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Original Release
04/03/2011
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Matthew Sweet | Himself - Author and Film Historian / Himself - Historian |
| C.P. Lee | Himself - University of Salford |
| Julian Rhind-Tutt | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| Vanessa Toulmin | Herself - National Fairground Archive, University of Sheffield (as Prof Vanessa Toulmin) |
| Ann Featherstone | Herself - University of Manchester (as Dr Ann Featherstone) / Herself - Manchester University (as Dr Ann Featherstone) |
| Jeremy Paxman | Self - TV Newsreader / Himself - 'Newsnight' Presenter (archive footage) |
| Christopher Frayling | Himself - Author and Film Historian (as Professor Christopher Frayling) / Himself - Author and Film Historian (as Prof. Christopher Frayling) |
| Robert Murphy | Readings (voice) / Himself - Narrator |
| Nicholas Witchell | Himself - BBC TV Newsreader (archive footage) / Himself - BBC Newsreader (archive footage) |
| Sarah Moss | Herself - University of Exeter |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Re-Trial by Television: The Rise and Fall of 'Rough Justice' | Sunday, 03 April 2011 |
| 2 | Hotel DeLuxe | Wednesday, 29 June 2011 |
| 3 | All the Fun of the Fair | Tuesday, 02 August 2011 |
| 4 | When the Circus Comes to Town | Tuesday, 09 August 2011 |
| 5 | The Picture Postcard World of Nigel Walmsley | Thursday, 15 September 2011 |
| 6 | Dear Censor... The secret archive of the British Board of Film Classification | Thursday, 29 September 2011 |
| 7 | Antarctica: Of Ice and Men | Thursday, 03 November 2011 |
| 8 | The Golden Age of Trams: A Streetcar Named Desire | Monday, 05 December 2011 |
| 9 | Epic: A Cast of Thousands! | Saturday, 24 December 2011 |
| 10 | The Smoking Years | Wednesday, 04 January 2012 |
| 11 | The Rules of Drinking | Wednesday, 11 January 2012 |
Directors
Matt Pelly, Rebecca Whyte, Merryn Threadgold, Borja Cantera, Alastair McKee, Clare Wilmshurst, Gerry Dawson, Robert Murphy, Francis Welch, Julia Foot
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Matthew Sweet | Himself - Author and Film Historian / Himself - Historian |
| C.P. Lee | Himself - University of Salford |
| Julian Rhind-Tutt | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| Vanessa Toulmin | Herself - National Fairground Archive, University of Sheffield (as Prof Vanessa Toulmin) |
| Ann Featherstone | Herself - University of Manchester (as Dr Ann Featherstone) / Herself - Manchester University (as Dr Ann Featherstone) |
| Jeremy Paxman | Self - TV Newsreader / Himself - 'Newsnight' Presenter (archive footage) |
| Christopher Frayling | Himself - Author and Film Historian (as Professor Christopher Frayling) / Himself - Author and Film Historian (as Prof. Christopher Frayling) |
| Robert Murphy | Readings (voice) / Himself - Narrator |
| Nicholas Witchell | Himself - BBC TV Newsreader (archive footage) / Himself - BBC Newsreader (archive footage) |
| Sarah Moss | Herself - University of Exeter |
| A.T.L. Watkins | Himself - Chief Censor 1948-1956 (archive footage) (as Arthur Watkins) |
| Guy Belshaw | Himself - Fairground Heritage Trust |
| Tom Vincent | Himself - Film Archivist |
| Heather Lane | Herself - Scott Polar Research Institute |
| Graham Downie | Himself - Fairground Historian |
| Sam Poyser | Herself - Senior Lecturer in Law Studies, Canterbury Christ Church University |
| Sheldon Hall | Himself - Co-Author, 'Epics, Spectacles and Blockbusters' (as Dr Sheldon Hall) |
| Sara Wheeler | Herself - Travel Writer and Author, 'Terra Incognita' |
| Bob Woffinden | Himself - Journalist and Author |
| Ian Nathan | Himself - Executive Editor, 'Empire' Magazine |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Michael Poole | Executive Producer |
| Ben Southwell | Producer |
| Matt Pelly | Producer |
| Rebecca Whyte | Producer |
| Merryn Threadgold | Producer |
| Jo Hurst | Producer |
| Borja Cantera | Producer |
| Alastair McKee | Producer |
| Clare Wilmshurst | Producer |
| Steve O'Hagan | Producer |
| Gerry Dawson | Producer |
| Robert Murphy | Producer |
| Francis Welch | Producer |
| Julia Foot | Producer |
Editors
Natasha Martin, Alex Boyle, Dilesh Korya, Rick Holbrook, Mark Fox, Chris Mallett
