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Matthew Sweet is an English journalist, broadcaster, author, and cultural historian. A graduate of the University of Oxford, he has been interviewed on many documentaries about television for the BBC and Channel 4.
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18 August 2015
Documentary looking at the life and career of 1930s film star Leslie Howard. It features exclusive home movie footage, including footage from the Gone with the Wind set.
24 October 2007
Documentary which looks back at Britain during the 18th century, a time of sexual excess and liberation, particularly in London - a city of 'giddy liberty'.
31 May 2006
Long treated with indifference by critics and historians, British silent cinema has only recently undergone the reevaluation it has long deserved, revealing it to be far richer than previously acknowledged.
29 September 2011
Lifting the lid on the world of cinema censorship, this programme has unique access to the files of the British Board of Film Classification.
19 June 2018
A really lovely overview of Baker's now iconic run in this role.
18 August 2015
Featuring archive interviews with Sean Connery from over 50 years in the business. Friends, actors and directors including Robert Carlyle, Dougray Scott, Laurence Fishburne, Terry Gilliam and George Lucas pay tribute to Scotland's greatest movie star as he celebrates his 85th birthday.
05 June 2019
Dr Fern Riddell is a young historian and author who goes back to the archives to challenge more traditional historical views of Victorian society.
01 January 1995
Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits, the video, is a truly altoonative collection of cartoon classics.
04 October 2010
Dr Matthew Sweet investigates the reality and myth of the area that provided the backdrop for The Talons of Weng-Chiang.
21 June 2008
A look at the history of British B-movies.
05 December 2022
In Conversation was a series of Doctor Who Blu-ray interviews, released as part of The Collection box sets.
21 June 2021
Sylvester McCoy is interviewed by Matthew Sweet about his life and career
04 October 2010
The cast and crew of The Caves of Androzani look back on the making of a legendary story.
12 January 2014
The evolution of Holmes on screen, from silent movies to new TV versions, with contributions from Sherlock's past and present.
24 February 2014
Retrospective documentary on the British horror anthology classic Dead of Night (1945).
03 March 2025
In Conversation was a series of Doctor Who Blu-ray interviews, released as part of The Collection box sets.
14 February 2011
Matthew Sweet takes actor Peter Purves back to the studio that hosted numerous Doctor Who productions in the 1960s.
29 December 2014
Comedian and history buff Al Murray is joined by former director of MI5 Dame Stella Rimington, political comedian Matt Forde and film expert Matthew Sweet for a fresh look at the great British spy movie.
22 August 2009
Matthew Sweet explores his rules of 1940s and 50s American film noir thrillers.
14 February 2011
The First Doctor was the kind of scientist and adventurer popularised by the novels of H. G. Wells. But how much does Doctor Who owe to the 'Father of Science Fiction'? This documentary features writers and historians Matthew Sweet and Dominic Sandbrook, author and critic Kim Newman, literary editor Graham Sleight, and Anthony Keen of the Open University.
28 October 2015
In impeccable evening dress, Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet ponder the Bonds we've seen on screen since Dr.
25 October 2011
Michael Grade traces the raucous history of the music hall in a revelatory journey that takes him from venues such as Wilton's Music Hall in London to Glasgow's once-famous Britannia.
25 August 2014
Comedian and history buff Al Murray is joined by historian Dan Snow, writer Natalie Haynes and broadcaster and film expert Matthew Sweet for a fresh look at a subject very close to his heart - the great British war movie.
13 April 2009
A history of the Cybermen, presented by writer and broadcaster Matthew Sweet.
28 October 2024
Sophie Aldred's second 'In Conversation' talk with Matthew Sweet about her life and career.
14 February 2011
What separates one-off monsters such as the Monoids from eternal favourites like the Daleks? This short documentary tries to answer this question, with help from Dominic Sandbrook, Matthew Sweet, Kim Newman, and author Jacqueline Rayner.
04 December 2018
A newly-shot one-hour interview ‘Peter Davison In Conversation with Matthew Sweet
08 July 2019
An overview of the Third Doctor era, with new interviews and archival contributions.
11 August 2005
A sardonic look at the dark secrets of the British Film Industry of the 1920s and 30s, where scandal and sordid behaviour was almost as rife as in Hollywood.
26 January 2016
Patricia Routledge, as patron of the Beatrix Potter Society, presents a documentary on the author's life and work.
07 October 2019
Matthew Sweet chats to companion Bonnie Langford.
05 December 2022
In Conversation was a series of Doctor Who Blu-ray interviews, released as part of The Collection box sets.
03 March 2025
A documentary presented by Matthew Sweet looking at the history of Doctor Who at Lime Grove Studios and its surronding locations in and around London.
