S4: Modern Life is Rubbish | BBC HD Film Shorts

1: Beginnings | Watching

Journalist Tom Sutcliffe presents a documentary exploring the various ways directors begin their feature films. Includes mentions of Saul Bass and D...

12 Monkeys (1995)

Sombre time-travel thriller in which a convict from 2035 is sent back in time to find the cause of a virus which has wiped out most of the planet's populat...

2: Big | Watching

The news that unwraps the mysteries of cinema continues as Tom Sutcliffe explains how size can emphasise the importance of objects.

28 Days Later (2002)

28 days after a killer virus is accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate str...

3: Screens | Watching

This week, through films such as All That Heaven Allows and Videodrome, Tom Sutcliffe explores how cinema has portrayed television as a sinister and da...

4: Punch | Watching

Tom Sutcliffe presents a documentary exploring the history of the punch in cinema, featuring examples from films throughout the ages, with contributions ...

5: Unseen | Watching

Tom Sutcliffe presents a documentary exploring how what is left unseen on the movie screen can be just as important as what is shown.

50 Years of Mr Men with Matt Lucas

Mr Men superfan Matt Lucas presents a history of the colourful little characters who found their way into the hearts and bedtime stories o...

6: Freeze | Watching

Final part of the series that unwraps the mysteries of cinema. Tom Sutcliffe explores the emotional impact of slowing down or stopping the action altoge...

Alien (1979)

A commercial spacecraft on its way home is diverted to investigate a mysterious signal on a nearby planet, where it picks up a deadly, parasitic life form that ...

Balloon | Ballon (2018)

The Strelzyk family attempt to escape from East Germany to the west in a homemade hot air balloon. In German with English subtitles.

Belfast (2021)

Young Buddy's happy home life is rocked by the eruption of the Troubles, on top of his concerns about ailing grandparents, a crush on a girl at school, and do...

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

To avoid her Sikh parents' disapproval, soccer-obsessed teenager Jess Bhamra hides the fact she has joined a local female football team, where he...

Bhaji On The Beach (1994)

A day trip to Blackpool to see the lights, a harmless break from the routine for a mini-bus full of women from the Asian's Women's Centre. It all s...

Black Panther (2019)

Prince T'Challa, the Black Panther, hopes to lead his people to a brighter future but faces many threats, including a challenge to his throne from a rut...

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker achieve growing notoriety as they carry out a series of robberies with their gang in 1930s America.

Boyhood | Breakfast

Now eighteen, Ellar Coltrane began filming Boyhood twelve years ago. It chronicles the life of a fictitious child until he leaves home for college. The c...

Buster (1988)

Lively biopic telling the story of Great Train Robber Buster Edwards, a small-timer who fell in with more ambitious thieves. After the gang robs a London to Gl...

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Classic western adventure, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as legendary outlaws Butch and Kid.

Calendar Girls (2003)

Comedy drama based on the true story of 12 Yorkshire ladies who find a compelling way to raise money for charity: a nude calendar. Stars Helen Mirren a...