Movies: John Pitman

A look at Shaw Brothers Studios in their prime. Includes: interviews with David Chiang; exploring the Shaw Brothers sets; a look at the craftsmen, foley artists and stuntmen of Shaw Bros.; a profile on Run Run Shaw; Italian-meets-Chinese kung-fu film...

A portrait of Jessie Matthews, a once famous British singer, dancer and film star...

John Pitman meets a selection of women to ascertain their views on the wearing of coats made of fur....

An affectionate look at Radio Luxembourg, launched in 1933 and for decades the only commercial pop music station broadcasting in the UK - and then only at night. Generations grew up listening to it under the bedclothes. But last year 208 went off the...

John Pitman reports on the increasing popularity of naturist holidays and the changing attitudes towards them. He traces the growth of the naturist movement, from its small-time beginnings in a park in north Germany, to the multi-million-pound busine...

A real life soap opera is unfolding in Cardross Street, west London. A Royal Ballet star, a man who owns a share in a race horse, and a peer's daughter now live side by side with old folk who have rented their houses all their lives. Once the street...

Documentary about the town of Walton-on-the-Naze, directed by Adam Curtis...