Billy Eliot

In British comedy there is a line in the sand and that line is Billy Connolly. Before he found fame on an international level, British comedy was an end-of-the-pier kind of affair - but through sheer talent and force of personality, Connolly ploughed a different and deeply personal yet universal approach to comedy and in doing so he changed the face of British comedy forever.

Contemporary artist Gillian Wearing celebrates the legacy of Victorian novelist George Eliot. Just as Eliot’s novel Middlemarch explored the lives of ordinary men and women, this experimental film is made up of a diverse cast of people from different backgrounds.

2022 marks the centenary of one of the defining poems of the 20th century, The Waste Land. TS Eliot's groundbreaking work first exploded into the world on 15 October 1922 and has continued to resonate with successive generations. For decades, Eliot actively discouraged biographical interpretations of his work, developing an ‘impersonal theory’ of poetry in which the private life of a poet was deemed irrelevant. Instead, numerous scholars have been guided by Eliot's own seven pages of footnotes to the poem. But in 2020, there were dramatic new revelations that demonstrated how, behind Eliot's mask, there was a much more personal story to be found within The Waste Land – which can now at last be explored.

19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad - contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.

Two-part series with intimate interviews with Billy Connolly, providing unique insight into the early influences and motivations that made this comedy legend the man he is today

19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad - contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.

Billy Lynn è un soldato diciannovenne che rientra a casa insieme ai sopravvissuti di uno squadrone militare impegnato nella guerra in Iraq nel 2005. Come gli altri compagni, prova sulla sua pelle la differenza tra il modo in cui viene raccontata e percepita la guerra in patria e il conflitto realmente combattuto sul campo quando partecipa in Texas a un tour promozionale della vittoria, offerto come premio dal presidente Bush.

En 2005, Billy Lynn, un jeune Texan de 19 ans, fait partie d'un régiment d'infanterie en Irak victime d'une violente attaque. Ayant survécu à l'altercation, il est érigé en héros, ainsi que plusieurs de ses camarades. Et c'est avec ce statut qu'ils sont rapatriés aux Etats-Unis par l'administration Bush, qui désire les voir parader au pays… avant de retourner au front.

To raise money for 2021’s Red Nose Day, professional racing driver Billy Monger pushes himself to the limit as he takes on a truly unforgettable celebrity challenge - walking, kayaking and cycling 140 miles across England, an enormous test of mental and physical endurance. To complete this incredible challenge, Billy will have to overcome the unpredictable British elements and the odds. Four years ago, Billy became a double amputee as a result of a horrendous racing accident.

Following the remarkable story of 18-year-old Billy Monger, one of Britain's most exciting young racing drivers, who in April 2017 was involved in a devastating crash, resulting in the amputation of his legs. Incredibly, soon after his accident, Billy resolved …