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Painted Babies (1995) The startling story of children taking part in beauty pageants in the USA, Painted Babies is as notable for the brilliance of its observation as for resisting the temptation to mock.

Palestine Is Still The Issue (2002)

In this in-depth documentary, journalist and film maker John Pilger talks about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Through a series of interviews with Palestinian and Israeli adults and children,...


Palestinian Journey, A (2006) A three-part documentary recording the filmmaker's journey from Palestine into exile in London. The first part My Dear Olive Tree examines the role that olive trees play in Palestinian daily life and ...

Paris Brothel (2003) An exploration of the 'maison close', Parisian state brothels set up by Napoleon and in existence until 1948. Interviewing women who worked in the brothels and using archive footage of films shot an...

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Passions of Louis Malle, The (2003) Malle's collaborators, family, friends and lovers all contribute to this celebration of the French director's charm, passion, intelligence and body of work. Interviewees include Candice Bergen, Bri...

Paul Weller: Into Tomorrow (2006) After 30 years in the music business, Paul Weller has become an icon. This year he was on top form with a lifetime achievement award and his face on the cover of every music magazine. Traditionally me...

Paying the Price: Killing the children of Iraq (2000) In this shocking investigative documentary, award-winning journalist and filmmaker John Pilger travels to Iraq with the former UN Assistant Secretary-General, Denis Halliday, who resigned in protes...

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Peace Gets A Move On (1950) Picasso was involved with many peace initiatives in Europe and the USA and with the United Nations. This newsreel shows his attendance at a Peace Conference in Sheffield in 1950. It is quite an in-dep...

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Peace One Day (2004) Peace One Day is the brainchild of Jeremy Gilley, a former actor from London, who in 1999 launched a campaign for an International Day of Peace. The film follows his attempts to convince heads of s...

Penicillin (1944) This documentary on penicillin - at the time in frequent use for treatment of war wounds - includes Alexander Fleming re-enacting his discovery of the penicillin mould. It is co-directed by Kay Man...

Pervert's Guide to Cinema Part 1 & 2, The (2006) A journey through film history with world-famous psychoanalyst and culture theoretician Slavoj Zizek, who takes us deep into the human psyche, using famous film fragments. This popular and tireless ...

Pervert's Guide To Cinema, Parts 1 & 2, The (2006) The Pervert’s Guide To Cinema takes the viewer on an exhilarating ride through some of the greatest movies ever made. Serving as presenter and guide is the charismatic Slavoj Zizek, the Slovenia...

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Pet Rescue (1997) Long-running reality series on Channel 4 about rescuing pets with the RSPCA.

Pets Are People (2006) We all know the British are a nation of animal-lovers, but how far would most of us go to show our love for our animals? 6 x 30 mins for BBC Two.

You Lucky Dog: Looking at how the oth...

Philip and His Seven Wives (2005) Six years ago Philip Sharpe was married with five children, an entrepreneur and messianic rabbi with 19 congregations across Europe. Then his marriage collapsed and in the wake of the breakup, God ...

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Pick, The Shovel and the Open Road, The (1990) Film about Irish roadwork company McNicholas. Produced for Channel 4's Cutting Edge.

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Picture Can Say 1000 Words, A (2005) It is very difficult to explain how someone looks at us, especially if that person makes your heart race.  Attempting to describe the indescribable is a challenge, but why not try to paint that...

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Pimp Snooky (2000) A portrait of Milwaukee pimp, Snooky, a deeply unlikeable man. Filmed over a twelve-month period, director Clive Gordon formed a rapport with him, to the extent that he was allowed to film intimate, r...

Pink Floyd and Syd Barret Story, The (2001) First shown as part of the BBC’s Omnibus series.
The late Syd Barrett was  a major cult figure and rock music legend. He was the charismatic and brilliant lead guitarist of the early ...