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BBC Select's vast array of entertainment documentaries offer a captivating glimpse of those in the limelight. From interviews with Rita Ora, Stormzy, Judi Dench to biographies about legends from music and film, our range of series tell the inside stories from showbiz.

Reclaiming Amy

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Amy Winehouse’s death at the age of just 27 shocked the world. Now her closest family and friends reveal the truth about this unforgettable music icon in this BBC documentary film.

With access to never-before-seen family archives and rare musical performances, this raw and moving documentary explores Amy Winehouse’s life, loves and her legacy. Dad Mitch, as well as Amy’s mother Janis, who has never spoken in depth before, tell their story and celebrate their daughter. 

Mozart in London

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was the child prodigy that changed the sound of classical music – but his birth was special in more ways than one as Lucy Worsley finds in BBC Select documentary, Mozart in London.

David Bowie: Finding Fame

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This is the David Bowie story you don’t know.

Though he’s now considered an icon that transformed music forever, Bowie’s quest for fame had multiple false starts.

Relive the journey to fame, before Ziggy, before Bowie, in this insightful and entertaining BBC David Bowie documentary, streaming now on BBC Select.

Rat Pack: A Conference of Cool

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For a glittering five years, Frank Sinatra and his band of Hollywood pals became the bad boys of fame – and the unofficial rulers of American culture.