Simon Callow Movies

In the early 1930s, Orson Welles ascends to unprecedented stardom while President Franklin Delano Roosevelt navigates a nation in crisis. As WWII...

This star-studded gala celebrates the centenary of the birth of legendary Broadway composer Richard Rodgers. Rodgers' contribution to musical...

A woman sets out a well-intentioned plan of bringing her dysfunctional family together in the wake of the family's matriarch, her mother-in-law.

Orson Welles Biographer Simon Callow discusses the making of "Mr. Arkadin" (aka "Confidential Report.")

At a two-day business conference, God (Simon Callow) decides to romantically pair Terry, a moral crusader, with his "win-at-all-cost" antithesis,...

Charting the evolution of public and political attitudes to homosexuality over the last four decades, from decriminalisation in 1967 to today's...

When Orson Welles went into self-imposed exile in Europe, he first found stardom with The Third Man and then immersed himself in challenging films,...

Based on Dava Sobel’s bestselling book, Galileo’s Daughter, this documentary reveals a new side to the famously stubborn scientist...

English National Ballet has been performing a version of Nutcracker every year since 1950. In 2020, the tradition lives on. Join Clara and her...

Radio producer Harry Alan Towers discusses his work with Orson Welles.