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Classic Movies: The Story Of: Series 1

6 episodes Premiered Aug 31, 2023 Updated Oct 30, 2026

Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

The Third Man

Aug 31, 2023 · 45 min

In this opening episode, movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1949 film noir starring Orson Welles an enduring classic.

S1·E2 Core

The Ladykillers

Sep 7, 2023 · 44 min

Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1955 black comedy - starring Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers - a classic.

S1·E3 Core

Brighton Rock

Sep 14, 2023 · 44 min

Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1948 gangster film noir starring Richard Attenborough, an enduring British classic.

S1·E4 Core

The Graduate

Sep 21, 2023 · 44 min

Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1967 romantic comedy-drama starring Dustin Hoffman an all-time classic.

S1·E5 Mytharc

Ran

Sep 28, 2023 · 40 min

Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities that made this 1985 epic action drama, directed and co-written by Akira Kurosawa, an enduring classic.

S1·E6 Mytharc

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Oct 5, 2023 · 44 min

Movie critic Ian Nathan examines what helped to make James Cameron's 1991 sci-fi-action sequel, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton, so critically-acclaimed within th