L'auteur de Beltraffio
Mar 27, 1976A young American writer visits a famous author in the English countryside, and notices antagonism between the author and his wife over the upbringing of their young son.
TV Movie
Stefan Gates
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The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
Dec 28, 1980The reputation of the Academy for the Daughters of Respectable Monarchs has, of course, always been of the highest order... then suddenly Signor Doloro de Lara— a Professor of Magic— puts in an unwelcome appearance, and the enchanting little world is turned upside down.
Stiff Upper Lips
Jun 12, 1998Stiff Upper Lips is a broad parody of British period films, especially the lavish Merchant-Ivory productions of the 'eighties and early 'nineties. Although it specifically targets A Room with a View, Chariots of Fire, Maurice, A Passage to India, and many other films, in a more general way Stiff Upper Lips satirises popular perceptions of certain Edwardian traits: propriety, sexual repression, xenophobia, and class snobbery.
Comedy
Feasts
Jun 03, 2009Documentary
Cooking in the Danger Zone
Mar 30, 2008Cooking in the Danger Zone is a documentary television series produced by the BBC and presented by Stefan Gates.
In each film food writer Gates explores unusual food stories in some of the world’s more dangerous places. He uses food to explore and understand people’s culture and the challenges they face. He has eaten such obscure foods as rat in India, baby seal in the Arctic and radioactive soup in Chernobyl.
Series three completed filming in October 2007 and it aired on BBC Two in March 2008.
Documentary
Secrets Of Your Supermarket Food
Jun 24, 2021Investigative documentary series lifting the lid on the growth, production and sale of supermarket food. Presented by journalist Sian Williams and food writer Stefan Gates.
Children's Island
Nov 21, 1985During World War II, a passenger ship travelling from Britain to the USA is torpedoed by a German U-Boat. Eleven children survive the wreck and are swept to a small uninhabited island. Miraculously, they are able to establish radio contact with none other than the grandson of the US president.
Action & Adventure
E numbers: An Edible Adventure
Sep 09, 2010Food writer Stefan Gates sets off on a three-part adventure to uncover the truth about those notorious food additives, E numbers.
Documentary
Ecomaths
May 07, 2018A new way of showing how maths is used in the real world to help create a sustainable future. Stefan Gates meets people using maths to find innovative solutions to the ecological challenges of our age.
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