Programme Index

Film 2011 with Claudia Winkleman

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 7^th Dec 2011, 23:15 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 13^th Dec 2011, 01:00 on BBC One Northern Ireland

News, reviews and interviews with Claudia Winkleman and Danny Leigh. Featuring a review of star-studded romantic comedy New Year's Eve, and Antonio Banderas's Puss in Boots 3D. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Claudia Winkleman
Presenter:: Claudia Winkleman
Presenter:: Danny Leigh
Presenter:: Danny Leigh
Executive Producer:: Basil Comely
Executive Producer:: Basil Comely
Series Producer:: Jayne Stanger
Series Producer:: Jayne Stanger
Interviewed Guest:: Terry Gilliam
Interviewed Guest:: Terry Gilliam

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Series

Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 14^th Jan 2012, 21:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sat 14^th Apr 2012, 03:05 on BBC One Wales

Alan Yentob looks back over the career of the flamboyant film director. Friends and admirers recall a pioneering documentary-maker, talented photographer and fearless director. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Alan Yentob
Director:: Eleanor Horne
Producer:: Allan Campbell
Participant:: Terry Gilliam
Participant:: Twiggy
Participant:: Glenda Jackson
Participant:: Melvyn Bragg
Participant:: Robert Powell
Participant:: Roger Daltrey

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Documentaries

The Culture Show

Rankin Shoots Rembrandt

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 18^th Oct 2014, 22:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sat 18^th Oct 2014, 22:00 on BBC Two HD

World-renowned photographer Rankin takes on the challenge of interpreting Rembrandt's portraits of old age, adapting the Dutch master's techniques for his camera. Show more

Contributors

Participant:: Rankin
Participant:: Una Stubbs
Participant:: Terry Gilliam
Participant:: Zandra Rhodes
Participant:: Ken Loach
Director:: Lesley Smith
Series Editor:: Janet Lee

The Culture Show

Rankin Shoots Rembrandt

BBC World News

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 22^nd Nov 2014, 12:30 on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: Thu 27^th Nov 2014, 03:30 on BBC WORLD NEWS North America

World-renowned photographer Rankin takes on the challenge of interpreting Rembrandt's portraits of old age, adapting the Dutch master's techniques for his camera. Show more

Contributors

Participant:: Rankin
Participant:: Una Stubbs
Participant:: Terry Gilliam
Participant:: Zandra Rhodes
Participant:: Ken Loach
Director:: Lesley Smith
Series Editor:: Janet Lee

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Brand

The Culture Show

Terry Gilliam's Faust

Duration: 2 hours, 10 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 14^th Oct 2011, 19:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 16^th Oct 2011, 01:05 on BBC Four

Terry Gilliam directs a production of Berlioz's Damnation of Faust for English National Opera, one of the big hits of 2011. Edward Gardner conducts the ENO Chorus and Orchestra. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Terry Gilliam
Director:: Peter Maniura

Genres

MusicClassicalOpera

imagine...

Summer 2014

Episode 4: Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

Duration: 1 hour, 12 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 29^th Jun 2014, 22:25 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Wed 22^nd Jan 2020, 23:15 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Alan Yentob meets the five surviving members of Monty Python - John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle - as they prepare to reunite on stage. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Alan Yentob
Interviewed Guest:: John Cleese
Interviewed Guest:: Michael Palin
Interviewed Guest:: Terry Jones
Interviewed Guest:: Terry Gilliam
Interviewed Guest:: Eric Idle
Producer:: Jack Cocker
Director:: Jack Cocker
Series Editor:: Alan Yentob

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the MediaArts

Brand

imagine...

Series

imagine...: Summer 2014

Monty Python's Life of Brian

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 22^nd Oct 2011, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Tue 25^th Oct 2011, 23:00 on BBC Four

Surreal comedy about a man named Brian who is mistakenly hailed as the Messiah by a trio of not-so-wise men and then is doggedly followed by a troop of admiring worshippers. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: John Cleese
Actor:: Michael Palin
Actor:: Terry Gilliam
Actor:: Eric Idle
Actor:: Terry Jones
Director:: Terry Jones
Actor:: Carol Cleveland
Actor:: Kenneth Colley
Writer:: John Cleese

Genres

ComedySatire

Formats

Films

The One Show

21/11/2013

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 21^st Nov 2013, 19:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Thu 21^st Nov 2013, 19:00 on BBC One Wales

Matt and Alex are joined by American singer Mary J Blige, plus Monty Python with news of their reunion.

Contributors

Presenter:: Matt Baker
Presenter:: Alex Jones
Participant:: Mary J Blige
Participant:: John Cleese
Participant:: Eric Idle
Participant:: Terry Gilliam
Participant:: Michael Palin
Participant:: Terry Jones
Editor:: Sandy Smith

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Brand

The One Show

Movie Connections

Series 2

Episode 1: Holy Grail

Movie Connections: Series 2

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

Movie Connections

Series

Monty Python: Almost The Truth - The BBC Lawyer's Cut

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 3^rd Oct 2009, 21:15 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sat 7^th Sep 2019, 21:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Documentary exploring the story of the Pythons - how the cast met, their early influences and how they went on to create groundbreaking television and later, successful movies. Show more

Contributors

Participant:: John Cleese
Participant:: Terry Jones
Participant:: Terry Gilliam
Participant:: Michael Palin
Participant:: Eric Idle
Participant:: Graham Chapman

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Documentaries

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 17^th Apr 2014, 11:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Thu 28^th Dec 2017, 07:45 on BBC Two England

Documentary featuring the work of stop-motion camera and special effects guru Ray Harryhausen. Including contributions from Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro. Show more

Contributors

Participant:: John Landis
Participant:: Rick Baker
Participant:: Dennis Muren
Participant:: Terry Gilliam
Participant:: Peter Lord
Participant:: Phil Tippett
Participant:: Nick Park
Participant:: Peter Jackson
Participant:: Guillermo del Toro
Participant:: Ken Ralston
Participant:: Steven Spielberg
Participant:: James Cameron
Participant:: Robert Zemeckis
Participant:: Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Films

Twelve Monkeys

BBC Three

Duration: 2 hours, 4 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 14^th Apr 2007, 21:35 on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: Tue 7^th Aug 2018, 22:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Watch now

Sombre time-travel thriller in which a convict from 2035 is sent back in time to find the cause of a virus which has wiped out most of the planet's population. Show more

Contributors

James Cole:: Bruce Willis
Kathryn Railly:: Madeleine Stowe
Jeffrey Goines:: Brad Pitt
Dr Goines:: Christopher Plummer
Dr Peters:: David Morse
Jose:: Jon Seda
Lieutenant Halperin:: Christopher Meloni
Dr Fletcher:: Frank Gorshin
Tiny:: Vernon Campbell
Teddy:: LisaGay Hamilton
Geologist:: Bob Adrian
Zoologist:: Simon Jones
Astrophysicist / Jones:: Carol Florence
Evangelist:: Thomas Roy
Young Cole:: Joseph Melito
Scarface:: Michael Chance
Botanist:: H Michael Walls
Policeman:: Bruce Kirkpatrick
Director:: Terry Gilliam
Writer:: David Peoples
Writer:: Janet Peoples
Producer:: Charles Roven
Composer:: Paul Buckmaster
Director of photography:: Roger Pratt

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Formats

Films

Arena

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 9^th Dec 2004, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sat 30^th Jul 2022, 22:30 on BBC Four HD

A celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Secret Policeman's Ball. Contributors include Rowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry and Lenny Henry. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Margy Kinmonth
Producer:: Roger Graef
Series Editor:: Anthony Wall
Participant:: John Cleese
Participant:: Bob Geldof
Participant:: Terry Gilliam
Participant:: Terry Jones
Participant:: Ruby Wax
Participant:: Jennifer Saunders
Participant:: Stephen Fry
Participant:: Lenny Henry
Participant:: Michael Palin
Participant:: Peter Cook
Participant:: Rowan Atkinson
Participant:: Sting undefined
Participant:: Phil Collins

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the MediaArts

Formats

Documentaries

Brand

Arena

Tom Waits: Tales from a Cracked Jukebox

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 19^th Feb 2017, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 17^th May 2020, 23:45 on BBC Four HD

Using rare archive, recordings and interviews, a trip through the surreal, moonlit world of Tom Waits - a portrait of one of modern music's most enigmatic and influential artists. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:: Richard Bright
Director:: James Maycock
Production Manager:: Fiona Crawford
Production Coordinator:: Fiona Dorman
Editor:: Bradley Richards
Camera Operator:: Luke Finn
Interviewed Guest:: Terry Gilliam
Interviewed Guest:: Lucinda Williams
Interviewed Guest:: Ian Rankin
Interviewed Guest:: Ed Harcourt
Interviewed Guest:: Ralph Carney
Interviewed Guest:: Bones Howe
Interviewed Guest:: Ute Lemper
Interviewed Guest:: Nitin Sawhney
Interviewed Guest:: Guy Garvey
Interviewed Guest:: Jim Sclavunos

Genres

Formats

Documentaries

Arena

The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour

Episode 1: Magical Mystery Tour Revisited

Arena: The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 6^th Oct 2012, 21:45 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Sat 2^nd Mar 2019, 00:00 on BBC Four HD

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

Contributors

Director:: Francis Hanly
Producer:: Jonathan Clyde
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

Genres

MusicClassic Pop & Rock

Brand

Arena

Series

Front Row

We're the Millers; Terry Gilliam; Franz Ferdinand; Bob Dylan portraits

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 23^rd Aug 2013, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 23^rd Aug 2013, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

With John Wilson. Including a review of Jennifer Aniston in We're the Millers, interviews with director Terry Gilliam and members of Franz Ferdinand, and portraits by Bob Dylan. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:: Terry Gilliam
Interviewed Guest:: Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:: Alex Kapranos
Interviewed Guest:: Bob Hardy
Interviewed Guest:: Kate Mossman
Producer:: Ellie Bury
Editor:: John Goudie

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

Front Row

Terry Gilliam; Siri Hustvedt; Michael Craig-Martin at Chatworth House

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 13^th Mar 2014, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Thu 13^th Mar 2014, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Terry Gilliam on The Zero Theorem, novelist Siri Hustvedt tackles sexism in the art world, and artist Michael Craig-Martin on creating contemporary sculptures for Chatsworth House. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:: Terry Gilliam
Interviewed Guest:: Michael Craig-Martin
Interviewed Guest:: Siri Hustvedt
Producer:: Ella-mai Robey

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

Front Row

Terry Gilliam and Edward Gardner, Joshua Ferris, Clean Bandit

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 2^nd Jun 2014, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 2^nd Jun 2014, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Kirsty Lang with author Joshua Ferris, pop group Clean Bandit, Terry Gilliam and Edward Gardner on their new opera Benvenuto Cellini, and a review of Fruitvale Station. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Kirsty Lang
Producer:: Olivia Skinner
Interviewed Guest:: Terry Gilliam
Interviewed Guest:: Edward Gardner
Interviewed Guest:: Joshua Ferris
Interviewed Guest:: Grace Chatto
Interviewed Guest:: Jack Patterson
Interviewed Guest:: Gaylene Gould

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

Front Row

Terry Gilliam

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 2^nd Oct 2015, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 2^nd Oct 2015, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Terry Gilliam discusses his journey from working class Minnesota to becoming an animator, member of Monty Python and one of the most inventive film directors of modern times. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:: Terry Gilliam
Producer:: Ella-mai Robey

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

The Brothers Grimm

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 22^nd Dec 2008, 20:30 on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: Fri 22^nd Nov 2013, 23:50 on BBC One Wales

Jacob and Will Grimm (Heath Ledger and Matt Damon) are called upon to investigate the disappearance of a number of girls from what is said to be an enchanted forest. Show more

Contributors

Jacob Grimm:: Heath Ledger
Wilhelm Grimm:: Matt Damon
Mirror Queen:: Monica Bellucci
Angelika:: Lena Headey
Delatombe:: Jonathan Pryce
Cavaldi:: Peter Stormare
Hidlick:: Mackenzie Crook
Mother Grimm:: Barbara Lukesova
Young Will:: Petr Ratimec
Mayor:: Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Young Jacob:: Jeremy Robson
Sister Grimm:: Anna Rust
Director:: Terry Gilliam
Producer:: Daniel Bobker
Producer:: Charles Roven
Writer:: Ehren Kruger

Genres

DramaAction & Adventure

Formats

Films