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Allelujah
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Allelujah

Mar. 17, 2023

Allelujah

When news of the closure of a small hospital’s geriatric ward begins to reach the community, the hospital invites a local news crew to ...
Peter O’Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
6.8

Peter O’Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

Reflecting Peter O’Toole’s theatrical legacy, this feature documentary is structured into four acts, each introduced by a quote about ...
Come Away
5.7

Come Away

Nov. 12, 2020

Come Away

Before Alice went to Wonderland, and before Peter became Pan, they were brother and sister. When their eldest brother dies in a tragic accident, ...
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
4.9

The Warrior Queen of Jhansi

The true story of Lakshmibai, the historic Queen of Jhansi who fiercely led her army against the British East India Company in the infamous ...
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour
8.1

Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

Using highly advanced colourisation techniques, critical moments from World War II, from Stalingrad to The Battle of Britain, are shown in a ...
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
7.4

Nothing Is Truer than Truth

NOTHING IS TRUER THAN TRUTH is a feature length documentary about Edward de Vere, Seventeenth Earl of Oxford, A-list party boy on the continental ...
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
7.4

A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

The Mischief Theatre Company return as the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society who are this time determined to ignore a BBC blacklisting by ...
Effie Gray
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Effie Gray

Mar. 08, 2014

Effie Gray

A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.
Muse of Fire
7.3

Muse of Fire

Sep. 26, 2013

Muse of Fire

Funny, passionate, exciting, and smart: ‘Muse Of Fire’ will change the way you feel about Shakespeare forever. This unique feature documentary ...
Vicious
7.667

Vicious

Apr. 29, 2013

Vicious

Freddie and Stuart are an old couple who have been together for decades and bicker constantly. Their lives are turned upside down by their new ...
Last Tango in Halifax
7.1

Last Tango in Halifax

Nov. 20, 2012

Last Tango in Halifax

Celia and Alan are both widowed and in their seventies. When their respective grandsons put their details on Facebook, they rediscover a ...
Titanic: Blood and Steel
7.333

Titanic: Blood and Steel

Belfast, 1909. The Harland and Wolff shipyard has been handed the greatest project in its history. It will build a great, unsinkable ship. And it ...
There Be Dragons
5.7

There Be Dragons

Mar. 25, 2011

There Be Dragons

Arising out of the horror of the Spanish Civil War, a candidate for canonization is investigated by a journalist who discovers his own estranged ...
Joe Maddison’s War
6.9

Joe Maddison’s War

Sep. 19, 2010

Joe Maddison’s War

Newcastle, 1939. Shipyard worker Joe feels emasculated and past his prime; too old to serve in the war, and he’s shocked when his wife leaves him ...
Strings
6.9

Strings

Oct. 24, 2004

Strings

Strings is a mythological story about the son of a king, Hal Tara, who sets out on a journey to avenge the death of his father. To his surprise ...
The Gathering Storm
7.4

The Gathering Storm

Apr. 22, 2002

The Gathering Storm

A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though ...
The Body
5.3

The Body

Apr. 13, 2001

The Body

An ancient skeleton has been discovered in Jerusalem in a rich man’s tomb. Colouration of the wrist and leg bones indicates the cause of ...
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
6.8

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

The true story of the 19th century Belgian priest, Father Damien, who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.
Basil
5.9

Basil

Jul. 22, 1998

Basil

A lonely young aristocrat in turn-of the century England struggles to meet the approval of his over-bearing, class-conscious father while trying ...
Cadfael
7.3

Cadfael

May. 29, 1994

Cadfael

Cadfael is the name given to the TV series of The Cadfael Chronicles adaptations produced by British television company ITV Central between 1994 ...
The Tenth Man
6.9

The Tenth Man

Dec. 04, 1988

The Tenth Man

During World War 2 the Germans arrested people at random off the streets of Paris and in retaliation to sabotage by the resistance announced the ...
Little Dorrit
7.2

Little Dorrit

Dec. 11, 1987

Little Dorrit

A drama based on the novel by Charles Dickens which tells the story of Arthur Clennam who is thrown into a debtor’s prison. There he meets ...
Inside the Third Reich
7.3

Inside the Third Reich

A dramatization of the life of Albert Speer, Hitler’s young architect and onetime confidant, and his meteoric rise into the Nazi hierarchy. ...
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
6.3

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Quasimodo, the hunchback bellringer of Notre Dame’s cathedral, meets a beautiful gypsy dancer, Esmeralda, and falls in love with her. So ...
Richard II
0

Richard II

Dec. 10, 1978

Richard II

Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, ...
Blue Blood
4.5

Blue Blood

Nov. 01, 1974

Blue Blood

A debauched young aristocrat entrusts the running of his country house to Tom, the butler, on whom he depends absolutely. Before long the servant ...
Three Sisters
6.2

Three Sisters

Apr. 01, 1970

Three Sisters

Nearly a thousand miles away from their beloved Moscow, Chekhov’s Three Sisters live in virtual exile. Olga , a schoolmistress, attempts to ...