Part of BBC Four's Black Music Legends of the 1980s, this documentary explores how Prince - showman, artist, enigma - revolutionized the perception of black music in the 1980s with worldwide hits such as "1999," "Kiss," "Raspberry Beret" and "Alphabet Street." He became a global sensation with the release of the Oscar-winning, semi-autobiographical movie "Purple Rain" in 1984, embarking on an incredible journey of musical self-discovery that continues to this day.

September 23, 2022 marks the 52nd anniversary of the death of Bourvil (1917-1970). Radio, sketches, ...

1953, colonized Algeria. Fanon, a young black psychiatrist is appointed head doctor at the Blida-Jo...

The extraordinary life of beloved acting teacher and theatre producer Wynn Handman is recalled in th...

This documentary profiles economist and writer Marilyn Waring. In extensive interviews, Waring detai...

TV movie based on the singer's life, under his mother's thumb, competing with the ghost of one of th...

This fascinating Documentary gives you a real insight into the life and the career of one of the gre...

Kandia "the gold voice of Manding", is the nickname given to Ibrahima Sory Kouyaté (1933 - 1977), wh...

Narrated by Linda Hunt, this documentary examines the life of the late author and gay rights activis...

The life and work of Tove Jansson, mainly known for creating the Moomins but also a writer and paint...

Billy Yeager is a musician, singer-songwriter, filmmaker, activist, humanitarian and an all around l...

An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane (1926-67), a gifted saxophonist,...
William Shatner performs a concert of biographical songs that take the audience into the reality of ...

Brought together by their shared love of music, ten years on Liam and Natalie are at breaking point....

The story of the popular Swedish singer Ulla Billquist. The WW2's most famous voice in Sweden. The f...

Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the b...

A retrospective on the career of Robert Mitchum through interviews with friends and co-workers, scen...

The life of President James Garfield, including his rise to power and the aftermath of his assassina...

A documentary film investigating the 1928 murder of a Pennsylvania farmer and the allegations of wit...

First responders, journalists, shop owners, those inside the pressure-packed control center of Con E...