Desperate Living

Our annual round-up of charitable exhibitionism for the coming year.

Looking back at the curious career of one of Italy’s most interesting – but lesser-known – film directors.

Have devil worshippers attacked the home of a devout Christian? The evidence suggests not.

The notorious Leslie Phillips sit-com of the 1970s is not quite the sexist atrocity that it has been made out to be.

The art of Alexander Calder and the music of John Cage are combined in a hallucinatory avant-garde film that is the ultimate relaxation aid.

The documentaries about Kate Bush’s 1979 tour are a refreshing change from her usual trivial treatment on television at the time.

The unlikely collaboration between two of the 20th century’s iconic artists that took fifty years to complete.

Vintage film footage of a 1960s striptease show in a London pub.

An extravagant revival of the all-night movie show feels a bit too civilised and unadventurous for our tastes.

One half of the eccentric geniuses behind Fish Heads returns with a new album.

A collection of eleven extraordinary and essential arts documentaries for you to watch.

The golden age of unfettered firework packaging and advertising.