Programme Index

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 26^th Jan 2009, 22:35 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Mon 26^th Jan 2009, 23:15 on BBC One Scotland

Documentary series about Britain's biggest movies. Danny Boyle, John Hodge, Ewan McGregor and others remember the making of 1996 smash hit Trainspotting. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Ashley Jensen
Director:: Eleanor Horne
Producer:: Brendan O'Hara
Participant:: Ewen Bremner
Participant:: James Cosmo
Participant:: Peter Mullan
Participant:: John Hodge
Participant:: Andrew McDonald
Participant:: Jonny Lee Miller
Participant:: Irvine Welsh
Participant:: Julia Short
Participant:: Danny Boyle
Participant:: Ewan McGregor

Movie Connections

Series 2

Episode 2: Summer Holiday

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 14^th Jan 2009, 22:45 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Wed 14^th Jan 2009, 23:15 on BBC One Wales

Documentary series about Britain's biggest movies. Sir Cliff Richard and fellow cast members discuss the making of '60s smash hit musical Summer Holiday. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Ashley Jensen
Director:: Kevin McMunigal
Producer:: Brendan O'Hara

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FactualArts, Culture & the Media

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Documentaries

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Series

Referendum Documentaries

Episode 11: Mind Games

BBC Two Scotland

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 19^th Aug 2014, 21:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 25^th Aug 2014, 10:30 on BBC News Channel HD

Documentary in which Ken MacDonald explores the psychological techniques used by both campaigns to influence how people vote in the Scottish referendum. Show more

Contributors

Reporter:: Kenneth Macdonald
Director:: Brendan O'Hara
Producer:: Brendan O'Hara
Executive Producer:: Peter MacRae

Genres

FactualPolitics

Formats

Documentaries

Series

Referendum Documentaries

Movie Connections

Series 2

Episode 3: Sliding Doors

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 21^st Jan 2009, 22:45 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Wed 21^st Jan 2009, 23:15 on BBC One Northern Ireland

Documentary series about Britain's biggest movies. Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch and others remember the making of 1998 smash hit Sliding Doors. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Ashley Jensen
Director:: Kath Pick
Producer:: Brendan O'Hara
Participant:: Gwyneth Paltrow
Participant:: Peter Howitt
Participant:: John Hannah
Participant:: John Lynch
Participant:: Doug McFerron
Participant:: Philippa Braithwaite
Participant:: Bill Horsburgh

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FactualArts, Culture & the Media

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Documentaries

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Series

That Was the Team That Was

BBC One Scotland

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 22^nd May 2013, 22:35 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Wed 22^nd May 2013, 22:35 on BBC One Scotland

A look back at great Scottish sports teams. Alex Ferguson's 1983 Aberdeen team takes a look back at a cup-winning season. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Mick Morton
Producer:: Brendan O'Hara

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Formats

Documentaries

Movie Connections

Series 2

Episode 8: Calendar Girls

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 25^th Feb 2009, 22:45 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Fri 27^th Feb 2009, 23:40 on BBC One Northern Ireland

Documentary series telling the story of hit British movies. Helen Mirren, Julie Walters, Celia Imrie and others discuss the making of 2003 hit Calendar Girls. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Ashley Jensen
Producer:: Brendan O'Hara
Participant:: Helen Mirren
Participant:: Julie Walters
Participant:: Philip Glenister
Participant:: George Costigan
Participant:: Tim Firth
Participant:: Nigel Cole
Participant:: Suzanne Mackie
Participant:: Celia Imrie
Participant:: Geraldine James
Participant:: Juliette Towhidi
Participant:: Steve Clarke-Hall
Participant:: Penelope Wilton

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

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Series

Movie Connections

Series 2

Episode 1: Holy Grail

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 7^th Jan 2009, 22:45 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Sat 3^rd Oct 2009, 23:40 on BBC Two Wales

Documentary series about Britain's biggest movies. Members of the Monty Python team take a critical look back at their first film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Ashley Jensen
Participant:: John Cleese
Participant:: Michael Palin
Participant:: Eric Idle
Participant:: Terry Gilliam
Participant:: Carol Cleveland
Participant:: Neil Innes
Participant:: Mark Forstater
Director:: Ewan Torrance
Producer:: Brendan O'Hara

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Documentaries

Brand

Series

Margo

BBC One Scotland

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 24^th Apr 2014, 22:35 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Thu 24^th Apr 2014, 22:35 on BBC One Scotland

Kenneth Macdonald looks back on the remarkable life and career of Margo MacDonald, who became one of the most important and influential figures in Scottish political life. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Kenneth Macdonald
Producer:: Brendan O'Hara
Editor:: Marcus Ryder

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Formats

Documentaries

Comedy Connections

Series 2

Episode 5: Keeping Up Appearances

Comedy Connections: Series 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 26^th Jul 2004, 22:35 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Fri 2^nd Sep 2016, 23:40 on BBC One Wales

The series charting the history of some of the best British comedy shows looks at the sitcom about middle-class, social-climbing housewife Hyacinth Bucket. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Julia Sawalha
Participant:: Roy Clarke
Participant:: Harold Snoad
Participant:: Clive Swift
Participant:: Patricia Routledge
Participant:: Josephine Tewson
Participant:: David Griffin
Participant:: Judy Cornwall
Director:: Brendan O'Hara
Series Producer:: Toby Stevens

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FactualArts, Culture & the Media

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Documentaries

Brand

Comedy Connections

Series

Comedy Connections

Series 3

Episode 8: The Two Ronnies

Comedy Connections: Series 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 11^th Jul 2006, 23:00 on BBC One Wales

Series charting the history of some of the best of British comedy shows looks at the hugely successful The Two Ronnies, which ran from 1971 to 1987. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Doon Mackichan
Interviewed Guest:: Ronnie Corbett
Interviewed Guest:: Ronnie Barker
Executive Producer:: James Gilbert
Producer:: Terry Hughes
Producer:: Michael Hurll
Writer:: Barry Cryer
Writer:: Ian Davidson
Writer:: Peter Vincent
Writer:: David Renwick
Director:: Brendan O'Hara
Series Producer:: Toby Stevens
Writer:: Andrew Nickolds

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Documentaries

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Comedy Connections

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Movie Connections

Series 2

Episode 7: Local Hero

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 18^th Feb 2009, 22:45 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Wed 18^th Feb 2009, 23:15 on BBC One Northern Ireland

Documentary series about the making of hit British movies. Peter Reigert, Denis Lawson and others recall the production of the 1983 comedy drama Local Hero. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Ashley Jensen
Director:: Tony Followell
Producer:: Brendan O'Hara
Participant:: Alex Norton
Participant:: David Puttnam
Participant:: Jenny Seagrove
Participant:: Jennifer Black
Participant:: Denis Lawson
Participant:: Peter Capaldi
Participant:: Peter Riegert
Participant:: John Gordon Sinclair

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FactualArts, Culture & the Media

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Documentaries

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Movie Connections

Series 2

Episode 6: Buster

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 11^th Feb 2009, 22:45 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Wed 11^th Feb 2009, 23:15 on BBC One Northern Ireland

Documentary series about Britain's biggest movies. Phil Collins and others discuss the making of 1988 smash hit Buster, the story about little people who craved the big time. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Ashley Jensen
Director:: Ellen-Raissa Jackson
Producer:: Brendan O'Hara
Participant:: Phil Collins
Participant:: Julie Walters
Participant:: Larry Lamb
Participant:: Ellie Beaven
Participant:: Norma Heyman
Participant:: David Green
Participant:: Colin Shindler

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FactualArts, Culture & the Media

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Documentaries

Brand

Series

Movie Connections

Series 2

Episode 5: Shirley Valentine

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 4^th Feb 2009, 22:45 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Wed 4^th Feb 2009, 23:15 on BBC One Northern Ireland

Documentary series about Britain's biggest movies. Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Alison Steadman and others remember the making of 1980s classic Shirley Valentine. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Ashley Jensen
Director:: Richard Bright
Producer:: Brendan O'Hara
Participant:: Pauline Collins
Participant:: Tom Conti
Participant:: Alison Steadman
Participant:: Sylvia Sims
Participant:: Gillian Kearney
Participant:: Willy Russell
Participant:: Lewis Gilbert

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FactualArts, Culture & the Media

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Documentaries

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Series