[Part 1] Filmmaker Joseph Bullman uncovers the nation's ancient heritage of binge-drinking, rudeness, violence, hooliganism, slaggishness, consumerism and bigotry in The Seven Sins of England.
[Part 1] Expressionist painter Chuck Connelly was at the top of the New York art scene in the 1980s. This film tells the story of his fall from grace.
[Part 1] Alan Yentob travels to Los Angeles to meet acclaimed director, screenwriter and producer Werner Herzog. The pair discuss Herzog's career to date, including films such as Rescue Dawn, Grizzly Man and Fitzcarraldo - one of several projects that saw him working with eccentric actor Klaus Kinski. They also talk about what the future might hold for a man known to be uncompromising in his search for the truth.
[Part 1] First broadcast on New Year's Day 1991 and presented by Michael Palin, this is a three hour programme full of rare archive TV clips from the 50s onwards. It was the last of the new year archive TV specials that Channel 4 produced in association with the BFI.
[Part 1] Thrown too young into a seedy grown up world, these runaways and castaways survive, but just barely. Rat, the dumpster diver. Tiny, the teen prostitute. Shellie, the baby-faced blonde. DeWayne, the hustler. All old beyond their years. All underage survivors fighting for life and love on the streets of downtown Seattle.
[Part 1] Charming documentary following the number 31 London bus route from Camden Town to World's End, Chelsea, examining scenes and characters on the way.
[Part 1] Savantism is a rare disorder in which sufferers of developmental disabilities, often autism, are capable of acts of genius that far outstrip their expected level of ability. In Flo and Kay's case, they each have extraordinary memories for facts and dates. Through interviews with several medical professionals, the film attempts to expose the truth behind this misunderstood condition.
[Part 1] Documentary series about everyday dramas. Daniel is 29 and has a personality disorder so unusual that even his psychiatrist can't name it. He's obsessed with London, red ties ("like Tony Blair would wear") and dancing to Madonna. He often behaves aggressively, and no London care home will take him in. Most people like Daniel spend their lives in prisons or long stay mental hospitals, but Daniel's psychiatrist really doesn't want to see him locked up. Is there an alternative?
[Part 1] Tourettes on the Job is a documentary about sufferers of Tourette’s syndrome who have overcome the disability to succeed in the workplace.
[Part 1] This fascinating documentary could perhaps be best described as a visual essay, a documentary without commentary looking at events in Sheffield on 5th September 1973. Steelworkers retire, babies are born, there are fashion shows and council meetings, crashed lorries and PCs on the beat. A vivid snapshot of Seventies Britain.
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