The Story of Film part 11: Innovation in Popular Culture Around the World

A groundbreaking documentary about saying those few little words that have the power to change your life.

'King of the Witches' Alex Sanders initiates doe-eyed Penny into the ways of his coven.

An evocative, esoteric exploration of witchcraft at the end of the 1960s – including night-time ritual, reflections on the history of Wicca and a black mass.

The incredible, against-all-odds story of sailor Tracy Edwards, who skippered the first all-female international crew in the 1989 Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race.

The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott’s Alien, one of Hollywood’s most beloved and iconic shockers.

Aretha Franklin, at the height of her powers, returns to the music which nurtured her prodigious talent.

Discover one of cinema’s strangest stories: a film director and his star are kidnapped by Kim Jong-il to make movies in the world’s weirdest state.

An aptly affectionate tribute to the late film critic Roger Ebert, whose warmth and empathetic style won him a devoted global following.

Mark Cousins' personal and poetic exploration of the cinema of childhood, as told through 53 great films from 25 countries.

Mark Cousins’ cine-essay, inspired by Sergei Eisenstein’s 1930s Mexican odyssey, is a poetic meditation on memory, landscape and walking.

James Franco leads the eulogies in this profile of the larger-than-life filmmaker Samuel Fuller, who also had eventful stints as a journalist and serviceman.

An illuminating documentary about American cinema’s maverick genius Robert Altman, featuring unseen home movies and extensive interviews.

Neneh Cherry, director Mark Cousins and cinematographer Christopher Doyle's exquisite love song to the Swedish city.

Mark Cousins’ cine-essay, inspired by Sergei Eisenstein’s 1930s Mexican odyssey, is a poetic meditation on memory, landscape and walking.

Mark Cousins' personal and poetic exploration of the cinema of childhood, as told through 53 great films from 25 countries.

This stunning series closes with an appraisal of post-9/11 cinema, analysis of its best directors and a speculative look at film in the future.

Tarantino, Lebowski and Buzz Lightyear refresh the movies with dazzling dialogue, visuals and a signpost toward cinema's future.

Easy Rider and 2001: A Space Odyssey signal a new phase in cinema. It's part of a movement bringing Polanski, Tarkovsky and others to prominence.

Welcome to Ladyworld, a shadowy dwelling where tensions run high and nothing is ever quite what it seems

Carol Morley (Dreams of a Life, The Falling) returns with a wonderfully stylised, offbeat noir thriller about a murder investigation and multiple realities.

A groundbreaking documentary about saying those few little words that have the power to change your life.

'King of the Witches' Alex Sanders initiates doe-eyed Penny into the ways of his coven.

An evocative, esoteric exploration of witchcraft at the end of the 1960s – including night-time ritual, reflections on the history of Wicca and a black mass.

Many of MGM's leading talents assemble for the most spectacular of the Broadway revues.