The Directors

The return of the programme looking at respected film-makers, beginning by examining the life and work of Sydney Pollack, who directed films including They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Three Days of the Condor and Tootsie and won an Oscar for Out of Africa.

A look at the life and career of Otto Preminger, known for his boundary-pushing films such as The Man with the Golden Arm and the Academy Award-nominated Anatomy of a Murder.

A look at the life and career of Joseph Mankiewicz, who won Oscars for A Letter to Three Wives and All About Eve and was nominated for The Philadelphia Story and Sleuth.

A look at the life and career of Robert Altman, whose films included MASH, McCabe & Mrs Miller, Nashville, The Player, Short Cuts and Gosford Park.

Explore the life and career of the Academy Award-winning director whose works include Trouble in Paradise, Heaven Can Wait and To Be or Not to Be.

An in-depth look at the life and career of the Oscar-nominated director behind films such as The Truman Show, Witness, Dead Poets Society and Green Card.

A look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning Midnight Cowboy director.

A look at the life and 50-year-long career of the Oscar-nominated director, whose notable films include Scarface, Mission: Impossible and Dressed to Kill.

Explore the life of the Academy Award-winning filmmaker whose most popular films include Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz.

A glimpse into the life of the director known for his work on many films such as Winchester '73, The Glenn Miller Story and El Cid.