In 1971, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE ceased to be part of Britain’s empire in the Middle East and became fully independent states. BBC News Persia and BBC Arabic collaborate in this gripping film, to uncover the secrets and shady deals that underpinned the decolonization process. From eye-witness accounts of a British-organised coup to Iran being left in control of disputed islands, it's a fascinating insight to a murky history.

"England 79" - 17 scenes from Great Britain the winter of discontent, 1979.

German TV film, also shown on Spanish TV in 1976, this is a film all about TD which includes informa...

The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy La...

The Israeli filmmaker Shai Corneli Polak records the building of the 'security wall' through Palesti...

A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman'...

A documentary that traces the life and times of Bhagat Singh, a committed Marxist who most ably exem...

Thirty years after the release of his film JFK (1991), filmmaker Oliver Stone reviews recently decla...

In 1972, officer Frank Serpico exposes the corruption which poisons the roots of the NYPD and become...

This award-winning, thrilling story is about a group of discarded kids who revolutionized skateboard...

Is the story of a generation of thieves who achieved their greatest victories in the sixties; their ...

In 1972, a seemingly typical shoestring budget pornographic film was made in a Florida hotel: "Deep ...

Paris, Rue Beautreillis, July 3, 1971. The corpse of rock star Jim Morrison is found in a bathtub, i...

Twiggy takes a comprehensive look at the life story of UK model and cultural icon Twiggy, real name ...

Down the road from Woodstock in the early 1970s, a revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp ...

In a community of a Muslim majority, the first woman pastor in the Middle East leads a parish in one...

Martin Scorsese's documentary intertwines footage from The Band's incredible farewell tour with prob...

On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rig...

George Clinton's somewhat absurdist take on Parliament-Funkadelic history. Features never-before-gra...