Seasons
Cosmo Landesman accuses comedians of the nineties of becoming a force for political reaction 'the court jesters of the chattering classes'. He argues that politicians now wield the weapon of humour which was once turned against them.
Dr. Paul Dawson was Diana Spencer's psychotherapist from January 1996 to August 1997. He drew on verbatim psychotherapy transcripts to reveal a surprising, fresh look at the most glamorous and famous woman in the world.
Philip Norman's very personal film about the unique connection he felt to the singer Buddy Holly, despite having never met him, enhanced by speaking candidly with those who did.
Nabil Shaban argues that disabled people are misrepresented by Hollywood, the bad guy always being portrayed with a limp and scars and heroes are physically perfect. If there is a disabled part on offer it is played by an able-bodied actor.
There are over 50,000 words of slang in common usage today. Lexicographer Jonathon Green points out that most of them come from sex, drugs and music.
American film critic, Joe Queenan, adopts the persona of a male film star to assess his contribution to the cinema.
Janet Street-Porter takes the Internet to task, claiming its main use is to provide an occupation for boring, inadequate and socially inept people.
Tony Parsons delivers an essay on the state of the sex war, he suggests that there are some things that women do better than men: weeping, shopping and housework.
An examination of Proust's fascination with sex and food with a look at the psycho-sexual history evoked in 'Remembrance of Things Past'(A La Recherché Du Temps Perdu).
Description
A weekly arts-based documentary series covering a diverse variety of subjects, everything from Roman orgies and the Elgin Marbles through The Yardbirds and Ike Turner to Aleister Crowley and Mother Teresa.
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Premiere DateOctober 03, 1990
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Rating8 (2)
