Television
Programmes
David Bowie: Finding
Fame Francis Whately’s film traces the first decade of Bowie’s career, as he faced repeated rejection. It uses contemporary footage, some of it unseen for years, and interviews with friends, lovers and collaborators, including the late choreographer Lindsay Kemp. Sat 9 Feb, BBC2 21:00 (90mins).
Under the Wire Gripping documentary about war correspondent Marie Colvin’s final assignment, reporting on the slaughter of civilians in Syria with her photographer, Paul Conroy. Mon 11 Feb, BBC4 22:00 (95mins).
The Making of Me In the UK, record numbers of people are changing their gender. Filmed over three years, this three-part series follows nine people as they go through this process. Mon 11 Feb, C4 22:00 (60mins).
The Last Survivors
Arthur Cary’s outstanding film (first shown last month) brings together Holocaust survivors to talk about the impact the camps had on them as adults, and discuss their memories of their murdered relatives and friends. Wed 13 Feb, BBC2 01:15 (90mins).
Greyzone Borgen star Birgitte Hjort Sørensen takes the lead in this ten-part Scandi thriller about a drone engineer taken hostage by terrorists. Wed 13 Feb, C4 22:45 (65mins).
Films
Charade (1963) Stanley Donen’s stylish suspense caper set in Paris, and starring Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn and Walter Matthau. Thur 14 Feb, Film4 16:40 (135mins).