Timeshift · SEASON 16
Booze, Beans & Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop
Episode 4 · 2016-12-19
- Documentary
Episode overview
Babita Sharma traces the history of the corner shop in Britain, from its Victorian suburban origins, its crucial role serving the home front in World War Two, and its fortunes in the hands of successive waves of immigration. She and her parents visit the corner shop which was once run by them as a family, and discuss how it shaped her upbringing.
60 minutes
Season 16 episodes
1. Bridging the Gap: How the Severn Bridge Was Built2016-10-19
2. Sailors, Ships and Stevedores: The Story of British Docks2016-10-26
3. Penny Blacks & Twopenny Blues: How Britain Got Stuck on Stamps2016-11-14
4. Booze, Beans & Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop2016-12-19
5. Flights of Fancy: Pigeons and the British2017-02-07
