Clive Davis: The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
From Sunday 31 December 7:30 PM
This musical-documentary charts the 50-year career of the industry’s most prominent and successful music mogul, Clive Davis.
Cited as the best ears in the record business, Davis has successfully launched careers and driven chart success and sales for Whitney Houston, The Kinks, Lou Reed and Janis Joplin.
This film takes a look behind the scenes of the music business machinery and a look at Davis, the affable and friendly provocateur.
Billy Joel: Live At Yankee Stadium
Sunday 31 December 9:45 PM
A native New Yorker (and avid baseball fan), Billy Joel was the first pop/rock performer allowed to play The House That Ruth Built and on the first two nights of Summer in 1990, he brought the house down.
Filmed over two incredible nights and now upgraded from film negative to 4K, the show perfectly captures Billy Joel at his very peak and features performances of songs.
Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2023
Monday 1 January 7:30 PM
Who was the real star of the King’s Coronation? Who went viral for wearing a puffer jacket? Were you team Barbie or Oppenheimer? All these questions and more will be answered in The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2023.
Question master Jimmy Carr is joined by celebrity teams as they battle it out to see who knows the most about the year that’s been.
Amazing Grace
Monday 1 January 9:15 PM
In 1972, Aretha Franklin, the undisputed Queen of Soul, recorded an album of gospel music in Los Angeles, Amazing Grace.
As the album gained fans, few realised that the inspirational sessions had been filmed by a camera crew led by Oscar winning filmmaker, Sydney Pollack.
Due to technical problems, the film has never been seen, till now.
Blanca
Monday 1 January 10:55 PM
Blanca is the self-titled story of a young woman (Maria Chiara Giannetta) who was blinded and lost her sister in a tragic fire at a young age.
Now, Blanca works with the police force and specialises in decodage – the highly sensitive analytical use of audio materials, such as interceptions and interrogations in investigations. She is accompanied in her adventures by her close friend Stella (Federica Cacciola), an exuberant and charming beautician, as well as her guide dog, Linnaeus, a protective and soulful female bulldog.
Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive
Tuesday 2 January 8:20 PM
Delve into a treasure trove of recently unearthed personal archive to tell a brand-new story of Spike Milligan.
Film, scripts, letters, objects, photographs, recordings, art - they all come together to paint a portrait of a comic genius.
How To Make It In Comedy
Wednesday 3 January 7:30 PM
The Fringe, Fame and Me is the story of how a small Scottish arts festival that began 75 years ago this year became a national institution - a crucible where new stars are forged.
Julia Bradbury’s Irish Journey
Thursday 4 January 7:30 PM
Julia takes a trip through the south of Ireland, working her way from the green fields of Tipperary to the dramatic coastline of West Cork.
She tastes her way around the new gourmet capital of Ireland, enjoys a spot for kayaking, and forages seaweed.
Tassie Tiger On The Rocks
Friday 5 January 7:30 PM
The Tasmanian Tiger twists and turns, depending on how it’s seen.
Sheep-killing beast or tragic victim of human induced extinction.
In stunning landscapes across Australia where Thylacines once roamed, people from wide-ranging traditions share their experiences: First Nations artists, rangers and custodians; biologists, bone hunters and archaeologists.
Multiple insights combine to throw light on Australia’s most wanted animal.
Portugal’s Atlantic Train
From Saturday 6 January 8:40 PM
We travel by train from the westernmost point of mainland Europe up to Portugal’s only national park, the Peneda-Geres, and from lively Porto to the Spanish border in the northeast.
The train takes you from the blue sea to the green Douro Valley, from the urban metropolis to the scorching heat of the deserted hinterland.
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