A behind-the-scenes GPO Film Unit documentary (directed by Stuart Legg) that races from studio rehearsals and newsrooms to control rooms and...

Wartime morale-boosting propaganda short, looking at the greatness of Britain and the efforts of all to preserve her power and integrity.

Alan Plater looks at the various adaptations of J.B. Priestley's 'The Good Companions', in the company of the author himself.

Courtroom account of the prosecution of Oscar Wilde for gross indecency with other men followed Wilde's disastrous libel charge against the Marquess...

A portrait of Raymond Chandler, creator of the Philip Marlowe mystery thrillers, by John Foster and Fred Burnley. The film portrays Chandler's life...

In a programme first broadcast in 1973 as he entered his 80th year, JB Priestley chooses extracts from his own writing to celebrate some of the many...

Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the...

A monthly series of highly personal documentary films in which individuals are given a platform to discuss issues close to their heart.

Monitor was a BBC arts programme that was launched on 2 February 1958 and ran until 1965. Huw Wheldon was the first editor from 1958 to 1965. He was...

Discontent with his home, his work and his football team, Jess Oakroyd tears up his insurance card and disappears into the night. Intent on going to...

A made-for-television adaptation of the J. B. Priestley play of the same title.

The United States Steel Hour is an anthology series which brought hour-long dramas to television from 1953 to 1963. The television series and the...

In 1913, young Richard Herncastle joins his Uncle Nick's magic act and is introduced to the enchanted world of the British music hall. Travelling...

A fantasy love story between an artist living in the 21st century and a princess of the kingdom of Perador, during the reign of King Arthur.

A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a...

Shadows is a British Supernatural television anthology series produced by Thames Television for ITV between 1975 and 1978. Extending over three...

Out of the Unknown is a British television science fiction anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in four series between...

Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally...

An anthology series of television plays which aired on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written for television, although...

Yorkshire Television's Celebrity Playhouse anthology series.

BBC adaptation of J.B. Priestley's tale of a mouldering city firm, and the effect on it of a fast-talking newcomer.

A fantasy love story between an artist living in the 21st century and a princess of the kingdom of Perador, during the reign of King Arthur.