Christopher embarks on a transatlantic voyage as a passenger on a cargo ship. His hopes of finding out what lures so many men to sea sets him on a journey into solitude, fantasy, and obsession.
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Christopher embarks on a transatlantic voyage as a passenger on a cargo ship. His hopes of finding out what lures so many men to sea sets him on a journey into solitude, fantasy, and obsession.
Ziba, Ché, Neela and Kofi use their devices to take trips through their memories to settle an argument
The Doomsday Clock is a spoken word piece calling for a change to help combat climate change.
Milton Keynes, the Dubai of the UK, the fake city of no history, the perfect utopia we had always been searching for.
Phillip and Holly present a special edition of the show from Buckingham Palace and welcome singing superstar Barry Manilow and Eurovision 2022 sensation Sam Ryder for interviews.
World premiered on 16th April 2022 at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 'Stand by for Action! Gerry Anderson in Concert' is a unique celebration of the life and work of pioneering producer Gerry Anderson. Hosted by Jon Culshaw, this was the first time a career-spanning collection of music from Gerry's shows had ever been performed live in concert, brought to life by a full orchestra with a special appearance from BAFTA-winning composer, Anderson alumnus and conductor Richard Harvey.
In a dystopian world where the air sends you to sleep, a timid romantic uses the only gas mask and her imagination to experience a fulfilling romance with an unconscious heartthrob.
We follow the constantly shifting Thames downstream, in all its infinite richness, acknowledging how human intervention has shaped it, but also how the river continues to influence the lives of those who live around it, from source to mouth.
The story of the investigation into the disappearance of a five-year-old and the challenges the police faced in trying to convict a local suspect.
In a futuristic night city, where human Hunters search for the secret to biological immortality- we follow a Vampiric father as he breaks into the Hunter Corp. He fights to rescue his daughter from being a test subject, no matter the costs.
Presenter Holly Hamilton tells the feelgood story of the Glentoran team who left Belfast on a European football adventure just before the First World War to win the Vienna Cup, the first ever European Cup.
A crazy phenomenon is spreading worldwide. It seems like the Power Club is only going to grow. How will the DMC Heroes react? Daren will need his allies.
An outlaw by the name of Cassidy Griffin is on the run from a Deputy after killing the Sheriff.
British filmmaker Mark Jenkin (whose latest feature Enys Men is part of this year’s Main Slate) mails this postcard from a melancholic holiday in New York and its environs, rendering the city in grainy monochrome Super 8 and a familiar urban soundtrack of jackhammers and traffic hum. In voiceover, the filmmaker relates his experiences of celeb-spotting and visiting movie locales, buying overpriced essentials, and counting MAGA bumper stickers on Long Island.
After meeting due to a chance encounter at a lame house party, Jamie and Jen decide to ditch the party and explore the Glasgow City Centre at night while they get to know one another.
Watch two of the greatest F1 drivers go head-to-head in the most intense battle for the Drivers’ World Championship in recent memory. The fight between seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton and the young challenger Max Verstappen features dramatic collisions, high emotion, and race after race of incredible driving. From Esteban Ocon’s surprise victory in Hungary to Daniel Ricciardo’s charge for the flag in Monza to Lando Norris’s rain-soaked gamble in Russia – the 2021 season provided memorable moments at every corner.
A bride-to-be is thrust into an alternate dimension on her wedding day. Mixing up several genres, this high-energy, fast-moving short will leave you screaming and laughing.
Years & Years' chart-topping album Night Call was brought to vibrant life on 26 May 2022 at their OVO Arena Wembley homecoming show in London in front of a crowd of over 12,000 fans. Filled with leather-clad dance routines, intimate piano moments, innovative stage design, and hedonistic glamour, you can relive Olly Alexander's world as if you were right there. The setlist includes chart-topping songs and crowd favourites such as 'Desire', 'Sweet Talker', 'Muscle' and 'King'.
A hitman suffers an emotional breakdown after killing his former mentor. In a bid to cope, he begins trying to connect with his would-be victims, leading him further into a hole of doubt.
Deathstream follows Zach a 28 year old online gamer who makes a living streaming his game play videos online. One night during a live stream a group of masked individuals break into his home.
Milan is a witty and sarcastic queer vlogger who is always open to sharing his thoughts with his dedicated followers. However, his sentiments aren't always reciprocated by those who share his bed.
A short stay in a Cornish Town.
An affectionate and hilarious reconstruction of the story of The Hippies, Britain’s youngest punk band, formed by artist Matt Hulse and his siblings in 1979.
Since Jair Bolsonaro assumed the presidency of Brazil in 2019, vast tracts of the Amazon rainforest and the indigenous communities that live in and care for it have been subjected to increasing violence and a rapid increase in illegal gold mining, encouraged by his administration's rhetoric and policies. The research had three interrelated dimensions: the policies adopted by the Bolsonaro administration, the violent attacks against Yanomami villages, and the destruction of the environment. The evidence strongly suggested that the policies and rhetoric of the Bolsonaro administration before and during his presidential term correspond with the rapid increase in environmental destruction and violence against indigenous peoples throughout the Amazon.
Following Inside Hotel Chocolat series on Channel 5, this Channel 4 special takes you behind the scenes at Britain's largest independent chocolate maker at one of their busiest times of the year, as they dream up a new luxury Easter egg, retro flavours and enticing sweet treats.
Two young lovers are hitchhiking together towards their new home, when they suddenly break up and go separate ways. But as they talk to the different strangers that pick them up, they both start reconsidering their life decisions.
A tribute to the much-loved reality icon - from her triumphs in the Big Brother house to a lifelong battle with anorexia, which led to her untimely death in 2021
People with learning disabilities often experience worse physical and mental health. This film is a starting point to address these inequalities.
A young woman who struggles to sleep, decides to go outside in a desperate attempt to tire herself out. While losing track of the border between dream and reality.
Tommy is young, cocky & does what he wants when he wants. With his best mate John & girlfriend Jenny, he spends most of his time causing trouble for others. All three will discover that actions have consequences when they bully the wrong guy.
This is a live Blu Ray disc from 2019 Marillion Weekend from Port Zelande and a Show from Leicester. We are delighted, and somewhat relieved, to present a record of the last Marillion Weekend, from what has become the distant past! Which is half the reason for calling the two-film set ‘Distant Lights’ - the other half, of course, being a nod to a lyric from the Happiness Is The Road album, which was the centrepiece of the 2019 Sunday night show. Just to quash any speculation, the delay in releasing these films was not so much caused by any turn of events, as by everyone having been consumed by the creation of An Hour Before It’s Dark over the last couple of years.
On the 40th anniversary of the conflict, senior commanders and ground troops reveal how a series of mistakes nearly cost Britain its hard-won victory over Argentina in the South Atlantic.
A London journalist returns to Brazil to face one of the demons of his adolescence: the Flour Test. This ridiculous experiment was conducted during the military dictatorship to determine whether army recruits were homosexuals. It consisted of having the men sit naked on flour to measure the circumference of their anus and the integrity of their morals. Unfortunately, this procedure is not limited to the past. Bolsonaro's ultra-homophobic government has attempted to introduce legislation similar to the infamous test.
The third instalment in the "Trash Arts Killers" series, once again delivering more short bursts of shocks and scares from U.K. genre minds.
In the late 1950s London, a saxophonist, when offered to play at the most prestigious venue in the city, slips down a spiral of existential thoughts about his future after the performance.
We follow a project spearheaded by the Prince of Wales, who has commissioned seven leading artists to paint seven survivors of the Holocaust. Throughout the programme, we hear the testimonies of the remarkable men and women who were children when they witnessed one of the greatest atrocities in human history, as well as meeting the artists as they grapple with their paintings.
In wartime Britain, a Lord permitted unused land on Cornwall’s Rame Peninsula to be built on. Tiny chalets appeared, each as individual as its owner, and the community of Freathy came to life. In 2016, with Cornwall’s tourism industry booming, the Lord’s estate announced that they own everything the residents have built over generations. The community were offered the chance to buy their own homes at an extortionate price – most were unable to pay. A ticking time bomb of eviction begins.
South African-born Manxman Pierre Novellie is anything but quiet when it comes to emergency trousers, the apocalypse, anatomically-correct Halloween costumes, and Christmas Day with The Queen. “Quiet Ones” was recorded in September 2021 at the Pleasance Theatre in London.
With fertility rates in men dropping to dangerous levels, state funded agencies have resorted to some very unorthodox practices in the face of a divided United Kingdom...
With past trauma appearing in waves, Geny finds it hard to focus on her life going forward. When she should be coming- of-age she's battling the past as it overshadows her future; the young bird that's allowed to fly is forced to return.
After a crash, two lives become tangled in a romantic web, where they complete each other, just not in the way they think.
It has been 70 years since John Rhodes Cobb made his ill-fated world water speed record attempt on Loch Ness on the 29th of September 1952. To mark this anniversary a short video has been put together capturing parts of the events held by the Glen Urquhart Heritage Group to honour his memory and his impact on the local community of Drumnadrochit and the surrounding area. An exhibition was held in Blairbeg Hall in Drumnadrochit on the 30th of September and the 1st of October 2022 to mark this occasion.
An investigation into the extraordinary life and work of B. Catling, an eye-popping insight into the late-flourishing career of a maverick artist, teacher and performer.
Sam Smith performs a very special show at the iconic London venue with their band, dancers, choir, orchestra and special guest Kim Petras.
Meeting your partner's friends is always a bit daunting... Especially when they turn out to be devil worshipers.
Ben Fogle heads to Slab City in the Sonora desert, California, to explore a unique, off-grid, alternative lifestyle community who live in the 'last free place in America'. It's a place where there is no mains water, electricity, sewer, or rubbish collection, and people survive in intense summer temperatures.
For the people of Berneray in the Outer Hebrides, life changed dramatically in the latter part of the last century. Traditional ways of life eroded, and many families were forced to move away. Drawing on rare 8mm colour film of Berneray, directors Andy MacKinnon and Kirsty MacDonald offer a bridge between the contemporary citizens and their not-so-distant past. The result is a film of great emotion that speaks to the importance of place and the resilience of culture through language, song and memories.
Set within the confines of her hotel room, forty-something Evelyn embarks on a journey of self-discovery with Cleo, a younger woman who exudes the kind of confidence Evelyn has only dreamed of. They share a drink, a smile, an instant connection, and an unforgettable night that Evelyn cannot ignore nor fully encompass.
An encounter with some potential new friends gives an isolated young man the chance to get more out of life as he tries to break away from his controlling brother.
Determined to play, nine-year-old Julie Fleeting’s life in football began with a local boys club. It was the first step in achieving a dream she didn’t even know existed. From playing professionally in America to winning multiple honours with Arsenal, and scoring more goals for Scotland than anyone else, Julie has consistently inspired, empowered and led from the front. In a story of tenacity and triumph, Julie’s journey in football is also one of family, humility and respect.
A visual appreciation of director Mario Bava's final full-length feature "Shock".
‘Poppets’ is a surreal soap opera set in Basildon and the Estuary, following an Essex girl investigating malpractice in a local housing development, and two women who meet and fall in love on a night out at Bas Vegas. They are psychically linked to the story of two Plotlands women (as overshared to them by an old man in the smoking area) who visit their local witch to make a ‘poppet’. A journey through 4 generations of capitalistic town planning, from the smallholdings of the 1800s to the luxury flats built on floodplains of the future.
After more than six years of work, London's iconic landmark is finally restored to its original glory, brightening the skyline once more with its sparkling colours, golden shine and spotless masonry.
A young mother accidentally opens a window on her past self, at a time when she was struggling with a series of miscarriages. How can she now help her past self through this distressing time and see hope in the future?
A short-film depicting the final moments of Hazel, a young woman grieving the loss of her partner...or at least she thinks it is. When she meets Dev, her eyes are opened to the beauty of the world around her.
Bordeaux-Paris was the best bike race you’ve never heard of: a midnight start, 550km-long, and ridden behind motorised ‘dernys’, with winners including Jacques Anquetil and Tom Simpson. More than thirty years since Bordeaux-Paris was last raced, pro cyclists Mitch Docker and Sam Bewley are aiming to recreate the infamous 1965 edition. How will they fare at the ‘Derby of the Road’?
The film follows a group of growers who embrace the restorative power that the soil holds. Skin of the Earth is a story about the relationship between humans, the land, and belonging.
A celebration of the singer who conquered the 1990s and changed the sound of pop and R&B forever. A collection of some of Mariah Carey's most beloved hits, plus interview footage from the BBC archives.
An atmospheric venture into slow cinema, following Rose, a down and out gay prostitute, trapped in the minutiae of his quiet and isolated life.
The backward system of society pushes another dream-filled boy to the curb. With his aspiration suppressed, he is at risk of falling into the attractive arms of gang life.