Picture This (BBC)

Season 3

TV-PG
A series of individual documentaries from a mixture of new and experienced directors.

Where to Watch Season 3

8 Episodes

  • Four Tarts and a Tenor
    E1
    Four Tarts and a TenorA kaleidoscopic celebration of Luciano Pavarotti 's whirlwind visit to the Eisteddfod in Llangollen last summer, 40 years after his first visit as an amateur. The thrill of that winning performance proved the turning point in his life, when he decided to make singing his career.
  • A Moving Image
    E2
    A Moving ImageThe series of documentaries by new programme makers continues with the story of Dr Elizabeth Howe who, four years ago, was murdered at the Open University Summer School at York. Her husband, Jeremy, recounts a personal journey through grief and great loss that eventually brings him to the room where Elizabeth was killed.
  • Chiff-Chaff Chums
    E3
    Chiff-Chaff ChumsThe series for new programme-makers continues with the story of troop leader Marilyn Tucker and her friend Jane Cioni. For them life would not be the same if they weren't members of the biggest female club in the world - the Guides.
  • Remember Albert
    E4
    Remember AlbertThe series for new programme-makers continues with the story of Albert Johanneson. Discovered in a South African township he had been brought to Britain in the sixties to represent Leeds Utd and was the first black footballer to play in an FA Cup final.
  • Who Do I Love the Most?
    E5
    Who Do I Love the Most?Seven pairs of brothers and sisters speak for themselves about the pain and pleasure of being the eldest, youngest or middle child; of being mummy's boy or daddy's girl; of being the handsome one or the pretty one; the least or most favoured. A portrait of the parents also emerges. And there's a look at the enduring nature of the sibling bond and the way it shapes identity.
  • Life at a Premium
    E6
    Life at a PremiumWayne Percival works in the Wirral, Merseyside for one of Britain's oldest insurance companies. He is under increasing pressure to sell more and it's his job to ask customers uncomfortable questions about life and death. This film follows him on his daily circuit as he confronts people with their worst nightmares, hoping to encourage them to opt for financial security.
  • Album
    E7
    AlbumGillian Lacey , who also directs this programme, tells the story behind a photograph album which she bought in London. Intrigued by the family shots inside, she resolved to establish the origin of the pictures.
  • Somebody's Son
    E8
    Somebody's SonThe documentary series concludes with this powerful portrait of Lorraine, a mother from a small Welsh town. When three of her four sons became involved with drugs, taking food and clothes to pay for their habit, the family home was reduced to a war zone. Too late to stop her sons from taking drugs, Lorraine set up a self-help group for others. But she became caught up in a tragedy that affected her neighbours, friends and relations.

 

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