Movies: George Melly

Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process....

Young Jenny heads to the South of England to start a new career as a school teacher. Even before she has had a chance to settle in she meets Patrick, one of the local "lads". Within a short time she has her hands full when a number of the local boys ...

London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown....

BBC Choice documentary the story of The Stranglers, charting the band's rise to fame in the 1980s to present day. Despite the departure of lead singer and frontman Hugh Cornwell in 1990, the band continue to perform successfully to thousands of fans ...

George Melly explores his lifelong relationship with surrealism in all its forms and prominent personalities....

Documentary about Edward James, an aristocrat who patronized surrealist artists such as René Magritte, Leonora Carrington, and Salvador Dalí, among others. His life is a whole catalog of incredible moments that constitute the prelude to his final mon...

Documentary charting the fascinating life and work of Lee Miller, a model for Vogue in 1920s New York who became the only female photojournalist to cover the Second World War. Having given up photography in later life and virtually disowned her own w...

A Master Painter of Twentieth Century Modern Art, Joan Miro was at once both distinctly modern and a lover of history. Created with exclusive access to the Miro Museum in Barcelona, Spain, this film is a rich tapestry of art, history and personality,...

Following the legendary and irrepressible jazz man George Melly through his last months as he shrugs off dementia and double lung cancer and continues to tour the country. A joyous exploration of an amazing man and a rare insight into the end of a li...