Classic Movies: The Story Of
Series 3
20256 episodes
Episode 1
The Ipcress Files
May 1, 202544m
One of the greatest spy films ever made, The Ipcress Files begins with a kindap, a killing and a cup of coffee.
Episode 2
Kind Hearts and Coronets
May 8, 202544m
Kind Hearts and Coronets is one of a kind, a superb pitch-black comedy about gentle serial killing.
Episode 3
The Dam Busters
May 15, 202544m
The Dam Busters begins in 1942, where a bespectacled man plays marbles with his children under a silver sky.
Episode 4
Scott of the Antarctic
May 22, 202544m
From Charles Frend, this 1948 drama tells the story of Robert Falcon Scott’s failed attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole.
Episode 5
Flash Gordon (1980)
May 29, 202544m
As Mike Hodges’ flamboyant science fiction epic and Queen’s iconic rock song declares, Flash Gordon will be the saviour of the universe.
Episode 6
Billy Liar
Jun 5, 202544m
Directed by John Schlesinger in 1963, Billy Liar is one of the signature films of the British New Wave, the dynamic naturalism of the sixties.