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Bolton Steeplejack Fred Dibnah has scaled great heights in his career. In this fascinating documentary, you will get to see him climb a 100 foot chimney that he is preparing for steam powered demolition. Further steamy exploits see Fred behind the wheel of a road roller and fixing a steam engine: part of an average day of an extraordinary man.
Seven teenagers and three teachers from a Welsh school visit Russia in a bid to rediscover themselves. On the overnight sleeper service to St Petersburg the students get separated from the teachers, which allows the students ample scope for rediscovery.
A writer suffering a block decides to watch a young woman as a role model for his novel, but finds more than he bargained for.
A young boy's innocent observations leads the local priest to believe he has borne witness to a manifestation of the Virgin Mary. Set in an idyllic rural Northern Ireland in the 1950's.
April discovers an injured man on the beach and takes him to a makeshift community called Paradise. But can she protect him?
Documentary about a crew going from one orphanage to another in China to investigate these so called "dying rooms" were the orphanage workers leave baby girls to die.
What would happen if the nation’s criminals decided to go on strike? A comedy drama based on an idea by Czech writer Jaroslav Hasek.
A young boy gets caught stealing a sheep and is shaved of all his hair and branded with a mark on his forehead so that everyone will know that he is a thief and not to be trusted. Dumped in the desert, the thief covers his marking with a headscarf and goes to the nearest village where he is taken in by a trusting family in return for his work. However, has be actually changed or is he still the same thief at heart?
Behind the scenes of the documentary series The Trials Of Life showing how some of the footage was captured and interviews with the experts that informed them.
Join the BBC cameras as they go behind the glitter of Buckingham Palace and the pomp of Windsor Castle for a close-up look at the minutia of the monarchy. Culled from a year of unprecedented access to Queen Elizabeth II, the documentary trails the queen as she interacts one-on-one with her family, her staff, her public, and international heads of state. Go behind closed doors for Christmas with the royal family, eavesdrop on cocktail chatter with Ron and Nancy Reagan, and catch unguarded moments when the queen pilots her own jeep or romps with her dogs. Elizabeth R. is a once-in-a-lifetime glimpse into the everyday life of a queen.
This movie is a combination of mime and dance that accompanies the "voiced-over" lyrics of a selection of poems by John Betjeman. Altogether, this movie portrays the events of a weekend party at an English country house.
Two friends try to track down their old nemesis Richard Herring to try to find out why on earth he is successful when they are not. The film is set against the madness of the 1995 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, was shot entirely on Super 8 film and was inspired by the films of Chris Marker and Nick Broomfield.
Stephen Frears and a quartet of film industry notables - representing different cinematic periods - drink tea and discuss ups and downs of British cinema.
When Sarah, a New York actress, calls Joe, a London playwright they begin a very special relationship conducted through trans-Antlantic phone calls. And both Sarah and Joe have very special conditions they both have to fight to overcome their separation.
Spring 1917: the privileged world of Sorn Castle is upside down, its stately rooms full of amputees from the Western Front. While the local aristocracy makes a first attempt at nursing, a romance blossoms.
Sara Thornton was sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of the 1989 murder of her violent and alcoholic husband. Thornton never denied the killing, but claimed it had been an accident during an argument.
When working-class Liverpudlian Rick Fairley reveals his long-standing interest in cross-dressing to his wife, Marian, she is understandably surprised -- as are her parents, Reggie and Alma Titherington. But, as Rick's eye-opening interest leads the long-stagnant Fairleys into titillating new romantic territory, the couple find that a little bit of lipstick goes a long way when it comes to reinvigorating their marriage.
A dramatization of a murder resulting in the conviction of businesswoman Kathleen Calhaem, involving unrequited love, jealousy, and blackmail.
Two couples betray the decadence which lurks beneath the surface of high society: Steve, wealthy but ignorant, is engaged in a kinky relationship with Helen, a posh socialite living in Belgravia; meanwhile, Steve's nouveau riche wife Sybil is having an affair with Les, a private eye hired to kill her husband.
The life and work of Brenda Fassie, the most popular woman singer in the history of South African music.
Bill Hicks tells us how he feels about non-smokers, blow-jobs, religion, war and peace, and drugs and music.
Story of a sick mans need for forgiveness. He is weak and misguided. He gets into all kinds of trouble, but in the end reaches a better place.
Claymation animation of an old fairy tale.
Filmed live during Black Sabbath's 1999 "Reunion" tour, this historic concert features the original lineup of the legendary metal band.
A play about the gunpowder plot written from a new angle by Jimmy McGovern.
In the midst of the AIDS crisis, a young man from the suburbs moves to the big city of New York and ends up working as a hustler.
Documentary about John Davis, a businessman who as chairman oversaw the decline of the Rank Organisation.
A documentary where Colin Baker himself recalls the Colin Baker years, revealing some of his own favourite memories and clips from the period as well as his appearances on shows including Jim'll Fix It and footage from the Doctor Who exhibition in Blackpool.
Robert Johnson was one of the most legendary and mysterious Delta Bluesmiths of all time. Little is known about his life, but his music has influenced many different artists, like Eric Clapton and Keith Richards. Now, John Hammond Jr., son of legendary record producer John H. Hammond, who also organized a concert for Robert Johnson right before he died, goes to the Deep South to learn more about this amazing man, trying to find information about Johnson's birth date, place and parents, his early musical development, performances and travels, romances, his mythic "pact with the devil," his untimely murder in his late twenties, the discovery of possible offspring, and the uncertainty over where Johnson is buried. Throughout, Johnson's music is both foreground and background, from recordings of Johnson and as performed on camera by Hammond, David Honeyboy Edwards, and Johnny Shines.
Radical feminist Andrea Dworkin's expose on the pornography industry.
Mike Reid's stand up performance at the Beck Theatre
Early live stand up show from Sean Hughes.
DIVORCE IRANIAN STYLE unfolds inside an Iranian divorce court, providing a subtle and intimate look at the lives of women in a country stereotypically associated with fanaticism and oppression. Astute and beautifully observed, the film reveals the ingenuity and humour with which Iranian women negotiate the restrictions of their society.
Documentary on bullfighting by Spanish director Sonia Herman Dolz.
An updated version of Strindberg’s play examining class and social differences. Julie, the daughter of an MP, seduces her father's chauffeur, despite his being engaged to the maid.
The surreal story of Amber, a reluctant debutante, and her visits to the city zoo, where she hatches a plot to avoid her coming out ball.
November 5th 1991
Controversial documentary portrait of George McAulay, Scottish chairman of the UK Men's Movement.
Set in an unnamed Italian city at carnival time in an unspecified year is about a man taking fatal revenge on a friend who, he believes, has insulted him.
Ladies in neighbouring toilet cubicles agonise over what their neighbour might be thinking about them.
A documentary capturing the moment when the Manchester indie band Oasis unexpectedly transformed into a major stadium act, just months after their first shows in prestigious London clubs. The film features 17 songs performed at Earls Court in London and Maine Road in Manchester during 1995 and 1996.
Two of Mozart's best-loved choral works - the 1791 Requiem, and the Mass in C minor, both of which were unfinished when he died. Performed at the Palau de la Mùsica Catalana in Barcelona in December 1991 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Mozart's death.
Jean moves to a riverside cottage in an effort to escape her violent husband. There she meets Redfern, a married stonemason, with whom she forms a relationship.
A poet, inverting the cliche of the starved artist in the garret, and immediately begins to compose. He has nobly romantic intentions, and begins composing a love poem, which is visualized in the style of silent cinema. Unfortunately, the poet’s darker urges keep intruding. A short film directed by Mike Booth and produced by the Bolebrothers in Bristol UK. Explores the idea of colourisation.
Naturist documentary visiting resorts on the Canary Islands.
David Chambers is drawn into a disturbing supernatural mystery involving an isolated house, a ghostly presence, and secrets from the past. As reality begins to unravel, he must confront forces beyond his understanding in this atmospheric British horror television film.
Arf Arf is a sound poetry (voice and gesticulation) group. They describe their first film together as 'songs nailed together in a film'. The film is not given over to simply recording a performance of sound poetry but is worked out as a filmic combination of images and sound, each member of the group having individually previously made experimental films.
Live concert by Ride, filmed on the 1992 tour which followed the release of their second album 'Going Blank Again'.
1994 Inside Story documentary from the BBC about 'the silent twins' June and Jennifer Gibbons, specifically about June's life following her twin's death.
A part-time musician gets off his day job as a window washer for a disturbing apartment complex to a gig for a charity event. The rich arrive, and the food runs low. Luckily, there are the homeless and other non-economic contributors around to fit the bill.
The Nestenes have made the final connection.
A documentary / Live performance TV presentation from 1999.
A comic tale of competitive leek growing in the north of England, where the stakes are high and the tactics are dirty. Vegetable mad Malcolm has just one ambition in life - to grow the biggest leek in the region. But will he be crowned 'King Leek'?
There is trouble a-plenty in store for the Corkhill clan in this video-only special. Series creator Phil Redmond has returned to pen a dramatic script which follows on from a weekend special.
Differing opinions about fashion spark a vibrant, insightful exploration of the tender relationship between a Jamaican mother and her British-born daughter.
William Shakespeare, without saying a word, gives a quick run through of all his plays in a very special audition.
A Palestinian boy becomes entranced with a beautiful Romani girl and a fairy tale world she weaves amidst conflict in Gaza. The children explore nature, mysticism and what their future holds, while learning to live with the surrounding brutality c. 1990. Yusef's family scrapes by in a seaside camp while his father's in prison and his heavily-armed brother's on the run, parrying with Israeli troops. Salah, Yusef's schoolmate from a well-off Arab family strives faithfully to assist them, while Yusef helps an elderly, blind neighbor escape from his lonely abandonment into the North American dreamworld he's waited so long for.
A 30 minute documentary about Herman's Hermits
Documentary about the impact of the film The Blair Witch Project, hosted and presented by film critic Mark Kermode.