Today 14:05 - 16:25
1942. War. Directed by and stars Leslie Howard. Features David Niven & Rosamund John. Aviation pioneer R.J. Mitchell struggles to develop the Spitfire fighter plane before war with Germany begins. [S]
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Sun Dec 14
Today 16:25 - 16:30
1951. Animation. This delightful silhouette animation may not be the most logical argument for helping the Post Office out, but who cares when it's so charmingly packaged.
Today 16:30 - 17:00
Week-End Guest. 1955. Stars Ron Randell, Mary Hinton & Kenneth Haigh. A young reporter is sent by a London newspaper to interview a woman regarding a celebrated author. [S]
Today 17:00 - 18:00
Step back into the 70s with Mike and Noel for a wonderful reel showing the holiday of a lifetime. After this, have a hilarious peak at the Ford V8 and watch Mario Pietro in concert! [S]
Today 18:00 - 20:00
1948. Drama. Director: Roy Boulting. Stars Richard Attenborough, Bernard Miles & Sheila Sim. Set after WW2. Jack Read, a cockney boy, becomes a guinea pig in an educational experiment. [S]
Today 20:00 - 20:05
Acclaimed actor William Gaunt describes how the Sergeant Cork was produced. [S]
Today 20:05 - 21:10
The Case of the Ormsby Diamonds. 1964. Stars John Barrie, William Gaunt & Edward Woodward. Diamonds are stolen from the Ormsby family, could a family member or guest have taken them? [S]
Today 21:10 - 21:45
1972. With Freddie Starr and Peter Goodwright, guest acts Dailey & Wayne, Janet Brown and Alan Clive play a number of roles in a series of sketches and songs! [S]
Today 21:45 - 23:50
1990. Thriller. Directed by David Wickes. Stars Michael Caine, Cheryl Ladd & Joss Ackland. The exciting story of Dr. Henry Jekyll, a tortured scientist whose experiments have hideous consequences. [S]
Today 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 Dec 15
Tomorrow 00:55 - 03:00
1996. Thriller. Directed by Christopher Morahan. Stars Nigel Havers, Gina McKee & Judy Parfitt. A woman has doubts about the loyalty of her husband and suspects him of playing a deceitful game. [S]
Tomorrow 03:00 - 05:05
the Monster. 2021. Documentary. Directed by Thomas Hamilton. Features Ron Perlman, Guillermo del Toro. A look at the life and legacy of Boris Karloff, and the history of the genre he personified.
Tomorrow 05:05 - 06:00
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.
Tomorrow 06:00 - 06:30
Uncertain Vengeance. Directed by Aaron Spelling. When Crane's son announces his intention of riding off with his brother, she informs Ringo that her older son is a notorious criminal. [S]
Tomorrow 06:30 - 07:45
1945. Western. Director Lambert Hillyer. Stars Duncan Renaldo, Martin Garralaga & Armida. Cisco and Pancho infiltrate the operations of Miguel Sanches and free the district from his control. [S]
Tomorrow 07:45 - 09:00
1958. Thriller. Directed by John Pomeroy. Stars William Sylvester & Marla Landi. A photographer investigates the murder of his friend, which occurred during a bank robbery for The Cause. [S]
Tomorrow 09:00 - 09:15
1937. Classic Swedish documentary by Gosta Roosling about an early morning Christmas service in a country church.
Tomorrow 09:15 - 10:30
1963. Crime. Stars Anthony Oliver, Maureen Connell, Bill Nagy. With the help of the Met police a girl tracks down the killers of her detective brother. [S]
Tomorrow 10:30 - 11:00
Op It. 1978. Stars David Neal, Catrin Strong & Anthony Sharp. Everyone is very busy. Bob and the volunteers have freight deliveries up and down the railway (S2, E05) [S]
Tomorrow 11:00 - 12:05
Rumpole and the Eternal Triangle. Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Peter Blythe. Rumpole finds himself defending a husband on a charge for murder.
Tomorrow 12:05 - 13:50
1938. Drama. Director: Tim Whelan. Stars Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh & Rex Harrison. A busker works a poor girl into his act. He leads her to fame even if it means sacrificing his love for her. [S]
Tomorrow 13:50 - 15:05
1954. Crime. Directed by John Gilling. Stars Charles Victor, Peggy Mount and Michael Craig. An elderly bank cashier with two years to live absconds with the contents of a bank safe. [S]
Tomorrow 15:05 - 16:20
1957. Crime drama directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Anton Diffring. Crooks steal a secret metal formula and plan to smuggle it into East Germany. [S]
Tomorrow 16:20 - 18:30
1949. Drama. Directors Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. Stars David Farrar, Jack Hawkins and Kathleen Byron. The best bomb disposal expert must battle his inner self, during the German raids. [S]
Tomorrow 18:30 - 19:00
Week-End Guest. 1955. Stars Ron Randell, Mary Hinton & Kenneth Haigh. A young reporter is sent by a London newspaper to interview a woman regarding a celebrated author. [S]
Tomorrow 19:00 - 20:00
Mike and Noel rewind to the 1960s for Colette Renard's cheeky French Scopitone, 'Ah! Dis Donc'. Enjoy this, and a rare ride on Bournemouth's beloved Trolleybuses! [S]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:05
Trackdown. 1979. Stars Mike Gwilym, Mick Ford & Leslie Sands. When Sid and Chico investigate why a winning horse keeps losing, they uncover blackmail and murder. [S]
Tomorrow 21:05 - 22:05
Subway to Revenge. Stars John Gregson Alexander Davion and Daphne Anderson. A man tries to push an accountant off a crowded subway platform. [S]
Tomorrow 22:05 - 00:05
1962. Sci-Fi. A spectacular meteor storm blinds the world, except Bill. He, and a few others, must battle with flesh eating plants. Stars Nicole Maurey, Howard Keel, Janette Scott & Kieron Moore. [S]
Tue Dec 16
Tuesday 00:05 - 02:55
1993. Drama. Director: Emir Kusturica. Stars Johnny Depp, Faye Dunaway, Vincent Gallo. A young New Yorker goes to Arizona for a wedding and becomes intertwined in the lives of two eccentric women. [S]
Tuesday 02:55 - 04:45
1967. Adventure. Director: Michael Carreras. Stars Martine Beswick, Edina Ronay & Michael Latimer. A hunter stumbles into a lost Amazon civilisation where blondes have been enslaved by brunettes. [S]
Tuesday 04:45 - 05:20
1952. Drama. Directed by George Jenkins. Stars Charles Boyer, Andrea King & Allen Jenkins. After a pickpocket steals an attractive woman's purse, he discovers her son is dying and decides to help. [S]
Tuesday 05:20 - 05:25
Put your dancing shoes on and take a step back in time for Eden Kane's Someone Wants to Know.
Tuesday 05:25 - 06:00
Hunt the Man Down. 1956. Stars Hugh O'Brian, Walter Reed & Rico Alaniz. Wyatt enters the rough Bushwacker region to find a man suspected of murder but has doubts over his guilt when he finds him. [S]
Tuesday 06:00 - 06:30
The Painting. 1962. Director: Sam Peckinpah. Stars: Brian Keith, Spike & Hank Gobble. Dave is hired to find and return an indiscreet painting of a Spanish Contessa named Carla. [S]
Tuesday 06:30 - 07:50
1942. Mystery. Director: Edward Dmytryk. Stars Chester Morris, Harriet Hilliard & Richard Lane. A reformed thief becomes involved in a case to find a woman's missing sculpture of Augustus Caesar. [S]
Tuesday 07:50 - 09:10
1962. Musical Comedy with Acker Bilk, Jimmy Thompson, Jennifer Jayne, Geoffrey Sumner & Maudie Edwards. One of the truly great Trad' Jazz films of all time. [S]
Tuesday 09:10 - 10:30
1962. Drama. Directed by Godfrey Grayson. Stars Jane Griffiths, Conrad Phillips. When a wealthy society hostess dies, the search begins for the rightful heir, unveiling an unexpected heiress. [S]
Tuesday 10:30 - 11:00
1977. Drama. Director: Collin Nutley. Stars David Neal & Peter Duncan. After being evicted from the family car-repair business, the Carters get involved in the re-opening of the Flockton Railway. [S]
Tuesday 11:00 - 12:05
Rumpole and the Reform of Joby Jonson. Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Patricia Hodge. Rumpole defends a juvenile delinquent on charges of assaulting an elderly woman.
Tuesday 12:05 - 13:45
1949. Drama. Directed by Gordon Parry. Stars Richard Greene, Cedric Hardwicke & Kathleen Harrison. Prison drama about a variety of criminals and their life behind bars in post-war Britain. [S]
Tuesday 13:45 - 15:20
1935. Family. Ebenezer Scrooge (Seymour Hicks) is persuaded to change his ways one Christmas by visitations from the ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet-to-come. Also stars Donald Calthrop. [S]
Tuesday 15:20 - 17:15
1979. Sci-fi. Director: Gary Nelson. Stars Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster. Space explorers delve into a mystery after finding a long-lost spaceship at the edge of a black hole. [S]
Tuesday 17:15 - 19:05
1963. Comedy. Director: Cliff Owen. Stars Peter Sellers, Lionel Jeffries, Bernard Cribbins & Nanette Newman. A gangster learns of a traitor in his midst and makes a deal with the police. [S]
Tuesday 19:05 - 19:35
1953. Drama. Directed by Robert Florey. Stars Dick Powell, Lee Van Cleef & Richard Hale. A famous marshal of Dodge City sets out in search of the murderous Sonoma Kid and stumbles upon a tragedy. [S]
Tuesday 19:35 - 20:05
The Time of The Suffragettes. 1959. Narrated by Dame Edith Evans. A focus on events through the years 1911 to 1913, including preparations for the war and the Women's Suffrage Campaign. [S]
Tuesday 20:05 - 21:10
1971. The Treasure House. Stars Hugh Burden, Willoughby Goddard & Mona Bruce. A reformed safebreaker is coming to visit his friend Reader, when he is purposely knocked down by a passing car. [S]
Tuesday 21:10 - 23:30
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]
Tuesday 23:30 - 01:35
1946. Comedy. Director: Archie Mayo. Stars: Paul Muni, Anne Baxter & Claude Rains. The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a judge to make up for his previous life. [S]
Wed Dec 17
Wednesday 01:35 - 01:45
Caroline Munro welcomes you to an evening of twists and turns as tonight she introduces the next episode of Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense starring Deborah Raffin and David Langton. [S]
Wednesday 01:45 - 03:15
Last Video and Testament. 1984. Stars Deborah Raffin & David Langton. A wealthy businessman about to undergo surgery has a surprise in store for his wife and her lover. [S]
Wednesday 03:15 - 03:20
Caroline Munro prepares for next week's terrifying tale. Sit tight in The Cellar Club as she gives us a glimpse of the horror to come. [S]
Wednesday 03:20 - 05:15
1981. Drama. An unhappy wife begins an affair, unaware that her husband is also having an affair. Starring Karen Black and Tony Lo Bianco.
Wednesday 05:15 - 05:30
1963. A look at Europe's gypsy holidays. Each year, a pilgrimage is made to the Camargue, the wild corner of France where the Rhone meets the Mediterranean, and a colourful festival is held.
Wednesday 05:30 - 06:00
Elly Needs a Maw. 1963. Stars Donna Douglas, Doris Packer & Raymond Bailey. Jed plans to go home to look for a wife so Elly May can finally have a mother, but Mr. Drysdale has other plans. [S]
Wednesday 06:00 - 07:00
The Renegades. 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]
Wednesday 07:00 - 08:15
1950. Comedy. Director: Godfrey Grayson. Stars Edward Rigby, Henry Mollison, Michael Ward. An Earl returns from a tropical island and finds a tribal king's daughter has stowed away in his luggage. [S]
Wednesday 08:15 - 09:25
1963. Crime drama directed by Ernest Morris and starring Paul Maxwell, Clare Owen and Anita West. Waiting for his flight home from Baghdad, Bill takes a message from a British secret agent. [S]
Wednesday 09:25 - 11:00
1961. Crime drama. A partner of a safe making firm is found unconscious on a bomb site. A large safe his company installed has been robbed. Starring William Franklyn and Nigel Green. [S]
Wednesday 11:00 - 12:05
Rumpole and the Family Pride. Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Abigail McKern. Rumpole defends his cousin after an old lady drowns on his estate.
Wednesday 12:05 - 12:10
Alan Klein and Julie Samuel cover Mike Sarne and Wendy Richard's hit 'Come Outside' in this rare reel of the catchy 60s song.
Wednesday 12:10 - 14:05
1947. Thriller. Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti. Stars Sally Gray, Trevor Howard & Griffith Jones. An ex-RAF airman joins a gang, but when a robbery goes wrong he is betrayed and framed for murder. [S]
Wednesday 14:05 - 14:25
Made in 1947. The joys of living in Australia at Christmas time. Cool drinks have taken the place of hot refreshments and much time is spent outdoors but the spirit of Christmas is unchanged!
Wednesday 14:25 - 15:30
To Honour and Obey. 1976. Stars Richard Easton, Colin Baker & Liza Goddard. Hammonds Transport has merged with Van der Merwe. Meanwhile, Paul Merroney's wedding day has arrived. [S]
Wednesday 15:30 - 17:10
1963. Comedy. Director: C.M. Pennington-Richards. Stars Peggy Mount, Robert Morley & Harry H. Corbett. A British Colonel (Morley) teams up with a cleaning lady to profit from office bin tips. [S]
Wednesday 17:10 - 18:50
1952. Crime. Directed by Seymour Friedman & Peter Graham Scott. Stars George Raft. Nuclear scientists are kidnapped. An FBI man and a British agent must find the culprit. Sally Gray's last film. [S]
Wednesday 18:50 - 19:25
John Raphael (Past Life)/ Premonitions. 1997. Michael Aspel introduces a retired bingo caller who unearths past lives and the story of a French scholar whose visions come true. [S]
Wednesday 19:25 - 20:00
1955. The Stateless Man. Director: Paul Gherzo. Stars Frank Leighton, Robin Wentworth, Theodore Wilhelm, Tom Clegg, May Hallett & Anna Doran. A crime in London's dockland baffles the police. (S1, E12)
Wednesday 20:00 - 21:00
Gold Plated Delinquents. Stars Barry Foster, Joanna Dunham & Nigel Stock. Two spoiled adolescent children hunting for new kicks, add up to trouble for Van der Valk. [S]
Wednesday 21:00 - 22:45
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]
Wednesday 22:45 - 00:35
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]
Thu Dec 18
Thursday 00:35 - 02:10
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]
Thursday 02:10 - 03:50
1948. Musical. John Berry. Stars Yvonne De Carlo, Tony Martin & Peter Lorre. Pepe Le Moko leads a gang of thieves in the Casbah of Algiers, where he has exiled himself to escape imprisonment. [S]
Thursday 03:50 - 04:25
An insightful documentary by Peter Williams about George Foreman, a man of great faith who was known as one of the best fighters who ever lived, who twice held the World Heavyweight title. [S]
Thursday 04:25 - 05:55
1959. Sci-Fi. Directed by Ray Kellogg. Starring Don Sullivan, Fred Graham & Lisa Simone. A giant lizard terrorises a small town. Can the police and a hot rod gang stop the monster? [S]
Thursday 05:55 - 06:00
Charming footage of a traditional Christmas party in war time - where handmade paper hats are a must and everyone surprisingly gets a gift from Father Christmas.
Thursday 06:00 - 06:30
1959. Client: Banks. 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.
Thursday 06:30 - 07:45
1955. Crime directed by Terence Fisher. A racing driver (John Bentley) plans to murder his heiress wife (Rona Anderson). The lawyer (Donald Houston) discovers the plot. [S]
Thursday 07:45 - 09:00
1959. Drama. Director: Montgomery Tully. Stars Ronald Howard, Carol Marsh & Ian Fleming. After being arrested for robbery and murder, Jenson breaks jail to find the real criminals to turn them in. [S]
Thursday 09:00 - 11:00
1964. Comedy. Director: Jeremy Summers. Stars Barbara Windsor, Bernard Cribbins, Melvyn Hayes. After pulling off the smallest train robbery, Little Walter and his crew decide to get out of London. [S]
Thursday 11:00 - 12:05
Rumpole on Trial. Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Robin Bailey. Rumpole is charged by Judge Oliphant with contempt of court and faces disbarment.
Thursday 12:05 - 13:20
1961. Crime Drama. Directed by Max Varnel. Stars Peter Reynolds, Noelle Middleton & Yvonne Buckingham. A young woman sets out to get revenge against a rich man who murdered her lover. [S]
Thursday 13:20 - 15:00
1951. Adventure. Directed by Phil Karlson. Stars Barbara Hale, Richard Greene & Carl Benton Reid. A love affair between a farmer and an outlaw's daughter develops with bitter-sweet results. [S]
Thursday 15:00 - 15:30
Tables of the Heart - Part 1. 1973. Stars Nick Tate, Barbara Lott & Richard Leech. Surgeon, Stephen Saul, faces charges of criminal assault and of causing the death of his patient Eric Maple. [S]
Thursday 15:30 - 16:00
Tables of the Heart - Part 2. 1973. Stars Richard Leech & David Ashford. Sir Austin Semple gives his opinion on Eric Maple's heart condition and Charles Lotterby makes his counter statements. [S]
Thursday 16:00 - 16:30
Tables of the Heart - Part 3. 1973. Stars Nick Tate, Jonathan Elsom & Frank Moorey. Stephen Saul faces a tough cross examination and Dr. Venning gives evidence in his defence. [S]
Thursday 16:30 - 18:30
1948. Drama. Director: Roy Boulting. Stars Richard Attenborough, Bernard Miles & Sheila Sim. Set after WW2. Jack Read, a cockney boy, becomes a guinea pig in an educational experiment. [S]
Thursday 18:30 - 20:00
1956. Drama. A South American revolutionary is facing death for murder but the President's daughter in London is taken hostage. Starring Ron Randell. [S]
Thursday 20:00 - 20:30
If This Be Murder. 1957. Donald Gray, Diana Decker & Patrick Holt. Tony Latham engages Mark Saber to find who murdered his fiancé. [S]
Thursday 20:30 - 21:05
Down Under. 1983. Stars Mollie Sugden, Christopher Blake & Jennifer Lonsdale. Ida's name ends up on the computer of an employment agency and she is sick of getting calls from ''fancy drawers''. [S]
Thursday 21:05 - 22:10
Episode 15. 1974. A New Year's Eve special with guests including Freddie Garrity, Kristine Sparkle, Matt Monro, Design, Charlie Williams and Brother Lees. [S]
Thursday 22:10 - 00:10
2003. Comedy/Drama. Director: Geoffrey Sax. Stars Penelope Keith, June Brown & Alan David. A wealthy housewife and her maid go on the run after attacking a house burglar and leaving him for dead. [S]
Fri Dec 19
Friday 00:10 - 02:15
1955. Drama. Director: Anatole Litvak. Stars Vivien Leigh, Kenneth More & Eric Portman. A woman, unhappy in her marriage, has an affair with an RAF pilot, but will he be more than she can handle? [S]
Friday 02:15 - 04:25
1939. Action. Directors: John English & William Witney. Stars Ralph Byrd, Irving Pichel & Ted Pearson. A mad doctor uses a drug to bring himself back from the dead after his execution in prison. [S]
Friday 04:25 - 05:45
1961. Thriller. Directed by Max Varnel. Stars John Ireland, Susan Stephen & Cyril Shaps. The serene life of Pam and John is shattered when a mysterious man begins stalking their every move. [S]
Friday 05:45 - 06:00
1961. A look at the world of one of Britain's most respected establishments: the seaside landlady.
Friday 06:00 - 06:30
1960. Toll Road. Stars Michael Ansara, Maggie Pierce & Richard Rust. Sam investigates the disappearance of a couple who go missing from their home on the toll road. [S]
Friday 06:30 - 07:45
1952. Crime Drama. Directed by Charles Saunders. Stars Patrick Barr, Jane Baxter & Raymond Young. When a village doctor's wife is unexpectedly murdered, the new physician sets out to find answers. [S]
Friday 07:45 - 09:40
1941. Romance. Directed by Julien Duvivier. Stars Merle Oberon, Joseph Cotton & Edna May Oliver. Wealthy Lydia Macmillan meets three former suitors and together they relive the past thirty years. [S]
Friday 09:40 - 11:20
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]
Friday 11:20 - 13:20
1958. War. Director: Vernon Sewell. Stars Michael Rennie, Patricia Medina & Christopher Lee. Polish Resistance discover a mysterious pilot-less plane. [S]
Friday 13:20 - 15:20
1966. Comedy. Directed by Ralph Thomas. Stars James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Shirley Anne Field. Gaston Grimsdyke enrols on a medical course run by Sir Lancelot Spratt. [S]
Friday 15:20 - 17:20
1948. Crime. Director: Marc Allegret, Stars Valerie Hobson, Stewart Granger & Michael Gough. Penniless governess Blanche Fullerton takes a job at the estate of her rich relations, the Fury family. [S]
Friday 17:20 - 19:00
1948. Drama. Director: Fergus McDonell. Stars. James Donald, Valerie Hobson, David Greene, Howard Keel. A couple come across a car crash, where they discover that the occupants are armed. [S]
Friday 19:00 - 20:00
1974. Comedy. Staring Tommy Cooper, Alan Cuthbertson, Tommy Godfrey, Damaris Hayman & Annette Potts. Christmas special featuring comedy, magic and music with the legendary Tommy Cooper!
Friday 20:00 - 21:00
Friday Night. 1962. Stars Jeremy Kemp, James Ellis & Brian Blessed. A busy night in Newtown has the squad responding to everything from drunken antics to fatal accidents. [S]
Friday 21:00 - 21:05
Come down to the Cellar Club for a night of frights. Caroline Munro introduces the third episode of The Omega Factor: Night Games. [S]
Friday 21:05 - 22:05
Night Games. 1979. Stars James Hazeldine, Louise Jameson & John Carlisle. The Army is experimenting with sound in the Scottish Highlands. Tom investigates the results and challenges The Army. [S]
Friday 22:05 - 22:10
Next up at the Cellar Club is Countess Dracula, introduced by Caroline Munro. This 1971 film features supernatural horror with Ingrid Pitt as Countess Elizabeth. [S]
Friday 22:10 - 00:05
Horror. Director: Peter Sasdy. Stars Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green & Sandor Eles. Elderly widow Countess Elisabeth Nadasdy maintains her youthful appearance by bathing in the blood of virgins. [S]
Sat Dec 20
Saturday 00:05 - 00:10
Before Caroline Munro closes tonights Cellar Club, listen to the horror that is in store for next week. [S]
Saturday 00:10 - 01:30
1950. Horror. A traveller arrives at Usher mansion to visit his friend Roderick (Kaye Tendeter) and discovers that Roderick and his sister (Gwen Watford) have been inflicted with a strange disease.
Saturday 01:30 - 02:40
1940. Crime. Director: Sam Newfield. Stars Warren Hull, Isabel Jewell & Paul Bryar. A young medical-school graduate escapes prison and finds a small haven in Arizona until gangsters show up. [S]
Saturday 02:40 - 04:20
1951. Comedy. Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. Stars Roland Young, Nina Foch & Dick Haymes. Three con artists unexpectedly wind up on the road to reformation while posing as priests to pull off a job. [S]
Saturday 04:20 - 06:00
1950. Drama. Restaurant owners' daughter Dora (Zena Marshall) and press agent Guy (John Witty) plan a concert to restore a bombed church, but their plans are thwarted by a lawyer who has other plans.
Saturday 06:00 - 07:45
1966. Fantasy. Director: Alan Bridges. Stars Edward Judd, Yoko Tani & Valerie Gearon. An English army unit come up against strange beings from another planet who have landed on earth. [S]
Saturday 07:45 - 07:55
Charming 1950s animation of the 12 days of Christmas. First aired in 1956 on Christmas eve. [S]
Saturday 07:55 - 08:25
The Chess Game. 1973. Stars William Squire, Dorothea Phillips & Michael Ripper. The game continues as Sir Daniel recognises the pawns in his kingdom and Black Arrow continues his hunt. [S]
Saturday 08:25 - 09:00
Ferocious Fathers. 1956. Stars William Russell, Cyril Smith & Ronald Leigh-Hunt. Lancelot goes to the rescue of Urgan the Strong, whose castle is besieged by Sir Melius the Mighty and his sons. [S]
Saturday 09:00 - 09:30
The Joker's Epitaph. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. The Joker is now Vice Chairman of the Gotham National Bank, due to an unsuccessful plan of Batman's. [S]
Saturday 09:30 - 10:00
Carnival Killer. 1952. Stars Roy Rogers, Pat Brady & Dale Evans. Roy, Dale and Pat help investigate the murder of a carnival owner. [S]
Saturday 10:00 - 10:30
Loch Ness Monster. 1964. Stars Ray Barrett, Robert Euston & David Graham. When Commander Shore's friend claims to have seen the Loch Ness Monster, the Stingray crew is sent to investigate.
Saturday 10:30 - 11:00
The Prisoner. Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard, Jennifer Jayne & Michael Caine. On his way to deliver a message to William Tell, a resistance man is captured and taken to a fortress. [S]
Saturday 11:00 - 11:30
The Raiders. 1956. Stars Alec Clunes, Jane Griffiths & Peter Hammond. New Providence is in danger from pirate raiders led by Charles Vane, leaving Governor Rogers to face a tough decision. [S]
Saturday 11:30 - 12:00
Will Scarlet. 1956. Stars Richard Greene, Victor Woolf & Archie Duncan. Garishly dressed William Winchester is at the inn Robin and Little John go to, swords are drawn as John insults Will. [S]
Saturday 12:00 - 13:20
1962. Sci-fi. Directed by Mikhail Karyukov, Aleksandr Kozyr & Francis Ford Coppola. Stars Edd Perry & Arla Powell. In the distant future, two rival nations race to be the first to land on Mars. [S]
Saturday 13:20 - 14:50
1959. Sci-fi. Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. Stars Arthur Franz & Dick Foran. A submarine is sent out to investigate a series of naval disasters, but the crew also get caught up in the chaos. [S]
Saturday 14:50 - 16:35
Comedy. Director: David Paltenghi. Stars Arthur Askey, Glenn Melvyn & Thora Hird. Two football loving railway workers get into trouble after racing their engine home to get to a match on time. [S]
Saturday 16:35 - 18:50
1960. Crime Drama. Director: Basil Dearden. Stars Jack Hawkins, Richard Attenborough, Nigel Patrick & Roger Livesey. Ex-army men are recruited for a bank robbery that requires military precision. [S]
Saturday 18:50 - 19:00
Join the festive cheer all over the country in this short film showing how Christmases past were celebrated in London, the great British countryside and a traditional British home.
Saturday 19:00 - 20:00
Voices From The Past. 1962. Stars Rupert Davies, Victor Lucas & Fay Compton. Maigret is thrown into a world where he must tread delicately when investigating the violent death of Count St Hilaire. [S]
Saturday 20:00 - 21:00
Breaking Point. 1971. Directed by Gerry Mill. Stars Colin Douglas, Barbara Flynn & Coral Atkins. The iconic seventies drama series continues with the third and final series. (S3, E12) [S]
Saturday 21:00 - 23:05
Drama. Director: John Hillcoat. Stars John Hurt, Guy Pearce & Ray Winstone. A lawman gives an outlaw nine days to kill his older brother, or they'll execute his younger brother. [S]
Saturday 23:05 - 00:10
All Good Friends: The Case of the Handless Corpse. 1992. Stars Suzanne Packer & Michelle Chadwick. Based on the 1979 case, where two divers found the body of a man in a flooded Lancashire quarry. [S]
Sun Dec 21
Sunday 00:10 - 00:45
1994. Hosted by Antoine de Caunes and Jean Paul Gaultier. Travel to Berlin to meet the adults who like to dress as babies and the women who look after them. Join supermodel Eva Herzigova as a judge!
Sunday 00:45 - 02:15
Drama. Director: Doris Wishman. Stars Agustin Mayor, Barbara Kemp & Sam Stewart. A young couple are burdened with financial troubles until the wife meets a seedy pimp who can help. [S]
Sunday 02:15 - 04:05
1933. Comedy. Directed by Maurice Elvey. Starring Gracie Fields, Henry Kendall & John Stuart. A poor, unemployed woman is made housekeeper at the estate of a wealthy duchess. [S]
Sunday 04:05 - 05:20
1932. Drama starring Charlotte Henry, Morgan Galloway and Beryl Mercer. Young Lena, born out of wedlock, goes to live with a rich uncle, but his wife and daughter don't like her one bit. [S]
Sunday 05:20 - 05:30
1967. A fascinating look at the changing shape of the table, with different designs in pottery, glass and cutlery.
Sunday 05:30 - 06:00
Kingfishers/Model Carts. 1986. Jack Hargreaves visits a man who has rescued kingfishers from a flooded river and then looks at the work of an unknown model maker. [S]
Sunday 06:00 - 07:35
1944. Fantasy. Directed by Basil Dearden. Stars John Clements, Googie Withers & Raymond Huntley. Nine people from different walks of life find themselves transported to a mysterious city. [S]
Sunday 07:35 - 09:15
1960. Drama. Directed by Roy Boulting and John Boulting. Stars Tony Britton, Virginia Maskell, Peter Cushing. A young scientist's pioneering work attracts the attention of the authorities. [S]
Sunday 09:15 - 10:50
1954. Western. Directed by Wesley Barry. Stars Bill Williams, Kelly Ryan & Jim Davis. The 'outlaw's daughter', Kate Dalton, is led astray by the man who killed her father and joins his gang. [S]
Sunday 10:50 - 11:20
The Clampetts Go Hollywood. 1963. Stars Buddy Ebsen, King Donovan & Shirley Mitchell. Jake and Opal continue to stay at the Clampett mansion. Jake thinks he can make a movie with Jed's money. [S]
Sunday 11:20 - 13:25
2000. Drama. Directed by Catherine Morshead. Stars Jenny Agutter & Richard Attenborough. Three children are forced to move to Yorkshire with their mother after their father is falsely imprisoned. [S]
Sunday 13:25 - 13:55
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]
Sunday 13:55 - 16:15
1958. Drama. Directed by Ralph Thomas. Stars Dirk Bogarde, Dorothy Tutin, Cecil Parker & Stephen Murray. During the French Revolution, Lucie Manette falls in love with a duplicitous Englishman. [S]
Sunday 16:15 - 16:30
1961. A look into the business of Christmas and the individuals who spend most of the year contributing to the festivities.
Sunday 16:30 - 17:00
The Fame and the Fury. 1955. Stars Ron Randell, Patrick Holt & Sandra Dome. Celia's partner is a struggling painter. But when she leaves him for a wealthier man, she soon realises her mistake. [S]
Sunday 17:00 - 18:00
Noel and Mike have some festive footage for you in this Christmas special! From magical vintage animations brimming with Yuletide charm to Fanny Cradock making a mince pie! [S]
Sunday 18:00 - 20:00
1944. Drama. Directed by Basil Dearden. Starring Mervyn Johns, Glynis Johns & Tom Walls. A group of travellers, all with something to hide in their past, take shelter from a storm in an old inn. [S]
Sunday 20:00 - 20:05
Acclaimed actor William Gaunt shares his memories of co-star on Sergeant Cork, John Barrie. [S]
Sunday 20:05 - 21:10
The Case of the Hangman's Noose. 1964. Stars John Barrie, William Gaunt & Ronald Adam. A judge receives threats after sentencing a fourteen year old boy to death for murdering his headmaster. [S]
Sunday 21:10 - 21:45
1972. With Freddie Starr and Peter Goodwright, guest acts Dailey & Wayne, Dustin Gee and Adam Daye play a number of roles in a series of sketches and songs! [S]
Sunday 21:45 - 23:50
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]
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.