Bbc Movies

Author Ben Macintyre explores the truth behind one of the most famous double agents in modern history - Harold Kim Philby. He argues that Philby has b...

Drama documentary about events of 9/11 focusing on key decision makers in government and elsewhere.

In this documentary medical journalist Michael Mosley investigates the latest scientific breakthroughs in slimming and uncovers ten of the simplest wa...

Janina Ramirez explores the BBC archives to create a TV history of Leonardo Da Vinci, discovering what lies beneath the Mona Lisa and even how he acqu...

A televised production of an outside broadcast of a National Youth Theatre stage production filmed at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry.

The epic legend of King Richard the Lionhearted and his struggle to save Christendom's holiest city, Jerusalem, from its Muslim conqueror Saladin is e...

Pixies are a band who shaped the sound of Alternative Rock. Having sold just under 2 million albums worldwide, they are among rock music's greatest pi...

Folk singer Judy Collins performs to a BBC studio audience in 1973. Songs performed are Joni Mitchell compositions Chelsea Morning and Both Sides Now,...

First transmitted in 1979, this programme looks at the Rainhill Locomotive Trials in Rainhill, Lancashire (now Merseyside) in 1829, a competition to f...

On the eve of an in-depth television interview, Edward Waite, former Labour cabinet minister, calls his family together for a birthday celebration tha...

Life of the Buddha is a major new landmark documentary following Buddha on his journey from the lap of luxury to the verge of starvation and final enl...

This film follows a team of experts as it excavates a famous WW1 battlefield in search of a top secret tunnel and a legendary 60-foot flame-thrower. B...

The story of original influencer Coco Chanel, whose designs still represent the zenith of female sexuality, style and power.

A fascinating glimpse into Truffaut’s creative process and how his life informed his art, told from the perspectives of those who knew him best.

It's April 1974 and Manchester United are facing the prospect of relegation. Anthony never misses a match and it's the crucial last match of the seaso...

Kicking off a football-themed triple bill, John Barnes and others celebrate the contribution made by Black players to British football.

In the early 1960s, the BBC interviewed 280 eye-witnesses of the First World War for the series, 'The Great War'. This film presents never before seen...

Explores the story behind the discovery of an early primate fossil, Darwinius masillae, nicknamed Ida, in a shale quarry in Germany. The fossil is bel...

Cost Rica is one of the most diverse places on Earth. This exploration features Costa Rica's unique animal inhabitants, including various monkeys, bir...

A unique look at Titian's greatest masterpieces, which are currently under quarantine in the National Gallery.