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Over the course of his career, folklorist Doc Rowe has run through the streets with a flaming barrel strapped to his back, covered a man from head to toe with prickly burdock seeds and filmed people launching themselves down a steep hill in pursuit of a rapidly rolling wheel of cheese.

A treasure trove devoted to folk traditions has been amassed by one man<em>. </em>Now a campaign hopes to give it a proper home

Tim Plester and Rob Curry’s documentary on legendary UK archivist and filmmaker, Doc Rowe, is soon to be released. Today marks the launch of their crowdfunder campaign for the digitisation of Doc’s work.

This month’s picks include a charming Polish documentary, a Portuguese coming-of-age tale with a twist, a gothic drama from India and more.

Although it received critical acclaim upon release, Half Bad: The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself has been axed by Netflix.

The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself was hailed by viewers as an X-rated Harry Potter

"Doula" (R, 1 hour, 45 minutes, On Demand) A offbeat pregnancy comedy (produced by Chris Pine) in which Deb (Troian Bellisario) and Silvio (Arron Shiver), who are expecting their first child, hire alternative-lifestyler Sascha (Will Greenberg) as their live-in doula when their original choice, Saschas elderly mother, dies unexpectedly. Although Deb grows to appreciate Saschas unconventional approach to his work, Silvio does no such thing. With Amanda Walsh, Ally Maki, Elyse Levesque, A...

Banbury-born actor Tim Plester, well known for his roles in After Life, Game of Thrones and Worzel Gummidge hosts the British premier of his 'dream job' movie - Backyard Village - next month.

Who’s who in Mackenzie Crook’s new take on the scarecrow of Scatterbrook, featuring Paul Kaye and Steve Pemberton.

We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Netflix unveils new look at Ricky Gervaiss After Life season 3 The star is back with some familiar faces. After Life season 3 as filming gets under way In one, he meets up with Penelope Wilton (Anne) on their bench in the graveyard, while in another he is snapped with Joe Wilkinson (Pat) and Tim Plester (Julian). This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, o...