Simon Callow Movies

  • 2002
    Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens

    Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens

    Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens

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

    Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens
  • 2010
    Save Our Bacon

    Save Our Bacon

    Save Our Bacon

    02010HD

    The story of an honest Lincolnshire farmer, hit hard by the credit crunch, squeezed by a greedy supermarket and struggling to survive. All his...

    Save Our Bacon
  • 2009
    Theatreland

    Theatreland

    Theatreland

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

    Theatreland
  • 2012
    Shakespeare's Sonnets

    Shakespeare's Sonnets

    Shakespeare's Sonnets

    02012HD

    Released alongside a spectacular edition of Shakespeare’s Sonnets for the Apple iPad, this beautifully produced DVD features specially filmed...

    Shakespeare's Sonnets
  • 2012
    Acts of Godfrey

    Acts of Godfrey

    Acts of Godfrey

    02012HD

    At a two-day business conference, God (Simon Callow) decides to romantically pair Terry, a moral crusader, with his "win-at-all-cost" antithesis,...

    Acts of Godfrey
  • 2007
    How Gay Sex Changed the World

    How Gay Sex Changed the World

    How Gay Sex Changed the World

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    Charting the evolution of public and political attitudes to homosexuality over the last four decades, from decriminalisation in 1967 to today's...

    How Gay Sex Changed the World
  • 2000
    Around The World In 80 Days

    Around The World In 80 Days

    Around The World In 80 Days

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    Travel back in time to a scene set in London in 1872, where a young Phileas Fogg is about to wager a fortune in the hope of completing an impossible...

    Around The World In 80 Days
  • 2005
    The Civilization of Maxwell Bright

    The Civilization of Maxwell Bright

    The Civilization of Maxwell Bright

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    After a series of bad relationships, a man orders a mail order bride and receives more than he bargained for.

    The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
  • 2022
    The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

    The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

    The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

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    A look at Dame Maggie Smith's life from a two-up two-down in Essex to Broadway and Hollywood. Starring in more than 60 films and 70 plays across her...

    The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
  • 2013
    The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2

    The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2

    The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2

    02013HD

    Collection of highlights from the first and second series of British comic Sarah Millican's show about television. The programme includes stand-up...

    The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2
  • 2008
    Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

    Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

    Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

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    An exclusive featurette in which directors and fellow actors speaks about Maggie Smith's career and her way of working.

    Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait
  • 1989
    Revolutionary Witness

    Revolutionary Witness

    Revolutionary Witness

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

    Revolutionary Witness
  • 1984
    Royal Variety Performance 1984

    Royal Variety Performance 1984

    Royal Variety Performance 1984

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    In the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales. From the stage of the...

    Royal Variety Performance 1984
  • 2014
    The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World

    The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World

    The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World

    02014HD

    Join renowned actor Simon Callow as he uncovers the moving origins of the song Silent Night that has been 200 years in the making. A story that...

    The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World
  • 2012
    Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story

    Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story

    Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story

    42012HD

    Told with the help of some of his most famous comic characters including Cupid Stunt and Quentin Pose, the story of pioneering radio DJ and...

    Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
  • 1995
    England, My England

    England, My England

    England, My England

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    The story of Henry Purcell.

    England, My England
  • 1987
    The Reluctant Dragon

    The Reluctant Dragon

    The Reluctant Dragon

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    A shepherd’s son befriends a dragon, who is more inclined to compose poetry than attack the frightened villagers.

    The Reluctant Dragon
  • 2006
    Reviving Harry Lime

    Reviving Harry Lime

    Reviving Harry Lime

    02006HD

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

    Reviving Harry Lime