Christopher Frayling Movies

In 1818, Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, a powerful and timelessness novel which eternal theme is nothing other than...

From his quirky compositions for the spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone to his sublime musical contributions to director Roland Joffé's...

Third part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released...

A completely fantastic programme, charting the time of our favorite presenter at the head of the then struggling and controversial BBC2. Packed chock...

The making of Quo Vadis (1951).

Tribute to Universal make-up artist Jack Pierce who created some of the studio's most famous works including Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolf Man,...

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story takes a deeper look at the life and career of Boris Karloff, from 1931 to 1969, exploring films such as The...

How the gothic film by british production company Hammer Films helped in shaping the horror genre for audiences worldwide.

Richard E. Grant looks at the history of Sherlock Holmes, including the many movie and TV adaptations.

Documentary about Sergio Leone

The shocking true story behind the making of Hammer Films notorious vampire saga.

Lifting the lid on the world of cinema censorship, this programme has unique access to the files of the British Board of Film Classification....

The writer and cultural historian discusses the work of the great director.

In this interview, conducted in 2013, writer and cultural historian Christopher Frayling discusses the groundbreaking design of THINGS TO COME.

Jack the Ripper was a prince, a pauper, a mason, a madman... A host of more and more bizarre theories have surrounded the unexplained killings in...

Mark Gatiss explores and celebrates Dracula, an icon of popular culture, asking just why we keep coming back to the count.