Kirsty Wark brings together the original cast and crew from significant films of the last century to determine their place in cinematic history.
The programmes examine the trends in British film-making at the time, looking at the relationship between cinema and society, as well as highlighting the art and craft behind each film-maker's vision.
A fresh eye
The breath of cinematic fresh air that paved the way for the swinging Sixties: British new wave cinema.
The long run
Bleak and powerful, the school misfit picked for the track team discovers The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner.
Living for the weekend
What happened to the crew from the gritty, sexually honest view of 60s Nottingham Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.
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Dirty laundry
20 years on, what's happened to the team behind Hanif Kureishi's low-budget satire My Beautiful Laundrette?
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School days
The film that caught the mood of the 1968 wave of student protests: Lindsay Anderson's If...