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1. Escape from Pretoria (2020)

PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Crime, Mystery

Based on the real-life prison break of two political captives, Escape From Pretoria is a race-against-time thriller set in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa.

Director: Francis Annan | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber, Ian Hart, Mark Leonard Winter

Votes: 43,694

2. John Bronco Rides Again (2021)

26 min | Short, Comedy

Mocumentary about a 70's overly masculine pitchman for the Ford Motor Company.

Director: Jonathan Krisel | Stars: Tim Baltz, Maximus Birchmore, Michael Chiklis, Bo Derek

Votes: 154

3. John Bronco (2020)

37 min | Short, Comedy

The unbelievable story of the rise, fall and ultimate redemption of the legendary pitchman for the Ford Bronco.

Director: Jake Szymanski | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Regina Rist, Asgeir Saemundsson, Eve Sigall Meier

Votes: 540

4. Bring Back the Bush: Where Did All the Pubic Hair Go? (2020 TV Movie)

47 min | Documentary

With female pubic hair becoming a taboo in recent years, Chidera Eggerue grows hers for the first time in years for a public exhibition and explores the attitude to it.

Director: Natalie Hewit | Stars: Chidera Eggerue, Jessie Bell, Casey Calvert, Mona Chalabi

Votes: 58

5. The Killing of PC Harper: A Wife's Story (TV Movie)

Documentary | Completed

Sir Trevor McDonald meets with Lissie Harper to discuss the impact the death of her husband Andrew has had on her life, her memories of her relationship with Andrew before tragedy struck and her campaign for a change in the law.

Stars: Trevor McDonald, Lissie Harper

6. Love My Face

Documentary | Announced

Disability campaigner Jono Lancaster meets people with a range of visible facial differences as they seek support, advice and explore transformative treatments to help accept or address their differences.

Star: Jono Lancaster

7. Recount: A Conversation between Bob Balaban and the Real Ben Ginsberg (2008 Video)

6 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

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Stars: Bob Balaban, Ben Ginsberg, Kevin Spacey, Tom Wilkinson

8. Recount: A Conversation Between Kevin Spacey and the Real Ron Klain (2008 Video)

8 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

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Stars: Ronald Klain, Kevin Spacey

9. Recount: The True Inside Story of the 2000 Presidential Election (2008 Video)

9 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

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Stars: Bob Balaban, Ed Begley Jr., Laura Dern, John Hurt

10. The Life and Crimes of Citizen Ming (2002)

82 min | Documentary

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Director: Mike Casey | Star: Luke Flanagan

Votes: 18

11. We of Little Voice: Indigenous Communities and the Australian Nuclear Industry (2002 Video)

26 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

In the 1950s, the British Government tested nuclear bombs in northern South Australia. These days, there are mines and waste dumps in the area. The indigenous communities in the region have... See full summary »

Director: Peter Hodgson | Stars: Kevin Buzzacott, Emily Munyungka Austin, Eileen Crombie, James Yami Lester

12. Britain's Parking Hell (2018– )
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2018)

45 min | Documentary

A campaigner is on a mission to stop people wrongfully parking in parent-and-child bays. With 6 schools and 2 care homes one street is seriously oversubscribed. An inventive dad is determined to make streets around a school safer.

Directors: Edwin Hasler, Chris Williams | Star: Sian Gibson

13. My Grandparents' War (2019– )
Episode: Mark Rylance (2019)

47 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Mark follows his grandfather's POW story, talks to the people whose families were also sent to the Japanese interment camps in Hong Kong and learns about the horrific devastation caused by the fire and atom bombs dropped on Japan.

Director: Leo Burley | Stars: Mark Rylance, Caroline Catz

Votes: 48

14. Victoria Derbyshire (2015–2020)
Episode: Episode #6.2 (2020)

58 min | News

Victoria and her guests discuss the sentencing of the British teenager at the centre of the false rape claim case in Cyprus, is ethical veganism a philosophical belief? Plus updates on the Australian bushfires and the BAFTA nominations.

Director: Carolyn Wilshire | Stars: Victoria Derbyshire, Lewis Power, Michael Polak, Jordi Casamitjana

15. Antiques Road Trip (2010– )
Episode: Episode #20.17 (2020)

44 min | Reality-TV

Louise and David continue to scour Northern Ireland for bargains. She learns the story of a Belfast woman who fought for social change and he travels back to Ireland's ancient past to hear tales of this land's legendary heroes.

Directors: James Hilton, Dominic Horner | Stars: Tim Wonnacott, Louise Gostelow, David Harper

16. Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve (2021– )
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2021)

59 min | Documentary, Adventure

Simon remembers some of the incredible characters he has met while travelling the globe and catches up with a ten-year-old boy he met working in terrible conditions in Bangladesh.

Star: Simon Reeve

Votes: 19

17. Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over (2019–2022)
Episode: International Women's Day Special: Body Positive Warrior (2022)

44 min | Documentary

Stacey Dooley spends the weekend with inspirational body positive advocate Harnaam Kaur in this International Women's Day special.

Director: Rachel Tracy | Star: Stacey Dooley

18. Peston (2018– )
Episode: Episode #10.9 (2024)

47 min | News, Talk-Show

Robert and Anushka are joined by businessman Lord Rose, Minister Kevin Hollinrake, singer and campaigner Feargal Sharkey, Labour's Rosena Allin-Khan and Conservative Paul Scully.

Director: Barry Thomas | Stars: Robert Peston, Anushka Asthana, Stuart Rose, Kevin Hollinrake

19. Escape to Costa Rica (2017)
Episode: Save the River (2017)

Documentary

Gaia white-water rafts to a remote eco-lodge where she meets locals who stopped the river being dammed. She visits hot-springs, a hydroelectric dam, an active volcano and helps build an artificial reef from unlikely recycled materials.

Star: Gaia Vince

20. Extreme Wives with Kate Humble (2017)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2017)

59 min | Documentary

Kate visits the Kuria people of southwest Kenya, they are polygamous but unusually also practice woman-to-woman marriage. She also meets a local campaigner against Female Genital Mutilation.

Director: Alexis Girardet | Star: Kate Humble

21. Panorama (1953– )
Episode: Grenfell: Who Is to Blame? (2018)

30 min | Documentary, News

1 year on from the Grenfell Tower fire no-one has been arrested or held to account. Richard Bilton reveals new evidence about the safety failures that led to 72 deaths and tracks down those with questions to answer.

Director: Hannah O'Grady | Stars: Richard Bilton, Richard Hull, Arnold Tarling, Matt Wrack

22. Peston (2018– )
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2018)

47 min | News, Talk-Show

Robert Peston presents his new political chat show. His first guests include Health Secretary Matt Hancock, Shadow Trade Secretary Barry Gardiner, Amber Rudd and Rose McGowan.

Director: Erron Gordon | Stars: Robert Peston, Anushka Asthana, Matt Hancock, Barry Gardiner

23. The Mallorca Files (2019– )
Episode: Death in the Morning (2019)

TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama

The brutal murder of a famous British author and prominent campaigner against bullfighting brings Max and Miranda to Cazador in the wild interior of Mallorca.

Director: Bryn Higgins | Stars: Richard Cunningham, Elen Rhys, Julian Looman, María Fernández Ache

Votes: 172

24. Africa with Ade Adepitan (2019)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2019)

59 min | Documentary

The 2nd leg of Ade's journey takes him across central Africa from whale-watching off the coast of Gabon, through the huge Democratic Republic of Congo and onto Uganda where he meets an outspoken political campaigner.

Directors: Oliver Bootle, Adnan Ahmed | Star: Ade Adepitan

Votes: 15