Robert Powell Movies

Produced and directed this documentary for BBC in the 1980’s, about David Gulpilil, acclaimed Australian Aboriginal actor, dancer and musician....

Up-and-coming senator Nick Rast's young son is terminally ill with leukemia. A mysterious faith healer, Gregory Wolfe, appears and seems to cure the...

The cast of a British soap opera are attacked by a mad fan who confuses them with their TV roles.

A biographical feature on the Italian literary giant, Gabriele D'Annunzio. Set in late 19th century Italy and France when the artistic style,...

Various actors, presenters, directors and other staff who have worked at the iconic BBC Television Centre at Shepherd's Bush in London reminisce...

The life of the Virgin Mary from the Crucifixion (33AD) till her miraculous departure/death (44AD). It also describes the early years of the...

A scientist who is obsessed with creating life finally does it, with tragic results.

Performed in 1902, after being banned by the censor for eight years, Shaw's indictment of the hypocrisy surrounding prostitution still shocked its...

An experimental found-footage work constructed from audiovisual recordings recovered from VHS tapes. Through direct physical intervention on the...

An experimental, autobiographical documentary presented by Alan Garner

A shy, lonely American girl marries a charming man she meets while on vacation in England, unaware that he has sinister plans for her.

Documentary in which the late impressionist's daughters get to the truth about their father's rise to fame and record-breaking success, and his...

When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months'...

Set in an exclusive boy's school, about a man who plans to kill off his wealthy teacher wife by encouraging her to drink and pushing her into...

A woman's unfulfilling marriage leads her into a passionate affair with a wealthy extramarital lover.

Documentary about Merchant Ivory Productions, including interviews with the principals of the film production company and actors which have appeared...

A young woman quits her dull job in the typing pool, and goes off on a search for personal freedom.

Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.

When an undergraduate commits suicide, his best friend is sent down from university because he did nothing to prevent the death, which he felt was a...

Franco Zeffirelli passed away on 15th June 2019. Chris Hunt's biography explores how Zeffirelli's sense of drama was born out of his own experience...