Timeshift turns back the clock to a time when villains wore silver capes, grannies swooned at the sight of bulky men in latex and the most masculine man in the country was called Shirley. In its heyday, British professional wrestling attracted huge TV audiences and made household names of generations of wrestlers from Mick McManus and Jackie 'Mr TV' Pallo to Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy. With contributions from inside the world of wrestling and surprising fans such as artist Peter Blake, this is an affectionate and lively portrait of a lost era of simpler pleasures, both in and out of the ring.
Christopher Eccleston
Peter Blake
Will Hodgson
Simon Garfield
Max Crabtree
Adrian Street
Johnny Kincaid
Klondyke Kate
Kendo Nagasaki
Atlantis Chronos Goth
Frank Rimer
Anglo Italian
Brian Faulkner
James Mason
Joseph Nixon
Brian Mitchell