Simon Callow Movies

A small-town eccentric opens a café in her decaying home.

The story of an honest Lincolnshire farmer, hit hard by the credit crunch, squeezed by a greedy supermarket and struggling to survive. All his...

BBC Play for Today. Maximillian Schreiber runs a series of gruelling motivational courses - all coming at a cost to the participants - including VAT.

An exclusive featurette in which directors and fellow actors speaks about Maggie Smith's career and her way of working.

A live recording from the Vaudeville Theatre in London where Simon Callow recreates the reading performances of Charles Dickens.

British biopic of composer George Frideric Handel

A Claymation version of the classic story of Don Quixote.

Hidden camera show that sees devious parents subjecting their unsuspecting children to some outrageous pranks.

The documentary film Art of Freedom answers the most poignant questions on the phenomenon of Polish expeditions to the Himalayas. Poles have reigned...

In the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales. From the stage of the...

Join renowned actor Simon Callow as he uncovers the moving origins of the song Silent Night that has been 200 years in the making. A story that...

The story of Henry Purcell.

Charting the evolution of public and political attitudes to homosexuality over the last four decades, from decriminalisation in 1967 to today's...

A shepherd’s son befriends a dragon, who is more inclined to compose poetry than attack the frightened villagers.

Four monologues by playwright Peter Barnes celebrating the bicentennial of the French Revolution.

Schoolboy Maurice Cole, growing up in 1960s Liverpool, is picked on for being effeminate but is already making his own comedy tapes, one of which...

An adaptation of David Garrick's 1747 afterpiece, this lighthearted comedy follows Miss Biddy Bellair as she pits her suitors against eachother in...

Radio producer Harry Alan Towers discusses his work with Orson Welles.