Seasons & Episodes
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier
He was the playboy prince and she was the cool blonde showgirl. It was the wedding of the decade as the ancient principa
Jackie Kennedy and JFK
Jackie Bouvier's marriage to JFK sealed a high profile political relationship but there was far more to Jackie than a du
Aristotle Onassis and Maria Callas
He was a powerful Greek shipping tycoon and she was the greatest opera singer of her time. The charismatic Onassis was e
Clark Gable and Carole Lombard
The matinee idol and the funny lady made a devoted couple, but a tragic accident killed Carole Lombard and destroyed Gab
Juan and Evita Peron
Was it simply love for Juan Peron, or burning ambition, that set Evita on the road from rags to riches and corruption to
Winston and Clementine Churchill
An enduring love match between two intelligent, forceful personalities gave great strength to one of Britains finest lea
Greta Garbo and John Gilbert
The enigmatic actress was swept off her feet by the charming, silent star, but both their careers were almost destroyed
Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun
Rare archive film taken at his Bavarian idyll at Berchtesgarten exposes Hitler's highly secret romance with Eva Braun wh
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor
They were Hollywood's greatest on and off screen romance - a flamboyant couple that could neither live with nor without
Edward and Mrs Simpson
He was the uncrowned King of England, and as such was forbidden to marry a Catholic. She was an American divorcee, and a
Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh
They were two of the biggest stars of stage and screen, and when they met both were already married. Their affair was pa
Nicholas and Alexandra
Archive film reveals the private moments of a remote royal family. Theirs was a union that was beset by tragedy, war and
Amelia Earhardt and George Puttnam
A fascinating insight into the life of the American female aviator who disappeared on her round the world flight. But wi
King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia
He was a handsome monarch without a throne and she was a pretty Greek princess. Their wedding was a grand affair attende
George Vi and the Queen Mother
Greeted by an uncertain public following his brother, Edward VIII's abdication, George VI and his beautiful young wife M
Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini
The beautiful Swedish actress won the hearts of Hollywood, but at the height of her fame an illicit affair with the Ital
Howard Hughes and Ava Gardner
She was a sultry sex goddess and he was a multi-millionaire playboy, aircraft designer, part-time movie producer and rec
De Gaulle and Yvonne Vendroux
In public he was aloof and intimidating. In private he was romantic and emotional. Theirs was a marriage which was to su
Charles and Oona Chaplin
At 54, the former star of the Silent Screen was recovering from a breakdown after being accused of communism when he met
Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn
The writer met his match in one of America's most respected and daring war correspondents during the Spanish civil war.
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
It was a magical first meeting, which led to the White House. Eleanor Roosevelt was the woman who defined the role of Am
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall
It was almost love at first sight when the moody tough guy played opposite a young, beautiful actress called Lauren Baca
William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies
His influence changed American history but Randolf Hearst may have been manipulated by his mistress Marion Davies, the w
Marilyn Monroe and Joe Dimaggio
He was America's baseball legend and she was the most famous actress in Hollywood. It was a whirlwind romance, but the p
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford
In the 1920s, Fairbanks and Pickford were the uncrowned King and Queen of Hollywood and held court in the Californian ma
Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth
The press dubbed them 'Beauty and the Brain'. Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth were a remarkable pairing of opposites, the
Jean Harlow and William Powell
Jean Harlow and William Powell the blonde bombshell meets the thin man, a movie partnership that set the screen alight.
Ronald and Nancy Reagan
From the B-hive to the White House. Behind Ronnie's easy charm lay Nancy's steely determination. It pushed the future Pr
Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy
Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, theirs was one of the greatest Hollywood romances, a remarkable meeting of opposite
Gloria Swanson and Joseph Kennedy
Gloria Swanson and Joseph Kennedy, the clash of two huge personalities sent shockwaves through Wall Street and Hollywood
Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli
Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli, she was one of MGM's most luminous stars. He was one of its most brilliant directors
Gloria and James Stewart
Gloria and James Stewart; are one of the legendary love matches in Hollywood history. Stewart was the all-American boy -
Cary Grant and Barbara Hutton
Cary Grant and Barbara Hutton, beneath the suavely handsome exterior of one of Hollywood's most desirable leading men la
Pier Angeli and James Dean
James Dean lived fast and died young. The unhappy Pier Angeli was to live on, but she was never the same after her roman
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
Amiable range warbler Roy Rogers lived by the cowboy code - he never took advantage or slugged anyone smaller than himse
Rudolph Valentino and Natasha Rambova
He was the Great Lover of the Silent Screen, she was the self-created exotic who fashioned his career. Neither partner i
George Burns and Gracie Allen
George Burns and Gracie Allen were two of America's best-loved vaudeville and movie stars who capped dazzling careers by
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Like Desi, all of America loved Lucy, the RKO contract player who eventually gained the TV
Rex Harrison and Lili Palmer
Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer; to his fans he was 'Sexy Rexy', the greatest high comedy actor of his generation. To his
Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer
Hepburn was a bewitching elfin spirit in Fifties Hollywood, Ferrer the handsome leading man she married and with whom sh
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow; The Dust Bowl bandits whose blood-splattered folie à deux became a depression legend an
Roberto Arias and Margo Fonteyn
He was the Panamanian diplomat crippled by a would-be assassin, she was the world's best loved prima-ballerina who forme
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip
When the English princess married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, son of Prince Andrew of Greece and a great-great-grands
King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan
A marriage which survived the turbulent politics of the Middle East. Known to his people as Al-Malik Al-Insan (The Human
Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni
Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni, the French 'ice maiden' and the Italian heart-throb had one of the most secr
Howard Hawks and Slim Keith
One of the most glamorous couples of the Golden Era of Hollywood - the greatest of studio directors and his shrewd fashi
Charles and Anne Lindberg
He was the most celebrated aviator of the age and she was the daughter of a wealthy diplomat. Their marriage saw flying
John Wayne and Marlene Dietrich
One of Hollywood's unlikeliest star couples - the Ringo Kid meets Lola - who had a passionate affair in the star-spangle
David O Selznick and Jennifer Jones
David O Selznick and Jennifer Jones. After the sensational triumph of Gone with the Wind, master-producer David O Selzni
Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor
Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor; together they seemed one of Hollywood's Golden Couples. Barbara Stanwyck was one of
Richard and Pat Nixon
Richard and Pat Nixon from the Chequers speech to Richard Nixon's traumatic resignation from the office of President, Pa
Jimmy and Roslyn Carter
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter reviled by many Americans when Jimmy stepped down from the Presidency, the Carters have become
Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood
Two of the most handsome stars of the 1950s who fell in, out of, and in love again. Their nine-year second marriage was
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
He was an icon of popular music; she was one of the most avant garde performance artists of the Sixties. Their union was
Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay
The romance between the massively-cantilevered star and her champion muscleman was one of the most oddball stories of Ho
Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay
The romance between the massively-cantilevered star and her champion muscleman was one of the most oddball stories of Ho
Claire Bloom and Rod Steiger
Claire Bloom shot to fame as a beautiful but paralysed young girl in 'Limelight'. Her marriage to one of the greatest me
Gilda Radner and Gene Wilder
When two of Hollywood's zaniest comic talents were married, it seemed like the start of a great movie partnership, but c
John and Bo Derek
John Derek was one of the most handsome leading men of the fifties but he never became a major star, perhaps because he
JFK Junior and Carolyn Bessette
The ill-starred Kennedy family suffered another in a long line of tragedies when an air crash ended the seemingly glamor
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
They are two of Hollywood's most successful actors. Their careers span several decades, as does their marriage, an antid
Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland
He was one of cinema's greatest action heroes, who waited 30 years to achieve stardom. He was happily married to British
Shirley Temple and Charles Black
Since 1950, former child star and diplomat Shirley Temple has been married to businessman Charles Black. In contrast to
Dorothy Dandridge and Otto Preminger
He was the 'director from hell' who turned the fiery nightclub entertainer into a star in Carmen Jones. Their romance wa
Henry and Shirlee Fonda
Hollywood patriarch Henry Fonda was five times married and often at odds with his equally stellar children. But his roma
Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh
In the early fifties it was hard to decide who was prettier - the dashing star of Some Like It Hot and countless Univers
Fernando Lamas and Esther Williams
The romance between Latin lover Fernando and the million-dollar mermaid Esther Williams has recently been richly chronic
Beety Grable and Harry James
She had the million-dollar legs and he was the man with the golden trumpet. Theirs was one of the most long-lived of Hol
Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville
Alfred Hitchcock remains an enduring figure of fascination for movie buffs and his marriage to fellow Briton Alma Revill
Oleg Cassini and Gene Tierney
When one of the most beautiful leading ladies from Hollywood's heyday married the doyen of New York fashion, a glitterin
Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester
Theirs was one of the most touching and adult relationships in Hollywood, which survived the tortured emotional life of
Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Joan Crawford
He was a Hollywood prince. She was a girl from the wrong side of the tracks who clawed her way to the top, like the hero
John Huston and Evelyn Keyes
Huston was one of Hollywood's greatest directors and libertines – but he met his match in feisty actress and former ch
Gary Merrill and Bette Davis
For a brief period, Gary Merrill basked in the shadow cast by one of Hollywood's greatest divas. The tensions this cause
Mikhail and Raisa Gorbachev
The world was genuinely moved when the former Soviet first lady died of leukaemia. Raisa had stood by her husband's side
Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft
Mel Brooks married Oscar-winning actress Anne Bancroft in 1964. Although she was Mel's second wife, and he was her secon
Dashiel Hammett and Lillian Hellman
The romance between these two rebel American writers spanned 30 years, during which time they created some of the great
Candice Bergen and Louis Malle
