How a traditional working-class pub game became a national obsession during the 1970s and 80s, and how television played a key role in elevating its players into household names.
Timeshift tells the story of how a traditional working-class pub game became a national obsession during the 1970s and 80s, and looks at the key role television played in elevating its larger-than-life players into household names.
Siobhan Finneran narrates a documentary which charts the game's surprising history, its cross-class and cross-gender appeal, and the star players that, for two decades, transformed a pub pastime into a sporting spectacle like no other.
Featuring legendary names such as Alan Evans and Jocky Wilson and including contributions from Eric Bristow, Bobby George, John Lowe and Phil Taylor.
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Clips
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Web exclusive: The curator of darts
Duration: 01:33
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A very British game
Duration: 02:11
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The money match
Duration: 01:38
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From the bar to the book
Duration: 02:03
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:08City of Prague Philharmonic / Raine
Into Miami
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00:36The Douglas Wood Group
Darts
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00:59Chas & Dave
Rabbit
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00:59John Barry
We Have All The Time In The World
Meet the narrator
Siobhan Finneran is best known for her regular roles in ITV’s and Benidorm, and in Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ drama’s and the recently acclaimed . She also starred as Rita in the cult 1986 film and as Mrs. Swift in the 2013 film .
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Siobhan Finneran |
| Producer | Matt Thomas |
| Director | Matt Thomas |
| Executive Producer | Michael Poole |
| Participant | Eric Bristow |
| Participant | Bobby George |
| Participant | John Lowe |
| Participant | Phil Taylor |
Broadcasts
- Mon 15 Dec 2014 21:00
- Tue 16 Dec 2014 02:15
- Thu 18 Dec 2014 22:30
- Wed 7 Jan 2015 02:00
- Sun 31 May 2015 01:40
- Wed 10 Jun 2015 21:00
- Fri 30 Oct 2015 00:00
- Mon 2 Nov 2015 01:40
- Thu 17 Mar 2016 22:00
- Thu 24 Mar 2016 00:30
- Thu 14 Jul 2016 23:30
- Mon 18 Jul 2016 02:55
- Mon 13 Mar 2017 01:40
- Tue 3 Apr 2018 23:30
- Tue 18 Sep 2018 00:00
- Fri 22 Feb 2019 01:05
- Thu 5 Sep 2019 00:00
- Mon 20 Jul 2020 23:30
- Sun 31 Mar 2024 20:00
- Mon 1 Apr 2024 02:55
