Movies
- 1988
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'01988HD
Documentary about the making of the film first presented on the British television series "The South Bank Show".
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- 2002
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema
Cinema of Fire: Iranian Cinema02002HD
A profile of the Iranian film industry
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- 1977
Orion
Orion01977HD
The world is coming to an end, and the last survivors board a space-ship ready to leave the doomed planet Earth in search of a new world.
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- 2002
R.E.M.
R.E.M.0.52002HD
A documentary on the band
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- 1988
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon61988HD
Francis Bacon revolutionised figurative painting in the 20th century. The English painter unmasked his subjects in a provocative and ruthless manner....
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- 1970
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out
Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out01970HD
In a programme broadcast 70 years to the day after the outbreak of WWII, people who were alive at the time speak of their memories.
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- 1980
The South Bank Show: William Golding
The South Bank Show: William Golding01980HD
Interview with the British author, William Golding.
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- 1991
The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam
The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam01991HD
Terry Gilliam is interviewed by Melvyn Bragg in this 1991 episode of The South Bank Show (1978). Gilliam speaks of his history with the British...
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- 1988
Hockney at the Tate
Hockney at the Tate01988HD
To mark his fiftieth birthday in 1988, London's Tate Gallery staged a major retrospective of his work. Melvyn Bragg joined David Hockney for an...
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- 1981
The South Bank Show: The French Lieutenant's Woman
The South Bank Show: The French Lieutenant's Woman01981HD
1981 episode of London Weekend Television's The South Bank Show examines the film and features interviews with novelist John Fowles, screenwriter...
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- 1985
From the West Down to the East: Billy Bragg on The South Bank Show, March 1985
From the West Down to the East: Billy Bragg on The South Bank Show, March 198501985HD
London Weekend Television. Hosted by Melvyn Bragg. First screened in the UK on 31st March 1985.
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- 1992
The South Bank Show: Terence Davies
The South Bank Show: Terence Davies01992HD
Television documentary about British film director Terence Davies and his film "The Long Day Closes."
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- 1965
Always on Sunday
Always on Sunday61965HD
Always On Sunday is a bio-pic on Le (Henri) Douanier Rousseau, a French naive painter.
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- 1986
The South Bank Show: John Cleese
The South Bank Show: John Cleese01986HD
John Cleese is interviewed by Melvyn Bragg in this 1986 episode of The South Bank Show (1978). Cleese speaks of his comedy background, writing for...
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- 1966
Familiar Spirits
Familiar Spirits01966HD
Interview with Italian film director Federico Fellini.
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- 1991
Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein61991HD
In this documentary Roy Lichtenstein is interviewed and discusses his life and art work, what influenced him, where his ideas came from, how his art...
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- 2023
David Hockney: In Normandy
David Hockney: In Normandy02023HD
The celebrated British artist discusses his life and work with Melvyn Bragg in his Normandy studio, revealing his influences, inspirations and plans...
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- 1988
Toulouse-Lautrec
Toulouse-Lautrec01988HD
Scenes from Huston's "Moulin Rouge," archive footage of the original locations, a Lautrec exhibition at London's "Royal Academy" and interviews with...
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- 2000
Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica02000HD
A profile of the controversial Yugoslavian director.
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- 1992
The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
The South Bank Show: Noël Coward01992HD
Television documentary on playwright, actor, composer, and film maker Noel Coward.
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