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- The Professor retires and moves back into his estate with his young wife, turning the lives of those who have been maintaining it in his absence upside down.
- Oscar Wilde is confined in Reading Gaol. His younger self appears, and the two men wrestle with the humiliation of Wilde's fall from celebrity to convict because he loved a man. The dialogue in the film draws heavily on Oscar Wildes own written word and famous quotations and as such the film can be viewed for much of it's running time as being in "his own words".
- Inspired by a powerful involuntary mania that took hold of citizens in the city of Strasbourg just over 500 years ago, this film is a collaboration in isolation with some of the greatest dancers working today.
- Daphne Du Maurier, author of "Rebecca" and "Jamaica Inn," becomes attracted to the wife of a publisher and to an actress.
- Vogue model, artist's muse, fearless war photographer: Lee Miller had many lives. Built on images of Lee and by Lee, LEE MILLER - A LIFE ON THE FRONT LINE explores a pioneering female artist who broke taboos and defied expectations.
- A series of creative performance readings of iconic British novels. Each episode is directed by emerging talent from the New Creatives scheme.
- Directed by Laura Fairrie and produced by the Academy Award®-winning Passion Pictures, along with AGC Studios, CNN Films, BBC Arts, and John Battsek, 'LADY BOSS: The Jackie Collins Story' takes viewers on an immersive journey through the trailblazing life of novelist Jackie Collins. Spinning together fact and fiction, this feature documentary reveals the untold story of a ground-breaking author and her mission to build a one-woman literary empire. Narrated by a cast of Jackie's closest friends and family, the film shares the private struggles of a woman who became an icon of 1980s feminism whilst hiding her vulnerability behind a carefully crafted, powerful, public persona. The film evolves from a celebration of Jackie's revolutionary novels - which placed female sexuality at the heart of their storytelling - into a multi-layered deliberation on feminism, family dynamics, and the universal quest to understand how our childhood experiences and early traumas ultimately make us who we are.
- Dr James Fox examines the art and culture of Japan, exploring the links between culture, the countryside, urban landscapes and religion.
- Broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed goes on a remarkable journey to places rarely seen, as she travels through Iran, telling the story of a complex and fascinating people, culture and history.
- London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown.
- When a lonely estate agent becomes obsessed with the perfect life of a charismatic social media influencer, the lines between the online world and reality become dangerously blurred.
- James Fox investigates our complex and changing relationship with the image in the modern age.
- A creative exploration and amplification of the COVID-19 pandemic as experienced through the eyes of Signkid, a deaf-rapper in London.
- Art sleuth Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the greatest paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat .
- A year in the life of British playwright Alan Bennett as he's finishing the latest tome of his diaries for his publisher.
- The film looks back at Hockney's formative years in the British pop art scene and his experiences as a gay man.
- Created in partnership with the BBC and Rural Media, this is a striking adaptation of Damon Galgut's 'The Promise', directed by Christine Ubochi and starring David Jonsson.
- A short, creative drama drawing on first hand testimony from a former inmate reflecting on the effects of being segregated in a young offender institution.
- Two people find each other in musical improvisation.
- Charlie's bath-time is interrupted by some old friends who they haven't seen in years. Though Charlie is bitter about old history, their friends help them come to terms with what they've gone through and what it means to remember.
- In a world savaged by pollution, it would seem impossible to comprehend a day-to-day life, but somehow normality must continue on. We follow one man navigate his way through his daily shop.
- Baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist James Baillieu make their own winter journey, reimagining Schubert's songs at the top of a mountain pass in Switzerland in a setting that emphasises the timelessness of the composer's music.
- A documentary on the lives of the Bronte family produced to mark the 200th anniversary of Charlotte's birth.
- Rena attends a speed dating event where she meets an array of daters all with the same objective, to find a connection. Rena questions whether love and technology are a stairway to heaven or a marriage made in hell.
- Art historian Alastair Sooke travels to America to discover what impact President Trump will have on American culture - particularly in light of his plans to eliminate all federal funding for the arts.
- Artist George Underwood was a childhood friend of David Bowie. After Bowie recommended him to Marc Bolan, Underwood painted the cover of Tyrannosaurus Rex's debut album My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair - But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows. He went on to paint the cover of Bowie's self-titled 1969 album (reissued in 1972 as Space Oddity), and hand-tinted the photo on the sleeve of 1972's Hunky Dory. He reminisces about his work with the musical legends, and discusses his influences and approach to painting.
- Documents the works of three generations of Gothic architects Sir George Gilbert Scott (1811-1878), George Gilbert Scott Jr (1839-1897) and Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960). Between them they designed the Chapel of Exeter College, Oxford; the Albert Memorial; the Foreign & Commonwealth Office; Midland Grand Hotel, St Pancras Station; the churches of All Hallows, Southwark, St Agnes, Kennington, and St Mary Magdalene, East Moors, North Yorkshire; the Avenues district of Hull; St John the Baptist (Catholic) Cathedral, Norwich; Liverpool (Anglican) Cathedral; Battersea Power Station; Waterloo Bridge; Bankside Power Station which is now the Tate Modern Gallery; and the iconic K2 and K6 red telephone boxes.
- A suitably idiosyncratic adaption of Patricia Lockwood's 'No One Is Talking About This', directed by Liam Young, starring Fiona Button and produced by Rural Media in partnership with the BBC.
- Are we living a modern lie? In this extravagant satire, a mysterious carnival master walks us through the problems of our modern society, questioning the dangerous future we are building around us.
- Part of the 2021 BookerPrize shortlist film series, created in partnership with the BBC and Rural Media. Liam Young's interpretation of Richard Powers' 'Bewilderment', starring Luke Norris.
- Great Circle is directed by Christine Ubochi and starring Ria Zmitrowicz, taken from the novel by Maggie Shiptsead. Created in partnership with the BBC and produced by Rural Media.
- Created in partnership with the BBC and Rural Media, this is a contemporary adaptation of Nadifa Mohamed's novel 'The Fortune Men', directed by Yero Timi-Biu and starring Elmi Rashid Elmi.
- Four young British art historians explore the BBC archives to discover how six decades of TV has influenced our understanding of some of art's most celebrated topics.
- A Sikh teenager is conflicted with his identity and faith when he cuts his hair, breaking his fathers heart, creating life-long emotional turbulence between the two as they individually navigate their culture.
- Bridget Riley has been challenging our perception through painting for over 60 years, with radical work that has transformed how we look at art and invites us to feel with our eyes. With simple black and white geometric shapes, repeated curves of colour or an array of muted dots, Riley's work moves, shimmers and - in some cases - unsettles. At the age of 90, Bridget Riley shows no signs of stopping. Her paintings command millions at auction, she has won prestigious awards and honours, and continues to innovate, paint, publish and exhibit around the world. BBC cameras have filmed with Riley over the past few years in two of her studios, on the cliffs of Cornwall, where she spent the Second World War, and at the National Gallery in London during the installation of her enormous mural there in 2018. In a rare and revealing interview with Kirsty Wark, Riley dispels the numerous misconceptions which have followed her throughout her career. Many consider her as a poster girl for the Swinging 60s, while others hail her as a titan of abstract art. However, Riley considers herself a traditional painter who has merely picked up the baton from those who have gone before her, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Monet, Cezanne and Matisse.
- A lonely lesbian plagued with intrusive thoughts of fruit whenever she attempts to masturbate begins to develop her own sexual prowess.
- A Film Poem capturing moments of loss within a community recovering from the aftermath of violence. The son, the brother, the friend and the pupil no longer present.
- A teenager struggles to hide her scoliosis brace in an attempt to appear 'normal'.
- Dream city, Sin City, a mirage in the desert, Las Vegas is a film set in its own right, a piece of pop art, an outdoor museum of American culture. What is the story behind the neon lights and fantastical buildings? What will its future be in these tough times? Alan Yentob takes a mob tour and talks to producers and performers about the golden days when Sinatra and Dino held the stage, and the wise guys called the shots.
- Based on BBC's archives on the Island of Barra (Highlands, Scotland) and on footage made by Fowler. Folklore, withstanding expressions and ways of interacting, the presence of the rule, the game of possibilities beyond what's real. A somewhat magic realism.
- Filmmakers draw on their knowledge and expertise to shine a light on the artistry of films that they love.
- A quirky tale about a man ignoring his problems as he slowly and literally drowns in them. This is a unique animation exploring the themes of procrastination, loneliness, stubbornness and lethargy. Created as part of the BBC Arts Talent Development series called BBC New Creatives.
- London-based designer Fred Butler - best known for creating the headpiece worn by Lady Gaga in her Telephone video - discusses using light, colour, shape and sound, and how she has created an uplifting installation to stimulate creativity and well being.