All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows is a 1955 American melodrama film directed by Douglas Sirk, produced by Ross Hunter, and adapted by Peg Fenwick from a story by Edna L. Lee…
The Road Warrior
Mad Max 2 (released as The Road Warrior in the United States) is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic dystopian action film directed by George Miller, who co-wrote it with Terry Hayes…
History Extra podcast: What your hands say about you – according to history
What do your hands reveal about you? Historian Alison Bashford joins Elinor Evans to explore the extraordinary history of how people have interpreted the human hand. From ancient divination to…
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue (Japanese: パーフェクトブルー, Hepburn: Pāfekuto Burū) is a 1997 Japanese animated psychological thriller film directed by Satoshi Kon. It is loosely based on the novel Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis…
AUTOMATIC NOODLE
A cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle shop, from acclaimed sci-fi author Annalee Newitz.You don’t have to eat food to know the…
Ghosts Australia
Ghosts is an Australian television sitcom adapted for Network 10 and Paramount+ from the original British series of the same name. It premiered on 2 November 2025.
Peter Hujar’s Day
Peter Hujar's Day is a 2025 American biographical drama film written and directed by Ira Sachs. Set during the 1970s, the film stars Ben Whishaw as photographer Peter Hujar and…
In our Time: The Theory of the Leisure Class
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the most influential work of Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929). In 1899, during America’s Gilded Age, Veblen wrote The Theory of the Leisure Class as a reminder…
Eve’s Bayou
Eve's Bayou is a 1997 American Southern Gothic horror drama film written and directed by Kasi Lemmons in her feature directorial debut. Samuel L. Jackson served as a producer, and…