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Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
In May 1986 Peter Cushing reflected on his life during an hour-long radio interview that was thought to be lost, but now, with contributions from Sir Christopher Lee, Madeline Smith, Derek Fowlds, Valerie Leon and Judy Matheson, we can hear his reflections for the first time and get a unique insight into his personality, his work and his lasting…
That's Carry On!
Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor return to Pinewood film studios to unwrap some rib-tickling moments from the series.
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
Another stab at Henry Fielding's hilarious novel about the amorous misadventures of a dashing young man in 18th century England. The brilliant 1963 version, starring Albert Finney as the lusty hero, won four Oscars. Joan Collins does a great job as a Wicked Lady style highwaywoman.
Galileo
Challenged by a new student, tutor and theorist Galileo co-opts emerging telescope technology and discovers irrefutable proof of the heretical notion that the earth is not the center of the universe.
Percy's Progress
Percy, the man with the world's first penis transplant, discovers that there is a chemical in the world's water that makes men impotent.
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Dr Simon Helder, sentenced to an insane asylum for crimes against humanity, recognises its director as the brilliant Baron Frankenstein, the man whose work he had been trying to emulate before his imprisonment. Frankenstein utilises Helder's medical knowledge for a project he has been working on for some time.
Theater of Blood
A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.
The Love Ban
Satirical sex comedy about a young mother of six who doesn't want any more children so she refuses her husband sex. When he gets desperate, she suggests contraception but his Catholic faith and priest friend complicate things.
Take Me High
Instead of New York, merchant banker Tim finds himself in Birmingham with a mission to pressure a failing eatery. He meets the owner, and their relationship blossoms into co-founding a glamorous new burger bar.
Live and Let Die
The chief of a group of grips, often doubling for a construction co-ordinator and a backup for the camera crew, that also moves a dolly. Key grips work closely with the gaffer.
Up the Front
In Frankie Howerd's third Up... film it's World War I and he plays Lurk, an absolute cowerd, er coward. He's evading the call-up for all he's worth. But one evening he's hypnotised by a drunken hypnotist (Stanley Holloway) into being brave, but he fails to be released from it.
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Mysterious old solicitor Mr. Blunden visits Mrs. Allen and her young children in their squalid, tiny Camden Town flat and makes her an offer she cannot refuse. The family become the housekeepers to a derelict country mansion in the charge of the solicitors.
Carry on Matron
A gang of thieves plan to make their fortune by stealing a shipment of contraceptive pills from Finisham maternity hospital. They assume disguises and infiltrate the hospital, but everything doesn't go according to plan.
Up Pompeii
A funny thing happens to Lurcio (Frankie Howerd) on the way to the rent-a-vestal-virgin market stall. A mysterious scroll falls into his hands, listing the names of all the conspirators plotting to murder Emperor Nero. And when the upstart slave is elected to infiltrate the ringleader's den, the comical ups-and-downs lead to total uproar.
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
This early Seventies British comedy takes us through seven short stories based on the Seven Deadly Sins. This film is a montage of different styles, from Spike Milligan's mainly silent "Sloth", to the leering Harry H Corbett in "Lust".
The Vampire Lovers
In the heart of Styria the Karnstein Family, even after their mortal deaths, rise from their tombs spreading evil in the countryside in their lust for fresh blood. Baron Hartog whose family are all victims of Karnstein vampirism, opens their graves and drives a stake through their diabolical hearts.
The Ballad of Tam Lin
Based upon the Celtic legend Tam Lin, a young man is bewitched by a beautiful, heartless, aging sorceress to become her lover. When his attention wanders to a lovely girl, he is doomed to ritual sacrifice by the sorceress.
Taste the Blood of Dracula
After killing his disciple, three English gentlemen unwittingly resurrect Count Dracula, who seeks to avenge his servant by making the trio die at the hands of their own children.
The Killing of Sister George
The life of a soap opera actress begins to unravel as she fears her character will be written out of the series.