All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 The Story of The Third Man

    • August 31, 2023
    • Sky Arts

    In this opening episode, movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1949 film noir starring Orson Welles an enduring classic.

  • S01E02 The Story of The Ladykillers

    • September 7, 2023
    • Sky Arts

    Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1955 black comedy - starring Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers - a classic.

  • S01E03 The Story of Brighton Rock

    • September 14, 2023
    • Sky Arts

    Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1948 gangster film noir starring Richard Attenborough, an enduring British classic.

  • S01E04 The Story of The Graduate

    • September 21, 2023
    • Sky Arts

    Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1967 romantic comedy-drama starring Dustin Hoffman an all-time classic.

  • S01E05 The Story of Ran

    • September 28, 2023
    • Sky Arts

    Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 98 epic action drama, directed and co-written by Akira Kurosawa, an enduring classic.

  • S01E06 The Story of Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    • October 5, 2023
    • Sky Arts

    Movie critic Ian Nathan examines what helped to make James Cameron's 1991 sci-fi-action sequel, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton, so critically-acclaimed within the genre.