
Bonnie Greer
Actor · 1948 – 2026 · Chicago Lawn, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Bonnie Greer, OBE was an American-British playwright, novelist, critic and broadcaster. She had lived in the UK from 1986 until her death in 2026.
Movies12
Movie7.2DocumentaryHistoryIn 1967 an expressive, colourful musical force painted a backdrop of social change, fashion, love, turmoil and war. The world remembers the Summer of Love in 1967 as one of those moments when a unique and creative explosion of music and popular culture arrived in the UK and USA.
The Summer of Love
2017 · 4 votes
Movie5.0DocumentaryThis programme reconstructs the many layers of facial cosmetic surgery that Michael Jackson had over the course of his lifetime and asks what the 'King of Pop' would have looked like if he had had none.
The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson
2015 · 1 votes
Movie6.0DocumentaryThis is a film made by the some of the 48% who voted Remain. The film is of the 48% and for the 48%. It is their story, feelings and reasons for remain, made totally from their perspective.
Postcards from the 48%
2018 · 1 votes
Movie5.5DocumentaryWhat happened to the wealth classic Hollywood actress Grace Kelly earned during her incredibly successful career.
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
2022 · 2 votes
Movie8.0DocumentaryHistoryThe Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the May events in France, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy, the Prague Spring, the Chicago riots, the Mexico Summer Olympics, the presidential election of Richard Nixon, the Apollo 8 space mission, the hippies and the Yippies, Bullitt and the living dead. Once upon a time the year 1968.
1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
2018 · 4 votes
- Movie8.0DocumentaryHistory
National Geographic documentary on Martin Luther King Jr. helps drive change in the United States in the face of bitter opposition, not least from opponents within the U.S. government; King is subjected to a fierce campaign of intimidation by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI.
Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man
2018 · 1 votes
Movie10.0DocumentaryFrom being the queen of Motown to taking on the world stage. This 'Supreme' diva has sold over 100 million records worldwide. Her career has spanned decades, attracting generation after generation of loyal fans. It can only be the legendary, the iconic -Diana Ross. Big hair, sequins, scandals and sensational performances. Diana really did turn the world 'Upside Down'.
Diana Ross: Supreme Sensation
2023 · 1 votes
MovieDocumentaryOprah Winfrey is one of the most widely-known and inspirational women in the world. She is best-known for her internationally-acclaimed and groundbreaking talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, which she hosted for 25 years. After launching her own television network--the Oprah Winfrey Network--and production company Harpo Productions, and co-writing five books as well as appearing in several films, she became the first African American female billionaire. She is a media leader, talk show host, TV producer, actress, and philanthropist. Considered by many as one of the most influential women in the world, her powerful impact on society is even known as the "Oprah effect". In the course of her remarkable life journey, she has scored success after success.
Movie7.7DocumentaryA feature documentary which captures Katharine Hepburn's spirit and determination, exploring her story using her own words, through a combination of hours of previously hidden and intimate audio tapes, video and photographic archive.
Call Me Kate
2023 · 9 votes
Movie3.0DocumentaryGathering for a Christmas lunch, the film critics and writers of Discovering Film discuss the merits of 20 films from Bill Murray's star turn in Scrooged, the James Stewart classic It's a Wonderful Life, Ingmar Bergman's Fanny & Alexander, to Bruce Willis' memorable Die Hard.
Discovering Christmas Films
2018 · 1 votes
MovieDocumentaryMusicA celebration of extraordinary choreographed moments in a countdown of TOP 25 of the most memorable dances in cinema history.
Movie7.0MusicDocumentaryAn exploration of Gil Scott Heron's 1971 debut and most critically-acclaimed album, featuring hip-hop precursor The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. The album skilfully and consistently blends musical excellence with powerful message in its wonderful combinations of words, poetry and jazz.
Classic Albums: Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man
2021 · 1 votes
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TV6.0NewsA daily BBC Television current affairs programme which specialises in analysis and often robust cross-examination of senior politicians.
Newsnight
1980 · 12 votes
TV5.9NewsTalk ShowThis topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.
Question Time
1979 · 15 votes
TV7.4DocumentaryNatural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.
Natural World
1983 · 31 votes
TV6.7NewsTalk ShowNicky Campbell hosts a series of moral, ethical and religious debates.
The Big Questions
2007 · 3 votes
- TVDocumentary
Four-part series demonstrating different kinds of censorship, such as censorship by the government or of art.
Banned in the UK
2005
TVDocumentaryDavid Dimbleby goes behind the scenes to investigate major controversies that have affected the BBC and its viewers over the last sixty years.
TV7.0DocumentaryThis six-part documentary reveals the person behind the princess, with rarely seen footage and new interviews that reframe the conventional story of her life and legacy. The series explores Diana's strength and flaws, revealing a compelling and complicated woman who was an aristocratic rebel, fashion icon, humanitarian hero, hopeless romantic, and dedicated mother.
Diana
2021 · 1 votes