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A conversation between the director of this film, Carmen Castillo and Marcia Merino, AKA La Flaca Alejandra who was one of the collaborators of Pinochet's secret police (the DINA) after being tortured by them. It was Merino who betrayed Castillo, who lost her new born child after being tortured. Almost twenty years later, Carmen Castillo returns to Chile after her exile to film this documentary, during a time in which Marcia Merino, on the court of justice, decided to give the names of her old bosses who worked with her on the DINA.

An introduction to the great film critic Raymond Durgnat's appreciation of the nature of cinema.

On 6th April 1993, three men set out on a journey... Martin Morrison, Miles Tubb and Iain Riddick. This is a documentary about seven days on the motorways between Glasgow and London. Topics discussed by fellow hitch-hikers and drivers were politics, the state of Britain today, crime, and racism.

A documentary where London's Burning actors Richard Walsh, Clive Wood and Zoe Heyes spend a night on duty with real life London firefighters.

“This is their chance to have a life.” In 1992, 165 children were living in inhuman conditions in Leros. Those who had arrived as babies had never learned to walk, to dress, or to feed themselves. This documentary follows the young Greek medics who moved in to reform the asylum. They were astonished at the determination of the children, some of who had been chained to their beds for years, to improve their lives. A model ward was set up, and children were unchained. Within months some, like Andreas, were able to play games outside for the first time in their lives.

War By Other Means is a 1992 television documentary by John Pilger and David Munro concerning loans to developing countries from the World Bank which cause them to pay more interest then they ever receive in international aid ("debt as a weapon"). It also analyses Structural Adjustment Programs, which are proclaimed to enable countries to compete in the global economy, but have the effect of lowering wages which results in the transfer of wealth from poor to rich. It features Dr. Susan George, author of The Debt Boomerang.

Concert and Interview with Astor Piazzolla and his sextet by the BBC-Bristol.

The Tibetan people are well known for being devoutly religious and peace-loving. Few, however, know that thousands of Tibetans took up arms against the invading forces of Communist China and for more than a decade waged a bitter and bloody guerrilla war of resistance. From the mid-1950s until 1969 the Tibetans were aided in their efforts by an unlikely ally: the CIA.

In 1992, Producer Keith Barnfather and Actress/Presenter Sophie Aldred worked together on the pilot for a new children’s TV series Sophie’s Choice. The format of actuality filming using hand-held camerawork, was ground-breaking for its time and many future series developed the idea in years to come. The premise involved taking children to see the kind of careers they could take on when they left school. From Oil Rig Workers to Air Crew - the list was endless! This pilot programme, featuring a vet Francis Anthony and a soundtrack by composer Mark Ayres, was submitted to Carlton television and the series so nearly made it to commissioning! Buried in the Reeltime Pictures archive for over 20 years, we’ve now brought it out, dusted it down and present it here, with a brand new introduction from Sophie and Keith. Sit back and enjoy the pilot - and wonder at what might have been!

A man made of newspaper waits and waits by the telephone.

An Oscar nominated cartoon about underestimating those appearing small and weak.

Every Rangers fan will have his or her moments to remember - great players, great goals, great matches and that applies to Rangers players too, of course. Not that the choice of just one or two memorable moments is an easy one - not when you follow a team as successful as Rangers have been over the years. For example, in the modern era alone, Rangers have completed the Treble of domestic honours on an unprecedented four occasions - in 1964, 1976, 1978 and 1993. Memories of those outstanding Rangers teams figure largely in this collection of great Rangers moments to remember, with some of the players involved, like Willie Henderson, Davie Wilson, Gordon Smith, Tom Forsyth, Bobby Russell and John Brown, revealing their favourite moments of Ibrox magic.

Seventy-three-year-old Mr. Pink is a retired refuse collector who came to Britain from Jamaica in the fifties. He lives alone in a ramshackle, but extraordinary house in a South East London suburb. Inspired by a mixture of dreams, memories of his childhood and his religion, he adorned his Victorian mansion with his own unique designs. Inside and out, the house is decorated with the intense colors of the Caribbean, combined with other influences such as the stained glass windows in churches. His colorful garden contributes to the over all visual effect. Mr. Pink's urge for self-expression includes recording his own music and songs and making spectacular hats of leaves and flowers which he wears with cheerful aplomb. An observer of life and a deeply spiritual man, he shares his wisdom with us.

Minty's hobbies include drinking tea, smoking roll-ups and falling into a coma. Anton goes everywhere with a ladder. He's mad.

A poignant drama set in both the Wales and Northern Ireland of 1990. Loosely based on the story of the Second Branch of the Mabinogi, one of the Welsh myths.

An exiled Polish musician befriends a lost child in the park and is swept once more into the vortex of officialdom.

Comediennes and "Absolutely Fabulous" creators Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders star in this compilation of the best skits and spoofs from the fourth season of their BBC comedy-sketch series. They take aim at British culture, BBC television, pop stars and the Middle Ages, but most of the material focuses on Hollywood. The duo hilariously skewers such movies as Silence of the Lambs, Alien, Misery and Thelma & Louise.

What could possibly tempt the tastebuds of an anthropomorphized bull and his tiny duck-like friend? A severed hand! Dee-lish! But be careful - we've heard that baked hand causes heartburn!

Christmas is not a jolly time for the Rev. I.M. Jolly. His wife has gone home to his mother, his parishioners are revolting, His Father Christmas has the kids in tears and his turkey is frozen solid. Is it surprising that the Swear Box is full? In this hilarious Christmas Special, the inimitable Rikki Fulton takes the outrageous, cynical, Doomsday-faced Jolly on a disaster-filled seasonal odyssey bringing mayhem and mirth from Christmas Eve to Hogmanay.

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are an order of gay male 'nuns', founded in San Francisco in the late 1970s with a goal to "expiate all stigmatic guilt and promulgate universal joy". There are now thousands of nuns all over the world including 30 in Britain, some of whom we meet in Tom Stephan's short documentary, which follows the Sisters' work as active campaigners in the LGBT community.

A feast of old chestnuts from the glory days of Christmasses past with this look at the rise and demise of the Christmas light-entertainment spectacular, from Christmas Night with the Stars to Val Doonican and Christmas Snowtime Special.

Whips pride themselves on their secrecy and discretion. Reporter Michael Cockerell uncovers their shadowy world and reveals how they operate. How close to reality is the fictional Chief Whip Francis Urquhart, in the drama series House of Cards? Government Whips can make or break ministers and ensure they know all the secrets of the private lives of their fellow MPs. One Tory MP claims that the Whips are a gestapo, but another says they are democracy's unsung heroes - as necessary for Parliament as sewers are for civilisation.

Following the 1992 killing of a man mistakenly believed to be Jewish, Amos Gitai interviews residents, witnesses, and legal figures in Wuppertal. Avoiding direct depiction of the crime or its perpetrators, the film examines how fear, denial, and everyday attitudes expose deeper currents of xenophobia in contemporary Germany.

Cultural theorist Stuart Hall offers an extended meditation on representation. Moving beyond the accuracy or inaccuracy of specific representations, Hall argues that the process of representation itself constitutes the very world it aims to represent, and explores how the shared language of a culture, its signs and images, provides a conceptual roadmap that gives meaning to the world rather than simply reflecting it. Hall's concern throughout is the centrality of culture to the shaping of our collective perceptions, and how the dynamics of media representation reproduce forms of symbolic power.

A have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too documentary that left the garden of Eden a long time ago and has been having a ball ever since.

The Stranger and Miss Brown visit Majus 17 a intergalactic tourist paradise. However, they soon discover all is not as it seems - as they find decaying corpses in the woods and bathers are being swallowed by an angry sea.

Alex is still not over her lover Emma, who tragically died from drug abuse. While visiting Emma's grave, Alex's car breaks down, so Haley, the pretty groundskeeper, offers help. The two fall in love, but moving on is difficult for Alex.

Originally broadcast on ABC's True Stories in 1993, Feed Them to the Cannibals tells the story of Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. It was the first time cameras were allowed at Sleaze Ball and the Mardi Gras Party.

Sex abuse victims, from Castle Hill Special School, and their parents talk about their experiences and emotions.

Documentary exploring the world of naturism.

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.

An ironic examination of personal identity and social conventions, in this tale of a teenage girl who resolves her anxieties by wearing a paper bag on her head, permanently.

A profile of Ronnie and Reggie Kray, two of the most notorious East End gangsters of the early 60s, as told by their family, friends and enemies. The brothers' reign of terror, which included extortion rackets, fraud and murder, was brought to an end when they were imprisoned for life, and later inspired the film 'The Krays'.

A porn film without any people or human sounds.

Natural History of an Alien, also known as Anatomy of an Alien in the US, is an early Discovery Channel pseudo-documentary. This pseudo-documentary featured various alien ecosystem projects. It also featured many notable scientists and science fiction authors. In it, the audience is aboard an interstellar spacecraft called the SS Attenborough, piloted by a tiny green alien. This ship travels to a variety of destinations, both real and fictional.

An insight into what goes on in the ladies loos of a nightclub as seen by the mirror on the wall.

In the last week of May, the whole of India prays for the onset of the monsoon. Without its life-giving rains, the nation would become a land of dry wells and deserts. Writer Alexander Frater awaits the 'burst' at the southernmost tip of India, then travels with it on its dramatic journey north, witnessing the monsoon's towering influence on every aspect of Indian life.

Documentary about the fall of Srebrenica (Bosnian civil war, 1995). For a large part consisting of original video material shot by people involved themselves.

Employing a montage of xeroxed images, paintings and sound, Jukebox is a personal journey through fragmented experience.

Unless we put an end to the thoughtless exploitation of our natural resources there will be nothing left for anyone...

Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 2 is a Documentary on Hong Kong cinema.

A look at Manchester United's 1993/94 season where they became Champions of the Premier League.

A month-by-month tour through 1994's most bizarre events from around the world. Including a shoal of fish falling on a pub in Australia and an outbreak of fainting Egyptian schoolgirls.

A Japanese girl expects that the ten thousandth day of her life will bring a momentous event. So she buries herself up to the neck in sand on a beach…

After his hugely successful first tour of Australia and the equally successful film "Chubby Goes Down Under", the legendary Roy Chubby Brown is enjoying the same cult following in Australia that he enjoys in the UK. This video was shot on Roy's last tour of Oz and is over an hour of live stand-up culminating with his amazing "Full Monty" style strip. If you haven't seen it live you won't believe your eyes as you watch the Biggest, Baddest and Bluest Fat Bastard of them all!

Lee and Alice become involuntarily involved with a man whose style of courtship is distinctly over the top.

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Sonic Youth's Blood on the Beach is comprised of two shows and interview clips recorded in November 1985 in Brighton, UK.

The Stadium House Trilogy is a video collection featuring the first three singles taken from the White Room album, as well as a 14 minute making-of (UK release only). Even though videos for What Time Is Love? and 3 a.m. Eternal already existed The KLF created new clips for their previous singles as well to match the tone of their latest release, bringing all three together as a kind of mini-concert on the fictional stage of Woodstock, Europa.

Take a trip into the core of the Big Apple to see just how it is being eaten away from the inside out in a witty, two-time Emmy Award-winning documentary from filmmaker Mark Lewis exploring the eternal rivalry between man and rat. From the inner walls of New York's tallest skyscrapers to the sewers and subways far beneath the surface, there is virtually no place in the city that these resilient vermin haven't claimed for themselves.

Cowboys trade lewd stories in the spirit of one-upmanship. Beer guzzling, bestiality and hellfire: it must be a Phil Mulloy cartoon.

Documentary on Krzysztof Kieslowski's Dekalog from the BBC Arena series.

The Mr. Men and Little Misses are going on an alphabet treasure hunt field trip on the Misterland Bus to see what things they can find to make up all the letters of the alphabet.

Sixteen lesbians, aged from 50 to 80, living in various parts of Britain and from different races, classes and backgrounds, talk about their lives and experiences of being lesbians.

The compelling story of an officer in the Royal Air Force who struggles against the British military establishment, her lover’s betrayal, and her court-martial trial for being a lesbian.

An extraordinary documentary into the world of sky surfing, Beyond the Clouds delves deep into the extraordinary lives and lifestyles of British sky-surfers Chris Gauge and Tim Porter.

A light hearted look at the history of 'Yoof TV', its personalities and impact on modern broadcasting. Plus, media pundits offer their insights.

In 1951, a woman died in Baltimore, U.S.A. She was called Henrietta Lacks. These are cells from her body. They were taken from her just before she died. They have been growing and multiplying ever since. There are now billions of these cells in laboratories around the world. If massed together, they would weigh 400 times her original weight. These cells have transformed modern medicine, but they also became caught up in the politics of our age.

Extended featurette shot during the production of Fighters (1991), detailing Mark Kaylor's comeback match.

Last August's shooting of a young Catholic, Loughlin Maginn , was the 2,744th murder since the present Northern Ireland troubles began. But it will be remembered as the killing which triggered off a damaging row between the governments of London and Dublin. Maginn was targetted and murdered by Protestant terrorists using an intelligence file leaked from within forces there to prevent such violence. Next month a report on the collusion betweenLoyalist paramilitaries and dissidents in the army and police will be delivered by a team of English detectives sent to plug the leaks. John Ware reveals disturbing new evidence that the principal source of leaks is from within the locally recruited Ulster Defence Regiment. (BBC Genome)