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1966
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Jemima + Johnny
Jemima + Johnny1 1966 HD
A white boy and a black Jamaican girl have a day out in a city where racial hostility prevails.
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1990
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Next
Next7.10 1990 HD
William Shakespeare, without saying a word, gives a quick run through of all his plays in a very special audition.
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1983
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Death and Transfiguration
Death and Transfiguration6.00 1983 HD
A British man on his deathbed recalls moments from his life.
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2024
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The Shadow Scholars
The Shadow Scholars1 2024 HD
When Oxford Professor Patricia Kingori travels to Kenya, she uncovers the murky, multi-billion global underworld of essay-writing. Thousands of young...
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1990
Movies
I'm British But...
I'm British But...5.00 1990 HD
I'm British but... uncovers a defiant popular culture, part Asian, part British, against a backdrop of fading English nationalism. The rhythms of...
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2000
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Baby
Baby6.50 2000 HD
A teenage boy finds all around him has sexual overtones as he lives a teenage life of drugs and masturbation.
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2023
Movies
23 Seconds to Eternity
23 Seconds to Eternity7.50 2023 HD
Journey through the music videos and short films from Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond in their various guises as The JAMs, The KLF and The Timelords,...
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1961
Movies
Royal Children
Royal Children1 1961 HD
Even the most devout monarchist may feel uncomfortable watching this film - hindsight makes this a rather poignant experience. Although clearly...
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1956
Movies
The Star of Bethlehem
The Star of Bethlehem6.00 1956 HD
The Three Wise Men from the East follow the star to Bethlehem, but hostile spirits try to stop them on their journey.
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2025
Movies
Holloway
Holloway1 2025 HD
Holloway — once the largest women's prison in Europe, now abandoned. Six ex-inmates revisit, recounting experiences, giving voice to...
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1985
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Nineteen Nineteen
Nineteen Nineteen1.00 1985 HD
Two former patients of Sigmund Freud meet again and discuss their psychiatric treatment 65 years earlier.
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1972
Movies
My Childhood
My Childhood6.95 1972 HD
The first part of Bill Douglas' influential trilogy harks back to his impoverished upbringing in early-'40s Scotland. Cinema was his only escape - he...
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1993
Movies
Anchoress
Anchoress6.00 1993 HD
A 16th-century peasant becomes transfixed by a statue of the Virgin Mary, and petitions to be walled into a cell attached to the church as a...
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1970
Movies
Low Rider
Low Rider1 1970 HD
Londoner Quinn, a bold young woman of mixed heritage, is at a crossroads after her mother’s sudden death. Hoping to reconnect with her...
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1995
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Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill5.00 1995 HD
Actor Sam Neill discusses New Zealand film and his own experiences within and without.
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1968
Movies
Separation
Separation5.44 1968 HD
Separation concerns the inner life of a woman during a period of breakdown – marital, and possibly mental. Her past and (possible?) future are...
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1988
Movies
The Love Child
The Love Child7.00 1988 HD
When he was a little boy, Dillon's rock musician father and hippie mother died in a traffic accident. Now in his twenties, Dillon wants nothing more...
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2022
Movies
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride
Freedom: 50 Years of Pride8.00 2022 HD
This documentary reveals the surprising and overlooked history of Pride: its origins, its struggles and its triumphs. Made in creative and editorial...
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1992
Movies
Blue Black Permanent
Blue Black Permanent5.50 1992 HD
In 1990s Edinburgh, Barbara Thorburn reflects on memories of her poet mother, Greta, and her tragic death.
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2018
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The Narrator
The Narrator7.00 2018 HD
Katelyn discovers she is a character in a film after fighting back against 'The Narrator' that controls her life.