Murder of The Oriet Express

To mark the 100th anniversary of the publication of Agatha Christie's first novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles, this documentary looks at the crime writer's life and 10 of her most famous books, including Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile.

To mark the 100th anniversary of the publication of Agatha Christie's first novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles, this documentary looks at the crime writer's life and 10 of her most famous books, including Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile.

A virtuoso James Stewart plays a small-town Michigan lawyer who takes on a difficult case: the defense of a young army lieutenant (Ben Gazzara) accused of murdering a local tavern owner who he believes raped his wife (Lee Remick). This gripping envelope-pusher, the most popular film by Hollywood provocateur Otto Preminger, was groundbreaking for the frankness of its discussion of sex - but more than anything else, it is a striking depiction of the power of words. Featuring an outstanding supporting cast - with a young George C. Scott as a fiery prosecutor and the legendary attorney Joseph N. Welch as the judge - and an influential score by Duke Ellington, Anatomy of a Murder is an American movie landmark, nominated for seven Oscars, including best picture.

Frederick Manion (Ben Gazzara), a lieutenant in the army, is arrested for the murder of a bartender, Barney Quill. He claims, in his defense, that the victim had raped and beaten up his wife Laura (Lee Remick). Although Laura supports her husband's story, the police surgeon can find no evidence that she has been raped. Manion is defended by Paul Biegler (James Stewart), a rather humble small-town lawyer. During the course of interviews, Biegler discovers that Manion is violently possessive and jealous, and also that his wife has a reputation for giving her favors to other men. Biegler realizes that the prosecution will try to make the court believe that Laura was the lover of the bartender and than Manion killed him and beat her up when he discovered them together. Manion pleads "not guilty" and Biegler, who knows that his case is weak, sets his assistants to try to find a witness who will save Manion.

The protagonist (Rudolf Hrusinsky) is a dull, fat, shy government clerk indulging in voyuerism and ego fantasies. In love with another clerk (Kveta Fiolova), he is urged on in his pursuit by a commiserate executive. The story is told in a flashback sequence as the cuckolded Hrusinsky attempts suicide by gassing himself in his bathtub.

Examines the killing of British tourist Peter Falconio in Australia's Northern Territory in July 2001, exploring the details and questions that surround this infamous case.

When British backpacker Grace Millanes body was discovered in a shallow grave, Jesse Kempson was the prime suspect. Using police interview tapes, a body language analyst, linguistics expert and forensic psychologist scrutinise his words and actions. A newdocumentaryon discovery+ investigates the case ofGrace Millane, who was tragically murdered while travelling in New Zealand in 2018. Grace, from Essex, had been on a round-the-world trip when she met a man named Jesse Kempson on Tinder. Kempson was later found guilty of Graces murder.

The extraordinary story of Lynette White's murder in 1988 and the hunt for her killers, which began after the gruesome discovery of her body at a flat in the docklands area of Cardiff.