S03E06: Colourbleed | BBC HD Film Shorts

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

To avoid her Sikh parents' disapproval, soccer-obsessed teenager Jess Bhamra hides the fact she has joined a local female football team, where he...

Pride (2014)

In 1984, a group of lesbian and gay activists take on hardship from the press and the government, and find unlikely allies in a group of Welsh miners.

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

An orphan from the slums of Mumbai makes it all the way to the final question of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The police think he must be cheati...

Belfast (2021)

Young Buddy's happy home life is rocked by the eruption of the Troubles, on top of his concerns about ailing grandparents, a crush on a girl at school, and do...

Home (2016)

Bafta Award-winning short film telling the story of millions of modern-day refugees - in reverse. A British family leave their home for what at first appears to ...

Back to Black (2024)

The life and music of Amy Winehouse, following the development of her unique talent and passion as she became a singular and iconic musician.

Trainspotting (1996)

Smart, funny, sickly, and sometimes just plain unconscious, Mark Renton is a hero of our times. Set in an underbelly of Edinburgh the city fathers never...

East is East (1999)

BAFTA-winning comedy-drama with Om Puri, Linda Bassett and Jimi Mistry, which takes a wry look at a Pakistani chip shop owner's efforts to raise his kids...

If (1968) | Cast and Crew

With its portrayal of youthful rebellion in an English public school, Lindsay Anderson's controversial film "If" helped push the boundaries of Brit...

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...

S02E01: Holy Grail | Movie Connections

Members of the Monty Python team take a critical look back at their first film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Saltburn (2023)

A student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming, aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family's sprawling ...

Culloden (1964)

Drama-documentary re-creates one of the bloodiest engagements ever fought on British soil, stripping away many of the romantic myths surrounding Bonnie Princ...

Gregory's Girl (1981)

Witty and unsentimental coming-of-age comedy about a boy (John Gordon Sinclair) who falls hopelessly in love with a girl who becomes the new star playe...

S01E04: Round | BBC HD Film Shorts

Shot entirely using hand shadow performance, this short film highlights man's position as a footnote in the Earth's very long story. Music...

S01E07: Brassed Off | Movie Connections

Pete Postlethwaite, Stephen Tompkinson, Melanie Hill, Philip Jackson, and Peter Martin join the director in recalling Brassed Off's j...

S02: Cherries | BBC HD Film Shorts

Starring Alfie Allen, this is a highly original take on teenagers today, their preoccupations and their challenges, set in the possible ne...

S02: Little Dinosaurs | BBC HD Film Shorts

Original animation which uses a tale of two dinosaurs to reflect on issues around how we relate to each other.

S02: Mud Boy | BBC HD Film Shorts

Creative and cinematic drama which explores the imagination of a young girl who needs to believe in an alternative reality.

S02: The Rules of the Game | BBC HD Film Shorts

An exploration of love and betrayal as a groom reflects on a recent revelation.