Picture This (BBC)

Season 6

TV-PG

A series of individual documentaries from a mixture of new and experienced directors.

Photo to Castro
E1
Photo to CastroHe shares a birthday with Fidel Castro and has a cab painted with the Cuban flag. Against all advice but with a priest by his side, Tony Caccavone sets out on a mission to join the leader and people of Cuba.
Willis
E2
WillisJohn Robert Using death notices in the local paper, this film pieces together the life of an ordinary Liverpudlian.
Five Guys Named Acko
E3
Five Guys Named AckoFrom their heyday in the Victorian era to today's last surviving pierrot troupe, clowns in conical hats with pompoms have been a feature of the British seaside. On a Spring Bank Holiday in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, five men with silly names salute the tradition and prepare to indulge themselves in their second childhood.
Summat Else
E4
Summat ElseProstitutes turned poets are among the women working at the Doncaster Street Reach Project. The film charts the development and publication of their writing, guided by poet-in-residence Ian McMillan.
The Boy from Allison Street
E5
The Boy from Allison StreetWayne, 16, lives with his extensive family in Allison Street, Lincoln. He spends his days dreaming of Kimberley, a girl who shows no signs of responding to his poetic correspondence.
The Pavlov Ballet
E6
The Pavlov BalletWhen Russian ballet dancers Alia and Ella form a new troupe in their adopted home of Bristol they have great hopes. However, managing the Pavlov Ballet makes exacting demands on the twin sisters.