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- Wilfried Wils must survive as an auxiliary policeman during the German occupation of Antwerp.
- The affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.
- This six-part series traces the Second World War, from the rise of the Nazis to the surrender of the Japanese, with detailed portraits of key figures.
- A glittery nightclub in 1920s Berlin becomes a haven for the queer community in this documentary exploring the freedoms lost amid Hitler's rise to power.
- In the 1970s a music promoter plucks Siamese twins from obscurity and grooms them into a freakish rock'n'roll act. A dark tale of sex, strangeness and rock music.
- The highs and lows of Alan Turing's life, tracking his extraordinary accomplishments, his government persecution through to his tragic death in 1954. In the last 18 months of his short life, Turing visited a psychiatrist, Dr. Franz Greenbaum, who tried to help him. Each therapy session in this drama documentary is based on real events. The conversations between Turing and Greenbaum explore the pivotal moments in his controversial life and examine the pressures that may have contributed to his early death. The film also includes the testimony of people who actually knew and remember Turing. Plus, this film features interviews with contemporary experts from the world of technology and high science including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. These contributors bring Turing's exciting impact up to the present day, explaining why, in many ways, modern technology has only just begun to explore the potential of Turing's ideas.
- Follow the personal experience of the Queen, as she navigated the events that shaped the fortune of the royal family and the history of the United Kingdom over the decades of her reign.
- Unlocking the childhood of Rose West. What was it that turned Rose, at the age of just 17, into the most sadistic, sexually motivated, serial killer Britain has ever witnessed?
- A unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter Paula Rego directed by her son, the film maker Nick Willing.
- Documentary following the exploits of a family-run crew of haulage specialists as they move the heaviest, longest and most precious locomotives around the world.
- The presenter recalls his boyhood heroes from the Cricklewood film studios,assisted by Tim Dempsey,founder of the Cricklewood Appreciation Society. The studio was established by failed magician Arthur Sims,creator of silent comedy legend Harold the Hobo - alias the Little Drunk - before succumbing to a fatal gag involving a steam roller. In the 1930s chirpy Northern lass Florrie Fontaine became the country's highest paid home grown performer,starring in 'Clog Capers of 1932' and 'Florrie Drives a Lorry',as well as featuring in her own comic strip. In World War II she was the forces' sweetheart,the German forces,leading to a decline in popularity and exile to Benidorm to run a bier-keller.Post war Acton Films'series of horror movies with former Shakespearean lead Lionel Crisp revived studio fortunes whilst the 60s saw perky Cockney lass Jenny Driscoll decorate the cheeky 'Thumbs Up' series of farces (Thumbs Up,Marie Antoinette,Thumbs Up,Uranus) until scandal ended her career.Final interviewee Terry Gilliam unfortunately destroyed the studio,accidentally flooding it whilst making his little-seen flop 'Professor Hypochondria's Magical Odyssey' and the building was knocked down to make way for a DIY superstore. However thanks to Tim Dempsey,to lovingly preserved archive footage and television repeats we can be sure that the Cricklewood Greats will always be remembered.
- For years, Jimmy Savile, Rolf Harris, Stuart Hall and pop star Gary Glitter were adored by fans - but the horrifying truth of how they abused vulnerable fans and junior employees has now emerged.
- Nigeria's film industry, Nollywood, is the third-largest in the world--an unstoppable economic and cultural force that has taken the continent by storm and is now bursting beyond the borders of Africa. "Nollywood Babylon" is a feature documentary detailing the industry's phenomenal success. Propelled by a booming 1970s soundtrack of African underground music, the movie presents an electric vision of a modern African metropolis and a revealing look at the powerhouse that is Nigerian cinema.
- True crime documentary using dramatic reconstructions and testimony from police and victim's friends to recall the series of murders of women at railway stations in London in the 1980s.
- A tribute to one of British television's biggest ever stars.
- Dramatised biography of writer George Orwell.
- Unravelling the conspiracy theories behind some of the world's biggest stories. Getting to meet the people who passionately believe the theories and finding out what drives them.
- Lesley Whittle was just 17 when she was snatched by Donald Neilson - the Black Panther.
- The history of film and video censorship in Great Britain.
- James May explores and celebrates his favorite toys from his youth.
- Through previous interviews, Sean Connery explores different parts of his life.
- Exploring one of the most devastating but little-known disasters in London's history, this documentary reveals the shocking events that unfolded during the fateful Thames Flood of 1928.
- The story of the pioneering Dick Kerr Ladies football team which rose to prominence during the First World War.
- Traces the lives of London's infamous gangsters, the Kray twins. From early youth to imprisonment, with insight from people who knew them.
- Derren Brown recruits participants to attend a "motivational seminar" where he manipulates them into robbing a security van in broad daylight.
- Alexander Armstrong presents a documentary about the marriage of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on 20th November 1947 featuring archive footage, home-movies and interviews with attendees.
- Documentary about the legendary American film director from his introduction to the film industry in its early years to his death in 1959. After a falling out with Adolph Zukor, he left Paramount Pictures to found his own company but it too failed and moved on to MGM where his films were less successful than he had hoped. By 1931 DeMille, despite his huge successes in the silent era, was practically unemployable. Given a second chance at Paramount DeMille found his now classic formula of religious or epic tales with more than just a tinge of sex. Firmly re-established, he would stay with the studio for the rest of his career. He became a fervent anti-communist leading to a confrontation with his colleagues in the Directors Guild. He continued making films regardless and died as one of the most commercially successful in Hollywood history.
- In the early days of film-biz Alice joined the company of pioneer Gaumont, rose in the ranks and directed more than 400 films. But the company eventually erased her from her credits, she was forgotten, even experts have to rediscover her.
- The Britannia Bridge, spanning the Menai Strait to link the island of Anglesey to mainland Wales, was designed and built by railway engineer Robert Stephenson in 1850. On 23 May 1970 a catastrophic fire, caused by boys dropping a burning torch while playing inside, led to the destruction of its iconic rectangular tube sections. It was rebuilt as a steel truss-arch bridge, with a road deck above the railway. This programme, made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the fire, looks at the history of the bridge, the effect of the fire and the rebuilding of it afterwards.
- An exploration of immigration in Britain over the half century since Conservative MP Enoch Powell made his controversial speech. Issues surrounding race, religion, integration and multiculturalism are examined.
- The Grenfell Tower tragedy exposed the huge inequality within the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Local residents tell the story, 150 years in the making, of how it became the most unequal place in Britain.
- Film clips of big stars back when they were still doing bit parts, local commercials or community theater. Segments include Tom Selleck's appearance as a contestant on "The Dating Game" (1965) and Gillian Anderson giving a poetry recital on community-access cable TV.
- British documentary charting the rise of sticker albums and the sticker-collecting craze.
- Soho in the 60's. Strippers and exotic dancers are interviewed and perform in seedy nightclub, the Gargoyle Club. The bright lights of London around Piccadilly and Soho. Cinemas, floor shows, and the Gargoyle Club, with revue from 2:30 pm.
- Paul Merton looks at the British films of Alfred Hitchcock, the silent films and the early sound films.
- When, in 1961, West Side Story hit the screens after conquering Broadway, it was the entire Puerto Rican community of New York, ostracized and deprived of the American dream, that feverishly gained visibility. From Spanish Harlem to the Bronx, where poverty, drugs and gangs are rampant, Latino music and dance will then carry the identity revolution, the barrio setting itself on fire and undulating to Afro-Caribbean rhythms, led by "the king of timbales" Tito Puente. Soon mixed with soul, jazz and blues of the black neighbors, who share suffering and stigma of racism, the genres multiply: mambo, rumba, cha-cha-cha, merengue, boogaloo. All the Hispanics of Central and South America joined the movement.
- Documentary charting the epic journey that transformed King's Cross into one of the best connected places in Britain. From steam to electric and from industrial wasteland to cultural heartland.
- Documentary about the long, tragic history of Lebanon, once called the "Switzerland of the Middle East", and for decades the main stage of conflicts that began with the downfall of the Osman Empire.
- A look at the history of the genre, discovering how the humble quiz went from schedule filler to a staple of prime-time, featuring interviews with hosts, producers and creators.
- This programme looks at the origins, development and running of the London Underground "Tube" system. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of The Tube, London Underground are organising for an old Metropolitan steam loco to haul trains along the first section of line to open, the Metropolitan Railway from Paddington to Farringdon, and at Farringdon they are preparing for a royal visit by Prince Charles and Camilla.
- In the last programme Bob Monkhouse ever worked on before he died he picked all his favourite comedy clips from his lifetime. Too ill to contribute the programme instead featured narration and contributions from fellow professionals.
- James May looks at the toys he and his sisters played with as kids.