Celebrating the most iconic films from the history of British cinema

The actor, author, comedian, screenwriter, broadcaster and director known for Gosford Park, Wilde, QI and Blackadder picks The Go-Between.

The screenwriter and director known for Get Carter, Flash Gordon and Black Rainbow picks Brighton Rock and The Third Man.

The Oscar-winning director and long-time champion of  British Cinema and film preservation guides us on a Journey through Vintage Classics

The film historian, writer and broadcaster Matthew Sweet picks Went the Day Well? and Evil Under the Sun 

British writer, poet and filmmaker picks The Man Who Fell To Earth.

The British film producer known for The Italian Job, The Deer Hunter and Blade Runner picks Kind Hearts And Coronets, The Ladykillers and Passport To

The journalist, novelist and screenwriter behind Me Before You and The Last Letter from Your Lover picks Far from the Madding Crowd and Whisky Galore!

The director and writer known for The Story of Film: An Odyssey picks Mandy, Yield To The Night, Went The Day Well? and Sparrows Can’t

The comedian, writer and director known for Attack the Block and The Adam and Joe Show picks Hue And Cry.

The actor known for Notting Hill, Downton Abbey and Paddington picks Don’t Look Now, The Maggie and Odette.

Film historian, curator and broadcaster picks The Queen Of Spades, Hue And Cry, Peeping Tom, Scott Of The Antarctic, The Tales of Hoffmann and It Always Rains On

Read on to discover why two iconic war films made a particular impact on Geoff…