Christopher Frayling Movies

Film historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star Bela Lugosi.

Tribute to Universal make-up artist Jack Pierce who created some of the studio's most famous works including Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolf Man,...

How the gothic film by british production company Hammer Films helped in shaping the horror genre for audiences worldwide.

Documentary on the Mummy film(s) by Universal Studios.

Documentary about Humphrey Jennings, an English documentary filmmaker from the 1930s to 1950.

From his quirky compositions for the spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone to his sublime musical contributions to director Roland Joffé's...

The story of Granada, the company responsible for Britain's most enduring soap opera Coronation Street, the current affairs series World in Action,...

Richard E. Grant looks at the history of Sherlock Holmes, including the many movie and TV adaptations.

Jack the Ripper was a prince, a pauper, a mason, a madman... A host of more and more bizarre theories have surrounded the unexplained killings in...

A visual history of Italian western cinema in the 60s and 70s.

Lifting the lid on the world of cinema censorship, this programme has unique access to the files of the British Board of Film Classification....

A completely fantastic programme, charting the time of our favorite presenter at the head of the then struggling and controversial BBC2. Packed chock...

The writer and cultural historian discusses the work of the great director.

Christopher Frayling's in-depth analysis, a behind-the-scenes study of Leone's deepening artistic maturity, as manifested in Duck You Sucker's...

In this interview, conducted in 2013, writer and cultural historian Christopher Frayling discusses the groundbreaking design of THINGS TO COME.

Mark Gatiss explores and celebrates Dracula, an icon of popular culture, asking just why we keep coming back to the count.