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When Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan stepped off the moon in December 1972 he left his footprints and his daughter's initials in the lunar dust. Only now is he ready to share his epic but deeply personal story of fulfillment, love, and loss.

Three pioneering astronauts in a race to the Moon pin their hopes on an untried spacecraft riddled with problems.

Running for the Revolution is the story of Cuba's greatest Olympic track and field athlete Alberto Juantorena. His gold medal success at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games catapulted him onto the world stage and made him an international sporting icon - to the delight of Cuba's charismatic but controversial leader Fidel Castro. Granting exceptional access, Juantorena shares the highs and lows of his sporting career, and provides fresh insight into his unique country, its revolution, and its complex, uneasy relationship with America. Along the way, he is reunited with US Olympian Fred Newhouse, a man born in a segregated America, but who saw the 400m gold medal as his destiny. Juantorena also recounts his intense 800m duel in 1977 with ace Kenyan runner Mike Boit who, along with other African nations, sacrificed his Olympic dream by standing up to apartheid in a boycott of the 1976 Games. Filmed over five years, Juantorena story unfolds against a backdrop of tumultuous political events.

In 1985, Mark Craig bought an answer machine. He then kept every message it recorded - for 20 years.

A former rock musician turned taxi driver takes us on a ride through his home city and his life, reflecting on events & changes that have forced him to face reality. Scottish taxi driver Jamie Russell is a classic tale of a youthful rock & roll dream that disintegrated. Now working as a night-time cabbie, he witnesses the full spectrum of urban life where binge drinking and knife culture are commonplace. His life is a grind, but Jamie brings an engaging perspective on a range of social issues in urban life today, and shares with us his struggle to let go of youthful ambitions.

A documentary that illuminates the hugely physical and emotional sport of women's rugby, focusing on the England squad as they attempt to win the 2010 Rugby World Cup. Largely observational in style and augmented by personal video diaries, the film closely follows the personal stories of six players and the head coach over the course of a year.