Michael Feast

Writer and historian Dr Helen Castor explores the life - and death - of Joan of Arc. Joan was an extraordinary figure - a female warrior in an age that believed women couldn't fight, let alone lead an army. But Joan was driven by faith and today, more than ever, we are acutely aware of the power of faith to drive actions for good or ill. Since her death, Joan has become an icon for almost everyone: the left and the right, Catholics and Protestants, traditionalists and feminists. But where, in all of this, is the real Joan - the experiences of a teenage peasant girl who achieved the seemingly impossible? Through an astonishing manuscript, we can hear Joan's own words at her trial and, as Helen unpicks Joan's story and places her back in the world that she inhabited, the real human Joan emerges.

Jack is a children's author turned crime novelist whose detailed research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck, persecuted by the irrational fear of being murdered. When Jack is thrown a life-line by his long-suffering agent and a mysterious Hollywood executive takes a sudden and inexplicable interest in his script, what should be his big break rapidly turns into his big breakdown, as Jack is forced to confront his worst demons; among them his love life, his laundry and the origin of all fear.

Renowned Shakespearean actor Patrick Stewart features as the eponymous anti-hero in this Soviet-era adaptation of one of Shakespeare's darkest and most powerful tragedies.

いつものように試合を終えて帰宅する途中何者かに襲われ、絶望のうちに息絶えたアイスホッケーのスター選手イアン（マイク・ヴォーゲル）。しかし次に目覚めた瞬間、彼は会社員として、しゃれたオフィスでデスクワークに忙殺されていた。死んだ自分の記憶にさいなまれつつ、今までとはまったく違う人生に戸惑うイアンだったが……。

The story of the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915 after she was torpedoed off the Irish coast. The story is told from the perspective of Prof. Holbourn (a passenger), the German U-boat and its captain and crew, and other passengers, crew and Admiralty staff

Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soul mate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company. This untraditional fairy tale about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.

A two-part conspiracy thriller starring Anna Friel. An eager young photographer and a bitter tabloid hack are sent to investigate mysterious deaths at a cottage hospital. But why is the new environment minister keeping tabs on their every move? The TV movie tackles controversial topics like genetically modified plants, the role of large pharmaceutical companies and the question of control of state and government

ロンドン、2001年。パーティーの学生グループがお互いにOuiijaで遊ぶように挑戦します。 冗談としてすぐに始まるものは、不安な経験になります。グラスは、「誰もが死ぬ」というメッセージを綴ります。 リアムはそれを最も困難にします。 彼は部屋を出て、屋根の上に避難します。 彼のガールフレンドアニーは彼を少し落ち着かせるし、彼の吸入器を取りに行く。 しばらくして、リアムはアニーの黒焦げの体がガラスの天井を突き破り、パーティーをしていた部屋の床に衝突したのを目にします。 リアムと彼の友人たちは、何が起こったのかによって荒廃し、引退しました。 夜中に、ウェブスターは彼らを起こします。 彼はパーティーで撮影したビデオで何かを発見しました。アニーが何かから逃げ、恐ろしい影に追いかけられる恐ろしいビジョン...

The classic tale of a man's dream, his epic journey, and one true love.

1799年、小村スリーピー・ホロウで首を切り落とされた殺人事件が続発する。最新の科学捜査を信奉するイカボッド巡査は村の有力者バルタスらに、犯人はかつてこの地で斬首された騎士の亡霊だという話を聞くが信用しない。だが、首なし騎士の亡霊はやがてイカボッドの前に姿を現わし、村人たちを次々と殺害していく。イカボッドはおじけづくが、バルタスの美しい娘カトリーナの協力を得て、騎士のすみかがある森へと入っていく。

A short documentary about the making of "Withnail & I" (1987).

Tony Harrison's poetic essay on the working class - in particular the British miners -, its struggles, its dreams and its icononography - at the very end of the 20th century, as interpreted through the myth of Prometheus.

Stephen Lawrence was a black London teenager murdered by white racists in 1993. His parents fought to have the crime properly investigated, culminating in a judicial enquiry into the event itself and also the inadequacies of the ensuing investigation by the London Metropolitan Police.

デヴィッド・ボウイの曲名から取られた映画タイトルでも示す通り、７０年代ロンドンのグラム・ロック全盛期を見事に描ききった話題の映画。ユアン・マクレガーと共に主役を演じ一躍スターの座に上りつめたジョナサン・リース・マイヤーズからしばらく目が離せません。

Property developer Jamie has to evict some weird, post-modern hippies from a building. But they slowly drag him into their dark underworld of bizarre rituals and dangerous liaisons.

Shirley Peters is dead. Murdered. Her body is found twelve hours later in her own home. Just one of the many sordid domestic crimes hitting the city. Tony Macliesh, her rejected boyfriend, is the obvious prime suspect and he’s just been picked off the Aberdeen train and put straight into custody. But then another woman is sexually abused and throttled to death. And suddenly there appears to be one too many connections between these seemingly unrelated crimes. Detective Inspector Resnick is sure that the two murders are the work of one sadistic killer – two lonely hearts broken by one maniac. And it’s up to Resnick to put the record straight – and put the bastard where he belongs

転地療養のため訪れた西インド諸島で退屈し始めたマープルは、パルグレイブ少佐から殺人事件の話を聞くが…。

Dark and Brooding thriller. A group of mercenaries are assembled in Amsterdam by a British intelligence officer. Believing they are awaiting the details of a new mission, they decide to spend their free time in the sleazy bars and brothels. Over the course of the weekend it gradually becomes clear that all is not what it seems. Unknown to them their paths have all crossed before, and the deceit and violence of the past is about to become their own downfall.

A ringing phone after midnight can be a disturbing experience but until Simon, a successful barrister, hears from Macy, his friend from university days, he doesn't know just how disturbing.

82年発表のグリーナウェイ長編劇映画第1作。名誉革命後、1694年の夏、英国南部のウィルトシャー。才能豊かだが傲慢さでも評判の画家ネヴィルが、コンプトン・アンスティのハーバート家の夜宴に招かれる。そこでハーバート夫人はネヴィルを別室に招じ入れ、ノイズ氏を立会人にして、夫が旅行から戻るまでに屋敷の画を12点描いてくれるように依頼し、契約を結ぶ。どこを描くかは自分が決めるという夫人。彼女は、1点につき8ポンドという高額の報酬を約束し、そして彼が望むがままに密会に応じることを約束するが……。

John McVicar was a London Bad Boy. he graduated to armed bank robbery and was Britain's "Public Enemy No. 1". He was captured and put into a high security prison. Will even the highest security prison be able to hold him? This is the true story of his life, his criminal exploits and his eventual rehabilitation.

At a famous London disco venue, a competition is announced to select two dancers to star in a new film.

The Grand Inquisitor from Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov produced by the Open University.

In his delirium from his return from war, Francesco Bernardone goes back in his memories to the days when he lived for parties and carnal pleasures. He slowly recovers, but after the illness he is no longer the Francesco that everybody knew. Instead of spending hours in taverns, he meditates on the beauty of God's creatures, soon renouncing his riches and his family with plans to rebuild an abandoned church and his life.

Receptionist Anne’s new relationship with nascent writer Peter is opening her eyes to a new lifestyle, one far removed from her comfortable middle-class background.

Receptionist Anne’s new relationship with nascent writer Peter is opening her eyes to a new lifestyle, one far removed from her comfortable middle-class background.

Play about a student, taken from his point of view, and his reactions to the pressures and vacuums of student life.

An English schoolgirl suspects the foster brother she worships is the serial killer at large.

Influenced by concerns about overpopulation, the counterculture of the 1960s and the societal effects of television, the play depicts a world of the future where a small elite control the media, keeping the lower classes docile by serving them an endless diet of lowest common denominator programmes and pornography. The play concentrates on an idea the programme controllers have for a new programme which will follow the trials and tribulations of a group of people left to fend for themselves on a remote island. In this respect, the play is often cited as having anticipated the craze for reality television.