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In 1950s London, a widowed cleaning lady falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, deciding she must have one. She embarks on an adventure to Paris that will change not only her own outlook -- but the very future of the House of Dior.

Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.

Denise Moore is robbed and her face is slashed as she is leaving a crack house. At the police station she picks Jessie Williams mug shot and ID's him at a line up. Jessie Williams says he didn't do it. From that point on, everyone is pushing him to make a deal, and plea to a lesser crime, to avoid a possible long term sentence.

Fei is on a top secret mission from Shanghai to the UK in order to honour a promise. Not afraid to bend the rules, Fei runs into unexpected troubles that require her to secretly chase Jack, the handsome stranger she met on the plane.

A feature-length, 'state of the nation' cinema documentary which explores the recent crisis of confidence in South Africa, and what the next generation and civil society are doing to create a brighter future.

The once handsome Rafi has a recently disfigured face that makes it difficult for him to meet other men. When a close friend introduces him to Joe, Rafi feels strangely drawn to the stranger. Yet he isn't sure why Joe doesn't seem to mind his scars and as Rafi knows only too well, appearances are deceiving...

Ben is ready to settle down, but Steph has other ideas... And Steph's mother has her own agenda. Each feels justified in creating a web of deceit - with disastrous consequences.

A woman, two men and a harpsichord, or: 32 reasons why you should never introduce your best friend to your girlfriend. A romantic triangle, inspired and driven by Bach's Goldberg Variations.

The story of the Batignano Opera Festival, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2004.

A documentary about the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, shot on location in Hanoi.

A documentary about the Spier Music Festival in Cape Town, South Africa. It was the first film to launch BBC 4 (solo), UK.

1950s Britain enjoyed an explosion of new, acting talent. Gaining their experience through an established network of repertory theatres, RADA and the new National Theatre established by Sir Laurence Olivier at the Old Vic, many of those who would go on to become acting legends experienced their first exposure on stage and screen as part of the British Free Cinema movement.

This interview with Sir Derek Jacobi tells about something about his actor career and his friends who has made great impacts on him, rendering a better and deeper understanding of why and how he became such a distinguished actor.

1950s Britain enjoyed an explosion of new, acting talent. Gaining their experience through an established network of repertory theatres, RADA and the new National Theatre established by Sir Laurence Olivier at the Old Vic, many of those who would go on to become acting legends experienced their first exposure on stage and screen as part of the British Free Cinema movement.