Theatreland is an eight-part series following a few months in the life of the Theatre Royal Haymarket, a venerable institution located in London’s West End that dates back to 1720. During the period of time chronicled, the TRH puts on a hit Waiting For Godot starring Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen, and prepares to launch a production of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The star factor...
An educational series for young people about film-making.
Great West End Theatres is a documentary series detailing the history, architecture and theatrical anecdotes of the 40 West End Theatres of London (as covered by the monthly Society of London Theatre list), released individually as All-Region DVDs and also as digital downloads[1] and the first 10 episodes will be[dated info] broadcast from 3 August 2013 in the UK by the BSkyB d...
Alan Davies looks back at the British social history of the 1980s using his own experiences growing up as a teenager in the decade.
Led by the Royal Shakespeare Company's John Barton, the series features nine master classes on Shakespearean performance with 21 of Bri tain's finest actors, including Oscarr winners Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love, Iris), Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, Schindler's List), and Peggy Ashcroft (A Passage to India), Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings, Gods and Monsters), Patrick Stewart (X...
The importance of storytelling to us as a species throughout the history of time.
The Simpsons' fifteenth season began on Sunday, November 2, 2003, with "Treehouse of Horror XIV". The season contains five hold-over episodes from the season 14 (EABF) production line. The most watched episode had 16.2 million viewers and the least watched had 6.2 million viewers.
Funny, shocking, and moving, the inspiring story of Pride and queer activism in the UK over the last five decades. With contributions from people with a close relationship to Pride from across the decades - including Olly Alexander, Bimini, Lady Phyll, Ian McKellen, Holly Johnson, Peter Tatchell, Cat Burns, MNEK, Tom Robinson, and Lucia Blayk.
The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards give out prestigious awards to some of America's favorite entertainers in film and television!
Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellen, Vanessa Redgrave, Sir Trevor Nunn and many others look back at the extraordinary life of Sir Peter Hall, the man who transformed British theatre. In a career spanning seven decades he brought Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter to the London stage and led the Royal Shakespeare Company while still only 29 years old.
This film charts his life from ...
A musical man lives a careful life. Each day is like the next, just how he likes it. One day, however, misfortune and fate collide, breaking his routine and rocking his world forever.
