1936:Berlin and other plays

Orwell on Jura
A vivid portrait of the ailing Orwell as he struggles to complete his final novel 1984. In his dreams he is visited by the characters of his past works who address him for the last time.
Whisper in the Heart
Valencia 1955 and a down-at-heel Orson Welles engages another troubled soul, Leni Riefenstahl to assist him in a pelota-based BBC documentary. Two of the greatest filmmakers of their day share the peaks and troughs of their troubled lives.
1936: Berlin
As Nazi Germany prepares for the greatest propaganda success of the decade - the Berlin Olympics - American sport considers a boycott. In the USA, journalist William Shirer takes the lid off the political infighting and the dilemma faced by legendary athlete Jesse Owens.