A Man for All Seasons (1966) ✰✰✰✰✰ (Sony Movies Classic, 4.30pm)

Based on Robert Bolt’s play, this classic historical drama stars Robert Shaw as Henry VIII who wishes to divorce Catherine of Aragon so he can marry Anne Boleyn (Vanessa Redgrave). However, this leads to a clash with his chancellor, Sir Thomas More (the Oscar-winning Paul Scofield, reprising his stage role), who refuses to support the annulment – or Henry’s plan to make himself head of the Church of England. The wonderful performances inject life into what could have felt like a history lesson, and A Man for All Seasons deservedly picked up another five Oscars in addition to Scofield’s, including Best Picture.