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The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
2016
star 6.6The Nightmare Worlds of H. G. Wells is a 2016 horror-fantasy television miniseries, based on short stories by H. G. Wells. The four-part series of 30-minute episodes was commissioned for broadcast by Sky Arts. The series is hosted by Ray Winstone as Wells.Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends
2024
star 8.5Join AC/DC singer, Brian Johnson and Dire Straits singer and guitarist, Mark Knopfler as they share their incredible knowledge and experiences with each other - and a hand-picked selection of music royalty.The Directors
2018
The Directors
2018
This series looks at the 20th century’s iconic film directors; the real innovators whose breakthrough direction made film into the movies. Their early lives, often escaping war or poverty found expression in theatre, then film, forming the fundamental art that is cinema. Each episode brought to life by Derek Malcolm, Neil Norman, Stephen Armstrong, Dr. Bonnie Greer OBE and Ian Nathan along with classic moments from each film career.Artists in Love
2016
Artists in Love
2016
A Sky Arts Production Hub docu-series that gives an insight into the relationships between writers, musicians, directors, painters and their muses, from Federico Fellini and Giulietta Masina to Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe.The Prince's Master Crafters
2022
Heritage Crafts President HRH The Prince of Wales has lent his name to a new series, The Prince’s Master Crafters: The Next Generation, set to spotlight Britain’s rich heritage of traditional crafts. Backed by Heritage Crafts and The Prince’s Foundation who put forward the featured experts from amongst Heritage Crafts members, the series sees a selection of top amateur craftspeople take on a variety of crafting challenges to supercharge their skills before each of them creates a final showcase piece to present to His Royal Highness in person.Landmark
2021
Landmark
2021
Artists and local communities join forces to create new public landmarks all over Britain, in response to the current debate about what we want to look at and commemorate in our public spaces.Life & Rhymes
2020
star 10Life & Rhymes is the first show of its kind in the UK, solely dedicated to spoken word performance it celebrates the very best poetry and spoken word talent the UK has to offer.Boswell & Johnson's Scottish Road Trip
2020
Following comedian Frank Skinner and Scottish crime writer Denise Mina as they team up to recreate James Boswell's and Dr Johnson's 18th century trip through Scotland to the Hebrides.Discovering Music
0000
star 8Music journalists take a closer look at the work of some of the biggest recording artists in the world, past and present.Halloween Comedy Shorts
2016
A series of halloween comedy shorts from some of the most well known names in British Comedy.André Rieu - Welcome to My World
2013
From Australia to Argentina via Mexico and Maastricht, viewers join André and the members of the famous Johann Strauss Orchestra in a spectacular journey celebrating music, waltzes and his spellbinding showmanship. Each episode documents an exhilarating part of the maestro’s life, as well as showcasing new concert performances.Wonderland: From JM Barrie to JRR Tolkien
2022
star 7An extraordinary variety of writers, who often suffered terrible adversity throughout their lives, created wonderful places full of happiness in which children lived far from the sorrows of adult life.Wordsworth & Coleridge: Road Trip
2021
Frank Skinner and Denise Mina are hitting the road to explore William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Frank adores the verse of Wordsworth and focuses on what made William tick. Denise, the creator of dark and haunting fiction, concentrates on Coleridge, exploring what draws her to his unique and troubled imagination.Wonderland: Gothic
2023
Wonderland: Gothic
2023
The history of the ever-popular range of varied artistic expressions and styles that in novels, poetry, painting and cinema portrays the strange, emotional and sometimes terrifying human inner life: the so-called Gothic genre, born at the end of the 18th century.Film Noir
2022
Film Noir
2022
Thematically, film noir frequently centered on portrayals of women of questionable virtue—this had become rare in Hollywood post the pre-Code era. Double Indemnity, directed by Billy Wilder; setting the mould was Barbara Stanwyck’s unforgettable femme fatale, Phyllis Dietrichson. This series will explore the work & influences of directors & writers, including Nicholas Ray, Jules Dassin, Robert Siodmak, Fritz Lang, Edward Dmytryk, Orson Welles, Raoul Walsh, Jacques Tourneur and many more.Greatest Guitar Riffs
2023
star 9This three-part documentary series unpicks the workings of some of the most famous riffs in musical history, taking audiences on an exhilarating journey which tracks the personal impact of the guitar riff on three legendary guitarists - Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi, The Police's Andy Summers and Heart's Nancy Wilson.Battle of the Bagpipes
2024
This three-part documentary series lifts the lid on piping traditions, culture, and its star players as they all compete for the ultimate piping prize.From the Basement
2007
From the Basement
2007
A back-to-basics live music show where the focus is on the music, the artists and their performances.Fotografi
2012
Fotografi
2012
Great Film Composers: The Music of the Movies
2019
The story of film music from its earliest days, right up to date with such masters of the medium as John Williams and Hans Zimmer.
