Classic Movies: The Story Of

Series 1

2023 · 6 episodes · 4h 21m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. The Third Man

   31 Aug 2023 · 45 min

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

2. 

   2. The Ladykillers

   7 Sept 2023 · 44 min

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

3. 

   3. Brighton Rock

   14 Sept 2023 · 44 min

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

4. 

   4. The Graduate

   21 Sept 2023 · 44 min

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

5. 

   5. Ran

   28 Sept 2023 · 40 min

   Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1985 epic action drama, directed and co-written by Akira Kurosawa, an enduring classic.

6. 

   6. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

   5 Oct 2023 · 44 min

   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.