Simon Callow Movies

8 part series behind the scenes at the famous Theatre Royal, Haymarket, with a focus on a production Waiting for Godot featuring Ian McKellen,...

A Claymation version of the classic story of Don Quixote.

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

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...

Schoolboy Maurice Cole, growing up in 1960s Liverpool, is picked on for being effeminate but is already making his own comedy tapes, one of which...

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,...

Based on Dava Sobel’s bestselling book, Galileo’s Daughter, this documentary reveals a new side to the famously stubborn scientist...

Four monologues by playwright Peter Barnes celebrating the bicentennial of the French Revolution.

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

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

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