The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema

December 2024 •English

As told through clips from 183 female directors, this epic history of the cinema focuses on women’s integral role in the development of film art. Using almost a thousand film extracts from thirteen decades and five continents, Mark Cousins asks how films are made, shot and edited; how stories are shaped and how movies depict life, love, politics, humour and death, all through the compelling lens of some of the world’s greatest filmmakers – all of them women.

25 from the Sixties, or the Czechoslovak New Wave

December 2024 •Czech

Two-part documentary about the Czechoslovak "New Wave" in the '60s, including interviews with directors, actors, and others involved in the industry at the time.

Golden Sixties

December 2024 •Czech

Television series Golden Sixties examines new insights into Czech and Slovak cinema of the 1960s and the role of the Czechoslovak New Wave. Each episode focuses on a different filmmaker.

Pokračování příště

December 2024 •Czech

Kde bydlely princezny

December 2024 •Czech

British Film Forever

December 2024 •English

Running for 7 weeks from July 2007, each week focused on a different genre, examining British film by genre. Presented by Jessica Stevenson (Shaun Of The Dead) the series featured over 200 exclusive interviews with leading actors and directors including Sir Michael Caine, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Kate Winslet.

Mistři českého animovaného filmu

December 2024 •Czech

Bergman's Video

December 2024 •Swedish

In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, and left Stockholm to live there. When he died, the house was preserved. A group of very special film buffs, came from all over the world, travel to Fårö in search of the genius and his legacy. (Released in 2013, edited and abridged, as Trespassing Bergman.)

A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Movies

December 2024 •English

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese celebrates US movies from the silent classics to the Hollywood of the seventies.

Ma maison, mon cauchemar

December 2024 •French

Richard Turcotte meets people who, like him, had to live through the nightmare of a renovation project gone wrong. Water leaks, fungi, vermin infestations, undrinkable water, shaky structures: these unlucky owners have seen it all! Richard explains the consequences that a problem house can have on the mental, physical, financial and familial health on its owners.

WWII Women on the Frontline

December 2024 •English

Defying expectations, overcoming prejudices, and often outperforming their counterparts, these are the courageous, and unwritten stories of the women who fought the Nazis. This remarkable documentary explores the daring and unknown histories of the remarkable pilots, journalists, guerrillas and spies who fought, flew, and died across Britain, Germany, France and beyond during World War II.

Tradition on a Plate

December 2024 •English

Monique and Henry, from My Kitchen Rules, return to our screens for a deliciously entertaining series serving up tradition on a plate, demonstrating how to cook delicious traditional Māori meals, focusing on the memories and sovereignty of Māori food.

ADN, el murciano perfecto

December 2024 •Spanish

60 Jahre Rock & Pop

December 2024 •German

徒步101

December 2024 •Chinese

伟大的胜利——抗美援朝启示录

December 2024 •Chinese

Inside the Hilton: Park Lane

December 2024 •English

This warm and entertaining four-part observational documentary series has unprecedented access behind the scenes to staff and guests at the 5-star London Hilton on Park Lane Hotel.

Macaque Island

December 2024 •English

Run wild with two troops of long-tailed macaques that rule the forests of Singapore. Spy on turf wars, see alpha males battle for supremacy and explore the complex lives of these sassy primates.

Crash Course Art History

December 2024 •English

Over the course of 22 episodes, we’re going to learn about art history—the study of objects and images to understand their meaning and the people, places, and times they come from. Sarah Urist Green will equip you with a toolbox of terms to analyze and evaluate art, draw connections between different cultures and time periods, and ask big questions about how history gets made.

Lake District Rescue

December 2024 •English

From falls on the fells to mountainside mishaps, the Lake District Mountain Rescue Association head out to bring home the lost, injured and stricken.