Movies: Simon Callow

Sicilian-born Maddalena has moved to a Devonshire village in England to escape volatile sexual tempers. She marries, but the lust she inspires in the villagers makes them drop dead....

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

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

When Orson Welles went into self-imposed exile in Europe, he first found stardom with The Third Man and then immersed himself in challenging films, television, theatre and bullfighting. Simon Callow trails the complex actor-director....

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

When Cariani the painter falls in love with the beautiful girl who receives mysterious visitors in the rooms below, he is drawn into a web of danger and deceit....

British biopic of composer George Frideric Handel...

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

A diverse collection of horror shorts by several different film makers. A few are presented as trailers....

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

The story of an honest Lincolnshire farmer, hit hard by the credit crunch, squeezed by a greedy supermarket and struggling to survive. All his fortunes lie in the farm's one remaining pig, and a rather dubious plan to cross it with an earthworm....

Based on Dava Sobel’s bestselling book, Galileo’s Daughter, this documentary reveals a new side to the famously stubborn scientist – that his closest confidante was his illegitimate daughter, Sister Maria Celeste, a cloistered nun....

Orson Welles Biographer Simon Callow discusses the making of "Mr. Arkadin" (aka "Confidential Report.")...