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Timewatch
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Timewatch
Timewatch (1982) is a solid-tier series on goodrecmovies, rated 7.4/10 on IMDb from 1,171 votes. Updated
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★ 7.4IMDb · 1k
Timewatch is a long-running British television series showing documentaries on historical subjects, spanning all human history. It was first broadcast on 29 September 1982 and is produced by the BBC, the Timewatch brandname is used as a banner title in the UK, but many of the individual documentaries can be found on US cable channels without the branding.
Top cast
16Michael Praed
Self - Narrator
Michael Praed
Narrator
Peter France
Self - Presenter
Christopher Andrew
Self - Reporter
Christopher Andrew
Self - Presenter
John Tusa
Self - Presenter
John Rowe
Narrator
John Rowe
Self - Narrator
John Rowe
Solicitor General
Simon Winchester
Self - Reporter
Simon Winchester
Self - Contributor
Sean Barrett
Self - Narrator
Sean Barrett
Narrator
David Drew
Self - Reporter
David Drew
Self - Presenter
David Drew
Self - Writer & Archaeologist
Seasons
21best episode: S20E7 — The Last Surrender ★ 9.6 (17)
S71 eps · ★ 6.9
- E8Shadow of the Ripper★ 6.921
S91 eps · ★ 7.1
- E2Napoleon's Last Battle★ 7.18
S101 eps · ★ 8.0
- E10LBJ: Part One - Beautiful Texas★ 8.07
S113 eps · ★ 8.3
- E9Gladio: The Ringmasters★ 8.247
- E10Gladio: The Puppeteers★ 8.38
- E11Gladio: The Foot Soldiers★ 8.58
S121 eps · ★ 6.3
- E13The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald★ 6.320
S132 eps · ★ 7.8
- E1Forgotten Heroes★ 7.711
- E8The Myth of the Spanish Inquisition★ 7.811
S142 eps · ★ 7.5
- E2Uncle Ho and Uncle Sam★ 8.07
- E4The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde★ 7.117
S151 eps · ★ 6.3
- E9The History of a Mystery★ 6.37
S171 eps · ★ 7.8
- E3The Oklahoma Outlaw★ 7.86
S181 eps · ★ 8.0
- E7Forgotten Volunteers★ 8.08
S204 eps · ★ 8.4
- E1The Empire State Story★ 7.818
- E2Himmler, Hitler and the End of the Reich★ 8.211
- E7The Last Surrender★ 9.617
- E12Bombing Germany★ 8.013
S216 eps · ★ 7.4
- E1The Making of Adolf Hitler★ 7.414
- E4Kill 'Em All: American War Crimes in Korea★ 7.512
- E6Myths of the Titanic★ 7.99
- E7Battle for Berlin★ 7.710
- E8Stalin and the Betrayal of Leningrad★ 6.49
- E10Akhenaten and Nefertiti: The Royal Gods of Egypt★ 7.89
S225 eps · ★ 7.7
- E2Lost Cities of the Maya★ 7.47
- E6Concorde: A Love Affair★ 7.37
- E7Zulu: The True Story★ 7.213
- E10Gallipoli: The First D-Day★ 8.39
- E13Through Hell for Hitler★ 8.329
S236 eps · ★ 7.2
- E5How Mad Was King George?★ 8.08
- E6Who Killed Rasputin?★ 6.38
- E8The Mystery of the Black Death★ 7.77
- E9The Black Pharaohs★ 6.67
- E10The Secrets of the Mary Rose★ 8.09
- E11Julius Caesar's Greatest Battle★ 6.522
S248 eps · ★ 7.1
- E1Who Killed Ivan the Terrible?★ 7.210
- E2Murder in Rome★ 8.093
- E3Who Killed Stalin?★ 6.628
- E5The Killer Wave of 1607★ 6.919
- E6Britain's Lost Colosseum★ 7.48
- E9The Gunpowder Plot★ 7.016
- E10Pol Pot: The Journey to the Killing Fields★ 6.911
- E12Inside the Mind of Adolf Hitler★ 6.854
S257 eps · ★ 7.3
- E1The Bog Bodies★ 7.77
- E2Battle of the River Plate★ 7.513
- E6The Secret History of Genghis Khan★ 7.515
- E7The Crusaders' Lost Fort★ 6.714
- E8The Mystery of the Headless Romans★ 7.013
- E9Battle for Warsaw★ 6.68
- E12The Princess Spy★ 8.018
S268 eps · ★ 7.4
- E1The Hunt for U864★ 7.814
- E2Beatlemania★ 7.417
- E3Killer Cloud★ 6.89
- E4Hadrian's Wall★ 6.49
- E5Zeppelin: The First Blitz★ 8.111
- E6The Last Duel★ 7.410
- E9The Hidden Children★ 8.514
- E11Gladiator Graveyard★ 6.58
S274 eps · ★ 7.3
- E1Viking Voyage★ 7.46
- E2Bloody Omaha★ 7.630
- E3The Wreckers★ 6.86
- E5The Pharaoh's Lost City★ 7.514
S294 eps · ★ 7.2
- E1Stonehenge: The Healing Stones★ 6.810
- E3The Boxer Rebellion★ 7.66
- E4Young Victoria★ 6.822
- E6The Last Day of World War One★ 7.657
S305 eps · ★ 7.2
- E2QE2: The Final Voyage★ 7.46
- E3The Real Bonnie and Clyde★ 6.745
- E4Captain Cook: The Man Behind the Legend★ 5.913
- E5WWI Aces Falling★ 7.920
- E6Pyramid: The Last Secret★ 8.09
Specials3 eps · ★ 7.4
- ·Love Story: Berlin 1942★ 8.223
- ·Atlantis: The Evidence★ 6.939
- ·The Victorian Way of Death★ 7.112
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best episode: S20E7 — The Last Surrender ★ 9.6 (17)
S71 eps · ★ 6.9
- E8Shadow of the Ripper★ 6.921
S91 eps · ★ 7.1
- E2Napoleon's Last Battle★ 7.18
S101 eps · ★ 8.0
- E10LBJ: Part One - Beautiful Texas★ 8.07
S113 eps · ★ 8.3
- E9Gladio: The Ringmasters★ 8.247
- E10Gladio: The Puppeteers★ 8.38
- E11Gladio: The Foot Soldiers★ 8.58
S121 eps · ★ 6.3
- E13The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald★ 6.320
S132 eps · ★ 7.8
- E1Forgotten Heroes★ 7.711
- E8The Myth of the Spanish Inquisition★ 7.811
S142 eps · ★ 7.5
- E2Uncle Ho and Uncle Sam★ 8.07
- E4The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde★ 7.117
S151 eps · ★ 6.3
- E9The History of a Mystery★ 6.37
S171 eps · ★ 7.8
- E3The Oklahoma Outlaw★ 7.86
S181 eps · ★ 8.0
- E7Forgotten Volunteers★ 8.08
S204 eps · ★ 8.4
- E1The Empire State Story★ 7.818
- E2Himmler, Hitler and the End of the Reich★ 8.211
- E7The Last Surrender★ 9.617
- E12Bombing Germany★ 8.013
S216 eps · ★ 7.4
- E1The Making of Adolf Hitler★ 7.414
- E4Kill 'Em All: American War Crimes in Korea★ 7.512
- E6Myths of the Titanic★ 7.99
- E7Battle for Berlin★ 7.710
- E8Stalin and the Betrayal of Leningrad★ 6.49
- E10Akhenaten and Nefertiti: The Royal Gods of Egypt★ 7.89
S225 eps · ★ 7.7
- E2Lost Cities of the Maya★ 7.47
- E6Concorde: A Love Affair★ 7.37
- E7Zulu: The True Story★ 7.213
- E10Gallipoli: The First D-Day★ 8.39
- E13Through Hell for Hitler★ 8.329
S236 eps · ★ 7.2
- E5How Mad Was King George?★ 8.08
- E6Who Killed Rasputin?★ 6.38
- E8The Mystery of the Black Death★ 7.77
- E9The Black Pharaohs★ 6.67
- E10The Secrets of the Mary Rose★ 8.09
- E11Julius Caesar's Greatest Battle★ 6.522
S248 eps · ★ 7.1
- E1Who Killed Ivan the Terrible?★ 7.210
- E2Murder in Rome★ 8.093
- E3Who Killed Stalin?★ 6.628
- E5The Killer Wave of 1607★ 6.919
- E6Britain's Lost Colosseum★ 7.48
- E9The Gunpowder Plot★ 7.016
- E10Pol Pot: The Journey to the Killing Fields★ 6.911
- E12Inside the Mind of Adolf Hitler★ 6.854
S257 eps · ★ 7.3
- E1The Bog Bodies★ 7.77
- E2Battle of the River Plate★ 7.513
- E6The Secret History of Genghis Khan★ 7.515
- E7The Crusaders' Lost Fort★ 6.714
- E8The Mystery of the Headless Romans★ 7.013
- E9Battle for Warsaw★ 6.68
- E12The Princess Spy★ 8.018
S268 eps · ★ 7.4
- E1The Hunt for U864★ 7.814
- E2Beatlemania★ 7.417
- E3Killer Cloud★ 6.89
- E4Hadrian's Wall★ 6.49
- E5Zeppelin: The First Blitz★ 8.111
- E6The Last Duel★ 7.410
- E9The Hidden Children★ 8.514
- E11Gladiator Graveyard★ 6.58
S274 eps · ★ 7.3
- E1Viking Voyage★ 7.46
- E2Bloody Omaha★ 7.630
- E3The Wreckers★ 6.86
- E5The Pharaoh's Lost City★ 7.514
S294 eps · ★ 7.2
- E1Stonehenge: The Healing Stones★ 6.810
- E3The Boxer Rebellion★ 7.66
- E4Young Victoria★ 6.822
- E6The Last Day of World War One★ 7.657
S305 eps · ★ 7.2
- E2QE2: The Final Voyage★ 7.46
- E3The Real Bonnie and Clyde★ 6.745
- E4Captain Cook: The Man Behind the Legend★ 5.913
- E5WWI Aces Falling★ 7.920
- E6Pyramid: The Last Secret★ 8.09
Specials3 eps · ★ 7.4
- ·Love Story: Berlin 1942★ 8.223
- ·Atlantis: The Evidence★ 6.939
- ·The Victorian Way of Death★ 7.112
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