Movies: Oliver Stapleton

A tongue-in-cheek "behind the scenes" look at the Comic Strip comedy club in the early 1980s, which gave rise to 'The Comic Strip Presents'...

The story of a theatre group putting on an Athol Fugard play in London: one of the characters is a South Africa political exile. Unknown to him he is being shadowed by BOSS (The South African security police), but his weird and strange photographer ...

A portrait of Salford-born poet, storyteller and comic, John Cooper-Clarke. His poems, a satirical blend of humour and social comment, are delivered at a fast pace, often with musical backing. His style, and that of his contemporary Linton Kwesi John...

Laundrette was the first of seven collaborations between director Stephen Frears and cinematographer Oliver Stapleton. In this engaging interview, Stapleton discusses his experiences on set, including how he approached the film with a mixture of styl...

A longform video that showcases the British pop group ABC, using songs from their album "The Lexicon of Love" to tell a spy-caper story of how the unsuspecting lead singer, Martin Fry, is duped into fronting the band because of his striking resemblan...

South African Film...

Programme which celebrates the 60th anniversary of the creation of children's cartoon character Rupert Bear, with Paul McCartney, Richard Rogers, Dr. John Rae and Sir Hugh Casson...

A huge influence on world music, Nigerian artist Fela Kuti played many instruments, pioneered afrobeat music and served as a prominent activist for human rights in Africa. This 1984 documentary examines the life and music of the remarkable man. Using...