Finding your next obsession
Finding your next obsession

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.
LUXEN Decision Guide
A real-world series choice where the subject and the perspective behind it are the main reason to keep going.
Best fit
Who it is for
Best suited to viewers who want a longer-form story built around real people, events, or ideas.
Commitment
Long-form commitment · 30 seasons
Use the season and episode count to judge how much time you want to invest.
Start here
Read the synopsis, then check the trailer.
Read the synopsis first, then check the trailer and decide whether you want to invest in the longer arc.
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The series
4 episodes
1982
10 episodes
1983
14 episodes
1984
12 episodes
1985
10 episodes
1986
12 episodes
1987
12 episodes
1988
11 episodes
1989
13 episodes
1990
21 episodes
1991
20 episodes
1992
14 episodes
1993
16 episodes
1994
11 episodes
1995
13 episodes
1996
15 episodes
1997
13 episodes
1998
12 episodes
1999
2 episodes
2000
12 episodes
2001
13 episodes
2002
13 episodes
2003
11 episodes
2004
11 episodes
2005
12 episodes
2006
12 episodes
2007
11 episodes
2008
8 episodes
2009
1 episode
2010
4 episodes
2011