Classic Movies: The Story Of
Series 1
20236 episodes
Episodes
E1The Third Man
2023-08-31 · 45m
In this opening episode, movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1949 film noir starring Orson Welles an enduring classic.
E2The Ladykillers
2023-09-07 · 44m
Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1955 black comedy - starring Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers - a classic.
E3Brighton Rock
2023-09-14 · 44m
Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1948 gangster film noir starring Richard Attenborough, an enduring British classic.
E4The Graduate
2023-09-21 · 44m
Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1967 romantic comedy-drama starring Dustin Hoffman an all-time classic.
E5Ran
2023-09-28 · 40m
Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1985 epic action drama, directed and co-written by Akira Kurosawa, an enduring classic.
E6Terminator 2: Judgment Day
2023-10-05 · 44m
Movie critic Ian Nathan examines what helped to make James Cameron's 1991 sci-fi-action sequel, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton, so critically-acclaimed within the genre.