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Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history.

Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied window onto the past.

Timeshift: Series 12

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Michael Poole

Timeshift: Series 12: Episode 6: When Wrestling was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies

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When Wrestling was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies

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Episode 6: When Wrestling was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies

Series 12

BBC Four - Timeshift, Series 12, When Wrestling was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies

A look back to the time when British professional wrestling attracted huge TV audiences.

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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Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history

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