Morvern Callar

Morvern Callar 2002

6.60

After her boyfriend commits suicide, a young woman attempts to use the unpublished manuscript of a novel and a sum of money he left behind to reinvent her life.

2002

Mrs Brown

Mrs Brown 1997

6.76

When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John Brown. But their relationship also brings scandal and turmoil to the monarchy.

1997

The Gamechangers

The Gamechangers 2015

5.99

The struggle of Houser's legal feud against American lawyer Jack Thompson, over the morality of the "Grand Theft Auto" video game series.

2015

Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin

Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin 2019

7.10

When Bruce Chatwin was dying of AIDS, his friend Werner Herzog made a final visit. As a parting gift, Chatwin gave him his rucksack. Thirty years later, Herzog sets out on his own journey, inspired by Chatwin’s passion for the nomadic life, uncovering stories of lost tribes, wanderers and dreamers.

2019

Van Gogh: Painted with Words

Van Gogh: Painted with Words 2010

7.30

A drama-documentary presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role. Every word spoken by the actors in this film is sourced from the letters that Van Gogh sent to his younger brother Theo, and of those around him. What emerges is a complex portrait of a sophisticated, civilised and yet tormented man.

2010

God on Trial

God on Trial 2008

6.90

In the Jewish tradition of arguing with God, Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz decide to put God on Trial.

2008

Tom Waits: Tales from a Cracked Jukebox

Tom Waits: Tales from a Cracked Jukebox 2017

6.70

Tom Waits is one of the most original musicians of the last five decades. Renowned for his gravelly voice and dazzling mix of musical styles, he's also one of modern music's most enigmatic and influential artists. Using rare archive, audio recordings and interviews, this film is a bewitching after-hours trip through the surreal, moonlit world of Waits' music - a portrait of a pioneering musician and his unique, alternative American songbook.

2017

Sean Connery: In His Own Words

Sean Connery: In His Own Words 2015

6.00

Featuring archive interviews with Sean Connery from over 50 years in the business. Friends, actors and directors including Robert Carlyle, Dougray Scott, Laurence Fishburne, Terry Gilliam and George Lucas pay tribute to Scotland's greatest movie star as he celebrates his 85th birthday.

2015

Down Among the Big Boys

Down Among the Big Boys 1993

7.00

Set in Glasgow, Louie, the detective son of an upright police sergeant, is about to marry. His intended is the daughter of JoJo (Connolly), a wealthy and compulsive thief who attempts a spectacular robbery. Louie is put in charge of the investigation of JoJo's latest enterprise. JoJo learns of his peril and begins an exercise in risk management.

1993

Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise

Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise 2015

6.60

Using only archive film and a new musical score by the band Mogwai, Mark Cousins presents an impressionistic kaleidoscope of our nuclear times – protest marches, Cold War sabre-rattling, Chernobyl and Fukishima – but also the sublime beauty of the atomic world, and how x-rays and MRI scans have improved human lives. The nuclear age has been a nightmare, but dreamlike too.

2015

Calamity James

Calamity James 2023

6.00

Slapstick adventure about young James, who is cursed with ‘acute misfortune syndrome’. James is on a mission to reconnect with his estranged dad.

2023

Fiona's Story

Fiona's Story 2008

1

Fiona fights to hold her family together after husband is accused of owning child pornography.

2008

Ex-S: The Wicker Man

Ex-S: The Wicker Man 1998

1

Cast and crew discuss the 1973 film The Wicker Man, directed by Robin Hardy.

1998

Voyager: To the Final Frontier

Voyager: To the Final Frontier 2012

7.90

This is the story of the most extraordinary journey in human exploration, the Voyager space mission. In 1977 two unmanned spacecraft were launched by NASA, heading for distant worlds. It would be the first time any man-made object would ever visit the farthest planets of the solar system - Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus. On the way the Voyagers would be bombarded by space dust, fried by radiation and discover many of the remarkable wonders of the solar system. Now, at the end of 2012, 35 years and 11 billion miles later, they are leaving the area of the sun's influence. As they journey out into the galaxy beyond they carry a message from Earth, a golden record bolted to the side of each craft describing our civilisation in case of discovery by another. This is the definitive account of the most intrepid explorers in Earth's history.

2012

Eve Set the Balls of Corruption Rolling

Eve Set the Balls of Corruption Rolling 1982

1

Adolescents will always be obsessed by the same old subject, even when they are educated by nuns. Six ex-Classmates meet for the first time in 12 years and hilarious memories change into highly emotional situations.

1982

Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing

Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing 2015

7.20

Ada Lovelace was a most unlikely computer pioneer. In this film, Dr Hannah Fry tells the story of Ada's remarkable life. Born in the early 19th century, Ada was a countess of the realm, a scandalous socialite and an 'enchantress of numbers'. The film is an enthralling tale of how a life infused with brilliance, but blighted by illness and gambling addiction, helped give rise to the modern era of computing.

2015

The Double Life of Saki

The Double Life of Saki 2007

1

Drama-documentary which explores the life and work of the writer Hector Hugh Munro, better known by his pen name Saki, whose short stories satirised Edwardian society and culture.

2007

Killing Escobar

Killing Escobar 2021

6.70

The untold story of the attempted assassination of Pablo Escobar, while at the height of his powers, by a small team of elite mercenaries.

2021

The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On

The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On 2016

6.30

Ten years ago, in an award-winning series, Stephen Fry first spoke about living with manic depression and began a national conversation about mental health. A decade later, we return to the subject to understand where he and thousands of others diagnosed with bipolar (as it is now called) are now.

2016