"Victoria"
How They Dug the Victoria Line
First transmitted in 1969, this documentary follows the construction of the world’s most advanced underground system. Macdonald Hastings narrates the story of one of the most complex tunnel engineering feats of its time. He reveals the isolation felt by the miners who spent six years burrowing deep beneath the streets of London, shows what they d..
Aimee Victoria
Part of the Myth of Control anthology, Aimee Victoria is about two deaf women of color in a relationship during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Hasta la victoria de la idea: 60 años de Claridad
Documentary on the most important pro-independence organization in the occupied territory known as Puerto Rico.
Olga, Victoria Olga
Bárbara es una adolescente agobiada por la relación de sus padres, por las contradicciones entre sus deseos y la sociedad en que le toca vivir, por el amor, el desamor, los desencuentros. Una madrugada vuelve de una fiesta a Villa Mercedes con su novio, dos amigos y mucho alcohol. En medio de la muerte, la impotencia, la incomprensión, aparecer�..
Life In Victorian Britain
The Victorian era was one of the most remarkable periods of British history; it saw the Industrial Revolution, the birth of an empire and advances in medicine, transport and education. It was also a time when harsh working conditions and desperate poverty blighted the majority of the population, conjuring images of the orphan boy Oliver Twist. This..
Empire of the Nude: The Victorian Nude
Documentary, Art & Design, Painting, Historical Documentaries, Special Interest - The Victorian era is often cited for its lack of sexuality, but as this documentary reveals, the period's artists created a strong tradition surrounding the classical nude figure, which spread from the fine arts to more common forms of expression. The film explain..
La carcel de La Victoria: El cuarto hombre
A man enters the most dangerous prison in Santo Domingo in search of revenge against the man who killed his son.
Victoria's Shadow
A young woman named Victoria is bitten by a vampire and is entombed in a mausoleum by her husband. 120 years later, her tomb is disturbed by two hoodlums. She then awakens and goes on a murderous rampage.
Waking Windows AKA Victoria’s Wake
Waking Window's aka Victoria's Wake is inspired by horror shows, like the magic lantern and phantasmagoria. It consists of several variations around the origins of the moving image and the death of cinematograph as support and device for projection.
The Army of Victory
Pro-Republican propaganda documentary made during the Spanish Civil War. Its purpose is to testify to the transformation of the old militias into a regular army.
Victoria at the Albert - Live
Victoria Wood seen performing live at her sold-out show in the Albert Hall using her usual anecdotal humour and amusing songs to cheer the huge audience.
Workers or Shirkers? Ian Hislop's Victorian Benefits
Ian Hislop’s entertaining and provocative look at Victorian attitudes to the poor sheds a sharp light on today: controversial benefits cuts, anxieties about scroungers, sensational newspaper reports, arguments about who does and doesn’t deserve welfare
The Victorias
A conversation with 7 young performers who play the role of “Victoria”, a 14-year-old Jewish immigrant at New York City’s beloved Tenement Museum, the “Vickies”, as they call themselves, take shifts improvising the role for visitors—going about Victoria’s imagined daily routine but also interacting with guests.
The Victorian Way of Death
Dan Cruickshank examines how Victorian society confronted the issue of death by piecing together the fate of five seemingly unrelated corpses. His detective work uncovers bodysnatching, overflowing inner-city graveyards and lavish cemeteries. He also explores the Victorian resistance to cremation, and changing attitudes following the Great War. Fir..
Victoriana
The struggle of a young girl and her grandmother trying to live a life in a world stripped of its freedom of expression and happiness.
The Victoria Girls
An early Photofilm of the Victoria Girls' vaudeville routine.
The Victoria Cross
Maj. Ralph Seton is a British army officer stationed in Cawnpore, India, when the Sepoy Rebellion--a mutiny of Indian soldiers in the Brtitish army in India--breaks out in 1857. He receives the prestigious Victoria Cross--the highest decoration that can be awarded to a British soldier--for his actions in battle. However, after a night of drunken de..
Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
Comedy legend Victoria Wood travels the globe to explore Britain's love affair with tea in a two part special on the little plant that changed the world.
Victorian Farm Christmas
Victorian Farm Christmas looks into the lives of 19th century farmers and shows you how to make traditional gifts, food, games and decorations.
