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The Directors is a arts/culture (without music) series airing on UK television.
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The DirectorsA look at the life and career of American director and screenwriter Spike Lee, whose films include Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Summer of Sam and BlacKkKlansman
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Sunday 4 January
A look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning Francis Ford Coppola, whose films include The Godfather franchise and Apocalypse Now
The life and work of Ron Howard, whose films include Splash, Cocoon, Apollo 13, Frost/Nixon, Cinderella Man, Rush, and A Beautiful Mind, for which he won two Oscars
Monday 5 January
A look at the life and career of director Ridley Scott, whose films include Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, Prometheus, The Martian and Hannibal
The life and work of English film-maker Carol Reed, who directed movies including The Third Man, Odd Man Out and Our Man in Havana, and won an Oscar for 1968 musical Oliver!
The life and work of Italian film-maker Sergio Leone, whose influential movies include A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in America
Tuesday 6 January
A profile of brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, whose films include Miller's Crossing, Fargo, The Big Lebowski , O Brother, Where Art Thou? and No Country for Old Men
The life and work of Italian film-maker Sergio Leone, whose influential movies include A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in America
A look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning Francis Ford Coppola, whose films include The Godfather franchise and Apocalypse Now
A profile of brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, whose films include Miller's Crossing, Fargo, The Big Lebowski , O Brother, Where Art Thou? and No Country for Old Men
Wednesday 7 January
A profile of brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, whose films include Miller's Crossing, Fargo, The Big Lebowski , O Brother, Where Art Thou? and No Country for Old Men
An insight into the life and career of an Oscar nominated director, responsible for works such as The Grand Budapest Hotel and Fantastic Mr Fox
A look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning Francis Ford Coppola, whose films include The Godfather franchise and Apocalypse Now
A look at the life and career of director Ridley Scott, whose films include Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, Prometheus, The Martian and Hannibal
An insight into the life and career of an Oscar nominated director, responsible for works such as The Grand Budapest Hotel and Fantastic Mr Fox
Thursday 8 January
The life and work of producer and actor John Singleton, whose name came to prominence with the 1991 crime drama Boyz n the Hood, which he wrote and directed
A look at the life and career of director Ridley Scott, whose films include Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, Prometheus, The Martian and Hannibal
A look at the life and career of American director Martin Scorsese, whose films include Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Goodfellas and who won an Oscar for directing The Departed
The life and work of producer and actor John Singleton, whose name came to prominence with the 1991 crime drama Boyz n the Hood, which he wrote and directed
The life and work of Alan J Pakula, who directed fims including Klute, The Parallax View, All the President's Men, Sophie's Choice and Presumed Innocent
Friday 9 January
The life and work of producer and actor John Singleton, whose name came to prominence with the 1991 crime drama Boyz n the Hood, which he wrote and directed
A look at the life and career of American film-maker Jonathan Demme, who won an Academy Award for Best Director for The Silence of the Lambs
A look at the life and career of American director Martin Scorsese, whose films include Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Goodfellas and who won an Oscar for directing The Departed
A look at the life and career of English director and cinematographer Nicolas Roeg, whose movies include Performance, Walkabout, Don't Look Now and The Man Who Fell to Earth
A look at the life and career of American film-maker Jonathan Demme, who won an Academy Award for Best Director for The Silence of the Lambs