I Was Monty's Double

Morris Minor - Commercial Vehicles

A closer look at the variety of Morris Minor commercial vehicles still in existence. Also meet the drivers of these classic old cars and discover the people who have made use of them in their work, such as: the Post Office, telephone exchanges and window cleaners.

Boy & His Dog, A

The year is 2024 and after a fourth World War the earth is a desolate wasteland. Vic is a nomadic loner, wandering hungrily across the bleak desert landscape in search of cans of food buried deep beneath the radioactive ash. His telepathic dog, Blood depends on Vic for food, but Vic needs Blood to find him something much more scarce: female companionship. After Blood sniffs out one particular woman, she seduces Vic and lures him back to an underground society where the old ways of life have been recreated. In this Utopian society all males are infertile, the virile Vic is in desperate demand to rebuild the population. However, with no dogs allowed, can he say goodbye to his lifelong companion? And is this new-found society really all it appears?

War File, The - Austerlitz 1805 - Napoleon's Greatest Triumph

December 2nd 1805 marks the date of one of the most decisive battles of the Napoleonic era. Both the armies of Russia and Austria would be totally destroyed by the end of the day, leaving Napoleon as master of Europe. 3D mapping, period imagery, dramatised reconstructions and footage of Bondarchuk's 'War and Peace' are used to illustrate this bloody battle that was to have a profound impact on European history.

Time Of Your Life, The - 1956

Exclusive documentary footage, containing top news and events from around the globe, coverage of leading personalities and performers and the real life stories that change the way we live. The programme is designed to provide a unique flavour of what it was like to live in 1956. A revolution in Hungary, against Soviet influence and control, is suppressed by Soviet troops, resulting in the death of thousands and almost a quarter of a million people leaving the country as refugees. The Ten Commandments, the spectacular biblical epic, is a remake of the director Cecille B Demille's own 1923 version of the story. The film had a massive budget and stars Charlton Heston supported by a cast of thousands.

Bertie And Elizabeth

Feature-length portrayal of the life of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, focuses on her courtship by the shy, future King George VI (known as Bertie) and the birth of their daughters Elizabeth and Margaret. This fascination adaptation covers the abdication crisis of Edward VIII, the coronation of George VI, the strong relationship forged between him and Churchill during the Second World War and Bertie's early death.