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- DirectorMorgan NevilleStarsDarlene LoveMerry ClaytonLisa FischerBackup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.
- DirectorPaul JustmanStarsJoe HunterJack AshfordUriel JonesDocumentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists.
- DirectorHelen ShariatmadariStarsDavid AttenboroughNorman BorlaugMolly BrownIn a Horizon special, naturalist Sir David Attenborough investigates whether the world is heading for a population crisis. In his lengthy career, Sir David has watched the human population more than double from 2.5 billion in 1950 to nearly seven billion. He reflects on the profound effects of this rapid growth, both on humans and the environment. While much of the projected growth in human population is likely to come from the developing world, it is the lifestyle enjoyed by many in the West that has the most impact on the planet. Some experts claim that in the UK consumers use as much as two and a half times their fair share of Earth's resources. Sir David examines whether it is the duty of individuals to commit not only to smaller families, but to change the way they live for the sake of humanity and planet Earth.
- DirectorMoby LonginottoStarsNoah HuntleyDanny AustinAlexa CruzThree British porn addicts, Kevin, 20, Danny, 26, and Jonathan, 40, go to America to meet their favourite stars, and witness the harsh realities behind the factories of fantasy.
- DirectorLouie PsihoyosStarsRichard O'BarryLouie PsihoyosHardy JonesUsing state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.
- DirectorSteve AndersonStarsDrew CareyBilly ConnollyBill MaherA documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.
- StarsSam SpruellGianna DiorGia DerzaA series exploring the explosion and effects of internet pornography across the world through those who watch, produce and star in adult movies.
- CreatorGédéon NaudetStarsFrançois HollandeLineJimmyDocumentary chronicling the terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015.
- DirectorChristopher KenneallyStarsDerek AmbrosiMichael BallhausAndrzej BartkowiakThe documentary investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation.
- DirectorAlex Lee MoyerStarsAmr AbdulgalilKantbotViddyA generation of disaffected young men searches for meaning in the dark corners of the internet. TFW No GF examines the subculture through the metaphor of an iconic meme.
- DirectorMargarete KreuzerEdgar Froese, band leader of Tangerine Dream and pioneer of electronic music, is on a lifelong mission to find the ultimate sound. His constant quest takes him and his fellow band members to worldwide success, all the way to the Hollywood studios in Los Angeles. At his death in January 2015, Edgar Froese leaves a legacy of 48 years of music history. The film shows previously unreleased footage shot by the band leader himself: For the first time, we see the band backstage, on tour in Europe and the US, at photoshoots with Jim Rakete or on holiday at the seaside. Records and interviews with his wife Bianca Froese-Acquaye, with band members, close associates and fellow artists map the unique history of Tangerine Dream: a tribute to the musician Edgar Froese and the era of electronic music.
- StarsJim CarreyBill BurrBobby LeeThis documentary series brings to life the legends, heartbreak and history created at The Comedy Store, which over the past 47 years has launched the careers of a breathtaking array of stars.
- DirectorKaren CollinsStarsBecky AllenYoshino AokiSimon AshbyBeep is a documentary history of game sound, from the Victorian penny arcades through pinball and the video games right up to 2015.
- StarsDesmond Morris
- StarsGilles KepelWilliam KristolMelvin GoodmanA series of three documentaries about the use of fear for political gain.
- StarsJohn NashRobert SpitzerJerome WakefieldThe many ways in which Western notions of personal and political freedom are changing in the 21st Century are explored in this three-part documentary from writer and filmmaker Adam Curtis.
- StarsAdam CurtisStewart BrandAl GoreA series of films about how humans have been colonized by the machines we have built. Although we don't realize it, the way we see everything in the world today is through the eyes of the computers.
- DirectorFiona Lloyd-DaviesStarsJane CorbinThousands of crimes in Britain are going unreported: beatings, imprisonment - even murder - committed by those closest to victims.
- StarsHannah FryJavid AbdelmoneimChristopher McPhillipsThe outbreak of a deadly 'flu virus is a major threat to the UK, to predict the impact of the next pandemic more accurately scientists need more data. Mathematician Dr Hannah Fry is 'Patient Zero' in this ground-breaking experiment.
- DirectorIlinca CalugareanuStarsIrina Margareta NistorTeodor ZamfirMircea CojocaruIn the oppressive 1980s communist Romania, the smuggled VHS tapes of banned Hollywood films become an inspirational ray of hope. A hybrid feature about the magic of film and the power it has to change lives.
- DirectorBanksyStarsBanksyMr. BrainwashSpace InvaderFollowing the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.
- DirectorLee FulkersonStarsLee FulkersonMatthew LedermanAlona PuldeExamines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods.
- DirectorMichael AddisStarsLouie AndersonCriss AngelDave AttellComedian Jamie Kennedy shows just how nasty and mean the fight is between those in the spotlight and those in the dark
- DirectorJordan BradyStarsAhmed AhmedFranklyn AjayeTim AllenStand-Up Comedians reveal the art & occupational hazards of their craft.
- DirectorJeff GibbsStarsJeff GibbsDavid JoosKristin ZimmermanPlanet of the Humans takes a harsh look at how the environmental movement has lost the battle through well-meaning but disastrous choices.
- DirectorPenn JillettePaul ProvenzaStarsGeorge CarlinDon RicklesChris RockOne hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
- DirectorMichael BliedenStarsPatton OswaltBrian PosehnMaria BamfordFollow four comedians as they tour the States.
- DirectorPascal VuongStarsTom BrokawFrançois CluzetGlynis LoizeauAllied forces invade Normandy on June 6, 1944.
- DirectorRoko BelicStarsMarci ShimoffEd DienerRichard DavidsonHappy takes us on a journey from the swamps of Louisiana to the slums of Kolkata in search of what really makes people happy.
- DirectorAdam CurtisStarsFred GarrettGeorge GeyHoward Jones
- StarsNeil BrandVangelisMartin ScorseseNeil Brand looks at the way that a film's score, whether orchestral, pop or abstract, can manipulate the emotions of the audience and augment the story and the acting.
- DirectorLouise LockwoodStarsAlan Yentob
- DirectorKelly AllisonStarsMarc AlmondAdam AntJazzie B
- DirectorRoger PomphreyStarsOliver PostgateRoger LimbMark AyresA documentary about the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, responsible for creating some of the most memorable television and radio music in British popular culture, including "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and Doctor Who (1963).