Timewatch - Production & Contact Info

Timewatch (1982– )
TV Series | 50 min | Documentary, History

Timewatch (1982– )

TV Series | 50 min | Documentary, History

BBC investigative documentary series noted for its new perspectives on historical events.

Seasons

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Directors

Antonia Benedek (film director) (directed by) | Pippa Holloway (film director) | Robert Marshall | Tilman Remme & 83 more

Writers

Tilman Remme (writer) | Robert Marshall (writer) (script) (written by) | Jonathan Lewis (writer) | Neil Cameron (writer) (written by) & 51 more

Producers

Antonia Benedek (producer) | Margaret Heffernan (producer) | Catrine Clay (producer) (produced by) | Diana Lashmore (producer) & 97 more

Composers

Larry Adler | Martyn Swain | Dave Bainbridge | Francis Shaw & 26 more

Cinematographers

Martin Patmore (photography) | Phil Gries | John Adderley (photography) | Gerry Pinches & 63 more

Editors

Paul Ashton | Justin Amsden (film editor) | Tony Lazzerini | John Farren (editor: Timewatch) & 74 more

Casting

Albert Thrower | Carrie Hilton | Sasha Robertson

Production Design

Malcolm Thornton | Barbara Gosnold | Roger Harris | Astrid Sieben & 3 more

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 29, 1982

Release date (First episode)

Sep 29, 1982 (United Kingdom)

Awards

3 wins & 3 nominations

Contacts

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Cast	+ Add Cast
50 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Michael Praed Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	58	Robin of Sherwood (1984)
Peter France Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	40	Tales from the Madhouse (2000)
Christopher Andrew Self - Reporter / Self - Presenter Self - Reporter / Self - Presenter See fewer	25	Cold War (1998)
John Tusa Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	20	Right to Reply (1982)
Winston Churchill Self - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (archive footage) See fewer	8	Matinee Theatre (1955)
John Rowe Narrator / Solicitor General Narrator / Solicitor General See fewer	6	Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
Simon Winchester Self - Reporter / Self - Contributor Self - Reporter / Self - Contributor See fewer	6	The Professor and the Madman (2019)
Lyndon B. Johnson Self - President of the United States (archive footage) Self - President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	6	1960 National Nominating Conventions (1960)
Sean Barrett Narrator Narrator See fewer	5	Return to Oz (1985)
David Drew Self - Reporter / Self - Writer & Archaeologist / Self - Presenter Self - Reporter / Self - Writer & Archaeologist / Self - Presenter See fewer	4	Chronicle (1966)
Samuel West Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	4	Howards End (1992)
Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	4	Triumph of the Will (1935)
Andrew Sachs Narrator / Dr. Eduard Bloch Narrator / Dr. Eduard Bloch See fewer	3	Fawlty Towers (1975)
David Cannadine Self - Historian / Self - Historian, Christ College Cambridge Self - Historian / Self - Historian, Christ College Cambridge See fewer	3	The Diamond Queen (2012)
Bernard Clark Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	3	Hard News (1989)
Federico U. D'Amato Self Self See fewer	3	Il ricatto di un padre (1957)
Vincenzo Vinciguerra Self Self See fewer	3	L'irriducibile (2022)
Queen Elizabeth II Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	3	Civilisation (1969)
Charles Wheeler Self - Narrator / Self - Presenter Self - Narrator / Self - Presenter See fewer	2	Johnson Tapes (1999)
Alan Parnaby Ernest Satow Ernest Satow See fewer	2	Flambards (1979)
Bernard Hill Narrator Narrator See fewer	2	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Simon Haslett Self Self See fewer	2	Britain's Killer Wave of 1607 (2024)
Veronika Hyks Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	2	Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983)
Henry Lincoln Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	2	Doctor Who (1963)
Ken Teraizumi Ito Hirobumi Ito Hirobumi See fewer	2	Daijishin (2005)
Michael Palin Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	2	Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Benjamin Whitrow Sir Harry Parkes Sir Harry Parkes See fewer	2	Chicken Run (2000)
Christian Burgess Charles Wirgman Charles Wirgman See fewer	2	Gangs of New York (2002)
Hitomi Tanabe Kane Takeda Kane Takeda See fewer	2	Crest of Betrayal (1994)
Miranda Green Self - University of Wales, Cardiff / Self - Author Self - University of Wales, Cardiff / Self - Author See fewer	2	The Third Pint (2007)
Barry Stanton William Willis William Willis See fewer	2	King Lear (1970)
Hugh Astor Self - MI5 Case Officer, 1941-45 Self - MI5 Case Officer, 1941-45 See fewer	2	Timewatch (1982)
Andrew Wallace-Hadrill Self - Director, British School in Rome Self - Director, British School in Rome See fewer	2	Pompeii: The Last Day (2003)
Eva Braun Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	Eva Braun: Hitler's Mistress (1991)
Herbert Döhring Self - superintendent of Hitler's Berghof house Self - superintendent of Hitler's Berghof house See fewer	2	Nazi Women (2001)
Neville Chamberlain Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2
Hugh Trevor-Roper Self - Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), 1940-45 / Self - Interviewee Self - Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), 1940-45 / Self - Interviewee See fewer	2	The Motorola Television Hour (1953)
Ian Holm Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	2	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Duchess of Windsor Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	A King's Story (1965)
Duke of Windsor Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	A King's Story (1965)
Peter Ibbotson Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	2	The Pursuit of Power (1981)
John Bowman Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	2	Proof (2004)
Norman Stone Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	2	Mengele: The Final Account (1995)
Robert Harris Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	2	The Ghost Writer (2010)
David Starkey Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	2	Good Ideas of the 20th Century (1993)
Joseph Stalin Self - General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (archive footage) Self - General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (archive footage) See fewer	2	Krymskaya konferentsiya (1945)
Dimitri Volkogonov Self - Stalin Biographer Self - Stalin Biographer See fewer	2	Stalin: Von der Revolution zur Supermacht (1993)
Enoch Powell Self - Health Minister, 1960-1963 / Self - Panellist Self - Health Minister, 1960-1963 / Self - Panellist See fewer	2	Byline (1988)
Michael Bryant Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	2	Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
Peter Francis Self Self See fewer	2	Good Morning Britain (2014)