Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

Film Studies | BBC Two | 2016 | 2'17'53''

Idris Elba and Naomie Harris star in a biopic based on Nelson Mandela's autobiography, chronicling his journey from a rural village to o...

Yesterday (2019)

Yesterday (2019)

Film Studies | BBC One | 2021 | 1'46'57''

Following a road accident, struggling singer-songwriter Jack Malik wakes up in an alternative reality where no-one seems to have ever heard of The Beatles. ...

Frost/Nixon (2008)

Frost/Nixon (2008)

Film Studies | BBC HD | 2011 | 1'52'38''

The story behind one of the most unforgettable moments in TV history - David Frost's interview with disgraced President Richard Nixon. Starring Michael Sh...

Captain Phillips (2013)

Captain Phillips (2013)

Development and Inequality | BBC One | 2023 | 2'04'29''

Film drama based on the true story of the hijacking by pirates of the MV Maersk Alabama off the coast of Somalia and the bravery of her crew in a des...

Back to Black (2024)

Back to Black (2024)

British Cinema | BBC Two | 2025 | 1'53'04''

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

Elvis (2022)

Elvis (2022)

Film Studies | BBC One | 2025 | 2'25'54''

Elvis Presley's story seen through the lens of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Contemporary and Digital Cinema | BBC Two | 2008 | 1'09'06

Animated musical fantasy set in a world where every holiday has its own special land. Tired of the same old routine in Hallowe'en Town,...

Gladiator (2000)

Gladiator (2000)

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 2024 | 2'24'18''

Maximus Decimus Meridius, heir and favoured general of the Roman emperor, is betrayed by the emperor's son Commodus and enslaved to a gladiator trainer.

The Others (2001)

The Others (2001)

Film Studies | BBC Two | 2008 | 1'36'31''

Supernatural thriller set at the end of WWII about a devoutly religious mother who moves to a Jersey mansion with her ailing children to await the return o...

S02E03: Sliding Doors | Movie Connections

S02E03: Sliding Doors | Movie Connections

British Cinema | BBC One | 2009 | 39'09''

Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch and others remember the making of 1998 smash hit Sliding Doors.

S02E02: Summer Holiday | Movie Connections

S02E02: Summer Holiday | Movie Connections

British Cinema | BBC One | 2009 | 39'11''

Sir Cliff Richard and fellow cast members discuss the making of '60s smash hit musical Summer Holiday.

S02E01: Holy Grail | Movie Connections

S02E01: Holy Grail | Movie Connections

British Cinema | BBC One | 2009 | 39'37''

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

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

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

British Cinema | BBC One | 2007 | 39'07''

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

S01E01: Four Weddings and a Funeral | Movie Connections

S01E01: Four Weddings and a Funeral | Movie Connections

British Cinema | BBC One | 2007 | 39'21''

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

Sliding Doors (1998)

Sliding Doors (1998)

British Cinema | BBC Two | 2010 | 1'32'35''

Helen is about to discover that fate can be sealed as quickly as a pair of sliding doors. There are two sides to every story, and Helen is about to live...

Summer Holiday (1963)

Summer Holiday (1963)

British Cinema | BBC Four | 2020 | 1'43'47''

Don and his friends persuade their employer to lend them a London bus for their summer holiday.

Freaky Friday (2003)

Freaky Friday (2003)

Contemporary and Digital Cinema | BBC Three | 2008 | 1'29'45''

An overworked mother and her headstrong teenage daughter are given magic fortune cookies and wake up with switched identities.

Black Panther (2019)

Black Panther (2019)

Contemporary and Digital Cinema | BBC One | 2024 | 2'02'51''

Prince T'Challa, the Black Panther, hopes to lead his people to a brighter future but faces many threats, including a challenge to his throne from a rut...

Alien (1979)

Alien (1979)

Film Studies | BBC One | 2023 | 1'51'48''

A commercial spacecraft on its way home is diverted to investigate a mysterious signal on a nearby planet, where it picks up a deadly, parasitic life form that ...

12 Monkeys (1995)

12 Monkeys (1995)

Film Studies | BBC Three | 2007 | 2'02'22''

Sombre time-travel thriller in which a convict from 2035 is sent back in time to find the cause of a virus which has wiped out most of the planet's populat...

King Kong (1933)

King Kong (1933)

Classical Hollywood Cinema | BBC Four | 2008 | 1'35'47''

Hollywood's most famous monster movie in which Kong, the giant gorilla, is taken from his prehistoric island home to be exhibited in the music halls of Manh...

The Magnificent Seven (1960)

The Magnificent Seven (1960)

Classical Hollywood Cinema | BBC Two | 2020 | 2'02'47''

After the latest raid by bandits, the villagers in a small settlement in Mexico band together to hire a group of disparate gunfighters to protec...

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

British Cinema | BBC One | 2024 | 1'51'39''

Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.

Walk the Line (2005)

Walk the Line (2005)

Film Studies | BBC Two | 2023 | 2'07'16''

The story of the legendary country artist Johnny Cash, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records and his long ...

28 Days Later (2002)

28 Days Later (2002)

Film Studies | BBC One | 2025 | 1'45'42''

28 days after a killer virus is accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate str...

Tenet (2020)

Tenet (2020)

Contemporary and Digital Cinema | BBC Two | 2024 | 2'20'52''

A hardened CIA agent is recruited into a mind-bending mystery with cause and effect ‘inverted’, so weapons can strike from the future. His suspect is a ruthless...

Special: Mark Kermode’s Disaster Movies | Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema

Special: Mark Kermode’s Disaster Movies | Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema

Film Language and Cinematic Techniques | BBC Four | 2019 | 58'57''

Mark Kermode uncovers the cinematic and storytelling secrets of one of the oldest and ...

Special: Oscar Winners: A Secrets of Cinema Special | Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema

Special: Oscar Winners: A Secrets of Cinema Special | Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema

Film Language and Cinematic Techniques | BBC Four | 2019 | 59'15''

Mark Kermode explores the sorts of films that have won Academy Awards time and t...

Special: Mark Kermode’s Christmas Cinema Secrets | Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema

Special: Mark Kermode’s Christmas Cinema Secrets | Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema

Film Language and Cinematic Techniques | BBC Four | 2018 | 59'17''

Mark Kermode unwraps a glittering selection of Christmas cinematic treats, fr...

S03E03: Cult Movies | Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema

S03E03: Cult Movies | Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema

Film Language and Cinematic Techniques | BBC Four | 2021 | 59'08''

Mark Kermode invites you on an entertaining journey into the weird and wonderful world of cult movies, filled wi...

S03E02: Pop Music Movies | Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema

S03E02: Pop Music Movies | Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema

Film Language and Cinematic Techniques | BBC Four | 2021 | 59'10''

Rebellion, romance, anarchy, excitement. Mark shows how the fusion of pop music and movies are a double act...

S02E03: Spies | Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema

S02E03: Spies | Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema

Film Language and Cinematic Techniques | BBC Four | 2020 | 59'17''

Mark Kermode uncovers the cinematic and storytelling secrets of one of the most popular genres of all - the spy movie.

S02E01: Superheroes | Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema

S02E01: Superheroes | Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema

Film Language and Cinematic Techniques | BBC Four | 2020 | 59'12''

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

S01E05: Horror | Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema

S01E05: Horror | Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema

Film Language and Cinematic Techniques | BBC Four | 2018 | 59'14''

Mark Kermode reveals the cinematic tricks and techniques used to create classic horror films, from The Phantom of the...

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

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

Film Language and Cinematic Techniques | BBC Four | 2018 | 58'57''

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

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

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

Film Language and Cinematic Techniques | BBC Four | 2018 | 59'03''

Mark reveals the cinematic tricks and techniques used to create classic coming-of-age films, from Rebel withou...

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

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

Film Language and Cinematic Techniques | BBC Four | 2018 | 59'04''

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

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

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

Film Language and Cinematic Techniques | BBC Four | 2018 | 59'03''

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

Get Out (2017)

Get Out (2017)

Ethnicity and social inequality | BBC One | 2023 | 1'38'13''

Chris and his girlfriend Rose head to upstate New York to meet her parents for the first time. When they arrive, Rose's parents are genial and welcoming to hi...

Do The Right Thing (1989)

Do The Right Thing (1989)

Film Movements | BBC Two | 2023 | 1'51'03''

An uncompromising comedy about the racial tensions surrounding a white-owned pizzeria in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn on the hottest day of the...

The Conversation (1974)

The Conversation (1974)

Classical Hollywood Cinema | BBC Two | 2020 | 1'48'49''

Harry Caul is a surveillance expert - a wire tapper and industrial spy for hire. He is also a man who obsessively guards his own privacy, but when hi...

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Contemporary and Digital Cinema | BBC Three | 2007 | 2'24'16''

Black comedy about the activities of a group of LA lowlifes. A hit-man falls for his boss's wife, a boxer loses a big fight, and a couple attempt a heist...

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Film Studies | BBC One | 1993 | 1'48'23''

Action-packed adventure with Harrison Ford. Intrepid archaeologist Indiana Jones races to beat the Nazis to a religious relic which is central...

La La Land (2016)

La La Land (2016)

Contemporary and Digital Cinema | BBC Two | 2019 | 1'56'56''

An aspiring actress and a dedicated jazz musician fall in love in modern-day Los Angeles. Starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Classical Hollywood Cinema | BBC Two | 2023 | 1'45'50''

Classic western adventure, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as legendary outlaws Butch and Kid.

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Classical Hollywood Cinema | BBC Two | 2024 | 1'46'10''

Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker achieve growing notoriety as they carry out a series of robberies with their gang in 1930s America.

The Babadook (2014)

The Babadook (2014)

Film Studies | BBC Two | 2020 | 1'28'28''

Widow Amelia's worries about her highly strung young son's behaviour worsen when a mysterious pop-up book inspires fresh fears.

The Hurt Locker (2008)

The Hurt Locker (2008)

Conflict and Warfare | BBC One | 2019 | 2'03'20''

A maverick member of a US military unit tackling IEDs and bomb disposal aggravates his teammates.