Today 13:30 - 14:35
Trouble and Strife. 1976. Stars Gemma Jones, John Cater & Maureen O'Brien. A woman from Starr's past, down on her luck, begs him to use his influence to obtain a job for her at the Bentinck. [S]
82: TalkingPictures TV
Thu Oct 15
Today 14:35 - 16:25
1980. Thriller. A man just released from prison for manslaughter heads to the West Country to solve the mystery behind his victim's cryptic last words. Stars Ian McShane, Wendy Morgan & John Bird. [S]
Today 16:25 - 16:35
1962. A look at the people who prepare salvaged steel to be re-used, also with a glimpse at the steel foundries which melt it all down again.
Today 16:35 - 16:45
Join Noel as he introduces the delightful musical comedy Squibs from 1935, and provides an insight into Julius Hagen's part in making the film. [S]
Today 16:45 - 18:15
1935. Comedy. Directed by Henry Edwards. Stars Betty Balfour. A cockney flowerseller, Squibs (Balfour) with a father overwhelmed by gambling debts wins through with the help of assorted friends. [S]
Today 18:15 - 18:20
Tune in to find out which brilliant Julius Hagen film will be shown next week. [S]
Today 18:20 - 18:55
Bigfoot/Ouija Boards. 1997. Michael Aspel speaks to Todd Neiss about his apparent bigfoot sighting and are Ouija boards just a bit of fun or more dangerous than we know? [S]
Today 18:55 - 20:00
Loneliness. 1974. Stars Richard Easton, Hilary Tindall & Rio Fanning. Brian and Ann both face the problems of loneliness. Meanwhile, the Hammonds are invited to Sir Neville's for a shooting party. [S]
Today 20:00 - 20:30
Luger For Chesser. 1957. Stars Donald Gray, Sarah Lawson & Gladys Boot. A man with no friends or enemies is killed. The finger of suspicion points at his ex-wife who has come into his money. [S]
Today 20:30 - 21:20
Episode 20. 1975. Roger Whittaker and Saffron perform 'New World In The Morning', 'The Seasons Come and the Seasons Go', and Helen Shapiro performs 'Lean On Me'. [S]
Today 21:20 - 00:05
1968. Drama. Directed by Robert Aldrich. Stars Beryl Reid, Susannah York, Coral Browne, Patricia Medina & Ronald Fraser. An aging actress faces the loss of her popular television role. [S]
Fri Oct 16
Tomorrow 00:05 - 02:20
1973. Comedy. Directed by Alan J. Pakula. Stars Maggie Smith, Timothy Bottoms & May Heatherly. A prim English spinster meets a college drop-out while on a bus trip through Spain. [S]
Tomorrow 02:20 - 04:00
1951. Comedy. The owner of a dress shop gambles the shop away to her bookie who inherits, not only the shop, but the manager. Directed by Maclean Rogers. Starring Richard Hearne and Petula Clark. [S]
Tomorrow 04:00 - 05:00
Who Killed Super Sleuth? 1964. Stars Gene Barry, Gary Conway & Regis Toomey. Four world renowned cops and a US private eye become suspect in another sleuth's murder.
Tomorrow 05:00 - 05:30
Fine Feathered Finks. 1966. Stars Adam West, Burgess Meredith & Lewis Charles. Disguised as Bruce Wayne, Batman infiltrates the Penguin's umbrella factory in an attempt to track him down. [S]
Tomorrow 05:30 - 06:00
The Penguin's a Jinx. 1966. Stars Adam West, Lewis Charles & Burgess Meredith. Narrowly escaping a fiery death, Batman and Robin figure out the Penguin's next move is to kidnap a famous actress. [S]
Tomorrow 06:00 - 06:35
The Case of the Thistle Killer. 1954. Starring: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford & Archie Duncan. Sherlock helps hunt down a killer of women who leaves three thistles next to each body. [S]
Tomorrow 06:35 - 08:25
1952. Comedy. Directed by Hal Walker. Stars Bing Crosby, Bob Hope & Dorothy Lamour. Two vaudeville performers accept diving work in Bali and find treasure, love and trouble along the way. [S]
Tomorrow 08:25 - 09:25
1949. A mysterious baby is found in a boat at sea, along with a charming portrait of a community in Coverack. Where is he from? Stars Dorothea Paul Directed by Anthony Mavrogordato. [S]
Tomorrow 09:25 - 11:20
1956. Musical. Directed by Maurice Elvey. Stars Nat Jackley, Pat Kirkwood & Bonar Colleano. A group of talented entertainers band together to purchase a run-down theatre to put on a show. [S]
Tomorrow 11:20 - 13:05
1939. Mystery. Director: Thorold Dickinson. Stars Leslie Banks, Greta Gynt, Ian McLean. Poison, death and mystery set at the Arsenal Stadium. Detective Slade is called to solve the crime. [S]
Tomorrow 13:05 - 14:15
Strangler's Web. 1965. Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey. Stars John Stratton & Pauline Munro. What appears to be a cut-and-dried case of a murder of a showgirl becomes very complicated. [S]
Tomorrow 14:15 - 14:50
The Byzantine Treasure. 1956. Stars Richard Greene, Victor Woolf & Archie Duncan. Discovering King John's mothers stolen money, Robin embarks to return it in a potentially dangerous mission. [S]
Tomorrow 14:50 - 14:55
Tread Softly. Exclusive interview with Patricia Dainton who discusses her time on this film and her career in general. (S1, E01)
Tomorrow 14:55 - 16:25
1952. Crime. Directed by David MacDonald. Stars Frances Day, Patricia Dainton & John Bentley. The star of a musical walks out before curtain up, but the show must go on, in a 'Haunted Theatre'. [S]
Tomorrow 16:25 - 16:30
Outro. Thank you for watching from Patricia Dainton who wishes us a fond farewell and looks back on her life in film. [S] (S1, E08)
Tomorrow 16:30 - 17:00
Green for Danger. 1962. Stars John Ireland, Robert Ayres & Margaretta Scott. Mrs Osborne's emeralds have been stolen, and she wants them back. John Hunter tries to track the thief down. [S]
Tomorrow 17:00 - 18:00
1971. Hazard. Stars Keith Drinkel & Jeff Shankley. Out in the Western Desert, Phillip comes to the aid of a Sergeant stuck in an abandoned vehicle riddled with mines. (S2, E11) [S]
Tomorrow 18:00 - 18:30
Sarah. Stars: Susie Blake, Maureen Lipman, Sam Dastor. New Year's Eve can be very lonely for people in the rooms, so Sarah opts to throw a party. [S]
Tomorrow 18:30 - 19:00
1967. Payment In Kind. Stars Edgar Lustgarten & Maxine Audley. Debt collectors suggest 'payment in kind' after the wife of a businessman falls behind on hire purchase payments. [S] (S1, E13)
Tomorrow 19:00 - 20:00
A Place of Safety. 1964. Stars Norman Bird & Johnny Sekka. A bailiff is attacked after trying to evict residents of a poverty stricken building. The team must investigate the volatile situation. [S]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00
1973. Detective & Mystery Drama. Home & Away. Stars Alfred Burke, Barbara Young, Bryan Pringle. Madge Reading turns to Marker when she suspects there is another woman in her husband's life. [S]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 21:05
Welcome down into the Cellar Club where tonight Caroline Munro has a terrifying treat with the 1971 thriller Fright starring Honor Blackman and Dennis Waterman. [S]
Tomorrow 21:05 - 22:50
1971. Thriller. Directed by Peter Collinson. Stars Honor Blackman, Susan George & Dennis Waterman. A young babysitter is terrorised by a bloodthirsty escapee of a psychiatric asylum. [S]
Tomorrow 22:50 - 22:55
As the end of this week's Cellar Club draws near, Caroline Munro is here to talk about what is coming up next week. [S]
Tomorrow 22:55 - 00:55
1971. Horror. Directed by Jimmy Sangster. Stars Dennis Price, Kate O'Mara & Ralph Bates. Young Victor Frankenstein inherits his father's title, his castle and his taste for grisly experiments. [S]
Sat Oct 17
Saturday 00:55 - 03:00
1950. True story of a woman imprisoned in several Japanese war camps. She struggles to protect her young son. Stars Claudette Colbert.
Saturday 03:00 - 04:20
1963. Drama. Director: Jim O'Connolly. Stars Anthony Booth & Jacqueline Ellis. A lorry driver meets Shirley at a cafe and offers her a lift. His truck carrying valuable whiskey is later hijacked. [S]
Saturday 04:20 - 04:30
1963. A look at the hats manufactured in Britain every year, with a glance at the intriguing facts and figures about the millions of hats made.
Saturday 04:30 - 05:00
The Deception. 1955. Stars Ron Randell, Marjorie Stewart & Ann Stephens. Only two out of the three Hadley sisters have suitors. The older sister makes up a romance and ends up getting blackmailed. [S]
Saturday 05:00 - 05:30
The Joker is Wild. 1966. Stars Adam West, Dick Curtis & Cesar Romero. The Joker has escaped from prison and plots to design his own utility belt to combat the Caped Crusader. [S]
Saturday 05:30 - 06:00
Batman is Riled. 1966. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Cesar Romero. The Joker takes Batman and Robin back to his lair, demanding that the S.S. Gotham be handed over to him or he will behead them. [S]
Saturday 06:00 - 06:40
1966. Directed by Tom Scott Robson. In North East England, we take a look at the lives of the men that make a living collecting coal washed-up on beaches from underground seams.
Saturday 06:40 - 08:30
1938. War. Directed by Zoltan Korda. Stars Sabu, Raymond Massey & Roger Livesey. When the Khan of Tokot is murdered, his killer, the evil Prince Ghul, plots an uprising against British rule. [S]
Saturday 08:30 - 09:00
1981. Presented by Mike Reid. Prizes include a pocket calculator, an auto transporter set & a BMX bike. This episode features Model T Fords with archive film clip of factory and more.
Saturday 09:00 - 09:30
1997. Stars Brendan Pollecutt, Fezile Mpela & Robert Finlayson. Kabeth is released as prisoner and assigned the role of a Junior Scribe. Meanwhile, Morgan plots to get Marek out of prison.
Saturday 09:30 - 10:00
Boy Slaves. 1958. Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard & Jennifer Jayne. Can Tell trust the word of his enemy? He must, if he's to obtain the release of young boys whom Gessler is holding. [S]
Saturday 10:00 - 10:30
Washington Story. 1957. Directed by Sam Newfield. Stars John Hart, Lon Chaney Jr. & Rodney Bunker. Surveyor George Washington aids a woman whose land grant is threatened by a wicked innkeeper. [S]
Saturday 10:30 - 11:00
Lone Ranger Fights On. 1949. Stars Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore & John Hart. The origin of the Lone Ranger's horse Silver and his use of silver bullets is explained. [S]
Saturday 11:00 - 11:30
A Little Art. 1961. Stars George Murcell, David Graham & Graydon Gould. Mike and Dr. Beaker try to find a forger's plates, used to create counterfeit money, before an art dealer and a criminal. [S]
Saturday 11:30 - 12:00
The York Treasure. 1957. Stars Richard Greene, Archie Duncan & Karel Stepanek. Robin Hood and Little John head for the coast to help Joseph of Cordoba and his friends escape persecution. [S]
Saturday 12:00 - 13:05
1959. Sci-fi. Directed by Joseph Penvey. Stars Harry Townes, John Agar & Charles Aidman. The U.S. attempts to launch a mission to the Moon, but the plan is disrupted when a meteor strikes. [S]
Saturday 13:05 - 13:10
A classic animated short film from 1968 demonstrating how litter can ruin the countryside, with instruction to take your litter home.
Saturday 13:10 - 15:25
1957. Action. Directed by William Fairchild. Stars Laurence Harvey, Dawn Addams & Michael Craig. During WWII, the British must prevent the Italian Navy from attaching mines to their warships. [S]
Saturday 15:25 - 16:00
1963. Position of Trust. Stars Derrick Sherwin & Imogen Hassall. Based on a real case, a wealthy young man, about to be married, arranges for an illicit liaison with a French girl. [S] (S1, E04)
Saturday 16:00 - 17:50
1951. Sci-fi. Directed by Robert Wise. Stars Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal & Hugh Marlowe. An alien emissary arrives on Earth to deliver a warning which could determine the worlds survival. [S]
Saturday 17:50 - 18:25
1955. Murder Anonymous. Directed by Ken Hughes. Starring Peter Arne, Ewen Solon and Jill Bennett. An inspector sets out to prove that a blind man murdered his wife's lover. (S1, E14)
Saturday 18:25 - 19:00
The Judge. 1980. Stars Richard O'Sullivan, Ray Mort & John Barrard. Dick intercepts judge Lambsfoot, taking his place in order to help a local landowner and Swiftnick escape their sentences. [S]
Saturday 19:00 - 20:00
The Winning Ticket. 1961. Stars Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon & Helen Shingler. Maigret hunts down a ruthless gang, with only a few clues to help him solve a puzzling crime. [S]
Saturday 20:00 - 21:05
Ain't We Got Fun. 1977. Stars Gemma Jones & Anna Calder-Marshall. Louisa allows an American writer to pen her biography. Mary and Starr have a surprise announcement and Merriman wins £500. [S]
Saturday 21:05 - 23:50
1947. Drama. Directed by Otto Preminger & John M. Stahl. Stars Linda Darnell & Cornel Wilde. A woman confined by her Puritan upbringing, ventures to London where she finds a better life. [S]
Saturday 23:50 - 00:25
1998. Hosted by Antoine de Caunes. Tonight, we meet a dancer who's lost his shirt, a guitarist who's lost his guitar and a nun who's losing her mind.
Sun Oct 18
Sunday 00:25 - 01:30
2001. Stars Vernon Kay, Paul Eastwood & Glenn Ward. Following a group of young people around America as they go to various raves, nightclubs, events and other parties.
Sunday 01:30 - 03:05
1982. Drama. Director: Jan Worth. Stars Sandy Ratcliff, Paul Copley & Bernice Stegers. The stories of three women: a researcher, a prostitute and a part-time switchboard operator. [S]
Sunday 03:05 - 05:25
1930. Western. Director: Raoul Walsh. Stars John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, Tyrone Power. Sr. Breck Coleman agrees to lead pioneers trying to make their way on the treacherous Oregon Trail. [S]
Sunday 05:25 - 06:00
The Inheritance. 1959. Stars Sean McClory, Jan Miner & Estelita Rodriguez. A pearl necklace belonging to a wealthy Countess is involved in several unexplainable and deadly incidents. [S]
Sunday 06:00 - 07:20
1933. Drama. Directed by George Pearson. Stars John Stuart, Viola Keats & Leslie Perrins. A nobleman, aspiring to becoming an earl, devises an evil scheme to murder his relative. [S]
Sunday 07:20 - 07:30
Founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives, Noel Cronin, shares shows and films not to be missed throughout October. [S]
Sunday 07:30 - 08:00
Lucy Gets Jack Benny's Account. 1968. Stars Lucille Ball, Gale Gordon & Jack Benny. Lucy pursues Jack Benny's bank account for Mr. Mooney and runs afoul of his legendary thrift. [S]
Sunday 08:00 - 08:35
The Case of Harry Crocker. 1954. Starring: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford & Archie Duncan. Escape artist Harry Crocker turns to Sherlock Holmes when he is accused of strangling a girl. [S]
Sunday 08:35 - 10:40
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]
Sunday 10:40 - 12:30
1962. Fantasy. Directed by Nathan Juran. Stars Kerwin Mathews, Judi Meredith, & Torin Thatcher. The treacherous Pendragon plots to gain the throne of Cornwall. Can anyone stop the evil sorcerer? [S]
Sunday 12:30 - 13:05
Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires. 1968. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Zsa Zsa Gabor. Minerva has been using a ''Deepest Secret Extractor'' to find where her customers hide their valuables. [S]
Sunday 13:05 - 14:45
1965. Sci-Fi. Director: John Gilling. Stars John Saxon, Maurice Denham and Patricia Haines. Aliens need to find mates from another world or they'll become extinct, they start with earth females. [S]
Sunday 14:45 - 14:55
1960. Beneath our feet is a little-seen world. This film reveals the labyrinth of London's sewers, an Aladdin's cave of silver, and the GPO's unique tube railway.
Sunday 14:55 - 15:30
Moving In. 1985. Stars Mollie Sugden, Christopher Blake & Deddie Davies. The family make their way to Yorkshire, but the journey proves to be exceptionally troublesome. [S]
Sunday 15:30 - 16:00
A Lunchtime Drink. Stars: Wilfred Pickles, Irene Handl & Jack Smethurst. Walter and Leslie sneak off to the pub for a Sunday drink, to Ruth and Ada's disapproval. (S3, E05) [S]
Sunday 16:00 - 17:00
The Yukon Affair. 1965. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum & George Sanders. G. Emory Partridge returns with a plot to disrupt world communications. Solo and Illya travel to Alaska to stop him. [S]
Sunday 17:00 - 18:00
This week, enjoy a reel on leaving school and finding a job in 1950s Yorkshire! Jean Muir is here to persuade you to part with your shillings, Tufty has some sound advice and visit 1950s Slough! [S]
Sunday 18:00 - 19:05
V For Victory. 1978. Stars: Alfred Burke, Bernard Horsfall & Emily Richard. After cut-out blue paper V for Victory signs appear in library books, somebody takes to painting V signs on walls. [S]
Sunday 19:05 - 19:20
1962. A look at Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. Also, with a look at a more detailed examination of the Berlin Wall.
Sunday 19:20 - 21:05
1958. Comedy. Director: Henry Levin. Stars Tom Ewell & Mickey Rooney. Two crooks rob a bank to buy a racehorse but realise they have to continue robbing banks to support it. [S]
Sunday 21:05 - 22:10
Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble. 1980. Stars Peter Vaughan, Ray Winstone & Eve Bland. A grief-stricken Kenny leaves London and meets with the seemingly helpful Rita. Meanwhile, his brothers try to find him. [S]
Sunday 22:10 - 00:35
1975. Crime Drama. Director: John Frankenheimer. Stars Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey & Bernard Fresson. Narcotics detective Doyle travels to France to hunt the ringleader who eluded him in New York. [S]
Mon Oct 19
Monday 00:35 - 01:40
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.
Monday 01:40 - 03:30
1965. Crime. Directed by Arthur Penn. Stars Warren Beatty, Alexandra Stewart & Hurd Hatfield. A stand-up comic incurs the wrath of the Mafia and escapes to Chicago but yearns to go back on stage. [S]
Monday 03:30 - 04:45
1943. Directed by Herbert Mason. Sisters Gert and Daisy find out an old dress of Granny's that they have sold had £2,000 sewn into the hem. Can they get it back? Stars Elsie & Doris Waters. [S]
Monday 04:45 - 05:00
Founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives, Noel Cronin, shares shows and films not to be missed throughout October. [S]
Monday 05:00 - 05:30
A Year and a Day. 1956. Stars Richard Greene, Shaun O'Riordan & Peter Bennett. Robin helps a surgeon who is a runaway serf. He is one day short of a year and a day, but will he reach freedom? [S]
Monday 05:30 - 06:00
A Little Art. 1961. Stars George Murcell, David Graham & Graydon Gould. Mike and Dr. Beaker try to find a forger's plates, used to create counterfeit money, before an art dealer and a criminal. [S]
Monday 06:00 - 06:35
Double Pay Off. 1955. Stars Ron Randell, Howard Pays & Robert Raikes. Eric plans a clever robbery but it is soon revealed he has fallen victim to a gang. Will there be a double pay off of fate? [S]
Monday 06:35 - 07:55
1962. War. Director: Max Varnel. Stars Eric Flynn, Petra Davies, Francis De Wolff. When the Nazis take over a small village during WWII, a local girl inadvertently falls in love with an officer. [S]
Monday 07:55 - 09:30
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]
Monday 09:30 - 10:30
1948. Comedy. Director: John Irwin. Stars Cyril Fletcher, Betty Astell, Laurence Naismith. A magical guest, who can conjure anything one can wish for, causes trouble for a writer and his wife. [S]
Monday 10:30 - 11:35
Thanks But.. No Thanks. 1975. Stars Douglas Fielding & Margaret Courtenay. Quilley is up for promotion. He has an excellent service record, but how close an examination will his private life bear? [S]
Monday 11:35 - 13:00
1946. Drama. Director: Roy William. Stars Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Patricia Morison & Edmond Breon. Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson hunt for the elusive plates before counterfeiters acquire them. [S]
Monday 13:00 - 13:35
The Raiders. 1963. Stars Dermot Walsh, Robin Hunter, Neil Hallett. Richard and Gilbert find a dead body which leads them to the castle of a murderous knight responsible for several killings. [S]
Monday 13:35 - 15:15
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]
Monday 15:15 - 15:20
Take a trip to the 60s as Colette Magny performs the song Basin St Blues.
Monday 15:20 - 16:35
1951. Crime Drama. Missing for two years, Martin (Michael Gough) returns home to his wife who is now with another man. Starring Elizabeth Sellars & Michael Gough. [S]
Monday 16:35 - 18:25
1951. Sci-fi. Directed by Robert Wise. Stars Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal & Hugh Marlowe. An alien emissary arrives on Earth to deliver a warning which could determine the worlds survival. [S]
Monday 18:25 - 19:00
1963. Position of Trust. Stars Derrick Sherwin & Imogen Hassall. Based on a real case, a wealthy young man, about to be married, arranges for an illicit liaison with a French girl. [S] (S1, E04)
Monday 19:00 - 20:00
Our first stop is Liverpool in the late 50s... who remembers the public wash houses? We learn how to make a meal of cheese - 70s style and there are some great public announcements from the 50s. [S]
Monday 20:00 - 21:50
Maigret in Finland. 1996. Stars Bruno Cremer & Robin Renucci. When a French professor is accused of murder and refuses to talk, Maigret must travel to Finland to investigate the case. [S]
Monday 21:50 - 00:15
1975. Crime Drama. Director: John Frankenheimer. Stars Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey & Bernard Fresson. Narcotics detective Doyle travels to France to hunt the ringleader who eluded him in New York. [S]
Tue Oct 20
Tuesday 00:15 - 02:15
Murders in Batz - Les Blessures de l'île. 2014. Director: Edwin Baily. Stars Stéphane Freiss & Flore Bonaventura. An inspector investigates the island's first murder in a century as storm hits. [S]
Tuesday 02:15 - 02:50
The Lion and the Mouse. 1959. Stars James Gregory, Richard Bakalyan & Katherine Squire. After surviving a beating by crime boss Johnny Lucky, Eddie starts his own shakedown racket using Lucky's name.
Tuesday 02:50 - 04:40
1945. Famous northern comedian Frank Randle stars in this comedy where his sweetheart's parents disapprove of him. [S]
Tuesday 04:40 - 05:00
Oscar nominated short about a space mission during the mid-seventies, with intriguing images of Skylab, the brave astronauts and the Earth, later followed by footage from Apollo 17.
Tuesday 05:00 - 05:30
Instant Freeze. 1966. Stars Adam West, Shelby Grant & George Sanders. Mr. Freeze causes havoc with his Flame-Freeze gun, and Batman and Robin rush to the rescue, only to be turned into popsicles. [S]
Tuesday 05:30 - 06:00
Rats Like Cheese. 1966. Stars Adam West, George Sanders & Robert Hogan. Batman and Robin are thawed out, but Freeze has kidnapped Gotham City's star ballplayer just before the big game. [S]
Tuesday 06:00 - 06:35
The Case of the Vanished Detective. 1954. Starring: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford & Archie Duncan. Sherlock Holmes disappears, urging Dr. Watson and Inspector Lestrade to find him. [S]
Tuesday 06:35 - 08:10
1956. Comedy. Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott. Stars Richard Hearne & William Hartnell. Mr Pastry names the apartment boilers he maintains 'Mavis and Ethel'. Trouble begins when he faces the sack. [S]
Tuesday 08:10 - 09:20
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]
Tuesday 09:20 - 11:25
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]
Tuesday 11:25 - 13:00
1959. Drama. Director: Montgomery Tully. Stars Gordon Jackson, June Thorburn & Mary Clare. Roger forges a new life for himself after his release from prison. But his past catches up with him. [S]
Tuesday 13:00 - 13:35
The Black Brothers. 1959. Stars Conrad Phillips, Roger Delgado & Warren Mitchell. Three Italian bandits steal arms intended for the Swiss resistance and then attempt to sell them to William Tell. [S]
Tuesday 13:35 - 13:55
1958. Produced and directed by Harold Baim. A magnificent short film touring the beauty spots, historical buildings and resorts within the county of Devon, also known as the English Riviera.
Tuesday 13:55 - 15:00
2022. Director: Adrien Denouette, Thibaut Seve. Dive into the brain of a complex, brilliant and endearing personality, far from the cliche of a world famous movie icon.
Tuesday 15:00 - 16:45
1950. Drama. Directed by Henry Cass. Stars Alec Guinness, Beatrice Campbell & Kay Walsh. A salesman who learns he has months to live cashes in his savings to live in a fancy hotel. [S]
Tuesday 16:45 - 18:50
1963. Comedy. Directed by Ralph Thomas. Stars Dirk Bogarde, James Robertson Justice & Samantha Eggar. Dr. Simon Sparrow's love life improves when the lovely Delia Mallory is brought into casualty. [S]
Tuesday 18:50 - 18:55
1964. English rock and pop band The Hollies perform the wonderful hit Little Lover.
Tuesday 18:55 - 20:00
The Yukon Affair. 1965. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum & George Sanders. G. Emory Partridge returns with a plot to disrupt world communications. Solo and Illya travel to Alaska to stop him. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 21:45
1953. Drama. Director: Roy Ward Baker. Stars: Robert Ryan, Rhonda Fleming & William Lundigan. A tough business man is left to die with broken leg in the desert by his scheming wife and her lover. [S]
Tuesday 21:45 - 23:35
2007. Drama. Director: Colin Barr. Stars David Suchet, Patricia Hodge & Ben Caplan. The final two months of the life of media tycoon Robert Maxwell, as his life is on the brink of collapse. [S]
Tuesday 23:35 - 00:35
2000. An insightful documentary about the life, career and tragic death of French entertainer and dancer Lolo Ferrari, a cultural icon who became the subject of heavy media exploitation.
Wed Oct 21
Wednesday 00:35 - 02:45
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]
Wednesday 02:45 - 04:00
1960. Director: Harvey Berman. Stars Jack Nicholson, Georgianna Carter & Robert Bean. A rebellious punk spends his days partying and troublemaking until life catches up with him. [S]
Wednesday 04:00 - 05:00
John Ford is known for his visually powerful westerns with his characters framed against America's stunning natural landmarks. His four Academy Awards for Best Director remain a record. [S]
Wednesday 05:00 - 05:30
Zelda the Great. 1966. Stars Adam West, Barbara Heller & Anne Baxter. Batman and Robin match wits and escape techniques with Zelda the Great and her fiendish master. [S]
Wednesday 05:30 - 06:00
A Death Worse Than Fate. 1966. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Anne Baxter. Zelda is forced to lure Batman and Robin into a possibly unsolvable deathtrap, with hitmen waiting outside if they escape. [S]
Wednesday 06:00 - 06:35
The Case of the Careless Suffragette. 1954. Starring: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford & Archie Duncan. A member of parliament is killed after a suffragette has her croquet ball bomb stolen. [S]
Wednesday 06:35 - 08:20
1960. Drama. Directed by Wolf Rilla. Stars Terence Morgan, Yoko Tani & John Crawford. A young playboy petty thief looking for the big time meets a New Yorker in London who is a bad tempered crook. [S]
Wednesday 08:20 - 09:35
1962. Directed by Francis Searle and starring Peter Reynolds, Avice Landon and David Kernan. A mother and her two sons run a newsagents as a front for their criminal activity. [S]
Wednesday 09:35 - 10:50
1953. Drama. Directed by Vittorio De Sica. Stars Jennifer Jones, Montgomery Clift & Richard Beymer. A married woman gets into an affair in Rome and is torn between her old life and new romance.
Wednesday 10:50 - 12:30
1960. Drama. Directed by David Eady. Starring John Gregson, Mai Zetterling & John Ireland. Richard, a factory owner, becomes blind during an experiment on the very day his wife wants a divorce. [S]
Wednesday 12:30 - 13:00
Special Branch. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Martin Benson & Richard Bebb. A team of assassins plan to kill an American atomic scientist on his arrival in London. [S]
Wednesday 13:00 - 13:35
Flip and Jenny. 1957. Stars Robert Shaw, Jane Asher & Robert Hardy. Dan finds two children stowed away on his ship. Their father, an indentured servant, was sent to jail after refusing to work. [S]
Wednesday 13:35 - 14:55
1959. Crime. Director: Max Varnel. Stars Patricia Driscoll, Robert Arden & Richard Williams. A US army officer goes on the run after committing murder and orders a young boy to help him to safety. [S]
Wednesday 14:55 - 15:10
1961. A look into the story of the male fashion world and how it is slowly moving toward gaiety and decoration.
Wednesday 15:10 - 16:55
1958. Comedy. Director: Henry Levin. Stars Tom Ewell & Mickey Rooney. Two crooks rob a bank to buy a racehorse but realise they have to continue robbing banks to support it. [S]
Wednesday 16:55 - 19:00
1971. Comedy. Directed by Waris Hussein. Stars Mark Lester, Tracy Hyde & Jack Wild. Two youngsters declare to their parents they want to get married as soon as possible. [S]
Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30
Stour River/Onions. 1986. While it's raining outside his shed, Jack demonstrates his mother's Yorkshire recipe using kidney onions. He then takes a trip along the river Stour. [S]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:05
The Blacksmith. 1979. Stars Richard O'Sullivan, Christopher Benjamin & David Daker. Morgan has been captured by Spiker and an attempt at rescue only results in freeing a scoundrel. [S]
Wednesday 20:05 - 21:10
A Rose of Mr Reinhart. Stars Barry Foster, Michael Latimer & Susan Travers. Arlette's intuition proves truer than her husband's after a young woman is threatened in the park. [S]
Wednesday 21:10 - 23:10
(AKA Curse of the Demon) 1957. Horror. Director: Jacques Tourneur. Stars Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins & Niall MacGinnis. A professor arrives in London and investigates a devil worshipper. [S]
Wednesday 23:10 - 01:25
1957. Drama. Director: Federico Fellini. Stars Giulietta, Francois Perier & Franca Marzi. A waifish prostitute only finds heartbreak while wandering the streets of Rome in search for love.
Thu Oct 22
Thursday 01:25 - 03:30
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]
Thursday 03:30 - 04:00
Mechanical Watchman. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, John Howlett & Peter Allenby. Maguire catches a fur coat thief in the act; however, the other members of the gang remain unknown. [S]
Thursday 04:00 - 05:00
The Bold Whip. Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray run a stagecoach line in the Old West, where they come across a wide variety of killers, robbers and ladies in distress. [S]
Thursday 05:00 - 05:30
A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away. 1966. Stars Adam West, Frank Gorshin & Susan Silo. Batman and Robin try to outsmart the Riddler in a wicked plot to take over the city by kidnapping a king. [S]
Thursday 05:30 - 06:00
When the Rat's Away, the Mice Will Play. 1966. Stars Adam West, Neil Hamilton & Frank Gorshin. Riddler sends word to Commissioner Gordon about a time bomb, and he calls upon Bruce Wayne for help. [S]
Thursday 06:00 - 06:35
The Case of the Reluctant Carpenter. 1954. Starring: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford & Archie Duncan. Sherlock is against the clock to locate a bomb hidden in London by an extortionist. [S]
Thursday 06:35 - 08:20
1937. Drama. Stars Ann Harding, Basil Rathbone & Binnie Hale. A lottery winner breaks up with her fiancé and marries a fortune hunter who proves to be dangerous. [S]
Thursday 08:20 - 10:35
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]
Thursday 10:35 - 11:30
1955. Drama. Director: Victor H. Komow. Stars Frank Silvera, Ken Buckridge & Jean Alexander. A ship with a cargo full of diamonds gets taken over by pirates. [S]
Thursday 11:30 - 11:45
Early 1960s documentary into the spending habit of 'screenagers' and the cinema goers of the 60s. Brilliant footage of 50s and 60s cinemas and the 'screenagers' themselves.
Thursday 11:45 - 13:30
1956. Comedy. Director: John Paddy Carstairs. Stars Norman Wisdom, Maureen Swanson & Jerry Desmonde. A window cleaner works at a country estate where the owner's son is threatened by kidnappers. [S]
Thursday 13:30 - 14:35
The Outsiders. 1976. Stars Gemma Jones, Christopher Cazenove & Derek Smith. A modest and kind man is treated like a visiting dignitary when Louisa and Charlie find out the reason for his visit. [S]
Thursday 14:35 - 16:40
1978. Crime. Director: Don Sharp. Stars Robert Powell, Karen Dotrice, David Warner & John Mills. An engineer attempts to prevent Prussian agents from executing a political assassination. [S]
Thursday 16:40 - 16:50
Noel is back to explore another film from the producer Julius Hagen and introduces a piece of entertainment history with the 1934 film Music Hall. [S]
Thursday 16:50 - 18:15
1934. Musical. Director: John Baxter. Stars George Carney, Ben Field, Mark Daly & Helena Pickard. A rare film put out by Twickenham Film Studios which includes many original music hall acts. [S]
Thursday 18:15 - 18:20
Tune in to find out which brilliant Julius Hagen film will be shown next week. [S]
Thursday 18:20 - 18:55
The Galway Poltergeist. 1997. Michael Aspel explores a family who claim they have all been terrorised by the same poltergeist and try to rid them of the spirit so they can live in peace. [S]
Thursday 18:55 - 20:00
Hit and Miss. 1974. Stars Richard Easton, Gabrielle Drake & Carleton Hobbs. The procedure for making Hammonds a public company gets underway. Meanwhile, Jill decides to throw a party. [S]
Thursday 20:00 - 20:30
The Law and the Lawless. 1957. Stars Donald Gray, Sandra Dorne & Amy Dalby. Actress Jean White moves to London, but when her mother stops receiving letters she calls on Mark Saber to investigate. [S]
Thursday 20:30 - 21:20
Episode 21. 1975. Kenny Ball sings 'So Do I', Cool Breeze perform 'Reach Out Your Hand', Howard Keel performs 'No Business Like Showbusiness' and 'Oh What A Beautiful Morning'. [S]
Thursday 21:20 - 00:05
1947. Drama. Directed by Otto Preminger & John M. Stahl. Stars Linda Darnell & Cornel Wilde. A woman confined by her Puritan upbringing, ventures to London where she finds a better life. [S]
Fri Oct 23
Friday 00:05 - 02:10
1962. Drama. Director: Lewis Gilbert. Stars Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde & Maurice Denham. During the French Revolutionary War, Captain Crawford is stuck in a battle of with his second in command. [S]