30 Aug 2010
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.
When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies
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.
Top Billed Cast
Christopher Eccleston Narrator
Peter Blake Self
Will Hodgson Self
Simon Garfield Self
Max Crabtree Self
Adrian Street Self
Johnny Kincaid Self
Klondyke Kate Self
Kendo Nagasaki Self
Atlantis Chronos Goth Self - Spiritual Advisor to Kendo Nagasaki
Frank Rimer Self
Anglo Italian Self
Brian Faulkner Self
James Mason Self
Joseph Nixon Self
Brian Mitchell Self
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