Directing

Janice Sutherland

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Directing

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13 titles

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NR

Twenty years ago, Britain went to war - with itself. In March 1984, Mrs Thatcher's government announced plans to close 20 coal mines, with the loss of 20,000 jobs. The Miners' leader, Arthur Scargill, led his workers out on strike. What followed was the ultimate left verses right showdown, a colossal battle for the political heart of a nation, with an epoch-making, era-defining moment of social significance unparalleled since World War II. This feature length documentary tells the story of the year-long struggle that split friends, families and the country apart, led to shocking scenes of violence, and made many fear that George Orwell's nightmare vision of a police state was becoming a reality. After this war, Britain would never be the same again.

Strike: When Britain Went to War

2003

The Princes in the Tower: The New Evidence poster
NR

Did Richard III kill his nephews? Philippa Langley and Rob Rinder explore new discoveries and examine the truth about the fate of the princes in the tower. Based on The Missing Princes Project.

The Princes in the Tower: The New Evidence

2023

The Satanic Verses Affair poster
NR

Twenty years ago, novelist Salman Rushdie was a wanted man with a million pound bounty on his head. His novel, The Satanic Verses, had sparked riots across the Muslim world. The ailing religious leader of Iran, the Ayatollah Khomeini, had invoked a little-known religious opinion - a fatwa - and effectively sentenced Rushdie to death. This film looks back on the extraordinary events which followed the publication of the book and the ten year campaign to get the fatwa lifted. Interviews with Rushdie's friends and family and testimony from leaders of Britain's Muslim community and the Government reveal the inside story of the affair.

The Satanic Verses Affair

2009

D4 The Trojan Dog poster
7.5

The magical tale of a colony of mice whose happy home is invaded by a band of nasty cats. The cats rule over the house with iron claws, making the mice miserable. Follow the riotous adventures of the mice and their mighty Trojan Dog, as they defeat the cats and win back their home ... and make a few canine friends along the way!

D4 The Trojan Dog

1999

The Secret Life of Geisha poster
NR

Documentary about the world of the Japanese geisha. Unattainable by all but the wealthy and powerful, geisha are the ultimate massagers of the male ego. Behind the delicate fan and enigmatic smile can also be found a darker side to the geisha story, including treachery and suicide.

The Secret Life of Geisha

1999

Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask poster
5.6

This made-for-television documentary tells the story of the creation of the world's most successful musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera.

Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask

2006

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Twenty years ago, Britain went to war - with itself. In March 1984, Mrs Thatcher's government announced plans to close 20 coal mines, with the loss of 20,000 jobs. The Miners' leader, Arthur Scargill, led his workers out on strike. What followed was the ultimate left verses right showdown, a colossal battle for the political heart of a nation, with an epoch-making, era-defining moment of social significance unparalleled since World War II. This feature length documentary tells the story of the year-long struggle that split friends, families and the country apart, led to shocking scenes of violence, and made many fear that George Orwell's nightmare vision of a police state was becoming a reality. After this war, Britain would never be the same again.

Strike: When Britain Went to War

2003

The Princes in the Tower: The New Evidence poster
NR

Did Richard III kill his nephews? Philippa Langley and Rob Rinder explore new discoveries and examine the truth about the fate of the princes in the tower. Based on The Missing Princes Project.

The Princes in the Tower: The New Evidence

2023

The Satanic Verses Affair poster
NR

Twenty years ago, novelist Salman Rushdie was a wanted man with a million pound bounty on his head. His novel, The Satanic Verses, had sparked riots across the Muslim world. The ailing religious leader of Iran, the Ayatollah Khomeini, had invoked a little-known religious opinion - a fatwa - and effectively sentenced Rushdie to death. This film looks back on the extraordinary events which followed the publication of the book and the ten year campaign to get the fatwa lifted. Interviews with Rushdie's friends and family and testimony from leaders of Britain's Muslim community and the Government reveal the inside story of the affair.

The Satanic Verses Affair

2009

D4 The Trojan Dog poster
7.5

The magical tale of a colony of mice whose happy home is invaded by a band of nasty cats. The cats rule over the house with iron claws, making the mice miserable. Follow the riotous adventures of the mice and their mighty Trojan Dog, as they defeat the cats and win back their home ... and make a few canine friends along the way!

D4 The Trojan Dog

1999

The Secret Life of Geisha poster
NR

Documentary about the world of the Japanese geisha. Unattainable by all but the wealthy and powerful, geisha are the ultimate massagers of the male ego. Behind the delicate fan and enigmatic smile can also be found a darker side to the geisha story, including treachery and suicide.

The Secret Life of Geisha

1999

Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask poster
5.6

This made-for-television documentary tells the story of the creation of the world's most successful musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera.

Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask

2006

Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask poster
5.6

This made-for-television documentary tells the story of the creation of the world's most successful musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera.

Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask

2006

Tsunami: Caught on Camera poster
6.8

A minute-by-minute account of the Boxing Day 2004 Tsunami told through amateur video footage of people who were there.

Tsunami: Caught on Camera

2009

The Day Will And Kate Got Married poster
10.0

Ten years on, The Day Will and Kate Got Married celebrates that momentous day through the memories of family, friends and insiders who played a part in it, including Kate’s uncle, Gary Goldsmith, speaking exclusively in his first ever TV interview, former Metropolitan Police commander Bob Broadhurst who was in charge of security on the day, royal historian Robert Lacey, plus the dress’s embroider, the cake-maker, choristers and Middleton family friends and neighbours.

The Day Will And Kate Got Married

2021

The Day Will And Kate Got Married poster
10.0

Ten years on, The Day Will and Kate Got Married celebrates that momentous day through the memories of family, friends and insiders who played a part in it, including Kate’s uncle, Gary Goldsmith, speaking exclusively in his first ever TV interview, former Metropolitan Police commander Bob Broadhurst who was in charge of security on the day, royal historian Robert Lacey, plus the dress’s embroider, the cake-maker, choristers and Middleton family friends and neighbours.

The Day Will And Kate Got Married

2021

Modern British Slavery poster
NR

Explores the rise of modern slavery in the UK, giving a portrait of the dark world of forced labor through the eyes of the people involved.

Modern British Slavery

2017

Art Lives Series: Paul Cezanne poster
NR

Paul Cézanne counts as the father of modern painting. Far from Paris, in the South of France, his obstinacy as man and artist made him a pioneer of a new way of seeing. Returning always to the same sujets – the Mont Sainte-Victoire, bathing figures, or still lifes – he abandoned central perspective, distorted body-shapes and broke all the traditional rules of landscape painting. Aided by experts, and descendants of the artist, Matthew Collings gives a thorough introduction to Cézanne’s life and work, exploring the lifelong artistic quest of the man whom Picasso called “my only master”.

Art Lives Series: Paul Cezanne

1996

Cézanne: Three Colours Cézanne poster
7.0

"Three Colours Cézanne" analyses the radical nature of Cézanne's painting, tracing its origins in the art of the nineteenth century and the work of the Old Masters while examining many of Cézanne's works in detail.

Cézanne: Three Colours Cézanne

1996