S01E04: Video and Film Production | Hire Me: Competing for a Dream Job

S01E03: Coming of Age | Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Mark reveals the cinematic tricks and techniques used to create classic coming-of-age films, from Rebel without a Ca...

S01E04: Science Fiction | Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Mark Kermode reveals the tricks and techniques used to create classic science fiction films, from 2001 to Arrival,...

S02E01: Superheroes | Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Mark Kermode uncovers the cinematic and storytelling secrets of the superhero movie.

Boyhood | Breakfast

Now eighteen, Ellar Coltrane began filming Boyhood twelve years ago. It chronicles the life of a fictitious child until he leaves home for college. The c...

S01E02: The Heist | Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Mark reveals the cinematic tricks and techniques used to create classic heist movies, from The Asphalt Jungle to Ocean's...

S02E02: British History Movies | Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Mark Kermode uncovers the cinematic and storytelling secrets of the quintessential British film genre - his...

S02E04: Trainspotting | Movie Connections

Danny Boyle, John Hodge, Ewan McGregor and others remember the making of 1996 smash hit Trainspotting.

01: Beginnings | Watching

Journalist Tom Sutcliffe presents a documentary exploring the various ways directors begin their feature films. Includes mentions of Saul Bass and ...

02: Big | Watching

The news that unwraps the mysteries of cinema continues as Tom Sutcliffe explains how size can emphasise the importance of objects.

03: Screens | Watching

This week, through films such as All That Heaven Allows and Videodrome, Tom Sutcliffe explores how cinema has portrayed television as a sinister and d...

04: Punch | Watching

Tom Sutcliffe presents a documentary exploring the history of the punch in cinema, featuring examples from films throughout the ages, with contributions...

05: Unseen | Watching

Tom Sutcliffe presents a documentary exploring how what is left unseen on the movie screen can be just as important as what is shown.

06: Freeze | Watching

Final part of the series that unwraps the mysteries of cinema. Tom Sutcliffe explores the emotional impact of slowing down or stopping the action altog...

A Hard Day's Night

Anarchic and offbeat 1960s story of 36 hours in the lives of The Beatles as they travel to a TV show in London. The film uses a variety of cinematographic...

Hitchcock's Shower Scene: 78/52

Director Alexandre O Philippe's gripping documentary takes an unprecedented look at Alfred Hitchcock's infamous and iconic shower scene and i...

Propaganda films | Age of the Image

James Fox explains the method in which propaganda was created to advertise Nazism.

S01E01: Four Weddings and a Funeral | Movie Connections

Documentary charting the evolution of British movie Four Weddings and a Funeral. Hugh Grant and Richard Curtis are am...

S01E01: The Rom-Com | Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Film critic Mark Kermode examines the techniques and conventions behind some classic genres, beginning with romantic c...

S01E04: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | Movie Connections

The documentary series charting the evolution of Britain's biggest movies turns its attention to the 1998 hit...

S01E05: Bend it Like Beckham | Movie Connections

Writer/director Gurinder Chadha and star Parminder Nagra discuss the making and success of Bend it Like Beckham, the romanti...