Timeshift · SEASON 13
The Ladybird Books Story: The Bugs that Got Britain Reading
Episode 5 · 2013-12-22

- Documentary
Episode overview
Timeshift documentary about Ladybird books, which once informed people on such diverse subjects as how magnets work and what to look for in winter, but also helped to teach many to read.
60 minutes
Season 13 episodes
1. Full Throttle: The Glory Days of British Motorbikes2013-10-28
2. When Coal Was King2013-11-04
3. Bouffants, Beehives and Bobs: The Hairstyles That Shaped Britain2013-11-13
4. A Day at the Zoo2013-11-20
5. The Ladybird Books Story: The Bugs that Got Britain Reading2013-12-22
6. Hurricanes and Heatwaves: The Highs and Lows of British Weather2014-01-08
7. How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective2014-01-12