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From Cheese & Grain Hall, in the town of Frome in southern England, David Icke discusses many of the issues he would later elaborate on in his 2004 presentation of Secrets of the Matrix.

This documentary profiles some of the 15,000 people across America who raise monkeys, not just as pets, but as surrogate children.

"An Anatomy of Melancholy" is a cinematic meditation on mortality which takes the form of a special anatomy book - one in the process of being made. As hand-drawn illustrations appear slowly and painfully on the pages of the book, showing us parts of a dissected human body, we witness both the act of creation and a testament to our own passing. Accompanying the simple but powerful images of the human body, we hear the words of Keats' Ode on Melancholy: "Ay, in the very temple of Delight. Veiled Melancholy has her sovran shrine..."

The Son of God Visits a tough British high School disguised as a fourteen year-old... and sparks soon fly. The King Of The Jews meets The Lord Of The Flies.

A short documentary on the band „The Whitest Boy Alive“ produced by Channel4 in the UK.

Documentary in which novelist James Hawes attempts to demolish a number of myths and misconceptions about the life and work of cult writer Franz Kafka. The programme was filmed on location in Prague and Frankenstein in the Czech Republic.

January 2009: Not many places in Britain are the world's economic woes more evident than in the north west seaside town of Blackpool. They used to call this place "the Las Vegas of the North" but that was back when it was the country's most popular holiday destination for working class families. These days, most people take cheap flights to Europe instead. Time has not been kind to Blackpool and during the winter months there's no tourists, which means that unemployment goes up by 20%. But even when it's dead, there's an undeniable magic to the place.

Alan Sinclair aspires to be a human popsicle, literally. For this film is about the weird and wacky world of cryonics. Instead of burial or cremation get yourself put in a freezer, wait a few hundred years, get defrosted and off you go. Just keep your fingers crossed there's not a power cut.

A mother has cancer that will slowly eat her away until she eventually dies. She turns to her son, Ricky to help her die and they plan one final evening in together where he will cook her favourite food before he helps her.

This mock-documentary follows the cast and crew of 'The War Against Terror: The Musical!' as they struggle towards the opening night.

Art Critic Waldemar Januzczak presents this documentary which details french artist Toulouse-Lautrec's life.

Why are so many Scots throwing off their clothes in wild abandon to embrace the midges and chilly climate of Scotland?

No shortlist of the greatest generals in history would be complete with out the name of Hannibal. This film shows why he was both feared and respected by his enemies. Hannibal's tactical genius is illustrated with the latest three-dimensional graphics technology and exciting dramatic reconstructions of his victories. This is the story of the General who took on the might of Rome.

This is the story of one man's schizophrenic journey into the creation of power as he hunts the homeless to create his own personal army of soldiers.

A short film about ping pong.

A celebration of the hundred most memorable bad moments from the UK's television archives.

More than 160 minutes of the best moments from the top TV comedy news quiz, with a different guest presenter in the chair each week. Includes the uproarious episode hosted by Boris Johnson together with specially extended versions of the shows presented by Martin Clunes, William Hague, and Bruce Forsyth.

Featuring footage from two live performances at the Hacienda club in Manchester, England, as well as the original promotional videos for "Nick the Stripper" and "Deep In the Woods," Pleasure Heads Must Burn offers a solid collection of footage from The Birthday Party's musical history. Some of the songs featured include "Sonny's Burning," "The Six Strings that Drew Blood," and "Pleasure Avalanche," among many others. Bonus material includes footage from several television appearances which originally aired on British and Dutch stations.

Watch Morcheeba play a stunning November 2002 set at Brixton Academy, then embark on a tour of China in March 2003. The band was invited by the British Council to play 8 shows in 5 cities as part of the Think U.K. festival, which brought the best of Britain's originality, creativity, and innovation to China in a series of high-profile events. The bonus 24-minute tour documentary shows footage of the band playing live in Beijing and discussing their experiences in China. Track Listing: The Sea Friction Tape Loop Otherwise Part of the Process Aqaulung Love Sweet Love Be Yourself Slow Down Trigger Hippie What New York Couples Fight About Moog Island Way Beyond Get Along Public Displays of Affection Jolene Blindfold Undress Me Now Over and Over Charango Rome Wasn't Built In A Day

After a 13 year hiatus, X-Ray Spex reunited for a single show at the Roundhouse, London on Sept. 6, 2008. Unlike some of the "we're only in it for the money" reunions, X-Ray Spex are in great form. The twenty-track set includes almost the entirety of Germ Free Adolescents ("Plastic Bag" is the only track not played) and Poly Styrene's voice has held up exceptionally well given that Germ Free Adolescents was released thirty years ago. Other songs include three tracks from X-Ray Spex's 2005 reunion Conscious Consumer along with one new and previously unreleased track "Bloody War".

Randy window cleaner Robin Evans gets more than he bargained for when he stumbles upon the mad Professor Gaylord and his experimental Sex Ray.

An 11-year-old boy has been excluded from school for rough behaviour. Unable to get time off work, his mother leaves him outside in their garden to avoid him causing trouble. However, the boy finds ways of amusing himself.

The title of Like the Deserts Miss the Rain comes from "Missing," the first of nine videos on this collection (and the band's biggest U.S. hit). While all could be described as "stylish"--much like Everything But the Girl--they're otherwise quite different. Sometimes Tracey Thorne and Ben Watt appear; other times actors take center stage. "Single," for instance, features a man tumbling across town: down the street, into a Laundromat, in and out of a dryer, etc. Then there's the "populist" video for Simon and Garfunkel’s "The Only Living Boy in New York," directed by art house favorite Hal Hartley (Henry Fool). (The duo appears to have added a few dozen members.) The DVD also includes three live performances, including a fine version of Massive Attack's "Protection" (featuring Thorne on vocals), and three demo tracks that play as photos of the duo pass by. A fine career overview of one of the U.K.'s most enduring acts. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

In a post-apocalyptic world, two children secretly film their self-absorbed parents. They try desperately to capture rare glimpses of affection.

This is the definitive critical review of the music of Emerson, Lake and Palmer in concert, on record and on stage. During the seventies ELP were the biggest band in the world playing to colossal crowds and mounting ever more spectacular and flamboyant stage shows. When the band split in 1978 the legacy disappeared almost overnight. Featuring rare archive footage, every ELP studio album is reviewed and critically assessed by a leading team of critics, working musicians and musicologists to explore the secrets behind the phenomenal rise to success and the equally spectacular fall from grace of this legendary band.

Spike, a 15 year-old runaway, is given a home by Esther, a young woman with mental health problems. With Spike's support, Esther gains confidence to sing in a jazz club. Although Spike appears the stronger of the two, mistreatment of a neighbour's baby brings back his own past... A story of the healing power of unconditional love.

An exploration of the sexual experiences of young women.

2008 archive release, recorded live at Penningtons in Bradford on April 8th, 2003 during the band's European tour. This recording features Phil Lewis on vocals, Kerri Kelli from Slash's Snakepit on guitar, Brent Muscat from the Liberators on guitar, Adam Hamilton on bass, and Steve Riley on drums. LA Guns look and sound as good, if not better than ever.

An encounter between a man and his upstairs neighbor. In between shots of whiskey and lines of coke, a young man tries to learn some lines for his audition the next morning when he hears sounds of lovemaking from the floor above. A few knocks of the broom against the ceiling to calm things down and then the neighbor comes knocking at the door. The finally meet. Will it lead to neighborly conflict?

Continuing her recent collection of film portraits, Tacita Dean’s Michael Hamburger is a moving portrayal of the poet and translator, a resident of Middleton in Suffolk and great friend of W.G. Sebald.

Reporting on children in parts Nigeria branded as witches.

A group of young people receives therapy in the City Hall of Manchester.

Kiera Chaplin visits famous Serbian trumpet festival.

A brief history of Grindhouse cinema presented by Emily Booth

A tiny and spectral film centering on the surface of an old mirror. Made in 2005, the film was printed on the last roll of reversal print stock in the UK, at the last lab doing reversal printing in the UK, Tony Scott's Film and Photo in Acton, London.

Dallas Graffe is called to investigate a series of grisly murders. It soon becomes a race against time when the murderer invades the local hospital and isn't entirely what they expected.

Geordie comic Ross Noble in a stand-up comic routine recorded in the Garrick Theatre in London and live in Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.

Jeremy Deller and Nick Abrahams' film shows the impact of Basildon's biggest cultural export, Depeche Mode, using the stories and voices of devotees from around the world. Plotting an alternative history in which pop culture is given its due, and Basildon helped end the cold war, the film uncovers extraordinary tales of faith and devotion from Iran, Russia, Romania and even England.

Mission A Star goes bollywood! An epic tale of love, money, kidnap, torture and second order polynomials. Having trouble understanding the quadratic formula? Hopefully this will help.

The best of the housemates, the arguments, the romance, the twists and the controversies from across the globe.

This UK-only import DVD features 17 videos -- including their music video clips, shorts and live material: Spanking Machine (Making of) Painkillers (Making of) Nemesisters (Making of) He's My Thing (Music Video) Ripe (Music Video) Bruise Violet (Music Video) Won't Tell (Music Video) Sweet '69 (Music Video) Liberty Belle (Live) Bonus Material (Early footage of Kat Bjelland, live performances, and Crunt music videos)

The compelling story of the multi-billion-pound gamble to build the world's biggest airliner, the Airbus A380. Provides insight into the unique challenges of building an airliner on such a large scale, and includes footage of its grand unveiling and its maiden voyage.

Writer David Fisher and script editor Christopher H Bidmead examine the making of The Leisure Hive from the screenwriter's point of view.

A soundman descends into a cave. Only when it may be too late does he begin to suspect that he might not be alone.

Examine the drives and motivations of this sinister villain, courtesy of audio recordings made of the late Christopher Gable talking about his role in The Caves of Androzani, incorporating photographs from his collection and footage from the studio recording sessions.

Belinda Douglas is a famous politician who is attacking the government on not being transparent enough. She's married to Jack, but has not always been faithful. Today she can't resist the urge either and picks up Jenna as one-night-stand. The next day Belinda has to leave early and tells Jenna where to find the keys. But the keys accidentally fall behind the door and Jenna is locked inside. As time is running out, she decides to check some personal belongings of Belinda. Then fate strikes.

Horn Ok Please follows a momentous day in the life of an Indian taxi driver names Lucky. Lucky's goal is to earn enough rupees to buy the air conditioned taxi of his dreams.... The title refers to a phrase that is often painted on the rear of commercial vehicles in India.

A girl wakes up, into reality, a nightmare, a memory? Terrified at what she may have done, she runs. Writer / director Ruth Paxton has made a disturbing journey into her own recurring nightmares. An episodic series of states of mind, the film contains realistic, symbolic and surrealistic elements. Her protagonist is fleeing the truth, dreading that she may have revealed her transgressions. Pleasant memories and alcohol temporarily block out the furies, but these fleeting moments of freedom and ease are cut brutally short by the relentless pursuit of her guilty demons. Ruth Paxton has combined narrative and experimentation to produce a film that is both visually stylistic and dramatically compelling, depicting the shredding of a conscience experienced at an intensity that is beyond words.

Music J S Bach digitally reconstructed by Le Grice.

Created as "disposable art" circa 1830, the woodblock print of "The Great Wave" by 70-year-old Katsushika Hokusai has earned acclaim and a place of honor in the art world. Scholars and critics discuss the work's creation and wide influence.

In this side splitting live performance, Joe treats us to some tasty morsels and other culinary delights from his laughter zone.

One day in Jolly World something very strange happens. It begins to snow. Strum, Bouncey, Amber and friends, have never seen anything like this before and are most perplexed. Things get even stranger when a jolly old man with a white beard and red suit turns up. Who is he? What does he want with them? What does 'Ho ho ho' mean?

Black Mold Exposure explores the bizarre illnesses associated with exposure to toxic mold and the film participants' difficult task of regaining their health and lives in an atmosphere of political and social intolerance and disbelief. Black Mold Exposure is a first-ever look into the lives of those claiming to be ill from mold and the controversial and volatile climate surrounding it.

Havoc is the original motorsport disaster series - often emulated but never equalled in its ability to amuse, entertain and even shock! Now in Best of Havoc 1 we present the very best crashes from many thousands of hours of original motorsport archive in one entertaining and often hilarious DVD. There's metal curling madness in all its forms, trucks doing the monster mash, Formula Fordsters taking up aeronautics, mud-wrestling quads, the Formula 2 'take-off' at the Nurburgring, Bike GP rodeo riders, Paris-Dakar dune-busters, manic motocrossers and the 10 out of 10 performances of the nutty Norwegian rally brigade - these are just a few of over 200 megaprangs that have crashed their way into the Havoc hall of fame!

Join Tractor Ted and the farmer on a trip to the market to buy some more sheep. Winter is a good time to check the animals and the machines. The farmer needs to buy a new tractor but there are so many to choose from, which one will he buy?

Recorded live in London's Playhouse Theatre, My Gaff, My Rules sees Al Murray's Perrier Award-winning comic creation in top, boisterous ale-swilling form. The Pub Landlord has been compared to the likes of Alf Garnett and Harry Enfield's Loadsamoney character, but that doesn't prepare the viewer for Murray's highly developed and sophisticated lampoon of True Brit values. Since Murray has built up

Corbin West, a fifty-five-year-old Yorkshireman, trades failed careers in hairdressing and pub fitting for a shot at filmmaking. With ambitious plans, backing from a local firm, and no discernible talent, he sets out to make 'Take Me To Your Leader,' a sci-fi feature. Will he snag Kurt Russell for the lead, draw a crowd to the screening, or reconcile with his estranged mom, who insists on calling him Shirley? This raw and comedic journey follows Corbin's quest for success and recognition.

“We felt humiliated when they hit us, we asked ourselves what kind of life this is. Being in the union we realised that we should be allowed to live decently.” There have been calls for the abolition of child labour for years, but this film follows working children in the slums of Delhi and Bangalore who are demanding the right to work. They are forming unions and challenging authorities as they try to take control of their own lives. “They never ask us as working children what our problems are because they don’t want to know the truth.”