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A detailed profile of the life and career of musician Phil Collins.

Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci may be best known for his paintings, but engineers consider him just as much a genius for the machines he designed that were years ahead of their time. This film narrated by Richard Denton documents the attempts of modern experts to build some of da Vinci's designs, including a massive crossbow with arms 70 feet across and a glider that he imagined more than four centuries before humans first took flight.

Commentary of episode 2 of Evil of the Daleks by Deborah Watling

A biography of the great French director made for 3DD, featuring interviews with Anna Karina and Mike Leigh among others.

Donny Osmond is joined by Blue and Westlife in renditions of One Love and Crazy Horses, and is reunited on stage for a performance with his brothers Wayne, Jay, Merrill and Alan.

Acclaimed director Michel Khleifi's story of a Palestinian film-maker 'M' living in Europe, who returns home to Ramallah to film witness accounts of the 1948 Nakba - not only explores the events of that tumultuous era, but places them in context with the uncertainty and tension of present-day Palestine. Over the course of a single day and night, M's solipsistic existence is shaken when his nephew kills a man in Nazareth, placing the entire family at risk of reprisals. This masterful feature - a quietly witty, complex and occasionally surreal depiction of an exile's relationship with Palestine - marks a new direction in Khleifi's work.

Tape Crackers' is a vital documentary focussed on one guy, Michael Finch, and his amazing tape collection of pirate radio recordings made in the mid-late '90s.

Created solely from appropriated commercials, news footage and election propaganda, this video reflects on the underlying psyche of Israeli commercials and election campaigns; the excesses in the representations of family and homeliness, national identity and pride.

The poet Hafez, also known as the Teller of Secrets, used the language of human love and the metaphors of wine and drunkenness to describe his desire for the Divine and intoxication with the mysteries of the Universe. Contrast the current, often narrow, view of the media on Iran with the profundity and sophistication of Persian (Iranian) culture and its influence. The landscapes and characters from the film are all constructed of Persian calligraphy.

Choirmaster Gareth Malone joins forces with the BBC Singers to explore the styles and techniques that create a choir, using contributions from leading choral experts.

Fuzzy travelling landscape

A short film about all-in wrestling.

Lee Hurst, star of They Think It's All Over. hits Her Majesty's Theatre in London for evening of stand-up comedy. Hurst has the crowd rolling with priceless bits such as the segment on football hooligans as well as the inimitable question and answer session he engages in with the audience. Topped off with a series of anecdotes about parts of They Think It's All Over that he and the rest of the cast blew, Lee Hurst Live is an enormously entertaining evening of comedy.

First volume of highlights from the 1950s and 1960s television series about the vanishing train lines. Here you have a chance to see the Bristol line as it looked during 1958.

Sean Hughes returns to the stand-up stage with his first national UK tour in nearly a decade. The Right Side of Wrong marks a return to the comedy circuit for one of the most distinctive and darkly explosive exponents of the art of stand-up.

In a world formed by the spectacle of perfect illusions, the king of mediation travels through the lens to fight an anti-image cult that threatens a new generation.

A short, sharp, shock of a documentary detailing treatments for hysteria in Victorian Britain including clitoridectomy and genital massage. Not for the faint-hearted!

"Nora" is based on true stories of the dancer Nora Chipaumire, who was born in Zimbabwe in 1965. In the film, Nora returns to the landscape of her childhood and takes a journey through some vivid memories of her youth. Using performance and dance, she brings her history to life in a swiftly-moving poem of sound and image. A girl who is constantly embattled - struggling against all kinds of intimidation and violence - but who slowly gathers strength, pride and independence.

Top British model Sammi explores her sexual fantasies in a series of erotic vignettes.

That creeping feeling you sometimes get when you're home alone, when your imagination starts to run riot? What if your irrational fears are right?

A group of approximately 30 lesbians take a holiday in Sitges, Spain, enjoying sun, sea, and social life along the Mediterranean coast. The documentary captures their days at the beach, nights out in bars and clubs, and moments of conversation, laughter, and friendship. Through candid footage, it presents a snapshot of lesbian travel culture and community in the early 2000s, highlighting camaraderie, leisure, and personal freedom. The film emphasizes group dynamics, playful interactions, and the joy of gathering in a warm, scenic location. Rather than focusing on activism or personal struggle, it celebrates visibility, connection, and the pleasures of shared experiences. Sitges itself becomes a character, providing a vibrant backdrop that frames the holiday and social rituals.

Tour Rajasthan, India's largest state, with this program that takes you on a seven-day journey aboard the Palace on Wheels, one of the most elegant trains in the world. Starting in New Delhi, the trip continues through India's countryside. Stops include the pink city of Jaipur, Udaipur, Rattan Bur National Park and the Taj Mahal. Named after former Rajput states, the cars are furnished sumptuously in the style of the regions they represent.

Animated short film by Phil Mulloy.

A look back at the impact Big Brother has had on the world.

POSSESSED enters the complicated worlds of four hoarders; people whose lives are dominated by their relationship to possessions. The film questions whether hoarding is a symptom of mental illness or a revolt against the material recklessness of consumerism. When does collecting become hoarding and why do possessions exert such an influence on our lives?

A tale of life on the Zambezi River, set against the epic backdrop of Victoria Falls. The story is told from the point of view of a local fisherman, Mr White, who has fished these waters for 69 years, and whose riverside companions are elephants, baboons, hippos and kingfishers. Follow the fortunes of these animals through his eyes, and learn how their lives are ruled by the moods of the river and the rains.

Filmed & recorded at The Shepherds Bush Empire U.K. in 2005

Short by Vera Neubauer.

This collection presents the complete history of the FIFA World Cup, from its inaugural competition in 1930 up until the tournament in 1998.

Documentary about the controversial 1970s union boss Derek Robinson, who led the British Leyland workers into a series of strikes

Examine the tremendous moral and human cost of creating a 'New China' for the 2008 Olympics. As traditional communities are bulldozed to make way for modern high-rise apartments and ancient traditions are cast aside, just who is benefitting?

This collection presents the complete history of the FIFA World Cup, from its inaugural competition in 1930 up until the tournament in 1998.

Live performance in which Emmylou Harris presents her ten rules of what makes a great country song, personally chosen from her own extensive repertoire. Filmed in Los Angeles in an intimate venue, the show features songs with Emmylou accompanied by her blue grass band. Each track illustrates one of her ten commandments, with a short introduction to explain why it was chosen and what element of country music it best represents.

Produced for the release of the Gasbook 'Dinner Time' DVD, published in Tokyo, 2002.

Bob Marley was the first artist to take reggae music to the masses outside his native Jamaica. He also became a symbol of spiritual peace and human compassion to people around the globe and is widely regarded as one of the true philosophers of both reggae and the Rastafarian faith. Bob Marley: Spiritual Journey is a documentary that explores Marley as both a musician and a spiritual thinker and, through interviews and newsreel footage, attempts to measure his impact on the world. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Alessandro Corbelli takes the title role in Annabel Arden's whirlwind production of Puccini's compact opera, in which the scheming Gianni Schicchi retrieves for himself the spoils of a disinherited family to pave the way for his daughter to marry her love.

Ludvig travels to an island to spend time with his grandmother and his grandfather who is dying. To escape reality, Ludvig draws pictures and imagines that he is an explorer on a mystic island.

Filmed in France, Israel, USA, Algeria, Argentina, Uruguay, South Africa and the UK, this disturbing and candid BBC documentary explores the history of modern interrogation techniques and the rise of modern torture using revealing interviews with state interrogators and state torturers. The legacy of this history continues to shapes our present, especially in the United States, and some of these techniques have now become routine in the war on terror – be it the use of dogs, water-boarding, or sexual humiliation. This long, unbroken line of inhuman cruelty connects Nazi Germany to Abu Ghraib, and is an essential issue in today’s political landscape.

Three performance pieces presented during One Artist One Day at the Newcastle branch of the Robert Self Gallery. The individual pieces were Triangle, Circle, Oblong. These were part of several performance works including others presented at 2B Butlers Wharf London, and at Sunderland Arts Centre during its Performance Week. These performances included mark making and drawing as part of the experience of movement in space and specific sites. Exhibited in both photographic and moving image formats. World Premiere (moving image) as part of Basement Basement on 21st of September 2007 at Candid Arts, London. Digital file formatted from original photographic documentation.

Face of an Angel is inspired by Puccini’s opera La Fanciulla del West, set during the Californian gold rush. The film is shot is the scarred black landscape of an open cast mine in South Wales, one of the original coal mining areas which fuelled the industrial revolution in Britain. Taking the theme of redemption, the film depicts choreographed yellow dumper trucks, portraits of miners and an escape to another life using the painterly surface of low format video. Fragments of music from the opera are woven into an industrial sound track.

A musical reminder of the importance of washing your hands after you go to the toilet.

The Chuckle Brothers try to get a job in a restaurant but are caught up in a plot by the archvillain The Mister to take over the world!

A concert recorded live at The Barbican, London UK. The nearest thing yet to experiencing the ukes live show without actually being there. Includes "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "McArthur Park" and the handbell/ukulele ringers version of "You don't bring me flowers".

Documentary looking at Shanghai Circus school, where the gruelling training regimes result in some of the best acrobats and circus performers in the world. Children as young as eight have their unformed bodies stretched and tested to breaking point as they learn to master the most taxing feats of acrobatic grace and daring. Harsh demands are also made of teachers and parents as their proteges strive to be number one in the circus, the Chinese way. (Storyville)

This is the tale of Vinny Gusto, a teenage lard ass, cookie addict. Soon realising he is a disgrace to his family, we follow his bulging butt on his quest to turn fat boy into fat fame.

Mr Christie's mind begins to wander while he is having sex.

After entering a public toilet, a pee-shy man faces an onslaught of overly-talkative, unhygienic, weird and outright violent men.

Adventures abound on the Island of Sodor for Thomas and Friends! Watch as Oliver discovers the magic of snow during the Winter Festival. It's Thomas to the rescue as Fergus breaks the rules and learns a very valuable lesson. As Duncan attempts to deliver an elephant to the new park, he learns about following the rules. A surprise is in store for James when he is asked to pick up the Queen of Sodor. One of Toby's favorite places, The Windmill, is damaged during a lightning storm. Will he be able to fix it? Is there a monster lurking in the misty valley at Castle Loch? Twin engines Donald and Douglas find out! Come aboard for all the fun!

Documentary on pirate/VLF radio in the UK.

Nelson's Trafalgar examines the man behind the legend, his affair with Lady Hamilton – one of the great romances of history, and the dark side of a hero whose exploits were described by. A slightly light-hearted look at the Battle of Trafalgar. Nelson's Trafalgar examines the man behind the legend, his affair with Lady Hamilton – one of the great romances of history,. In 1813, the year that he was appointed Poet Laureate, Robert Southey published The Life of Nelson. Horatio, Lord Viscount Nelson was Britain's greatest Naval hero who had been killed during.

A country band and an Indian band are accidentally double booked for the same evening at a Scottish club and must decide who gets to play... but how?

A bitter-sweet comic tale of how the once famous stuntman Larry LeTan tried and failed to discover his place in the modern world.

The Making Of All Mod Cons has been personally overseen by Paul Weller, Rick Buckler & Bruce Foxton and the film features exclusive new interviews with all three band members. The 40-minute film also includes promo clips, previously-unseen live footage of The Jam at The Roxy Club and an exclusive solo acoustic rendition of English Rose by Paul Weller at his rehearsal studio.

A poignant tale about a young girl, Seonag, who travels back in time to visit her recently deceased Grandfather.

Mock n' Roll Dreams delves into Scotland's growing trend in tribute bands.

The Bahamas in 1943 was the setting for one of the greatest unsolved crimes of the 20th century. This film reveals the findings of a five-year investigation into the murder of Sir Harry Oakes.

Dr Martin Lings, a writer and scholar revered all over the world, performed the Hajj, or pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in 1948. Using unique archive material, he recollects his experiences along with his insight into its historical background. The original beauty and simplicity of the Hajj is brought to the viewer through the sheer presence and eloquence of Lings' narrative.