A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to tell the story of their lives and careers.
Showing Season 3 of 5
Series 3
2019
A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to tell the story of their lives and careers.
01. Westerns
2019-09-15
Sylvia Syms looks back through the BBC’s archives to tell the story of what is perhaps cinema’s most enduring and most visual genre.
02. Rom Coms
2019-09-15
Celia Imrie explores one of the best-loved movie genres - the romantic comedy. With classic interviews from cinematic couples like Doris Day and Rock Hudson and Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks.
03. 70s Legends
2020-04-04
A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to tell the story of their lives and careers
04. Joan Collins
2020-05-23
A look back at legendary television appearances by Joan Collins.
05. Christmas Classics
2020-12-06
Celia Imrie unwraps a selection of the very best Christmas movies ever made and looks at why films are such an important part of the festive ritual.
06. Agatha Christie
2020-12-28
As Kenneth Branagh prepares to unveil the latest version of Death on the Nile, Celia Imrie looks at how Agatha Christie's murder mysteries have been treated by film-makers over the years.
07. Dames
2021-01-01
Celia Imrie takes a look at some of the leading ladies who’ve proved time and again, year after year, that they are amongst the very best of British talent.
08. War Stories
2021-05-30
Celia Imrie takes us on a journey through the BBC’s archives for an in-depth look at the continuing power and importance of war films.
09. Marvellous Musicals
2021-06-12
Celia Imrie celebrates the cinema’s marvellous musicals, venturing back through the BBC’s archives to look at film’s most joyous and arguably enduring genre.
10. Film's Family Favourites
2021-09-04
Join Celia Imrie as we go bobbing along through the beautiful, briny BBC archives for a look at the enduring movie classics that have earned the status of family favourites.