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A Night in with the Girls
Mar 15, 1997Traces the role of women in British television, from 1946 to 1997.
Documentary
Blore M.P.
Oct 22, 1989Derek Blore, MP, enjoys both a happy successful political career and a sideline in the suburbs. When his two political lives become confused, with an added Russian complication, he finds a national scandal engulfing him.
Drama
Attenborough the Controller
Jan 01, 2002A completely fantastic programme, charting the time of our favorite presenter at the head of the then struggling and controversial BBC2. Packed chock full of interviews, clips and reminiscences both old and new, including the very tasty Joan Bakewell of the 60s. Sir David Attenborough's reign as controller of BBC TWO, from 1965 to 1973, is still thought of as the golden age of television. He was responsible for a number of programme strands that were, and many argue still remain, the high point of public service broadcasting. Match of the Day and Pot Black sat alongside comedy such as The Likely Lads and Not Only But Also. Horizon, Man Alive, One Pair of Eyes, Masterclass, The Forsyte Saga and The Money Programme set the standard for years to come. Sir Attenborough also commissioned series on a grand scale: Kenneth Clark's Civilisation and Jacob Bronowski's Ascent of Man remain two of the great creations of television.
Europe After the Rain
Jan 01, 1978Dada came out of the craziness of World War One. "The birth of Dada was not the beginning of art but of disgust." Surrealism tried to systematize Dada's anarchy into an artistic blend of Freudian psychoanalysis and Marxist provocation. In the interests of conquering the irrational, Salvador Dali opened exhibitions dressed in a diving suit, Marcel Duchamp turned himself into woman, Benjamin Peret assaulted priests, and Yves Tanguy ate spiders. Andre Breton, nicknamed "the Pope of Surrealism", led an inspired gang of artists, lunatics and writers. By the 1950s they were denouncing each other for betraying the movement, but their ideas had infected Hollywood, advertising agencies and were turning up as TV humor and album covers.
The Queen: 70 Glorious Years
Feb 06, 2022Marking 70 years since the Queen ascended the throne, Britain’s best-loved stars share memories of the changes they have lived through during her reign.
Documentary
The Art of Dissent
Oct 05, 2021"The Art of Dissent" celebrates the resilience and power of artistic engagement in Czechoslovakia before and after the 1968 Soviet-led invasion. The documentary's main protagonists - Václav Havel, banned singer Marta Kubisová, and the underground rock group the Plastic People of the Universe (PPU) - became the most recognizable dissidents during the 1970-80s. Havel bridged the disparate clusters of individuals and fused the literary, musical, political, and philosophical nonviolent elements into a hybrid network that eventually toppled the totalitarian regime in 1989.
Documentary
Iris
Dec 14, 2001Iris retrace la vie mouvementée d'Iris Murdoch, une romancière britannique. Née à Dublin en 1919, elle décéda en 1999, atteinte de la maladie d'Alzheimer.
Drama
Dôme du plaisir
Nov 16, 1968En Swinging London , quatre filles décident de kidnapper leur idole pop et le tenir en otage dans un dôme géant en plastique dans la campagne. Son manager essaie désespérément de le trouver, tout comme un lutteur et une classe supérieure gangster Londres. Cependant , il est clair que le jeune homme ne veut pas être libéré de ses ravisseurs glamou
Crime
Give Us a Kiss, Christabel
Oct 27, 1977Casual labour appeals to Wilfred, and the street market is a friendly home until he meets the beautiful Christabel. Her haughty dismissal drives him to amazing feats. He'll do anything for a kiss.
Romance
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Dec 10, 1988British comedy legend Victoria Wood entertains a star-studded audience including Julie Walters, Judi Dench and Dawn French in this 1988 special. Watch her crack jokes, play the piano and answer light-hearted questions.
Comedy
Postcards from the 48%
Jul 06, 2018This is a film made by the some of the 48% who voted Remain. The film is of the 48% and for the 48%. It is their story, feelings and reasons for remain, made totally from their perspective.
Documentary
Vive la Revolution! Joan Bakewell on May '68
May 09, 2018In 1968 Joan Bakewell was one of the few female TV presenters, fronting the BBC's Late Night Line-Up and addressing daily the most pressing issues of the time. In this film she looks back at the events that led to what for many became the defining event of that extraordinarily turbulent year - the protests in France in May. While the rest of the world was in turmoil, with the Vietnam War causing increasing dissent, the Civil Rights movement growing in intensity and young people finding new ways of expressing themselves, as 1968 began it seemed to France's president, General de Gaulle, that his country was immune to the kind of protest sweeping the rest of the world.
Documentary
The Brontë Business
Sep 04, 1977Joan Bakewell visits Haworth in Yorkshire, home of the Brontës, to see the setting in which the novelists worked.
Documentary
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Oct 12, 1972Barry McKenzie sets off for England with his aunt, Edna Everage, to advance his cultural education. Bazza is an innocent abroad, fond of beer, Bondi and beautiful sheilas, but he soon settles into the Australian ghetto in Earls Court, where his old mate Curly has a flat.
Comedy
Meeting Jim
Jun 23, 2018Meeting Jim is a feature length documentary about a journey back to the lifetime of Jim Haynes, an extraordinary 83-year-old man who grabbed with heart and soul the spirit of the 60s and continued to carry it throughout his life.
Documentary
Bette Davis
Dec 17, 1972Bette Davis talks with Joan Bakewell and members of the audience at the National Film Theatre, London.
Documentary
Paul Newman
Mar 26, 1973Recording of the actor in conversation with Joan Bakewell at the National Film Theatre, London.
Documentary
Only Connect
Feb 17, 2025The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.
Countdown
Jul 04, 2023The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
Reality
Richard & Judy
Aug 22, 2008Richard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show originally aired on Channel 4, from 2001 to 2008, but later moved to digital channel, Watch, in October 2008. The programme featured a number of celebrities and a book club. Its final episode aired in July 2009 due to low ratings.
Talk
Rumpole of the Bailey
Dec 03, 1992Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It stars Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an aging London barrister who defends any and all clients, and has been spun off into a series of short stories, novels, and radio programmes.
Drama
The Commander
Nov 12, 2008Payant de sa personne au fil d’enquêtes complexes, le commandant Claire Blake dirige une brigade criminelle et est responsable de son unité d’analyse. Cette femme au regard franc supervise avec fermeté des affaires de meurtres, entourée d’une équipe de choc de la police londonienne.
Drama
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Jan 21, 2013The Alan Titchmarsh Show is a British daytime chat show presented by Alan Titchmarsh. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2007 and currently airs on weekday afternoons. The show's main focus is the "Best of British" theme with many of the shows' segments focusing on fashion, health, nature, cookery and animals.
Talk
Would I Lie to You?
Feb 21, 2025A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.
Comedy
The New Statesman
Dec 26, 1992The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.
Comedy
An Audience with...
Jun 01, 2013An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.
Talk
Have I Got News for You
Dec 13, 2024Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.
Comedy
Room 101
Apr 06, 2018Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish their top peeve or worst nightmare to the depths of Room 101.
Comedy
Portrait Artist of the Year
Nov 13, 2024Artists from the UK and Ireland compete by creating portraits of famous people.
Documentary
Portrait Artist of the Year
Nov 13, 2024Artists from the UK and Ireland compete by creating portraits of famous people.
Documentary
Travels with Pevsner
Nov 14, 1998Series in which presenters explore architecture in the footsteps of Nikolaus Pevsner.
Documentary
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Dec 16, 2024Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.
News
Have I Got News for You
Dec 13, 2024Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.
Comedy
Question Time
Jan 16, 2025This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.
News
Landscape Artist of the Year
Jan 24, 2024It is a nationwide search to find the best landscape artist. Filmed at picturesque locations around the UK, contestants paint National Trust properties for a chance to win a £10,000 commission for a British institution's permanent collection. Through several rounds, winners are selected to advance to the semifinal, and then to the final. Judging the competition are British art historian Kate Bryan, independent curator Kathleen Soriano, and award-winning artist Tai-Shan Schierenberg.
Reality
How the BBC Began
Mar 03, 2024The often-hilarious stories of the BBC's first 50 years. The corporation's pioneers describe its evolution – which was often by accident rather than design.
Documentary
Adult Material
Oct 26, 2020Jolene, une star du porno et mère de trois enfants est présentée à Amy, une jeune danseuse de 19 ans nouvelle dans l'industrie. Elle l'accueille comme n'importe quelle autre fille, mais elle ne peut protéger Amy de ses propres choix, et bientôt, sa relation avec cette jeune femme instable remet en cause sa propre carrière et complique sa vie de famille.
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