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Wed Sep 03
The Hand

Today 01:45 - 03:00

1960. Horror. Stars Derek Bond & Bryan Coleman. In WW2, British soldiers are captured by the Japanese and have their hands removed. Years later, someone is removing the hands of people in London. [S]

It Can be Done Amigo

Today 03:00 - 05:00

1972. Western. Directed by Maurizio Lucidi. Stars Bud Spencer, Jack Palance & Francisco Rabal. A drifter with fast fists and a gunfighter with fast guns help a young orphan claim his inheritance. [S]

Tell Me Another

Today 05:00 - 05:30

1976. True Stories About The Armed Services and the War. Personal anecdotes as told to Dick Hills. This episode stars Bernard Cribbins, Jon Pertwee and Ted Ray. [S]

The Beverly Hillbillies

Today 05:30 - 06:00

The Clampetts Get Psychoanalysed. 1963. Stars Max Baer Jr., Herbert Rudley & Dick Wesson. Jethro is taken to Mrs Drysdale's psychiatrist for an assessment so that he can pass the fifth grade. [S]

Stagecoach West

Today 06:00 - 07:05

The Root of Evil. Western with Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray, who run a stagecoach line in the Old West where they come across a wide variety of killers, robbers and ladies in distress. [S]

Women Without Men

Today 07:05 - 08:35

1956. Drama. Directors: Elmo Williams & Bert Glazer. Stars Beverly Michaels & Joan Rice. Angie plans to meet her boyfriend on New Years Eve but winds up in jail. Can she find a way to get to him? [S]

Ramrod

Today 08:35 - 10:30

1947. Western. Connie Dickson (Veronica Lake) plans to marry a sheep rancher, but her father teams up with land baron Frank Ivey to drive the man out of town. [S]

Broken Journey

Today 10:30 - 12:15

1948. Drama. Directors: Ken Annakin & Michael C Chorlton. Stars Phyllis Calvert, James Donald & David Tomlinson. A plane crash lands miles from civilisation. The passengers must prevail. [S]

The Shillingbury Blowers

Today 12:15 - 13:55

1979. Drama. Directed by Val Guest and stars Robin Nedwell, Diane Keen and Trevor Howard. The arrival of a pop star and his wife, upsets the status quo of the Shillingbury village brass band. [S]

The Brothers

Today 13:55 - 15:00

Jennifer's Baby. 1975. Stars Robin Chadwick, Colin Baker & Carole Mowlam. Paul Merroney returns from Lebanon, but he's not alone. Meanwhile, Edward and Jennifer's only interest is their new baby. [S]

The League of Gentlemen

Today 15:00 - 17:10

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]

Web of Suspicion

Today 17:10 - 18:25

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]

Strange But True

Today 18:25 - 19:00

UFOs - Pilots/Kaikoura Lights. 1995. Michael Aspel introduces pilots who speak for the first time about UFOs they have seen and UFO sightings on one night in the Kaikoura Peninsula in New Zealand. [S]

Danger UXB

Today 19:00 - 20:05

Dead Letter. 1979. Stars Anthony Andrews, Judy Geeson & Iain Cuthbertson. A large UXB in the London Underground brings Ash face-to-face with a new type of fuse.

Van der Valk

Today 20:05 - 21:05

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]

Maigret

Today 21:05 - 22:55

Maigret at the Doctor's. 2004. Stars Bruno Cremer, Monique Chaumette & Lionel Abelanski. A doctor's maid has been poisoned. All evidence points to the doctor but Maigret refuses to accept it. [S]

Reckless

Today 22:55 - 00:00

Episode 5. 1997. Stars Robson Green, Michael Kitchen & Francesca Annis. After Owen and Crane's fight, there is an enquiry at the hospital. Meanwhile, Anna has some tough decisions to think about. [S]

Thu Sep 04
The Cater Street Hangman

Tomorrow 00:00 - 02:05

1998. Crime. Directed by Sarah Hellings. Stars Eoin McCarthy, Keeley Hawes & Peter Egan. A Scotland Yard inspector teams up with a feisty aristocratic woman to hunt down a serial killer in London. [S]

Algiers

Tomorrow 02:05 - 04:00

1938. Drama. Directed by John Cromwell. Stars Charles Boyer, Hedy Lamarr & Sigrid Gurie. A wanted jewel thief hiding in the Casbah meets a beautiful woman who makes him long for an escape. [S]

Shadows on the Stairs

Tomorrow 04:00 - 05:15

1941. Crime. Director: D. Ross Lederman. Stars Frieda Inescort & Paul Cavanagh. Occupants of a boarding house become suspects after a string of murders. [S]

Look At Life The Big Blow

Tomorrow 05:15 - 05:25

1960. A look at the mechanical and human components that make a brass band. Looking at a junior band in Wiltshire and the world famous Black Dyke Mills band based in Yorkshire.

Churchill's Secret Army

Tomorrow 05:25 - 06:00

Execution. 2003. A look at the men of Britain's Top Secret Resistance Movement who parachuted with the SAS into France at D-Day - and the massacre of 35 men in a French woodland. [S]

Sherlock Holmes

Tomorrow 06:00 - 06:35

The Case of the Tyrant's Daughter. 1955. Stars Ronald Howard, Archie Duncan & Basil Dignam. Sherlock is called to investigate after a chemist is accused of murdering his fiancé's stepfather. [S]

Come Back Peter

Tomorrow 06:35 - 08:15

1952. Comedy. Director: Charles Saunders. Stars Patrick Holt, Peter Hammond, Humphrey Lestocq & Kathleen Boutall. Pandemonium is created in a home when various relatives come to stay. [S]

Road to Bali

Tomorrow 08:15 - 10:05

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]

The Treasure of San Teresa

Tomorrow 10:05 - 11:50

1959. War. Director: Alvin Rakoff. Stars Eddie Constantine, Dawn Addams, Marius Goring, Christopher Lee. Ex-serviceman, Larry, returns to Europe to retrieve jewels hidden from the Nazis in 1944. [S]

Two Wives at One Wedding

Tomorrow 11:50 - 13:10

1961. Crime. Directed by Montgomery Tully. Stars Gordon Jackson, Christina Gregg & Lisa Daniely. Tom's wedding day becomes a confusing nightmare when a stranger appears, claiming to be his wife. [S]

In a Lonely Place

Tomorrow 13:10 - 15:00

1950. Drama. Directed by Nicholas Ray. Stars Humphrey Bogart & Gloria Grahame. When a screenwriter is accused of murder his neighbour comes to his rescue, but she soon starts to have her doubts. [S]

Crown Court

Tomorrow 15:00 - 15:30

The Judgement of Solomon - Part 1. 1973. Stars David Butler & Louis Mahoney. Mr and Mrs Kamuny are charged with attempting to cause grievous bodily harm to the foster father of their daughter. [S]

Crown Court

Tomorrow 15:30 - 16:00

The Judgement of Solomon - Part 2. 1973. Stars Michael Elder, Thomas Baptiste & Jean Harvey. Peggy Hathaway is cross examined by Haverstock Brown and Dr. Percival makes a statement. [S]

Crown Court

Tomorrow 16:00 - 16:30

The Judgement of Solomon - Part 3. 1973. Stars Claudette Critchlow & Mark Heath. Chege Mwangi is cross examined and Mirika Kamuny denies trying to knock William Hathaway down. [S]

Rebecca

Tomorrow 16:30 - 19:00

1940. Mystery. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine and George Sanders. A self-conscious bride is tormented by the memory of her husband's dead first wife. [S]

For the Love of Ada

Tomorrow 19:00 - 19:30

Sunday Tea. 1970. Stars Wilfred Pickles, Irene Handl & Jack Smethurst. Ada invites Walter for Sunday tea with the family, but things change when Mrs Bingley answers the door. (S1, E02) [S]

The Cheaters

Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:00

The Bite. 1962. Stars John Ireland & Jill Ireland. Weeks after Tom Jordan takes out a life policy for £50,000 his body is found in the wreckage of a burnt-out car. Hunter investigates the case. [S]

The Brothers

Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:05

The Golden Road. 1976. Stars Richard Easton & Robin Chadwick. Brian tries to change Jane's position on the golden road to Istanbul. The board members cast their votes on the Middle East project. [S]

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

Tomorrow 21:05 - 22:50

1954. War. Directed by Lewis Gilbert. Stars Michael Redgrave, Dirk Bogarde & Bonar Colleano. In 1944, passengers of a downed aircraft discuss their lives while awaiting rescue from the North Sea. [S]

Villain (1971)

Tomorrow 22:50 - 00:50

1971. Drama. Director: Michael Tuchner. Stars Richard Burton, Ian McShane & Nigel Davenport. Your everyday London businessman and sadistic gang leader. Once you've met, you'll wish you hadn't. [S]

Fri Sep 05
The Long Haul

Friday 00:50 - 02:35

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]

Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe

Friday 02:35 - 04:45

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]

Ticket To Paradise

Friday 04:45 - 06:00

1961. Romance. Director: Francis Searle. Stars: Emrys Jones, Patricia Dainton & Denis Shaw. The film tells the story of romance between a travel agent and a tourist on holiday in Italy. [S]

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

Friday 06:00 - 07:45

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]

There Was a Young Lady

Friday 07:45 - 09:25

1953. Comedy. Director: Lawrence Huntington. Stars Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray & Sydney Tafler. A diamond merchants' secretary gets fired by her new boss for being too efficient. [S]

A Tale Of Two Cities

Friday 09:25 - 11:45

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]

Pearl of the South Pacific

Friday 11:45 - 13:30

1955. Adventure. Two beachcombers with a yacht join Rita, a woman with a past, to find black pearls on a secret island. Starring Virginia Mayo and Dennis Morgan.

Train of Events

Friday 13:30 - 15:15

1949. Drama. Directed by Sidney Cole, Charles Crichton and Basil Dearden. Starring Jack Warner, Susan Shaw and Gladys Henson. A train disaster is told as four short stories. [S]

A Good Read: Sherlock Holmes

Friday 15:15 - 16:15

A Scandal in Bohemia. Enjoy this classic short story read by Mike Read where Sherlock Holmes is asked by the King of Bohemia to retrieve an incriminating photo which could ruin his engagement.

The History Of Mr Polly

Friday 16:15 - 18:15

1949. Drama. Director: Anthony Pelissier. Stars John Mills, Betty Ann Davies, Megs Jenkins, Moore Marriott & Finlay Currie. Alfred reluctantly uses inherited money on two big ventures. [S]

Look At Life Ringing the Changes

Friday 18:15 - 18:25

1960. A fascinating look at the music of bells, from small hand bells to the great bell of Westminster, with a focus on the old craft that holds it's own.

Doctor In Love

Friday 18:25 - 20:25

1960. Comedy. Directed by Ralph Thomas. Stars Leslie Phillips, Joan Sims & Fenella Fielding. Richard Hare's love life has as many ups and downs, as does his career. [S]

Strange But True

Friday 20:25 - 21:00

Lucid Dreams/Psychic Children. 1997. Michael Aspel takes a look at the people whose lives have been changed by lucid dreaming and the story of a former teacher's interest in psychic children. [S]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Friday 21:00 - 21:05

Caroline Munro opens up The Cellar Club for another exciting night. First up, is Doomwatch - The Islanders; about a group of islanders who struggle in the modern world after being evacuated. [S]

Doomwatch

Friday 21:05 - 22:05

The Islanders. 1971. Stars David Buck, Geoffrey Chater & George A. Cooper. A small British protectorate is evacuated following a series of tremors, but the inhabitants struggle on the mainland. [S]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Friday 22:05 - 22:10

Caroline Munro returns to introduce the 1982 supernatural horror One Dark Night, where three teenagers must survive the night inside a terrifying crypt - starring Meg Tilly and Melissa Newman. [S]

One Dark Night

Friday 22:10 - 23:55

1982. Horror. Directed by Tom McLoughlin. Stars Meg Tilly, Melissa Newman & Robin Evans. As part of an initiation into a club called The Sisters, a young girl must spend the night in a mausoleum. [S]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Friday 23:55 - 00:00

Join Caroline Munro as she takes a peek at next week's fantastic features. [S]

Sat Sep 06
King Kong 2

Saturday 00:00 - 02:05

1986. Action. Director: John Guillermin. Stars Brian Kerwin, Linda Hamilton & Peter Elliott. Years after his fall from a skyscraper, King Kong is in a coma and in dire need of a blood transfusion. [S]

Run for the Sun

Saturday 02:05 - 04:00

1956. Thriller. Directed by Roy Boulting. Stars Jane Greer, Richard Widmark & Trevor Howard. An author and a journalist find themselves at the mercy of wanted war criminals in the Mexican jungle. [S]

The Restless Breed

Saturday 04:00 - 05:40

1957. Western. Director: Allan Dwan. Stars Scott Brady, Anne Bancroft, Jay C. Flippen. A young lawyer travels to Mission, a small Texas border town, to even the score for the murder of his father. [S]

Eddie Carroll & His Orchestra

Saturday 05:40 - 06:00

1939. Directed by Horace Shepherd - Enjoy 'Harlem', 'Home', 'Taint what you do', 'What do you know about love?' and many more with Eddie Carroll and his Orchestra, sung by Gwen Jones.

Beau Geste

Saturday 06:00 - 06:35

Episode Seven. 1982. Stars Benedict Taylor, John Forgeham & Jonathon Morris. A few of the men are on the point of mutiny when the fort comes under repeated attack from the Tuareg. [S]

Mutiny

Saturday 06:35 - 08:10

1952. Starring Mark Stevens & Angela Lansbury. During the war of 1812, the U.S. arranges to borrow gold from France. A young Captain must navigate through the British blockade. [S]

What's On TPTV With Noel

Saturday 08:10 - 08:25

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

Space Patrol

Saturday 08:25 - 09:00

Volcanoes of Venus. 1963. Stars Ronnie Stevens & Murray Kash. Slim is sent to Venus to investigate a mysterious disease which is paralysing the population and is surprised by what he finds. [S]

Batman

Saturday 09:00 - 09:30

The Sandman Cometh. 1966. Stars Adam West & Michael Rennie. When a policewoman informs Gordon that Catwoman and the Sandman are planning mischief together, Batman and Robin spring into action. [S]

Richard the Lionheart

Saturday 09:30 - 10:00

Knight Errant at Large. 1963. Stars Dermot Walsh, Anne Lawson, David Davies. Richard is recognised while fleeing through Austria and quickly finds himself a prisoner of the tyrannical Lord Rudolf. [S]

Supercar

Saturday 10:00 - 10:30

Trapped in the Depths. 1961. Stars David Graham & Graydon Gould. The US Navy are testing a new bathyscaphe when disaster strikes. The Supercar team spring into action to save the trapped crew. [S]

BFI: The Salvage Gang

Saturday 10:30 - 11:30

1958. Drama. Directed by John Krish. Delightful CFF drama. Whilst building a rabbit hutch, a group of children break Dad's saw. Needing to replace it, the children do odd jobs all across London. [S]

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Saturday 11:30 - 12:00

Queen Eleanor. 1955. Stars Richard Greene, Victor Woolf & Archie Duncan. Queen Eleanor departs from Nottingham castle. The Sheriff arranges to have her entourage ambushed and steal her gold. [S]

First Man Into Space

Saturday 12:00 - 13:35

1959. Sci-fi. Directed by Robert Day. Stars Marshall Thompson & Marla Landi. A U.S. Navy test pilot rockets himself into space but vanishes. Soon after, a blood thirsty creature appears on Earth. [S]

One Step Beyond

Saturday 13:35 - 14:10

The Open Window. 1959. Stars Michael Higgins, Louise Fletcher & Charles Seel. A temperamental artist has a premonition of a woman's death in a neighbouring building. [S]

The Atomic Submarine

Saturday 14:10 - 15:40

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]

Look At Life Thunder in Waiting

Saturday 15:40 - 15:55

1960. A look at the deadly cargo of the Vulcan Bomber and how it is a crucial part of Britain's force to deter attacks on the country.

The Black Widow (1951)

Saturday 15:55 - 17:10

1951. Thriller. Directed by Vernon Sewell. Stars Christine Norden, Robert Ayres & Jennifer Jayne. A man suffering from amnesia learns that his scheming wife and her lover are plotting his demise. [S]

Blind Corner

Saturday 17:10 - 18:45

1965. Drama. Director: Lance Comfort. Stars William Sylvester, Barbara Shelley & Elizabeth Shepherd. The wife of a blind composer plots to murder her husband after he learns of her affair. [S]

Look At Life Under the Hammer

Saturday 18:45 - 19:00

1961. A look at the world of auctions and auctioneers, also with a glimpse at the various items sold and the different types of people drawn to the sale rooms.

Maigret

Saturday 19:00 - 20:00

The Cactus. 1961. Stars Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon & Sheila Burrell. After one of his men is injured by an apartment house, Maigret takes up temporary residence so he can investigate undercover. [S]

A Family At War

Saturday 20:00 - 21:05

1971. Clash By Night. Creator: John Finch. Stars John McKelvey & Keith Drinkel. A still-blind Phillip encounters an old enemy who once shot one of his comrades in the Spanish Civil War. (S2, E16) [S]

The First of the Few

Saturday 21:05 - 23:25

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]

Body Double

Saturday 23:25 - 01:40

1984. Thriller. Directed by Brian De Palma. Stars Craig Wasson & Melanie Griffith. A struggling actor's obsession with spying on a neighbour gets him caught up in a drastic series of events. [S]

Sun Sep 07
Let's Spend the Night Together

Sunday 01:40 - 03:25

1982. Documentary. Directed by Hal Ashby. Stars Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & Charlie Watts. Relive the concerts of the Rolling Stones on their American tour in New Jersey and Arizona in 1981. [S]

You Will Remember

Sunday 03:25 - 05:15

1941. Musical drama. Directed by Jack Raymond. Stars: Robert Morley, Emlyn Williams, Dorothy Hyson. Based on the life of the English composer Leslie Stuart, famous in the British music halls. [S]

Look At Life The Black Arrows

Sunday 05:15 - 05:30

1960. A look at the Royal Air Force acrobatic team 'Treble One Squadron' who perform extraordinary manoeuvres in jets that are able to reach more than 700mph.

Out of Town

Sunday 05:30 - 06:00

Kingfishers and Corn Flail. 1981. Jack joins David Boag as he trains rescued kingfishers to catch minnows. He then witnesses how corn was threshed before the days of the combine harvester. [S]

Strange Invaders

Sunday 06:00 - 07:50

1983. Sci-fi. Directed by Michael Laughlin. Stars Paul Le Mat, Nancy Allen & Diana Scarwid. A professor travels to a strange town to investigate the mysterious disappearance of his ex-wife. [S]

Cinebox Memories

Sunday 07:50 - 07:55

1966. Let's get up and dance to the familiar tune of Tijuana Taxi by the brilliant musician Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Band.

The Vengeance of She

Sunday 07:55 - 10:00

1968. Fantasy. Directed by Cliff Owen. Stars John Richardson, Olga Schoberová & Edward Judd. A young girl is drawn to the ancient city of Kuma to succeed the lost former ruler Ayesha as empress. [S]

Glencannon: Crocodile Tears

Sunday 10:00 - 10:35

1959. Comedy. Directed by John Knight. Stars Thomas Mitchell, Barry Keegan & Arthur Mullard. Glencannon sets to work to stuff two crocodiles, but Montgomery believes he is wasting his time. [S]

The Beverly Hillbillies

Sunday 10:35 - 11:10

Duke Becomes a Father. 1963. Stars Donna Douglas, Narda Onyx & Irene Ryan. The clan tries to help make Duke feel better and Denise comes back for the birth of her dog's puppies, and to see Jed. [S]

The House Across the Lake

Sunday 11:10 - 12:40

1954. Crime. Directed & written by Ken Hughes. Stars Alex Nicol, Hillary Brooke & Sidney James. An American living in England is enticed into a scheme by a beautiful blonde to murder her husband. [S]

Look At Life The Divided City

Sunday 12:40 - 12:50

1959. A look at the two faces of Berlin and how they are very different.

Worzel Gummidge

Sunday 12:50 - 13:25

A Fair Old Pullover. 1980. Stars Jon Pertwee, Norman Mitchell & Sarah Thomas. Worzel goes on a trip into town to shop for a new pullover, but whilst there he causes a commotion. [S]

Batman

Sunday 13:25 - 14:00

The Sandman Cometh. 1966. Stars Adam West & Michael Rennie. When a policewoman informs Gordon that Catwoman and the Sandman are planning mischief together, Batman and Robin spring into action. [S]

Douglas Fairbanks Presents

Sunday 14:00 - 14:35

Mark of the Scorpion. 1957. Stars Ron Randall & Eunice Gayson. A merchant seaman visits a bar, but his drink has been spiked. When he awakens he finds a scorpion has been tattooed on his hand.

The Ghost Train

Sunday 14:35 - 16:20

1941. Comedy Horror. Director: Walter Forde. Starring Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch & Kathleen Harrison. High jinks and chills ensue when a group of people become stranded at an isolated station. [S]

Look At Life Village of Violins

Sunday 16:20 - 16:30

1960. A look at a village in the Bavarian Alps called Mittenwald, where violin making has been a traditional craft for 300 years.

The Vise

Sunday 16:30 - 17:00

The Eavesdropper. 1954. Stars Terence Brook, Frederick Lester & Mila Parély. A subtle antagonism between Lady Pendragon and her husband, Sir Arthur, all but wrecked several lives on one weekend. [S]

The Footage Detectives

Sunday 17:00 - 18:00

We've got an exclusive interview with Michael Wilding, Anna Neagle & Herbert Wilcox! We look behind the scenes of The Western Electric Company in the 40s and learn about the benefits of the beach. [S]

Highly Dangerous

Sunday 18:00 - 19:45

1950. Drama. Directed by Roy Ward Baker. Stars: Margaret Lockwood, Dane Clark, Marius Goring. An entomologist travels to a Balkan country to investigate germ warfare. [S]

Look At Life Wheel Power

Sunday 19:45 - 20:00

1960. A look at the various people who ride bicycles in Britain.

Memories of Making Sergeant Cork

Sunday 20:00 - 20:05

Acclaimed actor William Gaunt talks about his time on the British detective series Sergeant Cork, here he discusses the show's guest stars. [S]

Sergeant Cork

Sunday 20:05 - 21:10

The Case of the Girl Upstairs. 1963. Stars John Barrie, William Gaunt & Mary Kenton. Cork and Marriott investigate the case of a terrified woman who is under the supervision of a sadistic doctor. [S]

At the Wheeltappers

Sunday 21:10 - 21:45

Paul Daniels/Bernard Manning. 1977. At the Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club Bernard Manning and Colin Crompton introduce special guest star, the magician Paul Daniels. [S]

Confessions of a Driving Instructor

Sunday 21:45 - 23:30

1976. Comedy. Director Norman Cohen. Stars Robin Askwith, Anthony Booth & Liz Fraser. The misadventures of Timothy Lea and his brother-in-law when they set up a driving school business.

Star Treatment Show

Sunday 23:30 - 00:00

1979 Southern Televisions version of 'Opportunity Knocks!' This week starring: Grace Kennedy. Young entertainers are given a chance to showcase their talent in their own production. (S1, E01)

Mon Sep 08
The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read

Monday 00:00 - 01:00

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.

Scott of the Antarctic

Monday 01:00 - 03:10

1948. Adventure. Directed by Charles Frend. Stars John Mills, Derek Bond & Diana Churchill. The story of British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his quest to be the first to reach the South Pole. [S]

Dick Powell Theatre

Monday 03:10 - 04:10

The Clocks. Starring Joan Fontaine, David Farrar & Wayne Rogers. A widow planning to re-marry insists she is being haunted - by the ghost of her first husband.

As Long as They're Happy

Monday 04:10 - 06:00

1955. Comedy. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Stars Jack Buchanan, Janette Scott, Jean Carson. In England, an American singer causes havoc when he stays with a stockbroker's family by mistake. [S]

Johnny Ringo

Monday 06:00 - 06:30

The Rain Man. Directed by Aaron Spelling and starring Don Durant. During a heat wave, a rain maker dressed in Biblical robes comes to Velardi and guarantees to deliver rivers of water. [S]

Look At Life Holidays With Pay

Monday 06:30 - 06:45

1960. During their three month summer holidays, we take a look at what students get up to. Apple picking for £2 a week!

Two on the Tiles

Monday 06:45 - 08:15

1951. Comedy. Director John Guillermin. Stars Herbert Lom, Hugh McDermott & Brenda Bruce. A husband and wife are blackmailed by the butler on evidence of nights out until they combine to stop him. [S]

Look At Life And So To Bed

Monday 08:15 - 08:30

1960. A focus on sleep and the best methods to get it. Also, with a look at beds, mattresses and how they have changed over time.

Out of Town

Monday 08:30 - 09:00

Coarse Fishing and Yerro's Operation. 1980. Jack Hargreaves goes in search of big roach on the last day of the coarse fishing season. He then watches an operation on his noisy mule "Yerro". [S]

Dangerous Mission

Monday 09:00 - 10:05

1935. Western. Directed by Henri Samuels. Stars Tom Tyler & Al St. John. Two ranchers are out to buy cattle. But Jeckyl & Slater control the cattle market, forcing the ranchers to buy at their prices.

Now Barabbas Was a Robber

Monday 10:05 - 11:45

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]

Fitness Wins the Game - Glimpses

Monday 11:45 - 12:00

Made in 1940 and directed by Donald Carter. An educational short, see Arsenal play Tottenham at Highbury, learn the art of cycling, cricket, running clubs and male fitness clubs.

Dixon of Dock Green

Monday 12:00 - 12:40

Postman's Knock. 1956. Stars Peter Byrne, John Dearth & Jack Warner. Mary Dixon's upcoming wedding looks doomed when she starts receiving anonymous letters about her fiancé's apparent affair. [S]

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

Monday 12:40 - 14:30

1954. War. Directed by Lewis Gilbert. Stars Michael Redgrave, Dirk Bogarde & Bonar Colleano. In 1944, passengers of a downed aircraft discuss their lives while awaiting rescue from the North Sea. [S]

Film Party - Garden Party with the Stars

Monday 14:30 - 14:35

A garden party at Morden Park Hall in the 40s packed with celebrities like John Mills and his wife, Mary Hayley Bell, Maxwell Reed, Jean Simmons and many more!

Doctor In The House

Monday 14:35 - 16:25

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]

The Beverly Hillbillies

Monday 16:25 - 16:55

The Continental Touch. 1964. Stars Buddy Ebson, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas. Elly learns how to be a lady at the old dress boutique and Drysdale mistakes her for royalty. [S]

Scotland Yard

Monday 16:55 - 17:30

1959. The Unseeing Eye. Directed by Geoffrey Muller. Starring Russell Napier, John Stone and Denny Dayviss. A night worker returning home sees smoke and flames coming from a building. (S1, E30)

Bonanza

Monday 17:30 - 18:30

Dark Star. 1960. Stars Michael Landon, Susan Harrison & Hugo Haas. While hunting, Little Joe finds a gypsy woman who has been disowned by her people because they believe she is a witch. [S]

The Vise

Monday 18:30 - 19:00

The Eavesdropper. 1954. Stars Terence Brook, Frederick Lester & Mila Parély. A subtle antagonism between Lady Pendragon and her husband, Sir Arthur, all but wrecked several lives on one weekend. [S]

The Footage Detectives

Monday 19:00 - 20:00

We've stepped into the driver's seat to visit some classic cars, unearthed a great reel of trolleybuses, we look at the 1964 Cheshunt Carnival and do you remember the Lyons Instant Coffee Couple? [S]

Public Eye

Monday 20:00 - 21:05

1975. Take No for an Answer. Stars Alfred Burke, Peter Childs & Richard Pearson. Hired to find a missing wife, Marker's enquiries lead him to unearth something in suburbia. [S]

The First of the Few

Monday 21:05 - 23:25

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]

The Day Of The Triffids

Monday 23:25 - 01:25

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 Sep 09
Richard's Things

Tuesday 01:25 - 03:25

1980. Starring Liv Ullman and Amanda Redman. Richard dies of a heart attack whilst away on business, when collecting his things his wife learns that he had been travelling with another woman. [S]

Life In Emergency Ward 10

Tuesday 03:25 - 05:10

1959. Drama. Based on the smash hit TV series about the daily life and the ups and downs of a hospital. Stars Michael Craig, Wilfred Hyde-White and Joan Sims. [S]

Look At Life For the Record

Tuesday 05:10 - 05:25

1961. A behind the scenes look at the record industry, featuring Helen Shapiro, with glimpses of the finished disc and how they are produced.

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Tuesday 05:25 - 06:00

Ben Thompson Returns. 1955. Stars Hugh O'Brian, Denver Pyle, Yvette Duguay. Wyatt's use of sanitation laws to shut down saloons with crooked games angers the saloon owners, who send men after him. [S]

Look At Life Women in Green

Tuesday 06:00 - 06:15

1960. A look at the incredible Women's Voluntary Service. The women in green remain reliable and will always be first on the scene when disaster strikes in Britain.

Double Confession

Tuesday 06:15 - 07:55

1950. Drama. Starring Derek Farr, Joan Hopkins & Peter Lorre. Farr visits his ex-wife only to find her murdered. In his attempts to find the killer he meets gang boss William Hartnell. [S]

The Punching Preacher

Tuesday 07:55 - 08:30

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]

Out of Town

Tuesday 08:30 - 09:00

A River for All Seasons and Bass Fishing. 1980. Countryman Jack Hargreaves takes to the river for a spot of dry fly fishing for brown trout, before going to sea in search of bass. [S]

Dead Man's Evidence

Tuesday 09:00 - 10:20

1963. Crime drama directed by Francis Searle and starring Conrad Phillips and Jane Griffiths. Phillips stars as a British secret agent investigating the discovery of a dead, washed up frogman. [S]

Film Magic - Switch Off and Go Together (Energy Saving)

Tuesday 10:20 - 10:25

1942. Using the magic of camera work, this video portrays the importance of saving fuel and how to do so.

First Man Into Space

Tuesday 10:25 - 12:00

1959. Sci-fi. Directed by Robert Day. Stars Marshall Thompson & Marla Landi. A U.S. Navy test pilot rockets himself into space but vanishes. Soon after, a blood thirsty creature appears on Earth. [S]

Dixon of Dock Green

Tuesday 12:00 - 12:40

The Rotten Apple. 1956. Stars Jack Warner, Stanley Beard & Paul Eddington. A fresh spate of robberies lead the police to pursue a criminal known as The Captain. But is he the man behind it all? [S]

Scotland Yard

Tuesday 12:40 - 13:15

1953. The Drayton Case. Directed by Ken Hughes. Stars Victor Platt & Vincent Ball. The aftermath of a wartime air raid reveals the body of a murdered woman. (S1, E01)

Top of the Bill

Tuesday 13:15 - 14:15

1971. Lost Documentary feature about the great days of variety with Ben Warriss, Davey Kaye, Sally Barnes, Peter Cavanagh, Ken Goodwin & more. [S]

The Atomic Submarine

Tuesday 14:15 - 15:45

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]

London To Brighton Car Run

Tuesday 15:45 - 15:50

A fascinating short film from the London to Brighton car run, featuring some wonderful vintage cars.

The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp

Tuesday 15:50 - 17:20

1954. Drama starring Felix Aylmer, Diane Cilento and Jerry Desmond. A beautiful angel is sent to The Angel, London, to help people with problems, but she has no money to support herself. [S]

The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre

Tuesday 17:20 - 18:30

We Shall See. 1964. Directed by Quentin Lawrence. Stars Maurice Kaufmann, Faith Brook & Alec Mango. Alva Collins, attractive wife of a captain in a civil airline, struggles. [S]

Four Star Playhouse

Tuesday 18:30 - 19:05

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]

Batman

Tuesday 19:05 - 19:35

Come Back, Shame. 1966. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Cliff Robertson. Batman and Robin reckon something's up when Shame steals Grimaldi Smith's hot racing car in the middle of the Gotham City 500. [S]

Dial 999

Tuesday 19:35 - 20:05

Down to the Sea. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, John Paul & Gordon Jackson. After Maguire finds a detective stabbed at Tilbury Docks, he finds the case has repercussions on an international level. [S]

The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder

Tuesday 20:05 - 21:05

1969. The Stealer of Marble. Stars: Hugh Burden, Willoughby Goddard & Mona Bruce. The case of the disappearance of Billingham, Director of Telfers Trust, who has absconded with £150,000. [S]

Blind Corner

Tuesday 21:05 - 22:40

1965. Drama. Director: Lance Comfort. Stars William Sylvester, Barbara Shelley & Elizabeth Shepherd. The wife of a blind composer plots to murder her husband after he learns of her affair. [S]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Tuesday 22:40 - 22:45

Caroline Munro is back with an intriguing combination of films tonight. The rats are back in our first offering, the 1972 horror Ben - the vicious sequel to Willard, starring Lee Montgomery. [S]

Ben

Tuesday 22:45 - 00:35

1972. Horror. Directed by Phil Karlson. Stars Lee Montgomery, Joseph Campanella & Arthur O'Connell. A lonely boy befriends Ben, a rat who is the leader of a violent rodent army. [S]

Wed Sep 10
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Wednesday 00:35 - 00:40

Caroline presents the second film of the evening, 1980's The Ninth Configuration. This psychological drama was written, produced and directed by the writer of The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty. [S]

The Ninth Configuration

Wednesday 00:40 - 02:55

1980. Drama. Directed by William Peter Blatty. Stars Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson & Jason Miller. A military psychiatrist arrives at a remote asylum and attempts to rehabilitate the patients within. [S]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Wednesday 02:55 - 03:00

After a spectacular evening of unique films full of darkness, terror and a little fun, Caroline Munro closes the doors of The Cellar Club once more. [S]

Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

Wednesday 03:00 - 05:05

1971. Sci-Fi starring Leslie Nielsen, Bradford Dillman and Don Haggerty. After a terrible car accident, a presidential candidate awakens in a New Mexico clinic without a trace of injury. [S]

Aberdeen: The Silver City

Wednesday 05:05 - 05:30

A late 50s local authority travelogue showcasing the wonders of the great Scottish city of Aberdeen.

The Beverly Hillbillies

Wednesday 05:30 - 06:00

The Psychiatrist Gets Clampetted. 1963. Stars Irene Ryan & Herbert Rudley. Jethro is finally told that he can finish the fifth grade by Doctor Twombly, but now the doctor wants to see Granny. [S]

Stagecoach West

Wednesday 06:00 - 07:00

The Outcasts. Western with Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray, who run a stagecoach line in the Old West where they come across a wide variety of killers, robbers and ladies in distress. [S]

Date With Disaster

Wednesday 07:00 - 08:15

1957. Crime Drama. Directed by Charles Saunders. Stars Tom Drake, William Hartnell & Shirley Eaton. Two owners of a car business plan a heist whilst their other business partner is away. [S]

Look At Life Everything Stops For Tea

Wednesday 08:15 - 08:30

1963. A look at tea, the national beverage of Britain. We look at how it is made and who drinks it, following it from the London Docks to our very own teapots!

Out of Town

Wednesday 08:30 - 09:00

Tidal Mill. 1980. Starting at the coast, Jack Hargreaves takes us on a trip along Southampton Water to Eling Creek, where the double tide powers a water mill. [S]

My Man Godfrey

Wednesday 09:00 - 10:50

1936. Drama. Directed by Gregory La Cava. Stars William Powell, Carol Lombard & Alice Brady. An eccentric socialite hires a drifter as a family butler, but there's more to him than meets the eye. [S]

The Breaking Point

Wednesday 10:50 - 12:00

1961. The nephew of a printer gets involved with foreign spies intent on making counterfeit money. Stars Peter Reynolds & Dermot Walsh. [S]

Dixon of Dock Green

Wednesday 12:00 - 12:40

The Roaring Boy. 1956. Stars Jack Warner, Phoebe Hodgson & Neil Wilson. On the trail of a young deserter from the army, Dixon finds himself trapped in a perilous situation. [S]

The Adventures of PC 49

Wednesday 12:40 - 13:55

1949. Crime. Directed by Godfrey Grayson. Stars Hugh Latimer, John Penrose & Annette D. Simmonds. A policeman goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of thieves trading stolen tobacco and whisky. [S]

The Brothers

Wednesday 13:55 - 15:00

Warpath. 1975. Stars Richard Easton, Jean Anderson & Colin Baker. The brothers receive a surprise visit from a familiar face and an attempt by the Hammonds to oust Merroney doesn't go as planned. [S]

The Wrong Arm Of the Law

Wednesday 15:00 - 16:50

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]

The Small Voice

Wednesday 16:50 - 18:25

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]

Strange But True

Wednesday 18:25 - 19:00

Venetian Palace Incident. 1996. Michael Aspel explores the story of a group of people who experienced a disturbance that cut their holiday in a Venetian Palace short. Featuring Joan Collins. [S]

Danger UXB

Wednesday 19:00 - 20:05

The Pier. 1979. Stars Anthony Andrews, Judy Geeson & Jeremy Sinden. 347 Section is moving to the coast in preparation for D-Day. Ash also has a Hidden Surprise.

Van der Valk

Wednesday 20:05 - 21:05

A Dangerous Point of View. Stars Barry Foster, Michael Latimer & Susan Travers. While working on a case, a private detective is stabbed to death in a seedy apartment, but why... [S]

Maigret

Wednesday 21:05 - 22:55

Maigret Rents a Room. 2004. Stars Bruno Cremer, Annie Grégorio & Jacques Mathou. After an inspector is wounded while staking out a boarding house, Maigret goes undercover to investigate. [S]

Reckless

Wednesday 22:55 - 00:00

Episode 6. 1997. Stars Francesca Annis, Michael Kitchen & Conor Mullen. Anna must decide what she wants for her future. Will she return to her husband or start a new life with her lover, Owen? [S]

Thu Sep 11
A Month of Sundays

Thursday 00:00 - 02:00

1989. Drama/Comedy. Directed by Allan Kroeker. Stars Hume Cronyn, Vincent Gardenia & Tandy Cronyn. A perceptive drama by award-winning playwright Bob Larbey, about coming to terms with old age.