Year 1982 - 25

A three-episode anthology film based on short stories by Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos.

The film oscillates between depicting the everyday life of workers in 1917 and 1982, where the common denominator is that they in both families have difficulty making ends meet financially.

About the everyday life of lumberjacks who seek solace in vodka, which becomes the cause of many troubles and misfortunes. But the old lumberjacks have their own philosophy and their own outlook on life....

Kaibutsu-kun's father, the Great Monster King, suddenly complains of pain in his chest and collapses. It turns out that the rival Demon King has placed a curse on him with the "Demon Sword". Kaibutsu-kun and his three companions head into enemy territory, Demon Land. Prince Demokin, the son of the Great Demon King, appears. Out of curiosity, he invites the monsters to the temple where the demon sword is located.

A frustrated wife who is married to a gay husband has an affair with another man. But she is set up by the husband’s parents who hire a dominatrix and a SM specialist to deal with her infidelity in a rather harsh and pervered manner.

The Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash and the authorities call in Chief Inspector Clouseau from France. His plane disappears en-route. This time, famous French TV reporter Marie Jouvet sets out to solve the mystery and starts to interview everybody connected to Clouseau.

Post-modernity spaces brings out more violence from wars and love relationships. A young couple and the post-apocalyptic atmosphere of the Cold War.

A teenage delinquent who goes on a drunken joyride is left in jail overnight by his parents in the hope that he might learn a lesson from it. But events follow which result in the boy spending far longer behind bars than anyone had foreseen.

A behind-the-scenes look at how some of the visual effects were accomplished in the feature film Poltergeist (1982).

After an accident a husband becomes impotent. To help solve the problem of having a sexy wife with an overabundance of desire he invites his three best friends to help out.

Political double-talk, dirty tricks, hidden microphones, spy satellites, bugging the Oval Office and a nuclear bomb for sale are all ingredients in this swift, funny and frightening look at the possibilities in today's political arenas. Sean Connery stars as TV Newsman Patrick Hale on an international chase to track two suitcase sized nuclear weapons and to uncover the twisting maze of apparent involvement of US Government agencies.

A BAFTA award winning drama set in Orkney in the 19th century, depicting a wedding among the strong, hardworking, tenant farmers.

A crazed evil wizard uses his powers to take revenge on beautiful women by making them vomit up live centipedes, which then proceed to eat their victims.

Broadcast live via satellite around the world on January 31, 1982, this special produced by the US International Communication Agency protesting the then recent imposition of martial law in Poland. Hosted by Charlton Heston, Max von Sydow, and Glenda Jackson, the program features multiple celebrity appearances, speeches by 21 world leaders, and several contributions Polish artists and intellectuals.

A short 1982 film that offers a thought-provoking look at stereotypes about physical handicaps as seen in the story of a teenager with cerebral palsy who decides to try out for cheerleader.

Stan McVay has given up smoking, gone on a diet and feels like hell. He's also abandoned the Ulster spud and learned that his teenage daughter is having an affair with a married man.

After the end of World War II, a young partisan falls in love with a German secretary who is captured and imprisoned by partisans. He decides to free her and escape with her.

Harold, a professional gambler, and his girlfriend Bonita, a lounge singer, follow Willie, a young blackjack dealer, around the western U.S. Harold has a jinx on Willie and can't lose with him. Bonita and Willie meet and fall for each other and plot to do away with Harold and collect on his life insurance.

This programme is the original version of the popular Channel 4 words and numbers show, Countdown Countdown.Yorkshire Television purchased the format and commissioned a series of eight shows under the title Calendar Countdown, which were to be a spin-off of the regional news programme Calendar. As the presenter of Calendar, Richard Whiteley was the natural choice to present Calendar Countdown his daily appearances on both shows earned him the nickname "Twice Nightly."

Roland Marco is a scientist that believes certain sun-symbols can affect human behaviour. He wears an old ring carrying one of these symbols against his father's wishes, when terrible things suddenly start happening around him.

Le Bébête Show was a satirical puppet show shown on French television. The show was introduced in Stéphane Collaro's Collaroshow on channel TF1, in 1982, before becoming a daily broadcast. Major French political figures were designed by artists: Alain Duverne, Jacques Loup, Jean-Yves Grall... representing as characters similar to those of The Muppet Show, with, for instance, François Mitterrand portrayed as a frog named Kermitterrand, a reference to Kermit the Frog. Most characters were voiced by Jean Roucas, who also acted as the show's host. Although some French politicians expressed appreciation for their caricatures, some have greeted them with less enthusiasm. Jean-Marie Le Pen sued the show, as he disliked being represented as the vampire "Pencassine", shown wearing a traditional girl's costume from Brittany - a reference to "Bécassine", a 1910s classic French comic character, and to Le Pen's origins in Brittany, while retaining his vampire fangs. Édith Cresson expressed great displeasure at her own puppet: she was depicted as an air-headed panther, submissive to the sexual whims of "Kermitterrand". Success began to decline with the competition from Les Guignols de l'info. After Roucas' departure, Collaro revamped the puppets in 1994, but this proved unsuccessful, as the show now looked like an imitation of Les Guignols. The show was eventually canceled in 1995.

German biochemist Dr. Peter Lester, his wife and 15-year-old son Michael, become the victims of an unscrupulous pharmaceutical company in Australia, as young Michael disappears from the heavily guarded research camp in the outback.

Jonah is a 1982 Australian mini series based on the novel by Louis Stone. It is about Jonah, leader of a street gang who goes into business.

A music miniseries, filmed largely on location in Vienna and Germany, not only featuring Bernstein but also, noted actor Maximilian Schell, who not only provided commentary on Beethoven, but read from his letters. The miniseries contains performances of all of Beethoven's symphonies as well as several overtures, a string quartet that Bernstein re-orchestrated for the entire string section of the Vienna Philharmonic, and the Missa Solemnis, all conducted by Bernstein. It also contains commentary about the music by Leonard Bernstein.

Come Midnight Monday is a 1982 Australian childrens TV series.

"The Journal," a CBC Television current affairs show from 1982 to 1992, aired at 10:22 PM after "The National," delving deeper into news stories through interviews, documentaries, and town hall meetings. This split hour highlighted CBC's tension between news and public affairs units. Hosted initially by Barbara Frum and Mary Lou Finlay, it became Frum's sole hosting gig after the first season until her passing in 1992. Mark Starowicz produced the show, utilizing interview techniques like the "double-ender" initially, later transitioning to satellite technology for interviews. Guest hosts included Bill Cameron, Peter Kent, Keith Morrison, and Brian Stewart when Frum was absent.