Musician James Edwin Lane explores his personal battle with agoraphobia through the creation of a new genre: the folkloric film ballad. Working with non-professional actors in the mythic landscape of his native county Durham, James builds a film narrative around his original composition, The Heron Man.
Cameras focus on one of the UK’s most visited destinations at the festive season. We experience the delight of the Christmas market in the town of Broadway, where its High Street becomes a bustling winter wonderland of stalls and late-night shopping. Plus, a visit to a luxury hotel to see how a top chef makes a festive afternoon tea to remember.
The remarkable story of how a 53-year-old rare book dealer from the North East of England became the centre of a mystery surrounding the disappearance of a long lost Shakespeare First Folio. The film follows bachelor Raymond Scott as he finds himself the focus of a worldwide investigation, involving the FBI, a Cuban fiancee and Durham CID. Narrated by David Tennant.
Documentary retracing one of Britain's most mysterious unsolved murders: the seemingly motiveless killing of a banker, executed on his doorstep, which has baffled detectives for almost 20 years.
