A four-volume collection of films based on the novels of Charles Dickens. In the modern-day version of ' Great Expectations' (1998), ten-year-old Finn Bell (Jeremy James Kissner) is coerced by the convict Lustig (Robert De Niro) into helping him escape from the authorities. Later, when he is taken to the home of bitter recluse Nora Diggers Dinsmoor (Anne Bancroft), Finn (Ethan Hawke) is introduced to the beautiful Estella (Gwyneth Paltrow), whom he is fated to love. In ' Nicholas Nickleby' (2002) young Nicholas (Charlie Hunnam) has to become the head of the family after his father dies, leaving them penniless. In desperation, he turns to his uncle (Christopher Plummer) for help, but this only leads the family into even more of a mess. In 'A Christmas Carol' (1984) the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge (George C. Scott) is a misanthrope unimpressed by the fuss everyone makes during the festive season. That is, until, his sleep is disturbed one Christmas Eve by the ghosts of Christmas past, present & future, each of which takes him on a journey which helps him to open his heart to his fellow man & to thereby learn the joy of Christmas. Finally, in Roman Polanski's adaptation of ' Oliver Twist' (2005), Oliver (Barney Clark) escapes from a miserable apprenticeship & travels to London. Once there, the Artful Dodger (Harry Eden) initiates him into an infamous gang of pickpockets led by the notorious Fagin (Sir Ben Kingsley). After a robbery goes wrong, an innocent Oliver soon finds himself on the run from the evil Bill Sykes (Jamie Foreman). ...

Derek Jacobi presents this documentary exploring the towns, villages & rural locations where novelist Charles Dickens lived & worked, & looking at how he went on to use these places in his novels & stories. ...

Documentary about the American jazz giant Charles Lloyd. Featuring archive footage, interviews & live performances, the documentary delves deep into the life of the tenor saxophone player. ...

Documentary about the American jazz giant Charles Lloyd. Featuring archive footage, interviews & live performances, the documentary delves deep into the life of the tenor saxophone player. ...

Conductor Gunther Schuller leads 30 jazz musicians in the world premiere performance of ' Epitaph' by Charles Mingus, a work discovered after the great jazz bassist's death, remarkable for being the largest & longest piece ever written for a jazz orchestra. The performance took place in the Alice Tully Hall at New York's Lincoln Centre in June 1989, a decade after Mingus's death in 1979. ...

TV adventurer Charlie Boorman sets off on another journey, using any transport available, from Ireland to Australia. Following on from his motorcycle adventures with Ewan Mac Gregor, Charlie travels across three continents & 24 countries using any mode of transport he can get his hands on, including elephants, gondolas, yaks, bikes, trucks & boats, on his way from Irel&, via eastern Europe & India, to Sydney, Australia. ...

All six episodes of the BBC2 travel series following adventurer Charley Boorman as he makes his way from Sydney to Tokyo. Boorman uses various forms of transport, including quad bikes, hovercrafts, canoes & motorbikes, to reach his final destination while visiting Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines & Taiwan along the way. ...

Guy Hamilton directs this 1950s British drama following the rise to fame of a young comedian. Charley Moon (Max Bygraves) first discovers his ability to entertain during World War II, when he appears in a military concert & captures the attention of Harold Armytage (Dennis Price), a pre-war entertainer. When victory is won & the unit disbanded, Harold suggests to Charley that they team up & form a comedy duo. Though times are hard & the pair must battle to be heard in rowdy venues, they build their confidence to such an extent that they decide to head to the bright lights of London. How will they fare in the capital? ...

Live performance from the country music legend. Pride, a Grammy winner, rose to fame in the early 1970s & has enjoyed sustained success since. Here he performs a number of hits & fan favourites including: ' Just Between You & Me', ' Whole Lot of Lovin'' & ' Love Sick Blues'. ...

Second collection of 1970s public information films from the Central Office of Information, featuring more than 150 short films, both animated & live-action. ...