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- Three trappers protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.
- A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
- Set in 1950s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover.
- A band of rogue DJs that captivated Britain, playing the music that defined a generation and standing up to a government that wanted classical music, and nothing else, on the airwaves.
- Set in the 1880s, the story of how, during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.
- The affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.
- A look at the lives and relationships among girls at an elite boarding school.
- An American girl inherits a fortune and falls into a misguided relationship with a gentleman confidence artist whose true nature, including a barbed and covetous disposition, turns her life into a nightmare.
- Orson Welles produces his greatest film, Citizen Kane (1941), despite the opposition of the film's de facto subject, William Randolph Hearst.
- A dramatization of Mark Chapman's plan to murder John Lennon.
- A documentary covering five of the most important years of the influential rock star David Bowie's career.
- This chilling series traces the occult origins of the Nazi party and follows them through to the death of the evil figure at its very heart.
- Based on a major exhibition at the Ashmolean in Oxford, Tokyo Stories spans 400 years of incredibly dynamic art - ranging from the delicate woodblock prints of Hokusai and Hiroshige, to Pop Art posters, contemporary photography, Manga, film, and brand-new artworks that were created on the streets. The exhibition was a smash-hit five-star success and brought a younger and more diverse audience to the museum. The film uses the exhibition as a launchpad to travel to Tokyo itself, and explore the art and artists of the city more fully.
- At death's door, George Frederic Handel reflects, rages, and narrates his life. From his womanizing youthful days, to his rise in fame as a composer, God Rot Tunbridge Wells! pulls no punches in this wild romp of a biopic.
- The world's most vibrant and colorful cinema comes crashing through the screen in Bollywood for Beginners, a documentary about the characters, traditions, heroes and heroines that drive India's hyper-real film industry. As Bollywood infuses Western films, music, fashion and theatre with a colorful and rhythmic abandon, artists, journalists and film-makers, including Baz Luhrmann, give us the lowdown on why Bollywood is the most happening thing right now.
- Letta, a young visitor to 18th Century Venice meets a mysterious masked man at a ball. As Antonio tries to impress her with his dancing, can you copy the moves and poses, guided by the cheeky Harlequin? This interactive film installation, on permanent display in the Victoria and Albert Museum's new Europe 1600-1815 galleries, challenges gallery visitors to mimic the poses as the characters explore a Venetian ballroom, the gambling den of the Ridotto and the daytime performances on the famous Piazza.
- Documentary comparing the lives of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II, neither of whom was expected to become queen, shown on the occasion when the length of Queen Elizabeth's reign exceeded that of Queen Victoria's, making her Britain's longest-reigning monarch.
- A look at how Charles Dickens created the idea of a traditional family Christmas through one of his best-known books, "A Christmas Carol".
- Reevaluation of Dickens as modem and contemporary, without the Victorian seriousness. By interviewing ordinary people it focuses on his comedy, characters, view of children, money, bureaucracy, private life, plus texts showing his process.
- An autobiography about the director's life, career and ultimate disillusionment with The People's Republic of China.
- An exploration of the relationship between the film industry and classic tales of mythology. Special effects master Ray Harryhausen discusses some of his most spectacular creatures and effects. We look at Hollywood's treatment of some of the supernatural characters and heroic stories of Greek mythology and examine the early history of motion picture special effects.