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Documentary about the later works of director Lucio Fulci with special focus on "A Cat in the Brain".

Ian Hislop presents this film about the colourful, seriously wealthy Victorian financiers whose spectacular philanthropy shows that banking wasn't always associated with greed or self-serving financial recklessness. Ian looks at attitudes to money and morality when the London first became the world's financial centre.

A group of queer friends embark on a night out, with very different experiences.

The Funeral Murders follows a dramatic and deadly series of events that took place at two funerals in Belfast in March 1988. Thirty years later, those who witnessed or were intimately connected to these events tell their stories. This film offers a range of perspectives - from republicans and loyalists to the security forces and family members of those who died, who share their moving stories for the first time.

Explore the tradition of figurative art at the heart of Islam with host Rageh Omaar. Muslim belief and tradition specifies that there should be no depictions of God or the Prophet Muhammad. In religious contexts, this constraint on what artists can depict extends to human figures and other living creatures as well. These prohibitions have inspired a rich visual culture based on calligraphy, Arabesque floral designs, and geometry, all of which feature strongly in the art and design found throughout Islam, including in mosques and the Koran. With the help of fine art and religion experts, host Rageh Omaar (The Life of Muhammad) traces the effect of these beliefs over the centuries on the art and artists of the Islamic world and considers why depictions of pilgrims taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage have become part of the accepted tradition of Islamic art, including in work exhibited at the British Museum.

A documentation of Arctic Monkeys South American tour for their album "AM".

Mo, an eccentric taxidermist, tries to reconnect with his past.

Two bullies are forced to face the dramatic consequences for their actions.

A short experimental spoken word film which explores two people's different opinions of a night out, it explores male rivalry and the hopelessness of going out on the piss every night.

Epic flooding, millions without power, numerous fatalities, gridlock and heartbreak; go inside the megastorm to learn why it happened and how one could hit again. This documentary is an in-depth one-hour special on the wrath and destruction of Hurricane Sandy.

A documentary about the making of the tenth series of Red Dwarf (1988).

Five vastly different but closely related people are forced to re-examine the myth of the monster from their recent past.

An affectionate look back at Tommy Cooper's life and career. Sir Michael Parkinson, Jimmy Tarbuck and Chris Tarrant and others reflect on what made Tommy Cooper one of the greatest ever comedians. Colleagues talk about working with him, and his daughter Vicky reveals her feelings about her father.

A young Scottish teen tries his best to overcome his fear of sleeping in this short horror.

Stephanie, a phone sex worker, is threatened by an unknown caller who knows way too much about her.

The opener (and only episode, later restored as a short) for an unfinished third series finds a group of detectives assembled in Paris, where they're bumped off in the manner of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None (aka Ten Little Indians). Copyrighted in 1988, but unreleased until 2014, when it surfaced on The Lost Worlds of Gerry Anderson DVD. It was later included as a bonus feature on the 2017 Dick Spanner DVD set.

A colourful comedy-drama, with an ending that will knock you sideways.

Boys, beers and bras.

Truth proved stranger than fiction, when in events more extreme than those in the show, two actresses from EastEnders (1985) were murdered just 4 years apart by those closest to them.

A study in contrast, colour and moiré pattern in a public park in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The film connects with a series of paintings by visual artist, Angela Allen.

A film about Eric Rohmer, Paris, and the pleasures of cinephilia. Between the late 1950s and mid-2000s, legendary Nouvelle vague cinéaste Eric Rohmer made over twenty feature films, short films, and television documentaries on location in Paris. Rohmer in Paris explores his relationship with this most cinematic of cities. Combining elements of essay film, biographical documentary, speculative fiction, and mashup, Rohmer in Paris provides an unconventional tour of Rohmer's films, of modern Paris, and of how we engage with cinema.

A visual essay on the Giallo years of Italian writer/director Ernesto Gastaldi.

Anne has been celebrated and damned, seen as either schemer or a victim. Her sister Mary is less remembered and often dismissed as a fool. But what was the truth?

The story behind the “American Pie” album featuring all new interviews with Don McLean, the producer Ed Freeman and musicians involved in making the record.

A compilation of illusions that went disastrously wrong, including a number of near fatal cases. Also featuring a discussion of some of magic's most dangerous acts and mishaps featuring world famous magicians.

Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale The Ice Maiden, The Fairy's Kiss tells the story of a boy cursed with a kiss, destined for immortality.

Welcome to the largest human gathering ever in this one-hour special, World’s Biggest Festival: Kumbh Mela. Imagine a crowd so massive, it is visible from space. A crowd, likely 100 million strong, intent on just one thing: bathing in a sacred river to wash away sins and gain a chance at a new beginning. In the World’s Biggest Festival: Kumbh Mela, experience the dazzling spectacle of spiritual fervour and collective diversity as Hindus from across the globe converge on the Maha Kumbh Mela. Not only is it the world’s largest religious festival, but it is also believed to be the largest gathering of humans in one place, at one time on Earth.

Playing with scale and bringing objects to life, the film creates a subverted world where the mundane becomes absurd.

"Thank you Soma - شكراً صوما" explores the relationship between Nour, a young Lebanese woman, and Soma, the migrant domestic worker who’s played a large part in her upbringing. It is a reminder to us not to become complacent in the comfort of our daily lives and to continue to question the complexity and injustice inherent in being a migrant domestic worker today.

Documentary taking Tom and Danny back to the hotel where it all began. Take a nostalgic trip back to the hotel where McFly were formed and most of the songs for the first album were written.

Chris Packham invites us inside his autistic world to find out what it is like being him.

A man creates a device that creates a "save point" in his life, allowing him to undo recent actions. Desperate to impress the love of his life, he uses the device repeatedly, seeking advice from a friend to perfect every moment. However, returning to the save point comes at a dark cost, he must take his own life each time.

Despite the perceived progress the world has made over the years, it's become increasingly clear that racism continues to run through our culture. This is abundantly apparent on the streets of London. This difficult documentary explores racism in today's climate through stories from people of various races.

Brenda Emmanus explores the art collection of Charles I, much of which is being reunited for a unique exhibition for the first time since his execution. Brenda hears the stories behind the works of art and learns how the collection was sold off by Parliament following Charles's death.

Paris-based writer Andrew Hussey travels through the glorious art and surprising history of an extraordinary French institution to show that the story of the Louvre is the story of France. As well as exploring the masterpieces of painters such as Veronese, Rubens, David, Chardin, Gericault and Delacroix, he examines the changing face of the Louvre itself through its architecture and design. Medieval fortress, Renaissance palace, luxurious home to kings, emperors and more recently civil servants, today it attracts eight million visitors a year. The documentary also reflects the very latest transformation of the Louvre - the museum's recently-opened Islamic Gallery.

What did Scotland do in the Cold War? We travel the length of the country, from an underground bunker to a remote Hebridean test site, to find out.

Acting as part ode and through a series of interpretations, Claudette’s Star depicts young artists considering with sheer wonder who is given a voice.

Shaun always feels separate and isolated from the confident, happy world around him. Whilst waiting for his parents in a busy pub, Shaun struggles valiantly to join in with the admirably happy people in the crowd, but the more he tries, the more he goes awry. As everything in the pub goes from bad to worse, Shaun finds himself confronted by the painful memories that made him who he is. His feelings, memories and desires overwhelm him and by the end of the evening he is ready to explode...

A man embarks on a journey to find ways to fill a human lifetime without becoming jaded and bored to death in middle age. People say that everything is too expensive to have any real fun. However, in this film we set about finding that the very best things in life really are free for all to enjoy. Even those life-long dreams, which are not entirely free can be fulfilled with less expense than you may think.

Fourteen souls were left to winter-over on Britain's largest Antarctic base, but nearly six months into winter all contact was lost. When a rescue team was sent into investigate no one was found alive. . . . . . . Cut off from the outside world, the small community gradually become fractured and antagonistic. From out of this dark crucible of malcontent, a killer emerges. In the isolated and disparate group, members are picked off one by one, paranoia ensues and no one is safe. Filmed and edited entirely on location in Antarctica, the story demonstrates that, even in the most inhospitable environment on earth, the most malevolent threat lurks inside ourselves

A highly distinctive performer and deft writer of finely crafted jokes, Peter Brush unassumingly takes the stage with his slight bespectacled frame and scruffy hair, before consummately conquering it with an arsenal of razor sharp quirky one-liners and peerlessly original routines, all delivered in an amusingly awkward fashion. If he weren’t a stand-up comedian Brush says he has an ‘overly romanticised idea of being a folk musician’.

Alone on the top deck of the night bus, an old lady is haunted by an unlikely apparition.

Home is where you are... First year film made at the Royal College of Art.

Chronicling several significant events in their troubled relationship, "Kindling" is comprised of three individual vignettes that follow Mary's experiences with her mother and her mother's alcoholism.

A narrator tells the story of a man, Ed who finds himself with an unexpected visit.

All the way back to Liverpool - as the title suggests - is a journey. The documentary follows a group of musicians and friends as they write, rehearse and record new material to a strict three day deadline. It catches the creative process of making a record - how the initial idea for a song is developed through collaboration and improvisation - and how it changes once recording sessions start.

Dutch singer Caro Emerald burst into the limelight in 2010 when her debut album “Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor” went straight to the No.1 spot in her native Holland. Later in the year it was released across Europe to universal acclaim and huge commercial success. Her second album “The Shocking Miss Emerald”, released in the spring of 2013, was a No.1 album in the UK and Holland and continues to be a top chart title in many territories. This performance was filmed at the BBC Radio Theatre for BBC’s “In Concert” series earlier this year, with a 60 minute version being broadcast on BBC Radio 2 and on digital TV. The show features a mix of tracks from both her studio albums, including all her hits, and with a cover version of the Noel Coward song “Mad About The Boy”. Caro Emerald is a wonderful live performer with a fantastic voice and an engaging personality and this concert captures her at her best.

Ahead of the World Darts Championship, we speak to defending champion Phil Taylor and take a close look at the 15-time winner's career.

A visual essay about the the design of the titular beast in Walerian Borowczyk's "The Beast," as well as a synopsis of a treatment for the film's unmade sequel.

A mother quietly struggles to deal with her aggressive teenage son who refuses to do anything except play online computer games. An honest and darkly comic story about compulsion, mishaps, loneliness and family redemption.

A dark psychological horror that explores our societies extremes through a high-class escort.

Charlie Sloth has been on a road trip to find the hottest rappers up North and try to understand why rap music in the U.K is dominated by the London scene. He's travelled from Newcastle to Liverpool, Manchester to Sheffield, Huddersfield to Leeds; spent time in boxing gyms with aspiring MCs, and met feared battle-rappers working the night-shift in Morrisons. Featuring Shotty Horroh, Bang On, Tez Kidd, Hoodman, The Projekt and Sermstyle.

When a procession of Norman soldiers escort a group of prisoners through the depths of the forest, they are ambushed by a band of bloodthirsty thugs. The Normans routed and shown no mercy, a captive minstrel manages to trade his life for a song. Composed on the spot, he promises his attackers immortality through the ages. But sometimes legends are born by accident, and history can play a game of Chinese whispers with the truth.

Welcome To Britannia. Together We Stand Alone.

An innocent child narrowly escapes destruction and death in Syria. What she leaves behind can never truly be left behind.

When lovers build up a relationship, they fill in every moment with silence, whispers, laughter and screaming.

A quiet young man belies his ferocious battle against the demons haunting him; his only hope lies with his knightly alter-ego.

An hour-long animated film, following the story of a willow tree, as it searches for its place in the forest, meets fellow trees, and survives against the forces of nature and humankind.