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Discovering Film is a arts/culture (without music) series airing on UK television.
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Discovering: Bruce WillisThe life and career of the American actor, who rose to fame in TV series Moonlighting and starred in the Die Hard franchise as well as Pulp Fiction, The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable
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A profile of the actress and screenwriter, who won an Oscar for her role in Howards End as well as one for writing the screenplay for Sense and Sensibility
A look at the life and career of the actress, who starred in Pretty Woman, The Pelican Brief, Ocean's Eleven and Notting Hill and won an Oscar for her role in Erin Brockovich
Saturday 27 December
A profile of the actress and screenwriter, who won an Oscar for her role in Howards End as well as one for writing the screenplay for Sense and Sensibility
A profile of the American actor, whose roles in the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises have made him one of the biggest stars in the world
Sunday 28 December
A profile of the American actor, whose roles in the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises have made him one of the biggest stars in the world
A profile of the actress, who has been nominated for a record 21 Academy Awards, winning for her roles in Kramer vs Kramer, Sophie's Choice and The Iron Lady
A look at the life and career of the English actor, who starred in Alfie and The Italian Job and won Oscars for his roles in Hannah and Her Sisters and The Cider House Rules
A profile of the American actor and comedian, who starred in Good Morning, Vietnam and Dead Poets Society and won an Oscar for his role in Good Will Hunting
Monday 29 December
A profile of the actress, who has been nominated for a record 21 Academy Awards, winning for her roles in Kramer vs Kramer, Sophie's Choice and The Iron Lady
A look at the life and career of the actor and film-maker, who won Oscars for his role in Wall Street and as producer for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Tuesday 30 December
A look at the life and career of the English actor, who starred in Alfie and The Italian Job and won Oscars for his roles in Hannah and Her Sisters and The Cider House Rules
A look at the life and career of the actor and film-maker, who won Oscars for his role in Wall Street and as producer for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
A look at the life and career of the actor, who won Best Actor Oscars for his roles in My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood and Lincoln
A profile of the English actress, who won Oscars for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and California Suite and starred in Downton Abbey and the Harry Potter films
Wednesday 31 December
Thursday 1 January
A profile of the double Oscar-winning actor
A look at the life and career of the American actress, who received Oscar nominations for her roles in Dangerous Liaisons, The Fabulous Baker Boys and Love Field
Friday 2 January
A profile of the American actor and comedian, who starred in Good Morning, Vietnam and Dead Poets Society and won an Oscar for his role in Good Will Hunting
A profile of the American actor, who rose to fame through his roles in Romeo + Juliet and Titanic, and won a Best Actor Oscar for The Revenant
The life and career of the Oscar-winning English actress, who starred in Sense and Sensibility Titanic and has been Oscar-nominated seven times, winning for The Reader
A profile of the English star of stage and screen, who appeared as the villainous Guy of Gisborne in The Adventures of Robin Hood and played Sherlock Holmes in 14 films
Saturday 3 January
The life and career of the Oscar-winning English actress, who starred in Sense and Sensibility Titanic and has been Oscar-nominated seven times, winning for The Reader
A look at the life and career of the actor who rose to fame in Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Westerns and won Oscars for directing Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby
A look at the life and career of the English actor, who starred in Alfie and The Italian Job and won Oscars for his roles in Hannah and Her Sisters and The Cider House Rules
Sunday 4 January
A look at the life and career of the Scottish actor, who rose to fame as the original screen James Bond and won an Oscar for his role in The Untouchables
A profile of the American actor, who starred in Taxi Driver, Goodfellas and The King of Comedy and won Academy Awards for his roles in The Godfather Part II and Raging Bull
Monday 5 January
A look at the life and career of the English actor, who won an Academy Award for his role in Gandhi and also starred in Schindler's List, Sexy Beast and Iron Man 3
The life and career of the Academy Award-winning actress famed for her performances in Fargo and more
A look at the life and career of the English actor, who won an Academy Award for his role in Gandhi and also starred in Schindler's List, Sexy Beast and Iron Man 3
A profile of the American actress, who starred in When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail and Courage Under Fire
Tuesday 6 January
A look at the life and career of the English actor, who won an Academy Award for his role in Gandhi and also starred in Schindler's List, Sexy Beast and Iron Man 3
Acclaimed for her performance as Elizabeth II in The Queen, this is a glimpse into the world of the Academy Award-winning actress
A profile of the American actress, who starred in When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail and Courage Under Fire
Acclaimed for her performance as Elizabeth II in The Queen, this is a glimpse into the world of the Academy Award-winning actress
A profile of the American actress, who rose to prominence through her depiction of Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do With It
Wednesday 7 January
Acclaimed for her performance as Elizabeth II in The Queen, this is a glimpse into the world of the Academy Award-winning actress
A profile of the Academy Award-winning English actress, who has starred in a host of films including Julia, Mission: Impossible and Murder on the Orient Express
A profile of the American actress, who rose to prominence through her depiction of Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do With It
A profile of the Academy Award-winning English actress, who has starred in a host of films including Julia, Mission: Impossible and Murder on the Orient Express
A profile of the American actor, who came to wider attention with his role in David Cronenberg's The Fly and starred in blockbusters Jurassic Park and Independence Day
Thursday 8 January
A profile of the Academy Award-winning English actress, who has starred in a host of films including Julia, Mission: Impossible and Murder on the Orient Express
A profile of the American actor, who won Oscars for his roles in All the President's Men and Julia, and also starred in Melvin and Howard and Magnolia
A profile of the American actor, who came to wider attention with his role in David Cronenberg's The Fly and starred in blockbusters Jurassic Park and Independence Day
A profile of the American actor, who won Oscars for his roles in All the President's Men and Julia, and also starred in Melvin and Howard and Magnolia
The life and career of the American star, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland