Double Acts

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the origins and evolution of the double act.

• 42 mins

Stop-Motion Animation

Ellen and Mark look at the enduring appeal of the art of stop-motion.

• 42 mins

Booze and sobriety

Ellen and Mark explore drink and drunkenness on screen, with help from Richard E Grant.

• 42 mins

American Elections

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode investigate the murky world of elections on screen.

• 42 mins

British Dystopias

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore dystopian visions from British film and TV.

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Dreams

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore dreams in film and television.

• 42 mins

Divorce

Ellen and Mark look at divorces in film and TV, from His Girl Friday to The Split.

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Censorship

Ellen and Mark explore the controversial history of UK film censorship and classification.

• 42 mins

Interlopers

Ellen and Mark explore Patricia Highsmith's Ripley and other social strivers on screen.

• 42 mins

Pumping Iron: Gyms and Bodybuilding

Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones investigate the world of gyms and bodybuilding on screen.

• 42 mins

Fashion

Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones examine the rich history of style and the moving image.

• 42 mins

Chinatown

Mark and Ellen explore the history of one of Hollywood’s greatest films, Chinatown.

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Films That Changed the World

Mark and Ellen explore if movies and television can change the world and even the law.

• 42 mins

Meryl Streep

Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones ask - is Meryl Streep the greatest actress of our time?

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Love Triangles

Ellen and Mark ask how screen love triangles reflect the sexual politics of the times.

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The Western

Ellen and Mark examine the enduring popularity of a genre that seems to refuse to die.

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Do the Right Thing

Ellen and Mark celebrate Spike Lee's incendiary 1989 drama about simmering racial tension.

• 42 mins

Pop Idols

Ellen and Mark look at how popstars, and their fans, have been depicted in film and TV.

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Mermaids

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode take a deep ‘dive' into the world of mermaids on screen.

• 42 mins

Shock Value

Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones ask if we still go to the movies to be shocked.

• 42 mins

Prisons

As The Shawshank Redemption turns 30, Ellen and Mark explore life behind bars on screen.

• 42 mins

Saturday Night Live

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look at the impact of long-running US sketch show SNL.

• 42 mins

Archaeology

Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones dig into archaeology and treasure hunting on screen.

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Vampires

Mark and Ellen take a look at one of cinema's most enduring monsters, the vampire.

• 42 mins

Powell and Pressburger

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the films of Powell and Pressburger.

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Las Vegas

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore Sin City on screen, from Ocean's Eleven to Anora.

• 42 mins

Musicals

As The Umbrellas of Cherbourg turns 60, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode celebrate musicals.

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Therapists

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore how therapists have been portrayed on screen.

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Time Travel

Ellen and Mark take a quantum leap into the world of time travel and time loops on screen.

• 42 mins

Mike Leigh

Ellen and Mark explore the visionary world of the veteran British filmmaker.

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