Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic 2017

7.30

A thrilling journey through legends, belief and folklore, this film goes behind the scenes with the British Library as they search to tell that story through objects in their collection, in an ambitious new exhibition: Harry Potter: A History Of Magic. J.K. Rowling, who is lending unseen manuscripts, drawings and drafts from her private archives (which will sit alongside treasures from the British Library, as well as original drafts and drawings from Jim Kay) talks about some of the personal items she has lent to the exhibition and gives new insight into her writing, looking at some of the objects from the exhibition that have fired her imagination.

2017

Survivors: Portraits of the Holocaust

Survivors: Portraits of the Holocaust 2022

1

We follow a project spearheaded by the Prince of Wales, who has commissioned seven leading artists to paint seven survivors of the Holocaust. Throughout the programme, we hear the testimonies of the remarkable men and women who were children when they witnessed one of the greatest atrocities in human history, as well as meeting the artists as they grapple with their paintings.

2022

Freedom: 50 Years of Pride

Freedom: 50 Years of Pride 2022

8.00

This documentary reveals the surprising and overlooked history of Pride: its origins, its struggles and its triumphs. Made in creative and editorial collaboration with acclaimed filmmaker Stephen Daldry and playwright Joe Robertson, it tells the story of Pride primarily through first-person testimony and archive footage.

2022

Sarah Everard: The Search for Justice

Sarah Everard: The Search for Justice 2024

1

An exploration of the Met’s investigation into Sarah’s murder, how this devastating crime unfolded and its impact. Told by those closely involved in the case from the outset, many of whom are speaking on camera for the first time, including the Senior Investigating Officer, the Prosecuting Barrister and Sarah’s local MP.

2024

Lucy Worsley's Royal Palace Secrets

Lucy Worsley's Royal Palace Secrets 2020

10.00

Chief curator of historic royal palaces Lucy Worsley provides an exclusive tour of London’s most extraordinary palaces: the Tower of London, Hampton Court, and Kensington Palace.

2020

Emin/Munch: Between the Clock and the Bed

Emin/Munch: Between the Clock and the Bed 2020

1

This documentary charts the affinities between Edvard Munch’s art and Tracey Emin’s, exploring the many unexpected ways that this godfather of expressionism resonates with one of Britain’s pre-eminent artists.

2020

Tommy Jessop Goes to Hollywood

Tommy Jessop Goes to Hollywood 2023

1

Line of Duty actor Tommy Jessop is on a mission to create his own movie with the help of his brother Will. Is Hollywood ready for a superhero with Down's syndrome?

2023

The Bridge of Bosnian Blues

The Bridge of Bosnian Blues 2005

1

Chronicling the formation of a multi-ethnic band, Mostar Sevdah, after a Bosnian city was devastated by war in the 1990s. Included: footage of the conflict; stories of the musicians.

2005