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A biopic on the author M. R. James. If M.R. James wrote his ghost stories purely to entertain his friends, why do they seem to strike such resonances in readers? Why are they so terrifying? Clive Dunn's fifty minute documentary sets out to try to answer this question. In the words of its fictional narrator, nicely played by Dangerfield's Bill Wallis, "was there something that made [Monty James] believe that evil and malice could become palpable?"

In January 1996 filming began on a new episode of Doctor Who set in San Francisco, but shot in Vancouver, Canada. Sylvester McCoy flew out to join the production team to re-create his role as the Seventh Doctor and to hand over to Paul McGann. In this behind-the-scenes video diary, Sylvester gives us a personal account of his final days as the famous Timelord. Reminiscing about the "old days" and drawing comparisons with the experience of working on this latest adventure, he talks to Paul McGann, Daphne Ashbrook (Dr Grace Holloway) from the new production and Anneke Wills (Polly) from the show's past. All shot on Hi-8 camcorder.

Noble Moroccan Othello finds his life with beautiful, fiercely loyal Desdemona thrown tragically out of balance when secretly jealous, scheming confidante Iago begins an insidious campaign of lies and treachery.

An adventurous tale in which Spot and his friends help Santa find his special Christmas sleigh.

David, a London street kid falls in love with little rich girl Rachel, but their romance is frowned upon by their parents and peers. When David kills a man in self-defence, he goes on the run from his policeman father, while Rachel tries to find him first.

Christopher Hitchens investigates whether Mother Teresa of Calcutta deserves her saintly image. He probes her campaigns against contraception and abortion and her questionable relationships with right-wing political leaders.

In eleventh century Scotland, three witches foretell that Macbeth will become King, while Banquo will beget Kings. Macbeth accordingly has King Duncan slain, and is duly crowned in his place. But that's where his problems really begin...

Sanjay, following a blazing argument with his girlfriend, Jill, is persuaded by his friends to become 'The Guru' by sleeping with seven women in the next seven days before Jill returns from her trip to America.

Documentary about the early career of Hollywood film director John Ford, written and presented by Lindsay Anderson, and first aired on the British television series Omnibus.

The Real Thing is the first feature length bouldering movie ever made. Britain's top rock climbers Jerry Moffatt and Ben Moon take you on a rollercoaster road trip from the classic gritstone crags of the UK's Peak District to the mecca of European and World climbing in Fontainebleau, France. Also starring climbing hero Sean Myles, the late and great Kurt Albert and French climbing legend Marc Le Menestrel. A must watch for all boulderers, with an unforgettable pumping soundtrack. The climax of the film is Moon's ascent of Fred Nicole's Karma (V11) - other highlights include Moffatt's 'hair-raising' drive, in his Lancia Evolution, from Sheffield to Stanage and some amazing training scenes; all great fun and reminder of how climbing used to be.

When Jane, a film director, auditions her mother for a role in her latest television series she tries to keep their relationship professional. But her mother, disorientated by the cameras, refuses to play along. A professional casting quickly turns into an audition for the more personal roles of mother and daughter.

Documentary covering Jim McLean's 21 years as manager of Dundee United

Boddington's Manchester Festival: Writer Jon Savage explores Manchester's cultural milieu. Aired as part of Granada Television's Celebration arts strand.

3. The Pertwee Years - We take an in-depth look at the Jon Pertwee era, which has been featured more thoroughly at PanoptiCons than any other. Experience the special mix that made this period one of the most popular in Doctor Who’s history. However, you’ll see lots of other personalities from other eras as we stop along the way to look at particular aspects of the programme.

William Benton, a rich British landowner and cattle baron was murdered, creating one of the most bizarre and sensational international scandals in history. Thomas Canning, an inexperienced photo journalist from London, is sent to Mexico seeking fame and glory but eventually he reaches the camp of Pancho Villa to be told several conflicting versions of Benton's murder.

Live special featuring Brian Conley

Indeed a tribute, this movie tells the story of Princess Diana's last year, from May 1996 to her fatal accident in August 1997. It focuses on her love affairs with a Pakistani heart surgeon and with Dodi Al Fayed, on her battle with the press, her charity work, and her relationship with her sons. Many scenes re-enact well-known images and moments from this year, and the movie ends on the note that Diana was about to accept Dodi's proposal of marriage when the accident occurred

Documentary charting the contribution to Hollywood movies made by writer Joseph Campbell, whose ideas about mythic structure helped shape Star Wars.

Glyndebourne's intimate opera house provides the perfect setting for Rossini's third French opera, a sparkling medieval comedy of lust and chastity.

Hedonistic and exotic Ibiza serves as the ultimate location for one of the most sensual erotic videos ever made. Acclaimed director Stephen Bulfield and Mike Esser flew seven stunning young guys (including delicious Alan Clemo of Crush fame) to this magical island for a spectacular "unzipped" vacation. Experience the passion, the testosterone and the firm youthful bodies as these guys indulge in the sun, sea and sex of Ibiza: Unzipped! With a fabulous, pounding soundtrack by The Green Men.

Choreographer/Director Alison Murray takes club-style movements, gesture and game-playing as the basis for this celebration of youthful female camaraderie.

An adaptation of a Chekhov monologue about a hen-pecked schoolmaster forced by his domineering wife to lecture at a Women's Institute meeting on the evils of smoking, but instead finds himself looking back on his failed life.

Wearied by his travels through time and space The Stranger has rejected his long-time companion and is in self-imposed exile on a barren planet. Can he ignore the pleas for help from the locals who are tormented by The Conjuror?

Humorous cut-out animation based around the mysterious designer of the Soviet Space Programme during the 1950s and 60s - Sergei Korolev.

The horny farmer McDonald has his wicked way with a goat. Life returns to normal for the family, until the goat gives birth! The mutant off spring, called Billy, is tormented by the Farmer's sons, only the daughter feels any pity for him. It isn't long before Billy, who keeps growing bigger, plans revenge..

Passover, a close collaboration between director Jamil Dehlavi and celebrated flamenco guitarist Paco Peña, is a flamenco passion play set in Andalucia, inspired by the legend that the gypsies forged the nails used to crucify Jesus Christ and were thereafter condemned to wander the earth forever.

TX : Nothing is a 45 minute film by Nick Waplington which was broadcast on BBC2 on Thursday 29th July 1999. A film by celebrated photographer and video artist Nick Waplington made during a six-month trip taking in the USA, Cuba, Japan, Brazil and Easter Island. Images including the collapse of a glacier cliff, a cockroach under ant attack, and a Californian desert artificially lit at night are underscored by an original soundtrack from Orbital.

The turquoise coast of Turkey is the picturesque setting for a naturist sailing holiday aboard the ship Cockatoo. Discover a beach of tortoises, and hunt for ancient treasure underwater. Explore Turkey, a country with a rich and fascinating culture into which you can dip.

The Yo-yo knickered slags get the blues when randy romeo Baz marries their love rival Thelma. But it's during their disastrous honeymoon at the sinister Paradise Park that the action really turns blue!

When housewife Lynn learns of her terminal cancer she decides that her daughter Amy will not be left with the same sad legacy that she herself was left from her mother.

After his release from prison, small-time drug dealer Taro (Hugo Speer) wastes no time teaming up again with his old partners and setting up a deal with notorious crime boss Mr. Fletcher (Nelson E. Ward) in this crime thriller. But when the deal goes bad, one of Taro's men is killed. Soon, Taro's cronies begin to turn on each other, and Taro, with the help of buddy Sean (Andrew Joseph), must fight his way out to stay alive

Bear (10 minutes, 35 seconds) was Steve McQueen's first major film. Although not an overtly political work, for many viewers it raises sensitive issues about race, homoeroticism and violence. It depicts two naked men – one of whom is the artist – tussling and teasing one another in an encounter which shifts between tenderness and aggression. The film is silent but a series of stares, glances and winks between the protagonists creates an optical language of flirtation and threat.

13 year-old David and nine year-old Danni live in a children's home, where despite the best of adult intentions, there is conflict and sudden tragedy. When the pair escape the home, they embark upon a daring adventure in search of the beach.

Aja was the biggest selling album of Steely Dan's illustrious career. It was the first album by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker as a duo. Fagen and Becker recall the history of the album, along with Peg, Deacon Blues and Josie. Michael McDonald, later of the Doobie Brothers did guest backing vocals on Aja, the late British musician Ian Dury, record producer Gary Katz and the legendary session musicians who worked on Aja also contribute. This is a vivd portrait of a 70's record that is still as fresh and as memorable more than two decades after its release.

Filmed at the Radio 1 FM "Party In The Park" at Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, on sunday the 30th august 1992 in celebration of their 25th anniversary and includes an exclusive anniversary version of Roadhouse Medley.

Jane has an eating problem. She has bought and prepared a feast for an unseen date who calls in sick and sends her spiraling round London, visiting friends and revisiting old habits.

Loyd Grossman presents Ad Addicts - a hysterical collection of the world's funniest, strangest and most bizarre TV commercials ever seen. Ad Addicts contains over 55 commercials from 16 different countries, providing you with over 45 hilarious minutes of top entertainment. You won't believe how the Australians sell lingerie or what the Danes do to encourage safer driving, not to mention how the Brazilians persuade you to buy a certain manufacturer's television set. So sit back and enjoy the ultimate cure for all Ad Addicts.

Highly acclaimed UK skateboarding documentary. Starring; Mark Channer, Ben Rodriguez, Alex Moul, Mat Fowler, Colin Kennedy, Danny Wainwright, Frank Stephens & more. Originally released on VHS in 1997. Digitally remastered and released on DVD in 2013.

A girl decides that the problem with her relationship with her boyfriend is him - listing all the things he doesn't do - buy gifts, look happy to see her, give her compliments etc etc - when he finally storms off she has a change of heart...

Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, the foremost British conductor of our day, this series forms a fascinating introduction to, and overview of, the music of the 20th century. Each of the seven programmes features over thirty minutes of specially-shot music in performance, with Rattle conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Simon Rattle leads viewers on an exhilarating journey through the music of our time, explaining the chief musical developments from Mahler to the present day. Each programme is illustrated with evocative imagery, archive film and photographs and the featured music is set within the broader context of artistic and social change.

A short film about a family of prehistoric characters.

The film is about the health resort Granhedsgården in Dalarna, Sweden, and they have a problem. They don't have many guests at all and something must be done. At the same time, Stig-Helmer is a little depressed after his girlfriend has left him, and so he lives on junk food. His best friend Ole invites him to come along to the health resort Granhedsgården. Now, the craziness begins.

Director Jan Oxenberg's docu-fantasy narrative about aging and death, and how it affects her family.

This one-off was shown on ITV in 1991, and by different writers, then the original Talbot Rothwell & Sid Colin. In my opinion a brilliant come-back for Howerd, with a new cast, and funny script. This could have seen a good return as a series on ITV, although Howerds own death in 1992 limited this. The cast in this one-off feature some regulars from other sitcoms from the 1970's including Roy Evans who now stars in Eastenders. The set was more like a theatre than a TV set, no reality at all which, was actually quite a good move. In summing up they successfully bought a true classic back to life with Further Up Pompeii. It's well worth watching at least 2.

A narrator relates the Japanese tale of two lovers who defy their families and society to be together. The tale ends happily, until something happens to make this tale truly Japanese in character.

Michel Foucault: Beyond Good and Evil explores the philosopher and his complex and controversial life through interviews with colleagues and biographers and re-enactments of Foucault’s storied exploits in the American counterculture.

Stealth bombers hover over crashing waves and ruined land. Using found footage and several thick layers of video, Jeff Keen presents and visceral version of Armageddon

Why is Arthur Picton standing naked outside his house and why is he facing Christmas alone?

A young man is in love with an image in a picture frame. To find out if the love he feels is returned he picks a flower and starts picking the petals off it.

A tribute to Kenny Everett broadcast after his death from AIDS in 1995. Comprising of many of his classic sketches from his 1980s BBC TV series, this tribute also features recollections from those who knew him.

Director Clio Barnard, using Harry and Paintbox techniques, intercut with a Hi-8 video diary, presents a non-narrative collage addressing sexual difference and artifice, both imagined and real.

The legendary Fyodor Chaliapin, whose beautiful bass voice and boldly naturalistic acting style made him the most famous Russian opera singer of the 20th century, is remembered in this fascinating documentary. Archival footage of Chaliapin's greatest roles -- Don Quichotte and Ivan the Terrible -- combines with vintage newsreels and interviews with his family and performers he influenced, including Sergei Leiferkus and Alexei Mochalov.

Outlines the themes and artistic strategies that have guided McQueen’s work since he emerged in the mid-1990s. Marked by spatial, temporal, and narrative disjointedness and ambiguity, the work’s movements cohere into an orchestrated meditation on film itself. Its five "pieces" are united as experiments in cinematic form—the rhythmic exercises of the bodies throughout it are mirrored by the focus of the camera through formal experiments.

A boy finds someone hanged from a rope in his garden shed.

Doug and Winnie have tried hard to keep their disabled son Tom 'nice', but when Stephen, a young social worker, takes a professional interest it has tragic consequences.

The worldwide Nazi search for archaeological and historical support for their beliefs in the Aryan (German) master race.

By her own admission, Katy Manning is ‘as blind as a bat’ and never knows where she’ll end up. When she suddenly arrived in the UK, Katy was probably as surprised as the rest of us! Determined to thank the legion of Doctor Who fans who had written and supported her during her years abroad, Katy embarked on a whirlwind tour of British conventions and shops before leaving (yet again) for Australia… Along the way bump into Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin, John Leeson, Sophie Aldred, Sylvester McCoy, Michael Sheard and other surprise guest stars!

Ike is a strange little creature - half baby, half duck. Escaping from his cot, he flaps madly around the room, making a bee line for a box of matches showing a picture of a swan on the lid. Then all Ike's toys come after him, full tilt...

Japan is a country of steep mountains surrounding wide flat plains where people have lived for thousands of years. On the largest plain lies the country's largest freshwater lake, Lake Biwa, which is not at all far from Japan's ancient, capital city of Kyoto. The slopes that stretch down towards the lake have been terraced. Here rice seedlings need shallow water in which to grow, and the neat, meticulously constructed paddy fields provide just this. Some of them have been cultivated continuously for thousands of years. Alongside them stand patches of woodland where, for centuries, the people have found their fuel and their food. This is a land that has been touched by people, yet the people tread lightly upon it. It's a land that has been ruled for centuries by the demands of the rice, yet it's still dominated by the rhythmic cycle of the seasons. Here is a landscape that the Japanese people hold so close to their hearts that they have a special word for it: Satoyama.