The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch

A writer taking a rest in a country hotel is obsessed with a strange woman in the same hotel. The woman seems to observe him in provocative ways, but he does not dare to approach her. One day he follows her to her room and listens to strange “erotic” sounds from inside, and begins to have erotic thoughts.

The Secret Life of Arnold Bax

A biopic about the eminent composer Sir Arnold Bax.

Don’t Shoot the Composer

DON’T SHOOT THE COMPOSER is far from an ordinary profile of Georges Delerue. It also serves as a calling card for Ken Russell, whose work would define the 1970s as Delerue’s did in the 1960s. It begins with a sly work of pastiche, parodying the conventions of French noir. It goes onto encompass slapstick, verité scenes of the Delerue family and a harrowing montage of the Vietnam War. This eclectic approach gives us a sense of the different facets of Delerue’s life- his love of cinema, his home life, his work ethic. It also prefigures Russell...

The Real Oliver Reed

A documentary portrait about the life and times of the infamous hellraiser, who died in May 1999, having starred in more than 100 films.

10 Best Elgar

A line up of star performers celebrate the very best of Edward Elgar's music in the 150th anniversary year of his birth.

Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle

Ken Russell revisits the life of Elgar, with musical background provided by the composer's works.

Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil

Following the recent death of Ken Russell, Alan Yentob looks back over the career of the flamboyant film director responsible for Women In Love, Tommy and The Devils. Friends and admirers - including Glenda Jackson, Terry Gilliam, Twiggy, Melvyn Bragg, Robert Powell and Roger Daltrey - recall a pioneering documentary-maker, talented photographer and fearless film director.