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Colm Meaney presents a celebration of Roddy Doyle's trilogy about Dublin family the Rabbittes and the film adaptations of the books, The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van.

Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema

As told through clips from 183 female directors, this epic history of the cinema focuses on women’s integral role in the development of film art. Using almost a thousand film extracts from thirteen decades and five continents, Mark Cousins asks how films are made, shot and edited; how stories are shaped and how movies depict life, love, politics, humour and death, all through the compelling lens of some of the world’s greatest filmmakers – all of them women.

Talking Film

Movie expert Elwy Yost interviews industry people on both sides of the camera, encouraging them to talk about themselves, the state of their art, and its history. The series features many famous film personalities who, along with producers, directors, designers, screenwriters, and critics, offer candid insights into the making of motion pictures.

Cold War & Cinema

Hosted by Ian Nathan, this series features the cinematic stories of the Cold War era: propaganda, nuclear fear, a change in the US society; the spy games; and the rise and fall of the USSR and East Germany (and everything in between). Film critics and historians examine the industry both as it was happening in real time, and how films from this period have become seminal classics.

Elstree: Britain's Hollywood

Two-part documentary celebrating the 75th anniversary of what was once the biggest film production centre outside Hollywood: Elstree.

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

Five programmes that trace a remarkable decade in British film-making through interviews with its stars and directors.

Besættelsens danske filmkonger

Toni's Film Club

Web series about film history, movies and filmmaking.

Big Chef Takes on Little Chef

UConn: The March to Madness

Just as there’s no such thing as a sure thing in sports, there’s an exception to every rule. Witness the University of Connecticut women’s basketball program: The team has won four consecutive NCAA champions and 10 since 2000. The March to Madness spotlights the players, coaches and support personnel, chronicling the hard work and high expectations game-by-game in the American Athletic Conference. Scheduled to run through the conclusion of the Huskies’ season, the show features exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, offering a unique look at the personalities who shape the powerhouse program headquartered in Storrs, Conn.

The Royal Variety Performance

The Royal Variety Performance is a televised variety show held annually in the United Kingdom to raise money for the Royal Variety. It is attended by senior members of the British Royal Family. The evening's performance is presented as a live variety show, usually from a theatre in London and consists of family entertainment that includes comedy, music, dance, magic and other speciality acts.

Uprising

Steve McQueen and James Rogan’s Uprising examines three pivotal events from 1981 and how they defined race relations in Britain for a generation.

Prison: First and Last 24 Hours

Documentary following convicted criminals in four Scottish prisons on the two most important days of their sentences - their arrival and their release.

Police Interceptors: Unleashed

Vinnie Jones presents clips of most exciting chases and action from the popular crime series. Kitted out with the latest high-spec tech, the fastest cars on the roads, specially trained dogs and state-of-the-art helicopters, these elite cops are always ready to deal with anything from raids, brawls, chases, gangs, booze and crashes to runaway burglars, drug dealers, car thieves, domestic disputes and knife-wielding menaces. It is all in a day's work for the officers on the front line of law enforcement.

Paranormal Lockdown UK

Paranormal investigators Nick Groff and Katrina Weidman spend 72 hours confined in the UK’s most haunted locations to capture physical evidence on record.

How The Nazis Lost The War

The decline of Hitler’s empire from the inside out by exploring the decline of the Nazis through the perspective of Hitler's bumbling generals and a paranoid Fuhrer.

When Facing the Things We Turn Away From

A glimpse into the making of Luke Hemmings's debut album "When Facing the Things We Turn Away From".

Bad Influencer

The shocking story of the rise and fall of Belle Gibson, one of Instagram’s first super-influencers.

The Wizard of Paws

Animal prosthetics expert Derrick Campana travels across the country to help animals with limited mobility. Through his organization Bionic Pets, Derrick builds custom artificial limbs for dogs, goats, cows, and horses (and even elephants!) so they may overcome injury, deformity, or amputation. But it’s not just the loveable critters that are changed forever—the families of the pets also find hope and healing through Derrick’s kindness and generosity. It’s feel-good TV at its finest!

Submarine: Perisher: Million Pound Captains

BBC 1980s Submarine documentary. For the would-be submarine captain it's the moment of truth - three frigates are racing straight towards him at maximum speed. This is the 'Perisher' - the toughest course in the Navy, and reputed to cost one million pounds a man.