John Kisch Interview

In this interview John Kisch talks about the history of Black Cinema and the Separate Cinema archive.

Gambling in Film

In this episode we look at films set in the world of gambling.

Bombshells

In this episode we look at some outstanding films from movie bombshells.

Marlene Dietrich

This show looks at the magical career of Marlene Dietrich.

Lee Marvin

In this episode we look at the career of a Hollywood great, Lee Marvin.

Richard Fleischer

In this program we look at the career of Richard Fleischer, an outstanding but under-rated director.

Debbie Harry Interview

This program is an interview with Debbie Harry discussing her acting roles and favourite film music.

Michael Curtiz

This episode is about Michael Curtiz, the most prolific director in Hollywood history.

Against Type

This episode is a collection of films starring actors playing unfamiliar roles.

Lana Turner

This program traces the fascinating career of larger than life Lana Turner. Narrated by Dr John Cooper Clarke

The Definite Article

This episode is a selection of some of the outstanding films whose titles have used the definitive article, such as Aronofskys' The Wrestler and Kubricks' The Killing.

Cecil B. DeMille

We celebrate our one year anniversary with a look at Cecil B. De Mille's extraordinary career.

Brian Eno Interview

Brian Eno talks about his favourite film music in this revealing & fascinating interview.

Tomorrows

In this episode we'll look at some of the excellent films using the word 'Tomorrow' in the title.

Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider: we look at the successful career of the archetypal actor of the 1970's

Hedy Lamarr

The most beautiful girl in Hollywood, also the inventor of bluetooth.

Philip K Dick

In this episode we explore the film adaptations of Philip K Dick, scifi writer responsible for 'Blade Runner', and possibly the most influential writer of the 20th century.

Tuesday Weld

The subject of this episode is Tuesday Weld, the star who began supporting her family aged four and had a nervous breakdown aged nine.

Mick Southworth Interview

An interview with Mich Southworth, celebrated UK film distributor with over 30 years experience at the top of the film industry.

San Francisco in Film

Some of the films that have used the city’s unique qualities as a location.

Lucky Sevens

Many great films have been made which feature the number seven in their titles and in this program we look at a selection.

British 60’s Classics

This is a collection of classic British films from the 60's, a rich period for film-making in the UK.

Laurence Harvey

Cold, good looking & louche: this is the Lawrence Harvey story, an actor whose rise coincided with the new British cinema of the 60's

Sir David Puttnam Interview

Arguably, the most successful British movie producer talks of his lifelong love of cinema, his illustrious career and his inspirations.

Brian De Palma

The prolific career of Brian De Palma, who has been labelled a Hitchcock copyist, but deserves recognition. Still going after all these years.