Eurovision Secrets & Scandals

Disclosure

June 2020 •English

An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves.

One Day in the Life of Television

November 1989 •English

One day in the life of television is a documentary that was broadcast on ITV on 1 November 1989. Filmed by over fifty crews exactly one year earlier, it was a huge behind-the-scenes look at a wide range of activities involved in the production, reception and marketing of British television. The project was organised by the British Film Institute and produced and directed for television by Peter Kosminsky. A book by Sean Day-Lewis was published to accompany the documentary. It contained the thoughts of people throughout Britain, including industry professionals, who recorded their feelings and experiences of television viewing on 1 November 1988, the day that the documentary was filmed.

ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold

July 2023 •English

ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold takes Abba from the Swedish heats of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, where their song 'Waterloo' swept all before it, right up to today's new CGI performances.

MonoKate

May 2021 •Ukrainian

Documentary that follows Go_A’s lead singer Kateryna Pavlenko in the build up to Eurovision 2021.

Barbara Pravi, that's who I am

May 2021 •French

An intimate portrait of Barbara Pravi. The camera slips into the background, forgotten as it accompanies the singer and actress through her everyday life to reveal her inner pathway. An opportunity to follow her through the different stages of a great adventure, the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest.

Dance Alone

May 2021 •Lithuanian

Television Under the Swastika

June 1999 •German

A history of Nazi television programming and technology, from 1935 to 1944.

Salute to A.P.

March 1954 •English

A BBC Television film recalling the part Alexandra Palace has played in British television between 1935 and 1954. It shows the erection of the first transmitter, the building of 'A' and 'B' studios, and introduces scenes and excerpts from early television productions and outside broadcasts.

Behind Your Radio Dial

January 1949 •English

Familiar radio voice Ben Grauer leads the viewer on a behind the scenes tour of the National Broadcasting Company studios -- both radio and television -- in Rockefeller Center and Hollywood. The original 25-minute film previewed by network execs and affiliates in the fall of 1948 was cut down to 20 minutes before its first broadcast, reportedly to excise high-profile stars and programs such as Amos 'n' Andy, Jack Benny, and Edgar Bergen that had since left NBC for other networks.

ABBA Forever: A Celebration

October 2019 •English

This definitive music documentary, featuring a greatest hits soundtrack and bounty of classic performance clips, provides an inside look into how Swedish pop group ABBA's music was made, as the former members and various colleagues tell their story from pre-ABBA days onward.

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

May 2007 •English

A retrospective of "Saturday Night Live" during the 1990's. Includes interviews with the cast and crew as well as hosts. Features memorable sketches and behind the scenes dynamics.

Dad's Army: Missing Presumed Wiped

December 2001 •English

Documentary about the lost episodes of Dad's Army (1968) and their recovery and restoration.

Dana: The Original Derry Girl

May 2020 •English

In 1970, Dana won the Eurovision Song Contest. It was a moment that changed her life. This is an emotional and honest look back at the incredible story of what happened next.

Kalush Orchestra, or How We Stopped Worrying and Won Eurovision During the War

December 2022 •Ukrainian

A documentary story about the participation and victory at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 by the Ukrainian band Kalush Orkestra.

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

February 2005 •English

A retrospective of the first 5 years of Saturday Night Live.

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

October 2018 •English

A documentary exploring the legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the reasons it went from the black sheep of Star Trek to a beloved mainstay of the franchise, and a brainstorm with the original writers on what a theoretical eighth season of the show could look like.

Naked Eurovision

December 1998 •English

Richard Fairbrass goes behind the scenes of the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest.

La saga des feuilletons et des séries

January 2020 •French

Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born

October 2016 •English

TV presenter Dallas Campbell, engineer Professor Danielle George and engineer Dr Hugh Hunt re-create the opening of the BBC's television service on 2 November 1936. This involves building the mechanical flying-spot cameras that were used by Baird's system.

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

December 2002 •English

The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it fought with its television network.