Overview
Paul Merton's Birth of Hollywood is a 2011 BBC documentary series written, directed and presented by Paul Merton. The three-part series traces the rise of the American film-making industry in Hollywood through from the early years of film-making to the foundation of the major motion-picture studios and the new class of the film star.
Cast
Paul Merton
3 episodes
Burden of Proof
Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke
1915
Planet Earth
The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez
Pole to Pole
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
Space Race
Manhunt: The Search for the Yorkshire Ripper
Shanghai Vice
Vile Bodies
Dear Mama
Kevin Costner's The West
Soju Rhapsody
Sins of the Amish
Around the World with Orson Welles
99
Love for Sale with Rupert Everett
The Last Party: Death On Tresco
The Pharmacist