capital Punishment

Series 10: 9. Crime And Punishment - The Story Of Capital Punishment

29-08-2024

BBC 4

All episodes

BBC 4

Timeshift

Timeshift - Series 8: How To Be A Good President

Series 8: How To Be A Good President

In a whistlestop tour through the history of the US presidency, journalist and author Jonathan Freedland asks what qualities make a great president and what we can learn from th ...

27-08-2024

BBC 4

All episodes

BBC 4

Timeshift

Timeshift - Series 10: 8. Crime And Punishment - The Story Of Corporal Punishment

Series 10: 8. Crime And Punishment - The Story Of Corporal Punishment

Timeshift lifts the veil on the taboo that is corporal punishment. What it reveals is a fascinating history spanning religion, the justice system, sex and education. Today it is ...

26-08-2024

BBC 4

All episodes

BBC 4

Most popular episodes of Timeshift

Timeshift

Timeshift - Series 9: 5. How To Win At Chess

Series 9: 5. How To Win At Chess

Many people know the basic rules of chess, but few can play really well. This programme offers some essential tips on how to raise our game. \n\nBritish grandmasters Dan King an ...

20-03-2025

BBC 4

All episodes

BBC 4

Timeshift

Timeshift - Series 14: 4. Battle For The Himalayas: The Fight To Film Everest

Series 14: 4. Battle For The Himalayas: The Fight To Film Everest

27-05-2023

BBC 4

All episodes

BBC 4

Timeshift

Timeshift - Series 10: 2. 1960: The Year Of The North

Series 10: 2. 1960: The Year Of The North

07-06-2015

BBC 4

All episodes

BBC 4

Timeshift

Timeshift - Series 11 - Hotel Deluxe

Series 11 - Hotel Deluxe

Documentary which charts how luxury hotels have met the needs of new forms of wealth - from aristocrats to rock stars and beyond - with comfort, innovation and service.

13-12-2021

BBC 4

All episodes

BBC 4

Timeshift

Timeshift - Series 11: 11. The Rules Of Drinking

Series 11: 11. The Rules Of Drinking

29-04-2020

BBC 4

All episodes

BBC 4

Timeshift

Timeshift - Series 12: 5. The British Army Of The Rhine

Series 12: 5. The British Army Of The Rhine

28-10-2015

BBC 4

All episodes

BBC 4

Timeshift

Timeshift - Series 16: 2. Sailors, Ships & Stevedores: The Story Of British Docks

Series 16: 2. Sailors, Ships & Stevedores: The Story Of British Docks

20-06-2023

BBC 4

All episodes

BBC 4

Timeshift

Timeshift - Series 11 - Of Ice And Men

Series 11 - Of Ice And Men

Documentary which looks at why the most inhospitable place on the planet has exerted such a powerful hold on the imagination of explorers, scientists, writers and photographers.

03-06-2019

BBC 4

All episodes

BBC 4

Timeshift

Timeshift - Series 15: 3. The Engine That Powers The World

Series 15: 3. The Engine That Powers The World

14-12-2024

BBC 4

All episodes

BBC 4

Timeshift

Timeshift - Series 14: 3. Bullseyes And Beer: When Darts Hit Britain

Series 14: 3. Bullseyes And Beer: When Darts Hit Britain

31-03-2024

BBC 4

All episodes

BBC 4

© 2025 - Catchupplayer.co.uk