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Thu Mar 26
The Bulldog Breed

Thursday 13:00 - 15:00

1960. Comedy. Director Robert Asher. Stars Norman Wisdom, Edward Chapman, Terence Alexander, David Lodge. Norman Puckle joins the Navy under the same Admiral he refused to yield to in the harbour. [S]

Crown Court

Thursday 15:00 - 15:30

Do Your Worst - Part 1. 1974. Stars David Ashford, Maureen Lipman & William Mervyn. The Fulchester Rovers manager is sacked. He thinks the players conspired and poorly performed deliberately. [S]

Crown Court

Thursday 15:30 - 16:00

Do Your Worst - Part 2. 1974. Stars Jill Kerman, Roy Holder & Ronald Lewis. Skelhorn's ex-wife had overheard three players discuss giving away penalties. She passed this onto the club manager. [S]

Crown Court

Thursday 16:00 - 16:30

Do Your Worst - Part 3. 1974 Stars Maureen Lipman & David Wood. Prosecutor Sara Lewis highlights discipline issues within the team. Chairman Brian Martindale gives his reasons for sacking Gruda. [S]

Peter Lorre: Behind the Mask

Thursday 16:30 - 17:35

2024. Directed by Evelyn Schels. He fled Third Reich and antisemitism for refuge in Hollywood. This is the journey of enigmatic actor Peter Lorre, known for his villainous roles in over 80 films. [S]

A Home of Your Own

Thursday 17:35 - 18:25

1965. Comedy. Directed by Jay Lewis Stars Ronnie Barker, Peter Butterworth & Bernard Cribbins. A wordless, satirical look at British builders as they attempt to build a young couple's dream home.

Strange But True?

Thursday 18:25 - 18:55

Stockbridge Bypass/Angels. 1994. Michael Aspel introduces tales of the paranormal, told through eyewitness accounts and reconstructions. Today he asks whether guardian angels really exist. [S]

The Brothers

Thursday 18:55 - 20:00

The Trojan Horse. 1973. Stars Richard Easton, Anna Fox & Brown Derby. The stand-off between the Hammond's and Carter continues. Meanwhile, Mary continues to manipulate the lives of her children. [S]

Mark Saber

Thursday 20:00 - 20:30

A Coin's Worth of Murder. 1958. Stars Donald Gray, Diana Decker & Colin Tapley. Sally begs Saber to find the truth after her fiancée's apparent suicide because Sally believes this is a murder. [S]

The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club

Thursday 20:30 - 21:20

Episode 29. 1975. Ray Ellington and his Quartet perform 'I Could Have Danced All Night' and 'Tit Willow'. The Grumbleweeds and Frank Carson also make appearances. [S]

Scandal

Thursday 21:20 - 23:40

1989. Drama. Director: Michael Caton-Jones. Stars John Hurt, Joanne Whalley & Bridget Fonda. An affair between an exotic dancer and the Minister of War shakes up the British government. [S]

Doomwatch

Thursday 23:40 - 00:40

Re-Entry Forbidden. 1970. Stars John Paul, Michael McGovern & Joseph Fürst. A new nuclear-powered rocket is tested, but the slightest error could turn the vessel into a flying nuclear bomb. [S]

Fri Mar 27
The Silent Partner

Today 00:40 - 02:50

1978. Thriller. Director: Daryl Duke. Stars: Elliott Gould, Susannah York, Christopher Plummer, John Candy. A bank teller skims $50,000 during a robbery, but the crook wants it back. [S]

Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe

Today 02:50 - 05:00

1978. Comedy. Directed by Ted Kotcheff. Stars George Segal, Jacqueline Bisset & Robert Morley. Mystery abounds when one by one, the greatest chefs in Europe are being killed. [S]

Burke's Law

Today 05:00 - 06:00

1963. Who Killed Eleanora Davis? Directed by Herman Hoffman. Stars Gene Barry, Gary Conway & Regis Toomey. An exhibit in a traveling carnival is a supposedly genuine electric chair.

Law Of The Plainsman

Today 06:00 - 06:30

1960. Amnesty. Stars Michael Ansara, Robert Warwick & Biff Elliot. The governor declares a general amnesty, which allows Sam's prisoners to be set free. [S]

Obsession

Today 06:30 - 08:25

1949. Thriller. Director: Edward Dmytryk. Stars: Robert Newton, Sally Gray & Phil Brown. A cuckolded psychiatrist kidnaps his wife's lover and hides him away while he plans his revenge. [S]

Shipwrecked

Today 08:25 - 10:15

1991. Family. Director: Nils Gaup. Stars Stian Smestad, Louisa Haigh & Gabriel Byrne. A Norwegian boy in 1850's England goes to work as a cabin boy and discovers some of his shipmates are pirates. [S]

The Final Reel

Today 10:15 - 10:50

Remember those intriguing white dots in the cinema? Meet Mike Taylor, a lifetime projectionist with some fascinating stories.

Wanted For Murder

Today 10:50 - 12:50

1946. Drama. Directed by Lawrence Huntington. Stars Eric Portman, Dulcie Gray, Derek Farr & Roland Culver. The son of a Victorian hangman is driven insane by thoughts of his father's profession... [S]

The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre

Today 12:50 - 14:00

The Shareout. 1961. Directed by Gerard Glaister. Stars Bernard Lee, Alexander Knox & William Russell. Mike Stafford helps Scotland Yard solve a case that has already caused three deaths. [S]

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Today 14:00 - 14:30

The Moneylender. 1955. Stars Richard Greene, Victor Woolf & Alfie Bass. Forced to hide in Sherwood Forest, Robin joins Scatlock's band. To prove his worth, he is sent to deal with a moneylender.[S]

Doctor In The House

Today 14:30 - 16:20

1954. Comedy. Directed by Ralph Thomas. Stars Dirk Bogarde, Muriel Pavlow & Kenneth More. The adventures of a new medical student and his friends at St. Swithin's hospital in London. [S]

Look At Life Racing to the Start

Today 16:20 - 16:30

1967. An exciting look at individuals who have made racing cars, with an insight into the research and technical skill involved.

The Cheaters

Today 16:30 - 17:00

The Man with the Ticking Head. 1961. Stars John Ireland, June Thorburn & Richard Wordsworth. A jewel robbery turns to a murder case when the suspect is found dead in a hotel room. [S]

Piccadilly Incident

Today 17:00 - 19:00

1946. War. Director: Herbert Wilcox. Stars Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Coral Browne & Edward Rigby. A missing Wren returns from a desert isle and finds her husband has a new wife and son. [S]

Z-Cars

Today 19:00 - 20:00

Friendly Relations. 1962. Stars Brian Blessed, Joseph Brady & Frank Windsor. PCs Smith and Weir come across two small children locked in a room while their mother and father holiday in Blackpool. [S]

Public Eye

Today 20:00 - 21:00

1969. Detective & Mystery Drama. Divide and Conquer. Stars Alfred Burke, Peter Cellier & Pauline Delaney. Old habits die hard when Frank intervenes seeing a crime take place. [S]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Today 21:00 - 21:05

Caroline Munro is back this week opening the Cellar Club with the next episode of the 1970s series, Supernatural! [S]

Supernatural

Today 21:05 - 22:05

Night of the Marionettes. 1977. Stars Gordon Jackson, Kathleen Byron & Vladek Sheybal. A literary critic visits the place 'Frankenstein' was written but did this book come from fact or fiction? [S]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Today 22:05 - 22:15

Caroline Munro is back to introduce the next two treats in store for tonight. First we have Tales of Frankenstein, followed by the 1940s horror film The Devil Bat! [S]

Tales of Frankenstein

Today 22:15 - 22:50

1958. Horror. Director: Curt Siodmak. Stars Anton Diffring, Helen Westcott & Don Megowan. Dr. Frankenstein has finished his creation, but the monster is unresponsive. He must try something new... [S]

The Devil Bat

Today 22:50 - 00:10

1940. Horror. Director: Jean Yarbrough. Stars Bela Lugosi, Suzanne Kaaren & Dave O' Brien. A mad scientist develops an aftershave that causes his bats to kill anyone who wears it. [S]

Sat Mar 28
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Tomorrow 00:10 - 00:15

The night is not over yet, Caroline Munro is here to give us a glimpse into what is coming up next week at the Cellar Club. [S]

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

Tomorrow 00:15 - 01:45

And the Wall Came Tumbling Down. 1984. Stars Barbi Benton & Gareth Hunt. A deconsecrated church is destroyed, unleashing an evil that has been hidden for over 300 years. [S]

Lost for Words

Tomorrow 01:45 - 03:20

1999. Drama. Directed by Deric Longden. Stars Pete Postlethwaite & Thora Hird. When Deric's eccentric mother suffers from a stroke, leaving her lost for words, their world undergoes a huge change. [S]

The Long Haul

Tomorrow 03:20 - 05:05

1957. Drama. Directed by Ken Hughes. Stars Victor Mature, Diana Dors & Patrick Allen. A former US serviceman moves to England after WWII but comes caught up in a dangerous smuggling ring. [S]

A Lifetime Ago with The Baim Collection

Tomorrow 05:05 - 05:30

Enchanted Cities. 1957. Narrated by Kenneth Macleod. A tour of the beautiful Italian cities of Florence and Venice.

Out of Town

Tomorrow 05:30 - 06:00

Hacienda/Bullfight. 1986. Leaving behind a cold and wet England, Jack Hargreaves jets off to Nueva Andalucía where 13-year old Jimmy is learning horsemanship the Spanish way. [S]

BFI: A Message From Mars

Tomorrow 06:00 - 07:15

1913. Sci-Fi. Director: J. Wallett Waller. The first silent British sci-fi feature (with new score). A Martian visits earth to cure a selfish man (similar to 'A Christmas Carol') on Christmas Eve.

Food Flash Chester Cod Liver Oil

Tomorrow 07:15 - 07:20

1945. A short video from the Cheerful Charlie Chester Show in 1945. This describes the health benefits of cod liver oil for children.

The Black Arrow

Tomorrow 07:20 - 07:50

Captured. 1975. Stars Simon Cuff, Mandy Jenner & Jerold Wells. Sir Richard and Peterkin pursue a priest who has made off with a priceless relic! Black Arrow returns to call out murderous outlaws. [S]

Legend of the Hidden City

Tomorrow 07:50 - 08:25

1997. Stars Brendan Pollecutt, Fezile Mpela & Robert Finlayson. Dean defeats the Lord but can only bathe in the glory for a brief moment as the challenge has only just begun.

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

Tomorrow 08:25 - 09:00

The Lesser Breed. 1957. Stars William Russell, Cyril Smith & Ronald Leigh-Hunt. A village is being terrorised; King Arthur sends Sir Lancelot who discovers the Vikings are doing the terrorizing. [S]

Batman

Tomorrow 09:00 - 09:30

Ring Around the Riddler. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward, Yvonne Craig & Joan Collins. The Riddler challenges Batman to a fight in a boxing champion. The Riddler has no plans to play fair. [S]

The Roy Rogers Show

Tomorrow 09:30 - 10:00

Dead End Trail. 1955. Stars Roy Rogers, Trigger and Dale Evans. A young man, unable to put up with his father, sees a reward poster for a gang leader. He sets out to find them and join the gang. [S]

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

Tomorrow 10:00 - 10:30

Avalanche. 1967. Stars Francis Matthews, Cy Grant & Jeremy Wilkin. When the Frost Line Outer Space Defence System is threatened, Captain Scarlet and Lieutenant Green are sent to investigate. [S]

William Tell

Tomorrow 10:30 - 11:00

The Trap. 1959. Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard & Jennifer Jayne. By using a traitor planted in Tell's camp, Gessler plans to smash the resistance movement in one swoop. [S]

The Buccaneers

Tomorrow 11:00 - 11:30

Gentleman Jack and the Lady. 1957. Stars Robert Shaw, Hazel Court & Peter Hammond. Tempest clashes with a French privateer as they scheme against each other to win a prize. [S]

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Tomorrow 11:30 - 12:00

The Knight Who Came To Dinner. 1956. Stars Richard Greene, Victor Woolf & Archie Duncan. Little John and Friar Tuck capture a knight, but are concerned about his value judging by his equipment. [S]

Killers From Space

Tomorrow 12:00 - 13:30

1954. Sci-fi Mystery. Directed by W. Lee Wilder. Stars Peter Graves, James Seay & Steve Pendleton. An atomic scientist injured in a plane crash makes a claim that he was abducted by aliens. [S]

Scotland Yard

Tomorrow 13:30 - 14:05

1953. The Candlelight Murder. Directed by Ken Hughes. Stars Jack Lambert, Gerald Case, Robert Cawdron & Clifford Buckton. An inspector unmasks the killer of an elderly hermit. (S1, E03)

Battle of the Coral Sea

Tomorrow 14:05 - 15:50

1959. Action. Director: Paul Wendkos. Stars Cliff Robertson, Gia Scala & Teru Shimada. In 1942, submarine commander Jeff Conway secretly photographs Japanese aircraft carriers in the Coral Sea. [S]

What's On TPTV With Noel

Tomorrow 15:50 - 16:00

Founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives, Noel Cronin, shares shows and films not to be missed throughout the end of March and the beginning of April. [S]

Whiplash

Tomorrow 16:00 - 16:35

Divide and Conquer. 1961. Stars Peter Graves, Anthony Wickert & Harry Dearth. While on a mapping expedition, the members are captured by local bush rangers who hatch a plan to ransom them. [S]

The Riddle Of The Sands

Tomorrow 16:35 - 18:40

1978. Adventure. Director: Tony Maylam. Stars Michael York, Jenny Agutter & Simon MacCorkindale. Set in 1901, a pair of British yachtsmen discover a German plot to invade England. [S]

To The Four Corners

Tomorrow 18:40 - 19:00

1956. Directed by Eric Marquis. From Kilkeel in Northern Ireland to Lincoln Cathedral, travel across the four corners of the United Kingdom in 1956.

Maigret

Tomorrow 19:00 - 20:00

Poor Cecile. 1963. Stars Rupert Davies, Joan Sanderson & Anthony Jacobs. Old Cecile has a crush on Maigret; he doesn't believe her story about a midnight intruder, until she's murdered. [S]

The Duchess of Duke Street

Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:05

Honour and Obey. 1976. Stars Gemma Jones, Donald Burton & Bryan Coleman. Hardly flattered, Louisa has caught the eye of the Prince of Wales and is pressed into marrying Augustus Trotter. [S]

Suspect (1987)

Tomorrow 21:05 - 23:30

1987. Thriller. Director: Peter Yates. Stars Cher, Dennis Quaid & Liam Neeson. A homeless man is accused of murder and a public defender is tasked with mounting his legal defence. [S]

Adventures of a Taxi Driver

Tomorrow 23:30 - 02:15

1976. Comedy. Stars Barry Evans, Judy Geeson & Diana Dors. Joe loves picking up dolly birds so his job as a cabbie is perfect! Forget 'south of the river', these beauties are going all the way! [S]

Sun Mar 29
EuroTrash

Sunday 02:15 - 02:50

1994. Hosted by Antoine de Caunes and Jean Paul Gaultier. Come to Mexico to meet real life masked Mexican wrestlers like El Santo and Blue Demon, and Gloria Trevi - Mexico's answer to Madonna.

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

Sunday 02:50 - 04:55

1969. Comedy Drama. Directed by Paul Mazursky. Stars Natalie Wood, Elliott Gould, Robert Culp & Dyan Cannon. Two couples find liberation in the Sexual Revolution of the 1960s. [S]

Stingray

Sunday 04:55 - 05:30

Tune of Danger. 1964. Stars David Graham, Lois Maxwell & Don Mason. Agent X20 learns that a jazz group is to give a concert in Pacifica and plans to plant a bomb in one of the instruments.

Honey West

Sunday 05:30 - 06:00

1965. Live a Little, Kill A Little. Classic crime series produced by Aaron Spelling. Starring Anne Francis. Honey and an assassin race to find the former girlfriend of an underworld leader.

Lighthouse

Sunday 06:00 - 07:15

1947. Drama. Directed by Frank Wisbar. Stars Don Castle, June Lang & John Litel. A love triangle develops between a lighthouse assistant, his elderly boss, and the woman who loves them both. [S]

Beyond the Time Barrier

Sunday 07:15 - 08:45

1960. Sci-fi. Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. Stars Robert Clarke & Darlene Tompkins. A military test pilot is propelled into the future where he finds a plague has sterilised the world's population. [S]

Sitting Bull

Sunday 08:45 - 10:50

1954. Western. Directed by Sidney Salkow. Stars Dale Robertson & J. Carrol Naish. While war is brewing between the US army and a tribe of Sioux Indians, a US army captain tries to maintain peace. [S]

The Beverly Hillbillies

Sunday 10:50 - 11:20

The Clampetts Go Fishing. 1964. Stars Buddy Ebsen, Mark Tapscott & Glenn Stensel. Encouraged by Mr Drysdale, the Clampetts go on an unusual fishing trip at the famed Marineland of the Pacific. [S]

The Battle of the Rails

Sunday 11:20 - 13:00

1946. War. Directed by René Clément. Stars Marcel Barnault & Jean Clarieux. The story of the brave railroad workers in the French Resistance and their efforts to sabotage the Germans during WWII. [S]

Batman

Sunday 13:00 - 13:30

Pop Goes the Joker. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. The Joker takes advantage of his vandalism being mistaken for pop art so Batman must discover his true scheme. [S]

Pollyanna

Sunday 13:30 - 15:30

2002. Drama. Directed by Sarah Harding. Stars Amanda Burton, Tom Bell & Kenneth Cranham. Young orphan Pollyanna, bringing mirth and mayhem to her new home, goes to stay with her Aunt Polly. [S]

Give Us A Clue

Sunday 15:30 - 16:00

1985. The classic game show Give us a Clue hosted by Michael Parkinson, this week's guests are Micheal Aspel, Faith Brown, Bobby Davro, Russell Harty, Jan Leeming & Libby Morris. [S]

The Man from U.N.C.L.E

Sunday 16:00 - 17:00

The Terbuf Affair. 1964. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum & Leo G. Carroll. Solo and Kuryakin are spending some time off in Rome when Solo meets an old flame who is in need of help. [S]

The Footage Detectives

Sunday 17:00 - 18:00

Slide into the 1950s for charming reel at a playground, take a trip to 1966 for some fascinating tales of London's traffic and there's some brilliant adverts from the usherettes. [S]

Hannay

Sunday 18:00 - 19:00

The Terrors of the Earth. 1989. Stars Robert Powell, Gavin Richards & Alex Kingston. As tension mounts in Europe, the British Government prepares antidotes against possible germ warfare. [S]

That's My Boy

Sunday 19:00 - 19:30

Wakey Wakey. 1983. Stars Mollie Sugden, Christopher Blake & Jennifer Lonsdale. Ida takes part in a charity event. She takes a pill to get a good night's sleep but gets interrupted by the police. [S]

The Vise

Sunday 19:30 - 20:00

Snapshot. 1955. Stars Ron Randell, Dorothy Gordon & Philip Friend. A hot day and an even hotter argument between Stella and Martin, after Martin suggests that they see each other less often... [S]

Sergeant Cork

Sunday 20:00 - 21:05

The Case of the Hero's Return. 1964. Stars John Barrie, William Gaunt & Wensley Pithey. Marriot is staying with Hector Bundy. He receives a letter saying his missing cousin is claiming his title. [S]

Who Do You Do?

Sunday 21:05 - 21:40

1972. With Freddie Starr and Peter Goodwright, guest acts such as Paul Melba, Alan Clive and Dave Evans play a number of roles in a series of sketches and songs! [S]

Play for Today: Abigail's Party

Sunday 21:40 - 23:50

Abigail's Party. 1978. Stars Alison Steadman, Tim Stern & Janine Duvitski. Middle-class suburbia gets to reveal its darker side over the course of an increasingly uncomfortable drinks party. [S]

The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read

Sunday 23:50 - 00:55

A TOTP style TV Show for Heritage Artists based on the Heritage Chart which is voted on in over 80 countries. Songs you love from popular artists, live and on video with the odd interview.

Mon Mar 30
Our Girl Friday

Monday 00:55 - 02:25

1953. Comedy. Director Noel Langley. Stars Joan Collins, George Cole, Kenneth More & Hattie Jacques. A British cast lead this story about a shipwrecked group on a tropical island. [S]

Food Flash Chester Orange Juice

Monday 02:25 - 02:30

1945. In this charming short video Charlie Chester promotes the importance of orange juice for children under five.

Burke's Law

Monday 02:30 - 03:30

1963. Who Killed Julian Buck? Directed by Don Weis. Stars Gene Barry, Gary Conway & Regis Toomey. One of America's most respected authors, is found strangled to death in his study.

The Rogues

Monday 03:30 - 04:30

1965. Two Of A Kind. Gig Young, David Niven and Charles Boyer are The Rogues, members of two related families of international forgers and conmen. [S]

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Monday 04:30 - 05:00

Betrothal. 1955. Betrothal. Stars Richard Greene, Victor Woolf & Rufus Cruickshank. Once again Sir Richard of the Lea has financial troubles due to his heavy gambling. [S]

The Buccaneers

Monday 05:00 - 05:30

The Articles of War. 1956. Stars Robert Shaw, Eric Pohlmann & Brian Rawlinson. The island is running out of food and a Spanish naval ship threatens to destroy the next shipment. [S]

William Tell

Monday 05:30 - 06:00

The Bear. 1958. Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard & Jennifer Jayne. When his son joins Tell's group and refuses to return home, the Bear, swears to seek revenge on Tell and his followers. [S]

Johnny Ringo

Monday 06:00 - 06:30

Cave-In. Director: Aaron Spelling. Clay Horne, an old friend of Ringo's rents an old codger's mine as a refuge against four men hired to avenge another man's death by Horne in a fair fight. [S]

Colonel Effingham's Raid

Monday 06:30 - 08:00

1946. Comedy. Director: Irving Pichel. Stars Charles Coburn, Joan Bennett & William Eythe. A retired army officer returns to his hometown, vowing to make change after seeing a lack of civic pride. [S]

Model For Murder

Monday 08:00 - 09:30

1959. Drama. Directed by Terry Bishop. Stars Keith Andes, Hazel Court, Michael Gough, Julia Arnall & Patricia Jessel. A Mayfair dress designer arranges for the theft of valuable jewellery. [S]

The Painted Smile

Monday 09:30 - 10:45

1962. Drama. Director: Lance Comfort. Stars Liz Fraser, Kenneth Griffith, Peter Reynolds. When a scam goes wrong and someone gets murdered, a student gets accused of the homicide. [S]

Web of Suspicion

Monday 10:45 - 12:00

1959. Crime. Directed by Max Varnel. Stars Philip Friend & Susan Beaumont. When a teacher is wrongly accused of murdering a pupil, he must clear his name and save the school from another tragedy. [S]

Richard the Lionheart

Monday 12:00 - 12:30

The Robbers of Ashdown Forest. 1962. Stars Dermot Walsh & Robin Hunter. King Richard hears news that Prince John has inspired another rebellion and recklessly journeys to meet the threat. [S]

The Flemish Farm

Monday 12:30 - 14:10

1943. War. Directed by Jeffery Dell. Stars Jane Baxter, Clifford Evans, Philip Friend. Based on a true story. A Belgian Pilot's daring attempt to retrieve the Colours from Nazi-occupied Belgium. [S]

Four Star Playhouse: The Adolescent

Monday 14:10 - 14:40

The Adolescent. 1954. Stars Ida Lupino, Robert Arthur and Hugh Sanders. A school disciplinarian and aunt to a troubled teenage pupil, must investigate her nephew's misconduct. [S]

The Wicked Lady

Monday 14:40 - 16:45

1945. Drama. Directed by Leslie Arliss. Stars Margaret Lockwood, Griffith Jones & James Mason. 17th Century beauty Barbara Worth leads a double life to relieve her boredom. [S]

Battle of the Coral Sea

Monday 16:45 - 18:30

1959. Action. Director: Paul Wendkos. Stars Cliff Robertson, Gia Scala & Teru Shimada. In 1942, submarine commander Jeff Conway secretly photographs Japanese aircraft carriers in the Coral Sea. [S]

The Vise

Monday 18:30 - 19:00

Snapshot. 1955. Stars Ron Randell, Dorothy Gordon & Philip Friend. A hot day and an even hotter argument between Stella and Martin, after Martin suggests that they see each other less often... [S]

The Footage Detectives

Monday 19:00 - 20:00

Mike and Noel travel back to 1960 for a rare reel; Hughie Green's Happy Travellers Club. Enjoy a beautiful home movie of Venice from 1963 and we jet across the pond to see Paul Anka! [S]

Francis Durbridge's A Game of Murder

Monday 20:00 - 21:05

1966. Stars Gerald Harper, Conrad Phillips & David Burke. When a former athlete's mysterious death seems suspicious, his detective son investigates. [S]

The Undertaker

Monday 21:05 - 22:55

2023. Thriller. Director: Michael Wright. Stars Paul McGann, Tara Fitzgerald & Murray Melvin. An undertaker makes the wrong call at a moral crossroad and has to dispose of a gangster's victims. [S]

Fighting Man of the Plains

Monday 22:55 - 00:45

1949. Western. Stars Randolph Scott, Bill Williams & Victor Jory. Jim Dancer, one of Quantrill's Raiders, stages attacks on Kansas on behalf of the fallen Confederacy. [S]

Tue Mar 31
Budgie

Tuesday 00:45 - 01:45

Do Me A Favour. Stars: Adam Faith, Iain Cuthbertson & Lynn Dalby. Hazel's cousin Herbert arrives in London and Budgie is bribed into taking him on a guided tour. [S]

Three Came Home

Tuesday 01:45 - 03:50

1950. True story of a woman imprisoned in several Japanese war camps. She struggles to protect her young son. Stars Claudette Colbert.

Miss MacTaggart Won't Lie Down

Tuesday 03:50 - 04:20

1966. Comedy. Directed by Francis A Searle. Stars Barbara Mullen and Eric Woodburn. A spinster has been proclaimed dead - but is very much alive... [S]

Rock You Sinners

Tuesday 04:20 - 05:30

1957. Musical. A disc-jockey gets his own TV show and becomes a star. Starring Jackie Collins and featuring many musical acts of the 50's. [S]

Honey West

Tuesday 05:30 - 06:00

1965. Invitation To Limbo. Crime series produced by Aaron Spelling & stars Anne Francis. An electronics firm hires Honey to find an industrial spy who has been leaking company secrets.

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Tuesday 06:00 - 06:35

Broomstick Wedding. 1956. Stars Scott Forbes & Mike Connors. An angry farmer mistakenly believes that Jim is the man who 'dishonoured' his daughter and has to right his wrong by marrying her. [S]

The More the Merrier

Tuesday 06:35 - 08:40

1943. Romantic Comedy. Directed by George Stevens. Stars Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea & Charles Coburn. During the wartime housing shortage, a woman sublets half her apartment to two bachelors. [S]

Do You Know This Voice?

Tuesday 08:40 - 10:15

1964. Drama. Directed by Frank Nesbitt. Stars Dan Duryea, Isa Miranda, Gwen Watford & Peter Madden. In this great murder mystery, the only clue to the killer's identity is his shoes! [S]

Forbidden

Tuesday 10:15 - 12:00

1949. Drama. Directed by George King. Stars Douglass Montgomery, Hazel Court & Patricia Burke. An ex-serviceman plans to escape his faithless wife. [S]

Suspected Person

Tuesday 12:00 - 13:30

1942. Drama. Director: Lawrence Huntington. Stars Clifford Evans, Patricia Roc, David Farrar, Robert Beatty, William Hartnell. Two bank robbers try to find their partner, who fled to London. [S]

William Tell

Tuesday 13:30 - 14:00

The Secret Death. 1958. Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard & Jennifer Jayne. When his wife is captured by Gessler's troops and sentenced to death, Tell offers himself in exchange. [S]

The One That Got Away

Tuesday 14:00 - 16:15

1957. Drama. Director Roy Ward Baker. Stars Hardy Kruger, Colin Gordon & Michael Goodliffe. A German flight officer is shot down over England and makes numerous attempts to escape to fight again. [S]

La Mariee est Trop Belle

Tuesday 16:15 - 18:10

1956. Drama. Director: Pierre Gaspard-Huit. Stars Brigitte Bardot, Micheline Presle & Louis Jourdan. A country girl is discovered by a Paris magazine and becomes a top model. [S]

Look At Life It's Odds on the Fish

Tuesday 18:10 - 18:25

1968. A look into the art of angling, with a consideration for the problems of ensuring that angling continues as a form of sport and relaxation.

Whiplash

Tuesday 18:25 - 18:55

Dutchman's Reef. 1961. Stars Peter Graves, Anthony Wickert & Leonard Teale. Mrs. Culbert summons Cobb to search for her missing son but he is not interested until they come to an agreement. [S]

The Man from U.N.C.L.E

Tuesday 18:55 - 20:00

The Terbuf Affair. 1964. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum & Leo G. Carroll. Solo and Kuryakin are spending some time off in Rome when Solo meets an old flame who is in need of help. [S]

Gideon's Way

Tuesday 20:00 - 21:00

The Nightlifers. Stars Derek Fowlds, John Gregson, Alexander Davion and Daphne Anderson. A group of rich young people go from endless parties aboard a houseboat to violent crimes in the city. [S]

Murders In...

Tuesday 21:00 - 22:50

Murders in Collioure - Meurtres à Collioure. 2015. Director: Bruno Garcia. Stars Stéphane Freiss & Héléna Noguerra. A young woman is found murdered echoing a local medieval legend of a witch. [S]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Tuesday 22:50 - 22:55

A cursed night is in store for all Cellar Dwellers, as Caroline Munro invites us into the world of female vampires, with The World of Hammer episode Vamp. [S]

The World of Hammer

Tuesday 22:55 - 23:30

Vamp. 1994. Narrated by Oliver Reed. A look at Hammer's depiction of female vampires, which was consistently groundbreaking and controversial, with the fine line trodden between desire and evil. [S]

The Haunting of Julia

Tuesday 23:30 - 01:30

1977. Director: Richard Loncraine. Stars Mia Farrow, Kier Dullea & Tom Conti. Mourning Julia Lofting moves to London to restart her life, only to be haunted by the ghosts of other children. [S]

Wed Apr 01
Budgie

Wednesday 01:30 - 02:30

Glory of Fulham. Stars Adam Faith, Iain Cuthbertson, Lynn Dalby. Hazel is livid when Budgie arrives home late one night and gets angrier when Budgie tells her that he has a friend waiting outside. [S]

The Big Combo

Wednesday 02:30 - 04:15

1955. Crime. Director: Joseph H. Lewis. Stars Cornel Wilde & Jean Wallace. A police lieutenant, on a mission to bring down an elusive crime boss, targets the gangster's girlfriend to get her help. [S]

Look At Life The Spoilers

Wednesday 04:15 - 04:30

1967. A thoughtful look at the increasing popularity of the countryside and the visitors who spoil it, with a reminder on the need for co-operation in the conservation of the countryside.

Target: The Corruptors

Wednesday 04:30 - 05:30

Prison Empire. 1961. Stars Stephen McNally, Robert Harland & Harold J. Stone. Investigative reporters Paul Marino & Jack Flood investigate various cases of industrial corruption. (S1, E12)

The Beverly Hillbillies

Wednesday 05:30 - 06:00

The Bank Raising. 1964. Stars Buddy Ebsen, Raymond Bailey & Lester Matthews. Invited to the groundbreaking for a new bank, the Clampetts confuse the event with an old-fashioned barn raising. [S]

Vengeance Is Mine

Wednesday 06:00 - 07:15

1949. Drama. Director: Alan Cullimore. Stars Valentine Dyall, Anne Firth, Richard Goolden & Sam Kydd. A dying man hires an assassin to kill so he can frame his death on an enemy. [S]

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

Wednesday 07:15 - 09:00

1959. A Wing Commander (Brian Rix) is on a mission to find out about the flying bomb. Stars William Hartnell, Leslie Phillips, Leo Franklyn & Liz Fraser. [S]

The Great Game (1952)

Wednesday 09:00 - 10:35

1952. Comedy. Director: Maurice Elvey. Stars Diana Dors, Thora Hird & John Laurie. A wealthy chairman of Burnville United makes an unethical approach to a star player of another club. [S]

White Corridors

Wednesday 10:35 - 12:25

1951. Drama. Directed by Pat Jackson. Stars Googie Withers, James Donald & Petula Clark. An insightful story about the day to day activities within Yeoman's Hospital during the early 1950s. [S]

Lost Hours

Wednesday 12:25 - 13:55

1952. Crime drama filmed at Denham Studios. Starring Mark Stevens, Jean Kent, John Bentley and Thora Hird. An American test pilot is framed for killing a wartime comrade. [S]

The Buccaneers

Wednesday 13:55 - 14:25

Captain Dan Tempest. 1956. Stars Alec Clunes, Robert Shaw & Peter Hammond. Dan Tempest is arrested for piracy when he returns to New Providence, but he is offered a chance to redeem himself. [S]

The Brothers

Wednesday 14:25 - 15:30

The Christmas Party. 1976. Stars Jean Anderson, Patrick O'Connell & Richard Easton. Barbara confesses her troubled marriage to Jennifer. Brian makes Christmas Party plans with an ambivalent Jane. [S]

Dial 999

Wednesday 15:30 - 16:00

The Great Gold Robbery. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Peter Allenby & John Howlett. Thieves target the Edinburgh to London mail train; the only clue Maguire finds is a footprint by the railway track. [S]

The Long & The Short & The Tall

Wednesday 16:00 - 18:05

1961. War. Directed by Leslie Norman. Stars Richard Todd, Laurence Harvey & Richard Harris. Based on the Willis Hall play. A British patrol in Burma are determined to avenge British prisoners. [S]

Grey Cars: Devon 1957

Wednesday 18:05 - 18:30

Going Places. A short film showing a beautiful trip across Devon in the 1950s.

Those British Faces

Wednesday 18:30 - 19:00

1993. Documentary series that acts as a tribute to the greats of British cinema. This episode focuses on a magnificent tribute to Miles Malleson. [S]

Out of Town

Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30

Sheep Dogs/Gun Collection. 1981. On a bitterly cold day, Jack Hargreaves travels to Wales for a sheep dog trial. Back in Hampshire he visits a collection of guns from the 'wild west' of America. [S]

Scotland Yard

Wednesday 19:30 - 20:00

1958. Print of Death. Directed by Montgomery Tully. Starring John Warwick, Tim Turner and Phil Brown. A payroll van is pulled over by a police car, the guards shot and the payroll stolen. (S1, E27)

Buccaneer

Wednesday 20:00 - 21:05

The Thin End. 1980. Stars Bryan Marshall, Clifford Rose & Pamela Salem. Tony lands in an African prison, Monica uncovers damaging information and Janet drops a financial bombshell. [S]

The Stranglers of Bombay

Wednesday 21:05 - 22:45

1959. Action. Director: Terence Fisher. Stars Guy Rolfe, Allan Cuthbertson & Andrew Cruickshank. A captain lobbies to investigate the criminal Thugee Cult of Kali, an organised crime group. [S]

The Challenge

Wednesday 22:45 - 00:35

1960. Crime noir directed by John Gilling and stars Anthony Quayle, Carl Mohner and Jayne Mansfield, who makes a departure from her usual roles, as tough girl Billy in this dark crime story. [S]

Thu Apr 02
Budgie

Thursday 00:35 - 01:35

24 Thousand Ball Point Pens. Stars: Adam Faith, Iain Cuthbertson & Lynn Dalby. Budgie always wanted to make money. When he meets Inky Ballantine he gets involved in a financial caper. [S]

Captain Apache

Thursday 01:35 - 03:25

1971. Western. Stars Lee Van Cleef, Carroll Baker & Stuart Whitman. A Native American becomes an Army officer tasked with investigating a murder. His only clue is buried in the victim's final words.

False Colours

Thursday 03:25 - 04:40

1943. Western. Director: George Archainbaud. Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) and his sidekicks (Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers) expose a scheme to replace a ranch heir with an impostor. [S]

Look At Life East of Suez

Thursday 04:40 - 04:50

1966. An intriguing look at how British troops are policing the rivers and jungles of Borneo and a glimpse of some of the problems that have to be overcome.

Stagecoach West

Thursday 04:50 - 05:50

The Land Beyond. Western starring Wayne Rogers, Richard Eyer & Robert Bray. Luke & Simon foil a gunman who provokes a passenger on their stagecoach run and the vicious gunslinger tracks the stage. [S]

Look At Life In Gear

Thursday 05:50 - 06:00

1967. A magnificent look at the 'in' scene of London, with a focus on the fashions of today and all the different shops where you can buy trendy clothes.

Black Saddle

Thursday 06:00 - 06:30

1959. Apache Trail. Western with Peter Breck. After his brothers are killed in a shootout, a gunfighter decides to hang up his guns and uphold the law by becoming a lawyer.

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Thursday 06:30 - 08:45

1952. Romance. Directed by Henry King & Roy Ward Baker. Stars Gregory Peck & Susan Hayward. A writer reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari near Mount Kilimanjaro. [S]

Look At Life Look at Man

Thursday 08:45 - 08:55

1969. A visit to the Isle of Man to discover why it wants greater independence.

Cottage to Let

Thursday 08:55 - 10:40

1941. War. Director: Anthony Asquith. Stars Leslie Banks, Alastair Sim & John Mills. Nazi spies learn about a new device created by a British inventor and send an undercover agent to his cottage. [S]

The Dark Man

Thursday 10:40 - 12:20

1951. Drama. Director: Jeffrey Dell. Stars Maxwell Reed, Edward Underdown & Natasha Parry. An inspector hunts a killer who is looking for an actress who witnessed him commit murder. [S]

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

Thursday 12:20 - 12:50

The Queen's Knight. 1956. Stars William Russell, Cyril Smith & Ronald Leigh-Hunt. Queen Guinevere is kidnapped by Sir Mordred who demands King Arthur's kingdom in exchange for the queen's life. [S]

Look At Life You're Under Inspection

Thursday 12:50 - 13:05

1965. This short film investigates the investigators of all the different aspects of today's world.

That Woman Opposite

Thursday 13:05 - 14:50

1957. Drama. Director: Compton Bennett. Stars Phyllis Kirk, Dan O'Herlihy & Wilfrid Hyde-White. Robberies and murder take place in a quiet town and the investigators have a lot of questions. [S]

Look At Life Chinatown

Thursday 14:50 - 15:00

1968. A wonderful look at the world of the Chinese who have made Britain their home, and in particular London's 'Chinatown'.

Crown Court

Thursday 15:00 - 15:30

Hidden Scars - Part 1. 1974. Stars Maureen Lipman, Godfrey Quigley & William Mervyn. The bursar of a charitable school is accused of misusing funds though investments and using the money himself. [S]

Crown Court

Thursday 15:30 - 16:00

Hidden Scars - Part 2. 1974. Stars Terrance Hardiman, Stephen Murray & Ann Castle. Cresswell's wife let slip that she advised the defendant to invest in Metalia on behalf of his disabled daughter. [S]

Crown Court

Thursday 16:00 - 16:30

Hidden Scars - Part 3. 1974. Stars Liz Smith, Stefan Gryff & Morris Perry. Fowkes says charitable money could be given to his daughter. His wife said the money was from a generous friend. [S]

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Thursday 16:30 - 17:35

2021. Documentary. Director: Clelia Cohen. A portrait of the last cowboy Hollywood Legend, Clint Eastwood. Dive into a 65-year career from 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly', to 'Cry Macho' in 2021. [S]

Dixon of Dock Green

Thursday 17:35 - 18:20

Duffy Calls the Tune. 1959. Stars Jack Warner, Polly Adams & Jennifer Wilson. Music lover, Duffy Clayton winds up in a spot of trouble by keeping the wrong company. Can Dixon help his old friend? [S]

Strange But True?

Thursday 18:20 - 18:55

The Rendlesham Incident. 1994. Michael Aspel delves into the story of a UFO sighting at a US airbase in Suffolk, which is claimed to have been covered up by the Ministry of Defence. [S]

The Brothers

Thursday 18:55 - 20:00

Snakes and Ladders. 1973. Stars Jennifer Wilson, Julia Goodman & Gabrielle Drake. Carter finally lays out his conditions for the merger. Meanwhile, Ann confronts Brian about his new lady friend. [S]

Mark Saber

Thursday 20:00 - 20:30

The Hostage. 1958. Stars Donald Gray, Diana Decker & Dorothy Gordon. Mark Saber feels his duty to act after an unknown woman phones him and threatens to commit suicide. [S]

The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club

Thursday 20:30 - 21:10

Episode 30. 1975. Lyn Paul sings 'Behind Closed Doors' and 'It Oughta Sell a Million'. Miki and Griff and Broken Hearts also perform. [S]

Suspect (1987)

Thursday 21:10 - 23:35

1987. Thriller. Director: Peter Yates. Stars Cher, Dennis Quaid & Liam Neeson. A homeless man is accused of murder and a public defender is tasked with mounting his legal defence. [S]

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Thursday 23:35 - 01:45

1960. Drama. Directed by Philip Leacock. Stars Burl Ives & Shelley Winters. The residents of a tenement building band together to ensure that a young man does not follow in his father's footsteps. [S]