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- The lives of three friends, from their early school days into young adulthood, when the reality of the world they live in comes knocking.
- Bathsheba Everdene, a willful, flirtatious young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and is romantically pursued by three very different men.
- In the 1970s, a young trans woman, Patrick "Kitten" Braden, comes of age by leaving her Irish town for London, in part to look for her mother and in part because her gender identity is beyond the town's understanding.
- An alien must pose as a human to save his dying planet, but a woman and greed of other men create complications.
- An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a classical ensemble in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting but sharp old landlady.
- During his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.
- An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return to Base Camp. It also shows many of the challenges the group faced, including avalanches, lack of oxygen, treacherous ice walls, and a deadly blizzard.
- A chronicle of the life of William Friese-Greene, a British inventor and early pioneer in cinema.
- Documentary series following 30 bad lads over a four-week period as they go through army basic training 1950s style.
- Reggie Kray's last interview from his hospital bed. He describes his relationship with his brother Ronnie, his criminal activity, marriage, his family and associates. He especially talks about his trial that got him 30+ years in prison for murder. Interviews with his current wife, his associates, lawyers, judges and friends.
- The Stalag Luft III was a prison camp on Germany's border with Poland. It held 10,000 Allied airmen of all nationalities during the Second World War, and was escape proof. But for Allied prisoners of war, it was their duty to escape. This documentary tells the story of the brave and resourceful men who organised the historic Great Escape and paid a tragic price for carrying out their duty.
- In light of a new 2006 BBC Robin Hood series, Jonathan Ross looks at the ways the popular outlaw of Sherwood Forest has been portrayed in the media throughout the years.
- A tribute to one of British television's biggest ever stars.
- Friends and colleagues recall the life and career of the much missed British character actress Yootha Joyce.
- Celebrate eighty years of making movies at the historic Elstree Studios with twenty movie memories spanning the decades picked from the ABPC archives.
- Doccumentary highlighting the darker side of four of the stars of the 'Carry On' films.
- Colditz Castle was a maximum security prison from which no one was meant to escape... but escape they did. Take a fresh look at the legendary escapes, featuring stories from both Colditz survivors and their extended families.
- Friends and colleagues pay tribute to the much loved British actress Hattie Jacques.
- A look at how rock 'n' roll has had to deal with old age and aging within a music movements which once rejected the elderly.
- A short biography of the Elephant Man's life taken from authoritative sources.
- Finding the orgin of words
- Sid's journey from prolific character actor in dramatic roles, via Hancock's Half-Hour, to icon status in the Carry-On franchise.
- A year-by-year account of how Christmas was celebrated in Britain during World War II.
- From supporting roles in countless British classics in the 40's and 50's, to sharing a screen with McQueen and Brando in the 60's, to TV stardom in the 70's and 80's, Gordon Jackson was a top actor and by all accounts, a very nice man.
- A documentary about the film Peeping Tom (1960). How and why it was made, how the uniformly bad reaction from the critics at the time affected everybody concerned and how it is regarded now. Interviews with the cast and writer and with film critics past and present. Older critics still try to justify their bad reviews, some referring to it as a "snuff movie" despite the fact that the only death we see is that of the killer. It was released just as writer 'Leo Marks' was about to publish his autobiography of his time in SOE so there is quite a bit about wartime influences on the study of fear.
- A look at one hundred years of romance in American cinema.
- Friends of Bob Monkhouse pay tribute to him in this elegant celebration of Britain's King of Comedy.
- A series of interviews about the film Peeping Tom (1960). Included as a documentary on the "Peeping Tom - Special Edition" DVD released by Optimum Home Entertainment in March 2007. It includes a rare interview with Karlheinz Böhm talking about his role and its subsequent effect on him.
- This is a history of the England's Ealing Studios, from its beginnings in 1902. It follows the studio's successes through the 1930's, World War II dramas, the well-known Ealing comedies with Alec Guinness, and the BBC's television productions. At the end, we see the resurrection of Ealing with the release of "The Importance of Being Earnest" (2002).
- After nearly half a century working on ITV, Denis Norden presents a farewell compilation of his favorite funny bits.
- Kenneth Williams talks about his life and career in a compilation of archive clips.
- 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.
- An affectionate tribute to the home of many second-features, serials and propaganda films, including reminiscences from many technicians at a reunion in the pub nearest the studio's former entrance.
- Justin Lee Collins is on a mission to reunite the cast of the original Star Wars trilogy.
- A profile of the jazz musician and broadcaster Humphrey Lyttelton.
- A look at the life and work of Arthur Lowe.
- The contribution to the Second World War effort by ABPC Elstree Studios and the films made during and immediately after the conflict are explored, marking the 60th anniversary of VE Day.
- One film from each year of the fabulous fifties illustrates the amazing breadth and depth of those produced by the ABPC Elstree Studios and the changes in cinema audiences' tastes throughout the decade.
- Former BBC staff director Christopher Barry, the longest-serving director on Doctor Who (1963), talks about his life and career.