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After her boyfriend commits suicide, a young woman attempts to use the unpublished manuscript of a novel and a sum of money he left behind to reinvent her life.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

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

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

Mrs Brown

Mrs Brown 1997

6.80

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

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

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

Being Mum with MND

Being Mum with MND 2022

1

Documentary following the life of a young woman living with motor neurone disease (MND) as she takes on motherhood and plans her marriage to the man of her dreams.

2022

Van Gogh: Painted with Words

Van Gogh: Painted with Words 2010

7.50

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

The Gamechangers

The Gamechangers 2015

6.00

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

2015

The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome

The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome 2005

1

To generations Arthur Ransome's books, including Swallows and Amazons, were an integral part of growing up. But was there a darker side to the author? In this drama-documentary, the enthusiastic Griff Rhys Jones follows a trail that begins in Russia, reveals close links with many leading Bolsheviks, an affair with Trotsky's secretary and previously unreleased KGB documents about Ransome. But was Ransome actually spying for the British secret service all along?

2005

Still Game: The Story So Far

Still Game: The Story So Far 2014

10.00

A celebration of the sitcom Still Game, featuring interviews with the cast, celebrities who have appeared on the show and super fans. Including a look at some favourite moments.

2014

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

Cast & Crew: If....

Cast & Crew: If.... 2004

1

Episode of the BBC Scotland television series focusing on Lindsay Anderson's 1968 film "If...", featuring interviews with star Malcolm McDowell, cinematographer Miroslav Ondříček, assistant editor Ian Rakoff, director’s assistant Stephen Frears, producer Michael Medwin, and screenwriter David Sherwin

2004

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

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

That Old One

That Old One 2002

1

A young Scottish man has just had a one-night stand and begins to imagine the consequences.

2002

Flint

Flint 2020

6.00

In 2014, the authorities in Flint, Michigan chose to cut costs and change the city’s domestic water supply from the great Lakes to the Flint River. Soon tap water was running brown, people were falling ill and it was clear that something was seriously wrong. Anthony Baxter (You’ve Been Trumped) has followed the situation over six years of denial, evasion, betrayal and hypocrisy in which the city’s poorest residents have suffered the most. The result is shocking and sad as it illuminates the inequalities of the modern world and celebrates the solidarity of ordinary people.

2020

Two Doors Down

Two Doors Down 2013

6.50

Comedy set in a chaotic Hogmanay party. Beth and Eric Baird's Hogmanay goes horribly wrong as family, friends and neighbours descend on their home. As they count down to the bells in traditional Scottish style, a lively evening is assured as drink flows and Beth's legendary steak pie comes out of the oven. Secrets are revealed, tempers fray, scores are settled and a gazebo is destroyed.

2013