BBC Arts Movie Trailers
Most Popular BBC Arts Trailers
Total trailers found: 41
Dan Cruickshank and the Family That Built Gothic Britain Trailer (2014)
21 October 2014
As good as any Dickens novel, this is the triumphant and tragic story of the greatest architectural dynasty of the 19th century.
M.R. James: Ghost Writer Trailer (2013)
25 December 2013
Mark Gatiss steps into the mind of M.R. James, the enigmatic English master of the supernatural story.
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story Trailer (2023)
02 June 2023
The extraordinary life of playwright, singer, actor, composer, and director Noël Coward, who rose from poverty to stardom while keeping his sexuality a secret.
Black Fish Trailer (2019)
17 September 2019
A mother finds photos of the life her son would have lived if he didn't pass away.
Strasbourg 1518 Trailer (2020)
20 July 2020
Inspired by a powerful involuntary mania which took hold of citizens in the city of Strasbourg just over five hundred years ago, this film is a collaboration in isolation with some of the greatest dancers working today.
Andy Warhol's America Trailer (2022)
06 January 2022
A pioneering artist and cultural icon. His work is a history of 20th-century America. A country reinventing itself - as seen through the legendary artist's eyes.
The Real Cabaret Trailer (2009)
20 October 2009
Few musicals can claim to capture the mood of a historical period as well as the 1972 classic Cabaret.
The Hound of the Baskervilles Trailer (2023)
25 December 2023
The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform a live soundtrack in this premier stage adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes thriller.
War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme Trailer (2014)
15 November 2014
The 1916 Battle of the Somme remains the most famous battle of World War I, remembered for its bloodshed and its limited territorial gains.
Goya: Crazy Like a Genius Trailer (2002)
02 March 2002
Join art historian Robert Hughes for a fascinating journey into the life of Spanish painter Francisco Goya.
Voodoo in My Heart Trailer (2021)
27 August 2021
Emily’s boyfriend has turned into a zombie overnight. She has successfully tied him to the bed frame with a phone charger, but not before he was able to bite her.
Songs of the City Trailer (2020)
18 January 2020
Celebrating urban bird song, a blackbird finds its voice in the streets of Manchester.
Charles I's Treasures Reunited Trailer (2018)
10 February 2018
Brenda Emmanus explores the art collection of Charles I, much of which is being reunited for a unique exhibition for the first time since his execution.
Skeleton Wumman Trailer (2020)
01 June 2020
The Skeleton Wummin rests at the bottom of the cold sea, withering away in the passing tides and dreaming of life above the waves, in this vivid and poetically eerie Scots-language fable.
Charli XCX: The F-Word and Me Trailer (2015)
24 November 2015
While touring to promote her second studio album "Sucker", Charli XCX tackles what feminism ('the f-word') really means to women in the music industry in a series of interviews with other pop artists.
Fruity Trailer (2021)
08 March 2021
A lonely lesbian plagued with thoughts of fruit whenever she attempts to masturbate begins to develop her own sexual prowess.
The Man Who Fought the Planners: The Story of Ian Nairn Trailer (2014)
20 February 2014
Profile of architecture critic Ian Nairn who led a blistering attack on the soulless destruction of Britain by shoddy post-war planners, but who was a flawed, troubled character.
This Camera is Broken Trailer (2019)
31 December 2019
An ageing director is making her final film: one delving into her past. Face to face with the embodiment of her younger self, the line between her present reality and the film's blur.
The Ruins of Empires Trailer (2018)
28 April 2018
The Ruins Of Empires is an innovative performance piece by Hip Hop Artist and writer Akala. It is an abridged version of his epic poem of the same name and is a personal interpretation of history as told through the 'knowledge seeker' performed by Akala himself.
Apocrypha Trailer (2019)
01 November 2019
A conversation about heritage and spiritualism with a Sangoma (South African spiritualist) who lives and works in a barber shop in Walthamstow.
Wink Trailer (2020)
04 March 2020
A small group of queer punks find safety and comfort in their local queer pub; but their world is turned upside down.
The Birth of the Telephone Trailer (2021)
12 December 2021
Originating from footage of Thomas Watson relating the conception of the telephone, Birth of the Telephone distorts and challenges the simplicity of this account.
Speak For Herself Trailer (2022)
20 May 2022
In a world where artificial intelligence plays an integral role in everyday life, a young and debt-ridden technophobe chooses to take part in a mysterious social experiment for the much-needed money.
Carbon Copy Trailer (2022)
02 September 2022
Inspired by a collection of poems that directly comment on the director's intersectional experiencesn
Daphne Trailer (2007)
30 June 2007
Set during the years between the "Rebecca" trial and the writing of Du Maurier's short story "The Birds", including her relationship with her husband Frederick 'Boy' Browning, and her largely unrequited infatuations with American publishing tycoon's wife Ellen Doubleday and the actress Gertrude Lawrence.
London: The Modern Babylon Trailer (2012)
03 August 2012
London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown.
Prisoner C33 Trailer (2022)
01 May 2022
Reading Gaol, England, 1896. Prisoner C33, starving and thin, unable to wash properly, is a brilliant writer, husband and father of two, once the most beloved artist in Victorian London.
Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks Trailer (2025)
19 November 2025
This groundbreaking documentary unlocks the hidden psychology of J.M.W. Turner through his 37,000 private sketches, drawings, and watercolours – an extraordinary archive that reveals the man behind the masterpieces.
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now Trailer (2024)
16 April 2024
Featuring exclusive access to their recent tour and their new album, this documentary reveals the fascinating world of Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.
Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story Trailer (2021)
02 July 2021
In 1968, Jackie Collins published her first novel The World Is Full of Married Men to remarkable success and immediate scandal.
0.5% Trailer (2022)
06 March 2022
The streets of Margate are 97% White. Its Black residents, make up just 0.5% of a population of 65,000.
Fear Itself Trailer (2015)
18 October 2015
A girl haunted by traumatic events takes us on a mesmerising journey through 100 years of horror cinema to explore how filmmakers scare us – and why we let them.
Giselle Trailer (2006)
26 December 2006
Giselle is the quintessential Romantic ballet. Its title role, one of the most technically demanding and emotionally challenging in the classical repertory, is here danced by Alina Cojocaru, partnered by Johan Kobborg as Count Albrecht.
Backbone Trailer (2021)
30 April 2021
A teenager struggles to hide her scoliosis brace in an attempt to appear 'normal'.
Guilt-Free Pleasures Trailer (2020)
20 December 2020
Guilty-pleasure movies and the perceptions surrounding them.
Gluck - Who Did She Think He Was? Trailer (2017)
27 August 2017
The story of Gluck - Britain's cross-dressing high society painter of the 1930s - who staged 'one-man shows', had relationships with women and somehow got away with it.
Daughters of the Sea Trailer (2020)
01 January 2020
An empowering retelling of a Welsh folklore explored through modern dance on the coast of Wales. It explores the fight to choose where and with who you belong.
Ffasiwn, The Film Trailer (2019)
24 September 2019
Documentary, performance, social commentary, and, of course, fashion. Ffasiwn, the film explores all of these forms but belongs to none.
Stonewall 2069 Trailer (2021)
14 May 2021
The lines between documentary, art, and science fiction blur as artist Samuel Douek asks: what will the next 50 years of queer liberation look like?
It's Raining, It's Pouring Trailer (2019)
22 November 2019
Distant memories of the past are recalled as fleeting fragments by a man in his eighties.
