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An absorbing documentary on a venue that staged important events of popular culture
Documentary chronicles the catastrophe and talks to survivors, some of whom have never before spoken publicly of the tragedy
Modern families are transplanted into a mock-up of dirt, mud, and away from any lingering cosiness about the Victorian age
Nicholas Parsons talks about his love of clocks, watches and chronometers and all things horological
Both the acting and the direction take the audience by the scruff of the neck and keep hold
Five films with Italian themes in highly stylised, balletic illustrations
The comedian leads a discussion on the origins and manifestations of humour
Colin Murray’s documentary provides an astringent reminder of how little phrases such as ‘special relationship’ mean
The feature film’s pace, atmosphere and ensemble acting are of the highest order
A straightforward thriller that poses questions about privacy and surveillance
The documentary makes no great pretensions as to the importance of the 50 days siege
Cecilia Bartoli and Antonio Pappano got this year’s musical strand off to a promising start
The program explores the urban experience seen through a woman’s eyes
The film traces the fascinating ups and downs of Britain’s latest octogenarian national treasure
Paul Tickell’s kaleidoscope of 1966 shows moments of nostalgic recognition alternate with incredulous embarrassment
The film captures the excitement, enthusiasm and joy — of preparations, trial and error of the London Olympics
The new US cop thriller has brisk plotting, taut acting and an eye for the idiosyncratic detail
The film, which portrays a world of sign language and lip-reading, is a tribute in itself
Touchingly awkward greetings 70 years on to audiences of the soldiers’ descendants
A fascinating reminder of an extraordinary event, rich, varied, wilful and often hard to pin down
Laura Blount’s film is as serious, concentrated and specialist as the subject demands
The programme shows us that every age has its climbers and poseurs, each class despising those below
Presentation varies from the informally anecdotal to the erudite and academic from a wide range of international scholars
The programme focuses on a head shop in Portsmouth and on its packets of variously flavoured ‘spice’
A new comedy series that brings the art of beautifully judged, understated hilarity to Fridays
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