British Film Forever
Running for seven weeks from July 2007, each week focused on a different genre, examining British film by genre. Presented by Jessica Stevenson the series featured over 200 exclusive interviews with leading actors and directors including Sir Michael Caine, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Kate Winslet.
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1.Guns, Gangsters and Getaways: The Story of the British Crime Thriller
28-07-200790mA look at the British thriller, from the master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock and the king of cool Michael Caine to the world's most successful thriller franchise - James Bond. Th...
2.Longing, Loving and Leg-Overs: The Story of British Romance
04-08-200790mA look at how the story of love is explored on the big screen. From Brief Encounter through the passion of Powell and Pressburger and the more liberated times of Women In Love and...
3.Hardship, Humour and Heroes: The Story of British Realism
11-08-200790mThere was a revolution in British film at the end of the 1950s: working people and the realities of their everyday lives started to appear on the big screen. Hardship, Humour and H...
4.Corsets, Cleavage and Country Houses: The Story of British Costume Drama
6.018-08-200790mCorsets, Cleavage and Country Houses looks at some of the most epic films ever made like Ghandi and Lawrence of Arabia - as well as films that reflect and play with our historical...
5.Magic, Murder and Monsters: The Story of British Horror and Fantasy
6.025-08-200790mA look at films that have made us scream and howl over the years - occasionally with laughter as well as fright. From Hammer to Harry Potter, from Plague of the Zombies to Shaun o...
6.Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film
6.001-09-200790mBritish cinema owes much to the invention and bravery of the film makers of war - men like Humphrey Jennings, Powell & Pressburger and David Lean - and many of our greatest stars m...
7.Sauce, Satire and Silliness: The Story of British Comedy
08-09-200790mMuch like our sense of humour, British Comedy feature films have rarely travelled well. Today, Aardman with its Ealing-inspired Wallace and Gromit are probably the most popular fra...
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