Petula Clark

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba (2022)

Reflecting Peter O'Toole's theatrical legacy, this feature documentary is structured into four acts, each introduced by a quote about O'Toole that encapsulates his life during a specific period. ...

Petula Clark at the BBC (2022)

As the legendary Petula Clark prepares to celebrate her ninetieth birthday, we look back on an extraordinary career that has stretched across eight decades and made her one of our most popular, successful and enduring stars. This collection of Petula's fin ...

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends (2022)

On 3 May 2022, Cameron Mackintosh invited many of Stephen Sondheim's old friends to join him in London's West End for a thrilling, joyously staged production. He had specially devised it to celebrate Sondheim's extraordinary talents as a composer and lyric ...

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022)

In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became President of the Republic and wanted to bring about a new era of modernity. One of his first decisions was to break up the ORTF with the creation of three new television channels: TF1, Antenne 2 and FR3. Three ...

Je t'aime: The Story of French Song with Petula Clark (2015)

This unique film explores the story of the lyric-driven French chanson and looks at some of the greatest artists and examples of the form from Charles Trenet to Zaz. Award-winning singer and musician Petula Clark, who shot to stardom in France in the late ...

Mantovani, the King of Strings (2014)

Known for his unmistakable cascading strings and recordings such as Charmaine, Mantovani enthralled the world with his sublime arrangements. This is the story of the man and his music. ...

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon (2011)

See Michael Jackson, one of the most recognizable and popular entertainers of all time, like never before in the feature-length tribute Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon. Known to millions of fans worldwide for his record-breaking albums, groundbreaking ...

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2009)

A documentary on the mysterious and influential pianist. ...

...Sings the Beatles (2009)

Recorded for the fortieth anniversary of Abbey Road, a journey through some classic and curious Beatles covers in the BBC archives ...

Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux (2008)

When an artist of the stature of Quincy Jones celebrates his 75th birthday you can be sure it's going to be quite a party. The main concert lasted over two and a half hours and the musicians then spilled out into the bars and cafes of Montreux with the mus ...

Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime (2005)

Classic Dean Martin performances, including "Send Me The Pillow You Dream On", "King of the Road", and others. ...

Dusty Springfield: Reflections (2003)

Fans of the White Lady of Soul will be thrilled with this collection of fine television performances culled from Dusty Springfield's career, featuring the singer performing hits such as "Son of a Preacher Man" and "The Look of Love." The legendary diva als ...

Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years (2003)

While silent-film star Charlie Chaplin may have charmed American audiences with the onscreen antics of his lovable "Tramp" character, the actor's private life was marred by a series of public scandals that eventually pushed him into exile. In addition to h ...

Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters (2002)

Documentary detailing the career of The Carpenters from their formative years through to specially shot footage of Richard Carpenter in the recording studio today. The film includes interviews with Richard Carpenter, Burt Bacharach, Herb Alpert, Petula Cla ...

A Tribute To Burt Bacharach & Hal David (2001)

Pop music wouldn't be the same without one of the world's best-loved songwriting teams - Burt Bacharach and Hal David. With Bacharach's passionate melodies and David's heartfelt lyrics, they gave us hit after hit, including "Close To You," What The World N ...

Dean Martin: That's Amore (2001)

Like his fellow Rat Packers, pop crooner Dean Martin was more than just an accomplished singer--he also enjoyed success as a movie star, comedian, and host of a popular television series. THAT'S AMORE pulls rare gems from the Dean Martin archive, carefully ...

I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited (1994)

Nancy Franklin was so overwhelmed by the film 'I Know Where I'm Going!' (1945) that she traveled from New York to the Western Isles of Scotland to see the places where it was made and to find out more about the people who made it. This documentary retraces ...

Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (1992)

A comical and musical collection of yuletide appearances on the Ed Sullivan show. Timeless appearances by musical guests such as Johnny Mathis, Sergio Franchi and Bing Crosby are included along with comedic performers such as Topo Gigio and the Muppets. ...

Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets (1985)

Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets was released by Playhouse Video in 1985, as part of a series of compilations featuring songs and sketches from The Muppet Show. In this one hour special, Rowlf the Dog presents a compilation of his best numbers and othe ...

Night of 100 Stars II (1985)

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" ...

Never Never Land (1980)

Zena has been abandoned by her parents and left in the care of her aunt Bee Melvin. She is treated poorly by two of her cousins, and taking the lead from the story Peter and Wendy, she runs away from home with her younger cousin. ...

Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip (1979)

A documentary on the pop music and culture of the 1960's, featuring film and video clips of 60's-era performers. ...

Drôles de zèbres (1977)

Two unemployed men, heavily in debt due to losses at the racetrack, are hired by a criminal mastermind to harass the guests of a hotel he hopes to purchase at a below-market price in order to access a tunnel below the building that leads directly to a near ...

Petula (1970)

In a staggering example of lacking imagination, Petula Clark's third US TV Special was given the exact same name as her first. Unbelievably, a third special also had that exact same title a few years later! Guests: Peggy Lee, Dean Martin, the Everly Brot ...

Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)

Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help of an outgoing showgirl. O'Toole, who received his fourth Oscar-nomination for this performance, is joine ...

The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968)

A Classic Holiday Celebration with Dean and Friends. ...

Finian's Rainbow (1968)

An Irishman and his daughter arrive in the American South with a stolen pot of gold, hoping to make their fortune. Pursued by a leprechaun desperate to recover his treasure, they become entangled in a battle over land, love, and prejudice in Rainbow Valley ...

Petula (1968)

In 1968 Harry Belafonte and Petula Clark sang together her song On the Path Of Glory for this special on NBC. Not such a remarkable event in itself, but Petula touched Harry's forearm during the duet and made TV history. It was the first time a white woman ...

The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow' (1968)

This documentary has interviews with actors and the director as they arrive for the 1968 New York world premiere of "Finian's Rainbow. ...

The Big T.N.T. Show (1965)

Live performances by some of the top rock-and-roll acts of the mid 60s. Includes Ray Charles, The Byrds, Joan Baez, Ike and Tina Turner, Donovan, The Lovin' Spoonful, and several more. ...

Questi pazzi, pazzi italiani (1965)

In Ferrari, Italy two young pizza chefs named Mario and Luigi traverse all around the town looking for a lost violin. ...

Questo pazzo, pazzo mondo della canzone (1964)

Thirty Italian singers from the sixties sing their hits. ...

The King of Carnaby Street (1964)

John Stephen (1934-2004), the fashion designer, was "the King of Carnaby Street" in the 1960s, when his clothes, which were worn by members of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Bee Gees and the Kinks, created a revolution in men's fashion. In 1957, the ...

Daggers Drawn (1964)

Via Something Weird: "Four men representing the world's great criminal organizations unite to locate a cache of sunken treasure. The treasure is in fact a fortune in diamonds and secret documents that was lost by the Germans in the seas off Monte Carlo dur ...

L'Anglais tel qu'on le parle (1959)

6.5 Special (1958)

A spin-off from the BBC television show. At the suggestion of her girlfriend, a young singer decides to try and make her name in London. Catching the overnight '6.5 Special' the two find the train full of 1950's British pop stars only too ready to burst in ...

That Woman Opposite (1957)

In a French coastal town, Det. Dermot Kinross is inspecting the murder of antiques dealer Maurice Lawes, and the evidence points to Lawes's son, Toby -- and especially to Toby's bride-to-be, Eve Atwood. Eve's ex-husband, Ned, had his eyes set on something ...

Track the Man Down (1955)

A newspaper reporter finds himself drawn into the aftermath of a racetrack robbery. ...

The Happiness of Three Women (1954)

Three women staying at a remote Welsh inn toss coins into a well wishing to improve their miserable lives. Along comes postman Evans (who also wrote the original play and collaborated on the screenplay) to help them out and set them straight. ...

The Gay Dog (1954)

Jim Gay loves his racing greyhound but, out of town, he finds a dog with a better chance to win. His friends bet on his dog while he bets against. ...

The Runaway Bus (1953)

When heavy fog prevents any flights from leaving London Airport, a group of passengers are put on a bus driven by Percy Lamb to drive to another airport. The fog is that heavy Percy doesn't know where he is going or that he is carrying stolen gold bullion ...

Made in Heaven (1952)

Residents of the small English village of Dunmow react in comical ways when the Topham family hires a beautiful and young Hungarian maid. ...

The Card (1952)

A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business and social standing - some honest, some not quite so. If he can just manage to avoid a certain very predatory woman. ...

Madame Louise (1951)

Employess of a dress shop battle with a crooked gambler to get their jobs back. ...

Tin Pan Alley (1951)

Short documentary film which features the activities taking place in London's famous "Street of Song" (Denmark Street) - also known as "Tin Pan Alley." The idea of the film is to lift the veil and show cinema audiences just how a new number is created and ...

White Corridors (1951)

White Corridors was based on Yeoman Hospital, a novel by Helen Ashton. Told episodically, the story concentrates on the day-to-day activities in a busy hospital, where research pathologist Neil Marriner (James Donald) conducts experiments in the hopes of c ...

The Day Begins Early (1950)

A behind the scene look at Petula Clark's working day in 1948 on "Here Come the Huggetts". ...

Dance Hall (1950)

Episodic tale of four factory girls and their various romances at the local dance hall in Chiswick, London. Unusual at the time, the film tells its story from a feminine perspective. Today, it is mainly recognised for its post-war London atmosphere, with b ...

The Romantic Age (1949)

Arlette is a malicious schoolgirl who uses her feminine charms to attract, and then destroy, every man gullible enough to respond to her flirtations. She sets her cap for the art professor and very nearly does him in... but his loving wife and daughter hel ...

Don't Ever Leave Me (1949)

Elderly crook Harry Denton, when challenged to prove he is "not past it," decides to kidnap Sheila Farlane, the 16 year old daughter of a famous actor. When Harry loses his nerve, Sheila won't let him give up. ...

The Huggetts Abroad (1949)

Life is not going well for the Huggetts. Father has lost his job. Jimmy and his wife cannot get to South Africa where he has a new job. So the family decide that they should go to South Africa by truck. With their travelling companion they travel across th ...

Vote for Huggett (1949)

A firm of solicitors do battle with the head of the local council over a parcel of river front land, owned by the Huggett family, in order to build a lido/community center. ...

Here Come the Huggetts (1948)

The Huggetts have their first telephone installed, sleep rough on The Mall whilst waiting for the Royal Wedding and deal with a fire at the 'Oatibix' factory. ...

Vice Versa (1948)

Businessman Paul Bultitude is sending his son Dick to a boarding school. While holding a magic stone from India, he wishes that he could be young again. His wish is immediately fulfilled and the two change bodies with each other. Mr Bultitude becomes a sch ...

Easy Money (1948)

A win on the football pools in postwar Britain changes lives. A happy family is turned into an unhappy argumentative lot until it is discovered the coupon apparently didn't get posted. A mild-mannered clerk worries about how to tell his overbearing boss he ...

London Town (1946)

Veteran music-hall entertainer Jerry Stanford a washed-up comedian hopes to stage a comeback in a glittering new revue. Alas, Stanford is hired as merely an understudy and bit player. His faithful daughter pulls a few fast ones in order to get her dad back ...

I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)

Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist. Trapped by inclement weather on the Isle of Mull and unable to continue to her destination, Joan finds herself charmed by the ...

Murder in Reverse? (1945)

Tom Masterick, a dock worker, is wrongfully convicted of a murder charge. His death sentence is commuted to a long prison term. When released as an old man, he vows to find the real killer. ...

Strawberry Roan (1944)

Farmer Chris Lowe meets and falls in love with Molly , a chorus-girl. Despite the fact that she is a city girl through and through, she accepts his proposal of marriage and after the wedding goes to live on the farm. Chris realises that the transition for ...

Medal for the General (1944)

A retired general helps out by sheltering some evacuees during WWII. ...