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Danny Baker, self-styled professor of football, introduces the freak moments of football - not just bizarre own goals or goal-keeping gaffs - but freak happenings like teams throwing five goal leads, scoring four goals in as many minutes, scorelines of 13-1, staggering refereeing decisions, punch-ups and even supporters running on to the pitch to have a pop at goal. The curious, 'Twilight Zone' like happenings are captured here, and given comic commentary by Brer Baker.

This is a good video of "Figaro", but there are a couple of better ones available. The Bohm and the Pappano are better still due to the female members of the casts. The reason for buying this one is the "Figaro", Bryn Terfel. No one can top him today in that role. John Eliot Gardiner also stands out. Many of us have voiced their opinion that If the Metropolitan Opera would release it's 1998 version, that would be the one to get.

Mark Kidel's portrait of Boy George is a hypnotic story of narcissism and neediness, drugs and drag. It covers nine years, from Culture Club's sudden success through George's rebirth as a solo celeb. Along the way there's tons of amazing archive footage, some very queer fashions, a gripping interview with his ex, Jon Moss and a sign of salvation.

Drama based on the life of Owen Morgan Edwards, one of the main benefactors and campaigners for the Welsh language and Welsh culture in a period of time when the Welsh language was banned in schools and public places.

In "Diana: The Mourning After" Christopher Hitchens sets out to examine the bogusness of "a nation's grief", tries to uncover the few voices of sanity that cut against the grain of contrived hysteria. His findings suggested that the collective hordes of emotive Dianaphiles sobbing in the streets were not only encouraged but emulated by the media. In the aftermath of Diana's death a three-line whip was enforced on newspapers and on TV, selling the sainthood line wholesale. The suspicion was that journalists, like the public, greeted the death as a chance to wax emotional in print, as a change from the customary knowing cynicism, to wheel out all those portentous phrases they'd been saving up for the big occasion. Sadly, they just seemed to be showboating; the eulogies, laments and tear-soaked platitudes ringing risibly hollow.

Paisley won 20 trophies in nine seasons, when he retired in 1983 Joe Fagan kept the winning run going. And despite the Heysel tragedy Liverpool, under Kenny Dalglish added to the trophy haul. But despite all the success the decade ended on an awful note when death and destruction came to Hillsborough.

Intimate portrait of artist Sarah Lucas, whose witty and provocative work explores questions of identity and sexuality. With contributions from Angus Fairhurst and Damien Hirst.

Capture the magic of Kylie Minogue as she performs live in concert from Japan. With brilliant and energetic performances of all her greatest hits, this show really brings the music to life. Take a look behind the scenes, as Kylie gives exclusive interviews and talks about life "on the road". The video also includes exciting footage which has never been seen before, giving a great new insight into the Kylie phenomenon.

Paul Joyce’s documentary profile of Robert Altman, with contributions from Altman, Elliott Gould, Shelley Duvall, assistant director Alan Rudolph and screenwriter Joan Tewkesbury. Originally broadcast on July 17th 1996 in Channel Four’s Cinefile series.

"Candid Camera" type of show.

Short animated film featuring the song "Can't Go Wrong Without You" by His Name Is Alive.

Award-winning film-maker Antony Thomas examines the growing evidence that how twins turn out has more to do with their genetic make-up than their upbringing in this fascinating, moving documentary. The bitter feud between Tim Nicholas and his identical twin, Todd, was only resolved when Tim shot Todd through the heart. Identical twins, John and Bill Reiff eat together, sleep together, work together, and have known no other relationship throughout their adult lives. These are just two of the extraordinary personal stories that are uncovered during Thomas' journey through the private lives of twins; a journey that ends with a remarkable discovery.

In a last desperate bid for love, Tom and Mary, who have never met, go on a singles gay caravan holiday. Mary is a butch lesbian who wants to wear slick suits, and wine and dine beautiful women. Tom is a gay man who wants to wear flowing dresses, and be treated like a lady should. Mary is everything Tom detests about lesbians, and Tom is the epitome of all that Mary loathes about gay men. What they find is each other, one caravan and no way of getting home.

One of a series of films combining music and images: an office cleaner, and what happens to some of the people who work in the building.

Follow Ben Moon as he ticks some of the Peak's most classic boulder problems, including Ben's Extension (f8A), Pinch 2 (f8A+), and Pump Up The Stamina (f8B+). Filmed and directed by Ben Pritchard with appearances from Jerry Moffat, One Summer has become a fly on the wall account of hard bouldering in the early 1990s.

Documentary following preparations for Phil Collins' 1994 Both Sides of the World Tour.

Littlewood talks candidly about her life and work in the theatre with contributions from various actors.

On a night out with the lads, one individual decides that there is more to socializing than mere face value.

A magical, musical mystery adventure held in the presence of HRH the Princess Margaret, in aid of the NSPCC. Join Billy Jones, Indiana's younger brother, on a quest to recover a rare ruby stolen from the depths of the British Museum.

A portrait of the artist as a not so young man. The film-maker attempts to enter the digital age by making a new video version of his 1978 film 7P.

With harpsichord music in the background, a dandy, seated at a table, plucks a quill pen from a ceiling full of them above him, dips it in ink, thinks, then draws a straight line down the page in front of him, out of which sprout six more quill pens, each held by a hand. The calligrapher moves all the hands and pens in unison, drawing an elaborate feathered wing, which comes to live, peeling off the page, and, now a quill pen, slips in to his hand. He tucks it behind his left ear.

Emmerdale's Dingle family take on Venice!

A short student film, shot at the Scala Cinema.

Ken Dodd - the King of Comedy - captured live on this superb, hilarious DVD! Filmed During His 1996 100,000 mile nationwide Laughter Tour of British theatres.

In April 1794, Georges Danton, the hero of the French Revolution, is imprisoned in a Paris jail, awaiting his morning appointment with La Guillotine. His accusers are so afraid of the strength of his popular support that they have imprisoned a decoy to frustrate any attempt to rescue him. A young guard must decide if his prisoner is the real Danton - and whether it is too risky to help him.

A group of teenage boys are tricked into accompanying their teacher on a survival holiday to a deserted island. But when the teacher suffers a nervous breakdown and turns hostile, the boys are forced to fend for themselves.

Experimental documentary.

What darkness the film will have in No Night No Daywill not be connected to nature's night, equally light will be unconnected to 'day' as a lived concept and reality. A distension from any nature, including the nature of film, or the viewer's natural 'seeing', is probably closest to what my concerns with this film are. Attempting to grasp, attempting to know, the usual problems. - P.G. 1998.

Profile of the author of 2001 looking at his life and his latest novel: 3001.

The family have come to Wellington, New Zealand for a combined holiday and business trip. They are met by Bill's friend, another agent, called Dennis.

Omozap is a gun-wielding wildman and Keen anti-superhero akin to The Punisher. Compulsive animation and action look to the Artwar films and videos to come.

Bruce Forsyth entertains a VIP audience as he stars in a spectacular one-man show.

A black father and son discuss the ways in which popular myths have shaped their everyday experiences. Go West Young Man, created on an Amiga home computer, parallels their dialogue with a montage of historical moments that have influenced Western perceptions of black masculinity.

A Documentary feature from the 90s about a group of young British boys whom form a dance troupe inspired by the Chippendales. We follow the boys and discover their humble backgrounds and the reasons behind their bizarre dancing aspirations.

Eric Hobsbawm, the great Marxist historian, travels on the Pressburg Railway from his native Vienna to Bratislava (formerly Pressburg). A journey of a mere 35 miles takes him through a tiny landscape that has seen some of the most turbulent political changes of the century - from the lost world of the Habsburgs to Europe's newest state, Slovakia.

A power-line repairman gets off of work early and heads home (to his family?). Unfortunately, he gets kidnapped is locked up in the trunk of his own car.

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.

Documentary about sixteen great conductors of the 20th century.

Set in the badlands of the American west, where men were men and women got slapped a lot. Horse Opera is a strange journey through the mind of George, a minor clerk in the Tax office, and chairman of Nottingham cowboy society. As the boundry between fantasy and reality blur George stumbles through the myth of the heroic west.

In 1999 we borrowed an old SVHS camera from the local College and shot what was to be an intense drama about a man and his journey to becoming a vampire. The results were far from great, but I came across the old, ever ageing tape of the film and decided to convert the project to digital to preserve it. The films features one of my very few staring roles, and also features many of my friends from youth namely David Mills and Jennifer Cooper.

Composer Judith Weir collaborates with director Margaret Williams on a commissioned short film to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of Mozart.

Upon his release from a mental hospital, James re-kindles his relationship with pirate DJ Marion, helping her kick her nasty heroin addiction. However, when Marion is found dead, James and Marion's father hatch a plan to trap and expose the 'protected' killer. A plan that leads to a tense and bloody showdown that will leave you shattered. Filmed in the Moss Side area of Manchester this gritty tale of futility pulls no punches in its graphic depiction of drug addiction, political corruption and society out of control.

Elaine Shepherd’s classic BBC documentary, introduced and narrated by John Peel. Completely wonderful, a 50 minute joy: reviews, articles, blog posts, etc. relating to The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart.

By making even the smallest changes in our daily lives we can all make a difference.

A ten year old Protestant girl travels to Belfast to take part in a music festival, and is billetted with a Catholic family.

British documentary takes a look at a few stories of the Titanic. Narrator/host Ray Johnson starts off talking about the actual sinking and then we break off into a few other subjects. Included are the various Titanic Societies from around the world and we get to meet a few of the people. They talk about why they're so fascinated with Titanic and tell a few of their personal stories.

Rachel Whiteread’s cast of a Victorian terraced house in London’s East End was hailed as one of the greatest public sculptures by an English artist in the twentieth century. Completed in autumn of 1993 and demolished in January 1994, House attracted tens of thousands of visitors and generated impassioned debate, in the local streets, the national press and in the House of Commons.

Set to Gilbert and Sullivan tunes, a musical cartoon attempts to describe the character of the British nation, with occasional interruptions by Prince Charles.

Andrew Wiles stumbled across the world's greatest mathematical puzzle, Fermat's Theorem, as a ten-year-old schoolboy, beginning a 30-year quest with just one goal in mind: to solve the problem that has baffled minds for three centuries.

Stop-motion animated short film with a white ball, a rabbit, and a girl, and a voice singing "Are We Still Married".

Growing Up with John Waters, the self-proclaimed Pope of Trash and king of US Independent Cinema. John Waters discusses his traumatic childhood in Baltimore and the films which came out of these experiences.

Documentary that follows Stephen Sondheim, during his spell as visiting professor of drama at Oxford University, as he takes students through the creative process of writing a musical. The film was made during rehearsals for the UK premiere of Sunday in the Park with George, which won the Olivier Award for best musical in 1991.

These were the European Cup matches everyone wanted to - the Champions of Scotland versus the Champions of England - the Battle of Britain! Now you can relive over and over again Leeds' stunning opening goal at Ibrox which was superbly overturned twice as Rangers and over 40,000 fanatical supporters roared into the English Champions. Even that superb night, however, was surpassed as Rangers went on to produce their finest 90 minutes to break the hearts of Leeds United. All the magic of that evening from Hateley's devastating opener to Ally's fantastic header for the second goal is captured forever. This specially packaged 60-minute film features all the highlights plus exclusive interviews with players and manager Walter Smith. Adding to the pleasure is the English television commentary which refuses to believe that the pride of England is out of Europe.

Popular stand up Mark Thomas expounds his no-holds barred views on sex, religion and the universe in this live set, filmed at the Banana Cabaret, Balham.

By making even the smallest changes in our daily lives we can all make a difference.

An action-packed theatre piece that looks at the problems facing a transvestite and his wife.

Pariah is chained to a rock on a strip that hangs in space. The rock thinks he's there to help. Pariah thinks otherwise.