Chet Baker, the foremost interpreter of the West Coast school of cool jazz, is highlighted, filmed in Belgium in 1963 and Norway in 1979.

Always the epitome of style, Audrey Hepburn fittingly started out as a model before being spotted by a movie producer. Her first major film, Roman Holiday, won her an Academy Award for Best Actress and catapulted her to stardom. Further performances in Funny Face and Sabrina Fair confirmed her status as one of the most adored actresses around. But it was when she donned a Givenchy dress in Breakfast at Tiffany's that Audrey Hepburn became an enduring...

A film industry phenomenon with an unparalleled cross-over appeal in both European and American cinema, Sophia Loren was equally at home playing gritty realism, in Two Women, as delivering frothy comedy opposite Cary Grant on a Houseboat. Loren's remarkable talent has been recognised with two Oscars and been immortalised in classics including, The Pride And The Passion, El Cid, Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow and Nine. Her 50-year marriage to film producer...

His dance routine to the title song in Singin' in the Rain is one of the most iconic in Hollywood history. Gene Kelly's career was powered by his infectious charisma and gift for turning anything into his dance partner - from a mop in For Me And My Girl, to an animated mouse in Anchors Aweigh, to his own reflection in Cover Girl. Kelly's tour de force performance in An American In Paris helped secure him an Honorary Academy Award for outstanding work...

A Joan Melton, an internationally recognized actor trainer and author, interviews Master Teacher Michael Lugering in a theoretical discussion of recent discoveries in philosophy, somatic psychology, neuroscience and aesthetics that underpin the integrated voice, movement and acting method presented in this series..

Known as the 'first lady of the screen' Bette Davis' is one of the Hollywood greats. Her striking presence, paved the way for future female leads. As her career developed Bette was desperate for a great film role, and unlike other starlets she didn't mind playing unsympathetic characters, the following year she was loaned out to RKO to appear in Of Human Bondage.. Life magazine declared that it was "probably the best performance ever recorded on the...

After becoming a movie star at the age of just 12 in National Velvet, Dame Elizabeth Taylor emerged as a beacon of the Hollywood studio system. Taylor took on the eponymous role in the lavish production of Cleopatra and delivered an unforgettable Oscar-winning performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? opposite her then husband Richard Burton. Known for an illustrious screen career, a succession of whirlwind marriages and her sterling charity...

This incredible, almost mythical beauty exploded on to the world scene in the early 1950's. But who was this star, this icon, this democratically elected honorary sex-goddess of the decade?. This documentary tells the story of Brigitte Bardot's incredible rise to fame giving an overview of how the world fell for both her looks and her charms. Along with Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot was the embodiment of female sexuality and she drew hordes of admirers...

Marilyn Monroe - To be a Hollywood great is to fly too close to the sun, to embody the dreams of millions while placing your fate in their hearts. Discovering film celebrates the life of Marilyn Monroe from her early days to her now iconic films Some Like it Hot and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Tragically she died at a young age but has now become a global icon Featuring actor Eli Wallach who worked with Marilyn on Marilyn's final film the Misfits, Ian...

James Stewart achieved stardom for his portrayal of the ordinary man who battles against the throes of adversity as highlighted in two of his most loved films, Mr Smith Goes to Washington and It's a Wonderful Life. Stewart was to work with Hollywood's finest directors including John Ford, Frank Capra, and Alfred Hitchcock and appear in films that are now engraved with the true meaning of classic such as The Philadelphia Story (his only Academy Award),...