Pope John Paul II ruled the Catholic Church for 27 years and was one of the most influential figures of the 20th Century. Reporter Edward Stourton offers a new perspective on the emotional life of this very public figure.

Bio-drama tracing the life and career of Polish cardinal Karol Wojtyla from his days as a young activist in Poland to his rise and installation in 1978 as Pope of the Catholic world.

This epic film follows Karol Wojtyla's journey from his youth in Poland through his late days on the Chair of St Peter. It explores his life behind the scene: how he touched millions of people and changed the face of the Church and the world;how he defended the dignity of mankind. Shot on location in Rome and Poland in close connection with the Vatican.

A documentary about the life of Pope John Paul II

May 13, 1981, afternoon. A general audience with the head of the Church is taking place in St. Mark's Square in Rome. Suddenly, the joyful buzz rising above the crowd of pilgrims is interrupted by the crack of gunshots. John Paul II, his face contorted with pain, slumps into the seat of the popemobile.

The true story of John Chapman, a college president who took a sabbatical and went out and got a job as a general laborer, to try to experience life outside his well-ordered but insulated college environment.

A young woman wakes up in a room she assumes is a police interrogation room. A detective tells her she is the only survivor of a mass killing that evening. As the Detective has the woman recount the night and the killings, other memories are dredged up making her interrogation a true nightmare.

Eleven year old Tim plays fate and takes a flight to Scotland with his father Eric. They were happy there two years ago, shortly before his mother Anna died in a car accident. In Scotland, Tim combs through the Hartspring Castle and whose crypt. He finds a chart with Celtic characters, that refers to the true existence of the legendary Loch Ness monster.

Three celluloid letters sent from different parts of the globe to Paul Morrissey, director of Trash, Flesh and Heat, collaborator with Warhol and agent for the Velvet Underground.

The public and private life of Eugenio Pacelli, elected Pope Pius XII.