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Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Oscar-nominated director Spike Lee's documentary assessment and celebration of Michael Jackson's 1987 blockbuster album Bad, the follow-up to Thriller. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Captured live in conversation at London's British Film Institute, film critic Nick James quizzes Martin Scorsese on his obsessions with masculinity, religion, crime and New York. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nick James
Interviewed Guest:
Martin Scorsese
Series Producer:
John Mullen
Executive Producer:
Janet Lee
Special thanks:
Stuart Brown
Special thanks:
Lisa Frechette
Special thanks:
Heather Stewart

Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies

Episode 2: Pop Goes the Soundtrack

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Neil Brand explores how, in the second half of the 20th century, composers and film-makers embraced jazz, pop and rock to bring fresh energy to film scores. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Neil Brand
Participant:
Martin Scorsese
Participant:
David Arnold
Participant:
Richard M Sherman
Participant:
Lalo Schifrin
Director:
Francis Welch
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole
Producer:
Francis Welch
Series Producer:
John Das

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Neil Brand looks at how the classic orchestral film score emerged in the 1930s via the work of European-born composers such as Max Steiner and Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Neil Brand
Series Producer:
John Das
Director:
John Das
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole
Participant:
Martin Scorsese
Participant:
Hans Zimmer

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George Harrison: Living in the Material World

Episode 1: Part 1

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Martin Scorsese's portrait of George Harrison, which traces his life from his beginnings in Liverpool to becoming a world-famous musician, philanthropist and filmmaker. Show more

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George Harrison: Living in the Material World

Episode 2: Part 2

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Martin Scorsese's portrait of George Harrison looks at his post-Beatles days as a member of the Travelling Wilburys and a solo artist, as well as his non-musical ventures. Show more

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The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour

Episode 1: Magical Mystery Tour Revisited

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

The making of The Beatles' controversial 1967 film, featuring previously unseen archive footage. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Francis Hanly
Executive Producer:
Anthony Wall
Executive Producer:
Jeff Jones
Participant:
Paul McCartney
Participant:
Ringo Starr
Participant:
Martin Scorsese
Participant:
Peter Fonda
Participant:
Terry Gilliam
Participant:
Paul Merton
Participant:
Neil Innes

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The 50 Year Argument - The New York Review of Books

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Martin Scorsese's documentary film charting literary, political and cultural history as per the New York Review of Books, America's leading journal of ideas since 1963. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Latin AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North America

Captured live in conversation at London's British Film Institute, film critic Nick James quizzes Martin Scorsese on his obsessions with masculinity, religion, crime and New York. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nick James
Interviewed Guest:
Martin Scorsese
Series Producer:
John Mullen
Executive Producer:
Janet Lee
Special thanks:
Stuart Brown
Special thanks:
Lisa Frechette
Special thanks:
Heather Stewart

Duration: 1 hour, 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

A portrayal of life in the underworld of the Little Italy district in New York City, recounting the experiences of a petty hoodlum. Starring Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro. Show more

Contributors

Johnny Boy Civello:
Robert De Niro
Charlie Cappa:
Harvey Keitel
Tony DeVienazo:
David Proval
Teresa Ronchelli:
Amy Robinson
Michael Longo:
Richard Romanus
Giovanni:
Cesare Danova
Boy With Gun:
Robert Carradine

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Poignant black comedy about an aspiring comedian (Robert De Niro) who decides he can only get a shot at the big time with the help of America's top chat show host (Jerry Lewis). Show more

Contributors

Rupert Pupkin:
Robert De Niro
Cathy Long:
Shelley Hack
Producer:
Arnon Milchan

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Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Crooner Tony Bennett reflects on his life with his friend and jazz enthusiast Clint Eastwood. Bennett traces his musical lineage, highlighted by concert footage. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Tony Bennett
Participant:
Clint Eastwood
Participant:
Martin Scorsese
Participant:
Mel Brooks
Participant:
Mitchell Miller
Participant:
Alec Baldwin

Brand

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Front Row

Martin Scorsese and Thelma Schoonmaker; Lesley Sharp; Only Lovers Left Alive

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Lesley Sharp on her stage role in Shelagh Delaney's A Taste of Honey, and Martin Scorsese and Thelma Schoonmaker on unveiling a tribute to filmmakers Powell and Pressburger. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Martin Scorsese
Interviewed Guest:
Thelma Schoonmaker
Interviewed Guest:
Kieran Evans
Interviewed Guest:
Lesley Sharp
Interviewed Guest:
Briony Hansen

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Drama starring Tom Cruise and Paul Newman. An ageing liquor salesman and former pool hustler is inspired by a talented youngster to pick up his cue after a 25-year break. Show more

Contributors

Fast Eddie Felson:
Paul Newman
Vincent Lauria:
Tom Cruise
Janelle:
Helen Shaver
Player in Casino Bar:
Paul Herman
Skinny Player on Road:
Iggy Pop
Director of photography:
Michael Ballhaus

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Hollywood Greats

Series 6

Episode 3: Marlon Brando

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Jonathan Ross presents a profile of movie rebel Marlon Brando, considered by many the greatest screen actor ever. Show more

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Bob Dylan: No Direction Home

Part 1

Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 5 months

The story of Bob Dylan, from a rock 'n' roll-loving kid in the Midwest to his arrival as a major force in the world of folk music. Including unseen footage and rare recordings. Show more

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Bob Dylan: No Direction Home

Part 2

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 5 months

Martin Scorsese continues to explore Bob Dylan's early career. At 23, Dylan confounds expectations and finds a new musical vocabulary to capture the seismic cultural shift. Show more

Storyville

Surviving Progress

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Film about the risks we pose to our own survival in the name of progress, connecting financial collapse, growing inequality and global oligarchy with the sustainability of mankind. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Mathieu Roy
Director:
Harold Crooks
Series Editor:
Nick Fraser
Executive Producer:
Martin Scorsese