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An empty stadium under floodlights, seen from behind a goalpost. Confetti lies on the grass and one figure pushes a cart across the far end.

What the highlights leave out.

Films on why a player mattered and why a rivalry never cooled. A new one every Sunday.

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A highlight shows you what happened.

It can’t tell you why a player mattered or why a rivalry never cooled.

Talisman makes the films that can.

AI-generated image, from our productions.

A napkin contract,

A creased, handwritten napkin. Not the real napkin. AI-generated illustration
A lone player in pale blue and white stripes walking towards a distant goal on a blue-lit pitch at night.

four lost finals,

A lone player walking towards a distant goal. AI-generated illustration
A plain white football on a touchline, stadium lights melting into gold behind it.

a World Cup,

A white football on a touchline, lights behind it. AI-generated illustration
A striped pale blue and white shirt and a folded armband on a bed in a sunlit room, with boots on the floorboards.

and one last World Cup final in tears.

A striped shirt and a folded armband on a bed. AI-generated illustration
  1. An iron gate and a painted post.
    MonShorts
  2. A man and a small boy waiting in a clinic corridor.
    TueShorts
  3. A street crowd at night with red flares.
    WedFootball quiz 3 PM UK
  4. An empty tennis court at night.
    ThuShorts
  5. Six boys in red and black walking behind a ball.
    FriCountdown 3 PM UK
  6. Messi from behind in a shirt with a yellow 10.
    SatShorts
  7. SundayA new film 3 PM UK

The week runs to Sunday

New Shorts arrive daily, with face and kit puzzles and clips from the films.

Frames from the Messi film. AI-generated illustrations, except Monday (Photo: TitiNicola / CC BY-SA 4.0) and Saturday (Photo: Hugo Pérez Marsol / CC BY 2.0).

Two more films are made.

Neither has a release date.

Steam from a mate gourd, an open book and a pen. AI-generated illustration

The documentaries are the heart of this channel.

They cover players and rivalries. Each one is researched, and the sources are listed in the description.

These films use a synthetic voice for narration, and AI-generated visuals are labelled on screen.

Hear about new films by email.

A low move along a touchline. AI-generated illustration