Simon Armitage traces the evolution of the Arthurian legend through medieval literature.
DetailsThe inside story of the 20 years that saw Margaret Thatcher rise to the position of PM.
DetailsDocumentary about artist Kit Williams, best known for his pictorial storybook Masquerade.
DetailsAndrew Graham-Dixon presents a profile of the influential food writer Alan Davidson.
DetailsDocumentary about 1960s record label Elektra Records, run by suave visionary Jac Holzman.
DetailsIconic 1960s photographer Brian Duffy talks about his life and work for the first time.
DetailsDocumentary following in the footsteps of 14th Century Moroccan scholar Ibn Battutah.
DetailsFilm about the auctioneer they call the Mick Jagger of the saleroom, Baron Simon de Pury.
DetailsMark Steel presents witty arguments for the importance of a historical figure.
DetailsA Turkish small time black marketeer attempts to enter the cell phone business.
DetailsA richly-detailed staging of Mozart's comic masterpiece from the Royal Opera House.
DetailsHow the Medici family transformed Florence through sculpture, painting and architecture.
DetailsDocumentary recalling the revolution in British advertising during the 60s.
DetailsSean Pertwee takes a look at how our love affair with the moon has waxed and waned.
DetailsOut-of-this-world animation. The Clangers discover how to make music on their planet.
DetailsBiography of Quentin Crisp, an honest account of coming out in a bygone era.
DetailsFilm about James Brown's gig in Boston the night after Martin Luther King's assassination.
DetailsPowerful Spanish drama in which a crime is seen from the perspectives of six characters.
DetailsSeries of talks by film director Orson Welles, illustrated by his own sketches
DetailsDocumentary taking a European look at the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation and the lead-up to it.
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