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Aug 23, 2023

Wayne Shorter has long been considered one of the greatest modern composers and musicians of American music. His career reads like a Who’s Who of the genre, starting with Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, then the Miles Davis Quintet, followed by solo fame and the founding of fusion super group Weather Report. His...


Aug 9, 2023

John McEnroe’s volcanic temper on the tennis court is legendary. But there was always more to him than just the explosive outbursts. 

In McEnroe, a documentary now available to watch on Sky Documentaries and streaming service NOW, John McEnroe takes a night time journey through his home town of New York,...


Aug 2, 2023

For 200 years, the people of central Appalachia in the US have lived off the industry of coal. Now, though, times are changing, and the coal industry is dying. One day, it will become no more than a memory. 

Director Elaine McMillion Sheldon describes King Coal as “part documentary, part fable”, and the film aims...