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Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.

The Home Office bring in senior Manchester detective Peter Hunter to conduct a secret review of the Ripper investigation to date.

A filmed stage production of the classic musical.

A shy, introverted young girl takes a summer job at a seaside resort in Wales. She finds the staff, the owners and patrons unlike anyone she has ever met before.

A four part documentary series about the American media.

This affectionate documentary examines the turbulent partnership of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, the double act that re-defined the comedy genre. It follows their beginnings in London's West End through their rise to stardom which won them accolades but forced a wedge between them.

A young woman moves into a hippy commune and spends an idyllic summer with the young brother of one of the residents.

Tony Robinson examines the claims made in Dan Brown's best-selling novel, "The Da Vinci Code."

A short documentary about the making of "Withnail and I" - a 1987 British black comedy film written and directed by Bruce Robinson. Loosely based on Robinson's life in London in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed actors, Withnail and "I" (portrayed by Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann, respectively) who share a flat in Camden Town in 1969.

Tim Hunkin explains the inner workings of those machines that we all take for granted... in his own unique way.

Ada and Lise are both costume designers, the first is around 20, the other around 30. Both are working hard on their break through. There are also jobs for the movies. This is where Lise meets producer Alphonse, who is nearly 20 years older than she. Because he is unhappy with his girlfriend a secret relationship evolves. Ada has problems as well, but she's not the only one. There are also the young Emma and Nina, as well as Yves and Guido - enough people to get into complicated relationship entanglements.

A fictionalized portrait of the British dancer and choreographer Michael Clark, depicting a day in his life as he and his company prepare for a performance.

A newly "liberated" Eastern European backwater of Slaka, headed by president/romantic novelist Katya Princip, aims to join the EU. Unfortunately, its sole supporter is Hans Joachim Dorfmann.

Peter, a young boy living in the fishing village of St Monans, Scotland during 1940s, learns about life and the beauty of imagination from his grandfather and female teacher in this touching semi-autobiographical story about childhood.

Unlike in the previous 3 adaptations of the book,here Mattia narrates in flashback,back at his library job in his village,how he changed his name when mistakenly thought dead and tried to start a new life in Rome.

A group of ex-university students reunite to perform a Shakespeare play in a quaint English village.

A portrait of the various forms of male sexism existing in contemporary American society.

An adaptation of Shelley's Gothic novel, presented as a contemporary romance.

The growing relationship of two people who travel through Ireland in a series of stolen cars.

With a drug-addled lifestyle and a prison sentence firmly behind him, Abel is determined to go straight and stay clean... as soon as he's seen to one final heist. In the house that he burgles he comes across Elizabeth - rich, desperate, hopelessly addicted to a heroin and unconscious. Saving her from the clutched of an overdose, Abel stays out of compassion which eventually evolves into attraction. But when Abel takes on Elizabeth he also takes on her family. His resolution to go straight has to go on the back burner while he struggles against a drugs conspiracy that stretched from the slums of the East End to the Houses of Parliament.

"Justifiable Homicide" takes an immersive journey into the haunting 1995 NYPD double homicide case of Rosario and Vega. Margarita Rosario, the grieving mother, dares to question the NYPD's official account, unveiling a web of disturbing cover-ups and injustice. Along the way, the documentary exposes a tense confrontation with then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani, shedding light on the complexities of the case and the city's turbulent history. This gripping film serves as a crucial window into the flaws and biases within our criminal justice system. "Justifiable Homicide" is an essential viewing experience for an informed society, challenging viewers to reevaluate their perspectives on law enforcement, accountability, and the pursuit of truth.

A young man is reunited with his father, who has been presumed dead for ten years, and then tries to unravel the truth behind his disappearance.

Robert Smith's Wild Flowers is an exquisite drama set at the funeral for a daughter, where her mother remembers the passionate yet painful affair she once had with another woman in Scotland.