Today 00:50 - 02:45
1969. Comedy/Drama. Directed by Carl Reiner. Stars Dick Van Dyke, Michele Lee & Mickey Rooney. The intriguing story of an exceptional silent-film comic whose talent is overshadowed by his ego. [S]
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Thu Apr 16
Today 02:45 - 04:25
1949. Mystery. Directed by Rudolph Maté. Stars Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton & Luther Adler. An accountant learns that he has been poisoned, with only a few days to live, he hunts down his enemy. [S]
Today 04:25 - 04:50
Between Those Four Walls. A nostalgic reminder of 1962 interior home decoration overloaded with facts and figures, with an insight into paper, manufacture and wallpaper design.
Today 04:50 - 05:50
The Unwanted. Western starring Wayne Rogers, Richard Eyer & Robert Bray. After killing a man in self defense, his widow forces their young daughter into Luke's care. [S]
Today 05:50 - 06:00
1965. A marvellous look at how the film camera is used in science and industry to increase an individual's knowledge.
Today 06:00 - 06:30
1959. The Deal. Stars Peter Breck. After his brothers are killed, a gunfighter decides to hang up his guns and uphold the law by becoming a lawyer.
Today 06:30 - 06:40
A musical short film from the 1930s in which Bing Crosby is running off to marry a girl against the wishes of her father.
Today 06:40 - 08:00
1960. Comedy. Director: Max Varnel. Stars Jean Cadell, Dick Emery and Pete Murray. An elderly spinster plots to rob her employers with the perfect crime! [S]
Today 08:00 - 09:15
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]
Today 09:15 - 11:00
1960. Comedy. Based on the hit TV series, The Larkins. Peggy Mount and David Kossoff are given a pub to run but face many problems. [S]
Today 11:00 - 12:30
1954. Crime. Directed by Montgomery Tully. Stars Dane Clark, Cecile Chevreau & Paul Carpenter. A man on the verge of bankruptcy pays his friend to organise a hit on him, but will his plan pay off? [S]
Today 12:30 - 13:00
Winged Victory. 1956. Stars William Russell, Cyril Smith & Ronald Leigh-Hunt. King Arthur entrusts Sir Lancelot with a secret battle plan for Prince Boudwin who is besieged by King Mark. [S]
Today 13:00 - 14:40
1941. Drama. Directed by Gregory Ratoff. Stars Ingrid Bergman, Susan Hayward & Warner Baxter. A French governess becomes the centre of a wealthy family after the death of her employer's wife. [S]
Today 14:40 - 15:00
1964. Documentary. A fascinating reel featuring a trip to the CWS Biscuit Factory in Harlow, with a detailed look at the production of their popular biscuits from start to finish.
Today 15:00 - 15:30
The Getaway - Part 1. 1974. Stars John Barron, Jonathan Elsom & John Flanagan. Phil McDowell is on trial for the abduction of Fiona Sumner, a fourteen year old girl. He denies the offense. [S]
Today 15:30 - 16:00
The Getaway - Part 2. 1974. Stars Lyndon Brook, Elizabeth Weaver & Tina Heath. Fiona Sumner tells the court she initially agreed to go with McDowell but later changed her mind. [S]
Today 16:00 - 16:30
The Getaway - Part 3. 1974 Stars John Flanagan, John Barron & Lyndon Brook. Son of Philip McDowell tells the court that Fiona wanted to go on the trip to visit her father who she thought was dead. [S]
Today 16:30 - 18:20
1942. War. Director: Cavalcanti. Stars: Leslie Banks, Mervyn Johns & Basil Sydney. English villagers stage a fight back when visited by a platoon of german troops. [S]
Today 18:20 - 18:55
Time Slip/Haunted Trawler. 1995. Michael Aspel looks at the unexplained stories of a man who had been called out to exorcise a fishing trawler, and three families who had travelled back in time. [S]
Today 18:55 - 20:00
Negotiations. 1973. Stars Patrick O'Connell, Jean Anderson, Mark McManus. With strike action threatened, the Union is called in to settle the conflict and Ted negotiates a prosperous new contract. [S]
Today 20:00 - 20:30
Hi-Jacked. 1958. Stars Donald Grey, Diana Decker & Colin Tapley. Mark Saber thinks he knows the answer when two people are found murdered after a gangster Sheik Babson's Bentley is hi-jacked. [S]
Today 20:30 - 21:20
Episode 32. 1976. The Caravelles perform 'One of Those Songs' and 'You Made Me Love You'. Josef Locke performs 'Blaze Away' and 'My Way'. Eddie Flanagan and Judy Moxon also star. [S]
Today 21:20 - 23:25
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]
Today 23:25 - 01:40
1972. Drama. Director: Brian G. Hutton. Stars Elizabeth Taylor, Micheal Caine & Susannah York. The venomous wife of a wealthy architect tries, at length, to break up her husband and his mistress. [S]
Fri Apr 17
Tomorrow 01:40 - 02:40
Train and De-Train. 1970. Stars Robert Powell & David Markham. There has been a mass extermination of wildlife in Somerset. Doomwatch investigate whether it could be a new type of pesticide. [S]
Tomorrow 02:40 - 04:40
1981. Crime drama directed by Jonathan Kaplan. Based on the real-life ordeal of Baltimore priest Bernard Pagano who was arrested for a series of hold-ups. [S]
Tomorrow 04:40 - 05:00
1930. Excellently photographed film of an Austin engine being filled into a yacht, then sailing around Cornwall visiting coastal villages from Rye to The Lizard. Some villages by Austin Motorcar.
Tomorrow 05:00 - 06:00
1964. Who Killed Snookie Martinelli? Directed by Robert Ellis Miller. Stars Gene Barry, Gary Conway & Regis Toomey. Can it be that Amos Burke himself has been murdered?
Tomorrow 06:00 - 06:10
1961. An expansive look at ice, not only in the home, but also at the various sports on ice.
Tomorrow 06:10 - 07:30
1961. Thriller. Director: Max Varnel. Stars: Ray McAnally, Catherine Feller, Yvonne Buckingham. After discovering a famous painting is a forgery, a noted art critic is killed by driver. [S]
Tomorrow 07:30 - 08:05
Directed by Paul Dickson. Stars Adrienne Corri, Brian Worth & Steven Vercoe. A story of three young artists who believe artists only reach fame when they die and so come up with a strange plan.
Tomorrow 08:05 - 08:15
1968. A look at how British weeks are planned in cities abroad to help promote trade.
Tomorrow 08:15 - 10:05
1959. Thriller. Directed by Joseph Losey. Starring Hardy Kruger, Stanley Baker & Micheline Presle. The mistress of a struggling artist is killed and Inspector Morgan investigates a complex case. [S]
Tomorrow 10:05 - 11:20
1957. Thriller. Directed by Peter Graham Scott. Stars Honor Blackman, Griffith Jones & Ursula Howells. When a wealthy banker's wife is found murdered, the police find many suspects with a motive. [S]
Tomorrow 11:20 - 13:05
1951. War. Director: Ralph Thomas. Stars: David Niven, Glynis Johns & George Coulouris. During WWII, a British Major is tasked with rescuing a pedigree cow from a German-occupied Channel Island. [S]
Tomorrow 13:05 - 14:15
Solo For Sparrow. 1962. Directed by Gordon Flemyng. Stars Anthony Newlands, Glyn Houston & Michael Coles. A gang of thieves get caught up in a murder whilst trying to rob a jewellery store. [S]
Tomorrow 14:15 - 14:45
Maid Marian. 1955. Stars Richard Greene, Victor Woolf & Alan Wheatley. Having ambushed the Sheriff's courier, Robin's life is placed in danger. [S]
Tomorrow 14:45 - 16:30
2000. Mystery. Directed by Niall Johnson. Starring Jon Newman, Prunella Scales, Marc Danbury and George Cole. A teenager stays at his uncle's mansion, where he discovers the house's many secrets. [S]
Tomorrow 16:30 - 17:00
For the Price of Two. 1961. Stars John Ireland & Rosemary Dorken. When Laura Desmond's twin sister is found dead and a heavy payout is due, Hunter suspects things are not as they seem. [S]
Tomorrow 17:00 - 18:45
1948. Crime. Director: Gordon Douglas. Stars Louis Hayward, Dennie O'Keefe & Carl Esmond. An FBI agent and a Scotland Yard sleuth join forces to track down a spy ring targeting an atomic plant. [S]
Tomorrow 18:45 - 19:00
Jon Pertwee, Richard Hearne, Tommy Cooper, Jerry Desmond, Edmundo Ros & Wynford Vaughan-Thomas. Filmed in Edgware, Mr Pastry performs various routines & Tommy Cooper bats in his fez.
Tomorrow 19:00 - 20:00
Train of Events. 1962. Stars James Ellis, Colin Welland & Stratford Johns. Barlow and Watt investigate a robbery of mail bags from outside a hospital, convinced it is an inside job. [S]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:00
1969. Case for the Defence. Stars Alfred Burke, William Lucas & Stanley Meadows. Frank joins an enquiry agency to find working for a firm is quite different to the old days. [S]
Tomorrow 21:00 - 23:00
1961. Drama. Directed by Bryan Forbes and starring Bernard Lee, Alan Bates and Hayley Mills. Three young children encounter a murderer on the run. [S]
Tomorrow 23:00 - 00:50
1981. Horror. Director: Lindsey C. Vickers. Stars Edward Woodward, Jane Merrow & Samantha Weysom. Ian misses his daughter's concert so he will have to contend with more than just childish sulking. [S]
Sat Apr 18
Saturday 00:50 - 02:30
1961. Drama. Director: Irvin Berwick. Stars Jonathan Kidd, Lyn Statten & Frank Arvidson. A car crash victim turns to religion after losing his memory but his girlfriend reappears to cause trouble. [S]
Saturday 02:30 - 04:15
1971. Drama. Directed by Anthony Sloman. Stars Luan Peters, Vincent Ball & Jason Twelvetrees. Karen is tired of her solicitor spouse and her empty, suburban lifestyle and wants something more. [S]
Saturday 04:15 - 05:30
1961. Director: Sidney Hayers. Stars Mervyn Johns, Ronald Hines & Tom Bell. Paula is as stripper whom Mike hires as part of a scheme to fool Mike's ex-convict dad into revealing hidden loot. [S]
Saturday 05:30 - 06:00
Tidal Mill/Ice Fishing. 1986. After visiting Ely Mill, Jack recounts the story of his unwise attempt to win a bet by catching fish on a frozen Kent river in mid-Winter. [S]
Saturday 06:00 - 07:45
1943. Adventure. Directed by Alfred Santell. Stars Michael O'Shea, Susan Hayward and Virginia Mayo. Biopic of the thrill-seeking writer and his travels in the late 19th and early 20th Century. [S]
Saturday 07:45 - 07:50
1945. A short video from the Cheerful Charlie Chester Show in 1945. This describes the health benefits of cod liver oil for children.
Saturday 07:50 - 08:25
1997. Stars Brendan Pollecutt, Fezile Mpela & Robert Finlayson. Dean and Thabo are rescued and recover with the help of a forest healer. As their quest continues they walk into more danger.
Saturday 08:25 - 09:00
Maid of Somerset. 1957. Stars William Russell, Cyril Smith & Ronald Leigh-Hunt. A girl ask for Sir Lancelot's help with the evil King Meliot who is selling the young men of Cheddar into slavery. [S]
Saturday 09:00 - 09:30
A Horse of Another Colour. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Yvonne Craig. After stealing a priceless folio, the Penguin rigs a high stakes horse race until Batgirl foils his daring scheme. [S]
Saturday 09:30 - 10:00
Ambush. 1955. Stars Roy Rogers, Trigger and Dale Evans. Hired gunmen ambush a friend at the Double-R Bar and Roy investigates the motive. [S]
Saturday 10:00 - 10:30
Operation Time. 1967. Stars Jeremy Wilkin, Francis Matthews & Cy Grant. Captain Magenta realises that the Mysterons' newest target is General Tiempo, Commander of Western Region World Defence. [S]
Saturday 10:30 - 11:00
The Killer. 1959. Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard & Jennifer Jayne. Accused of murdering a partisan helper and stealing his gold, Tell must find a way to prove his innocence. [S]
Saturday 11:00 - 11:30
Blood Will Tell. 1957. Stars Robert Shaw, Dawson France & John Dearth. The trader's estate, Gresham Island, is in jeopardy. A lawyer arrives at the colony in search of the last remaining heir. [S]
Saturday 11:30 - 12:00
A Village Wooing. 1956. Stars Richard Greene, Alexander Gauge & Bernadette O'Farrell. Robin attempts to help Wat Longfellow, a man who became an outlaw to escape a life of indentured servitude. [S]
Saturday 12:00 - 13:40
1967. Sci-fi. Directed by Larry Buchanan. Stars John Agar, Susan Bjurman & Tony Huston. A young scientist believes an alien from Venus can help Earth but soon discovers it has a malevolent plan. [S]
Saturday 13:40 - 15:30
1957. Comedy. Director: Mario Zampi. Stars Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, Peggy Mount & Dennis Price. Nigel Dennis, a magazine publisher, blackmails high-profile politicians & celebrities. [S]
Saturday 15:30 - 16:00
Robbery With Violence. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Robert Rietty & Therese Burton. Maguire struggles to find leads when investigating an armed raid on a pawn-shop where a passer-by was killed. [S]
Saturday 16:00 - 16:35
The Solid Gold Brigade. 1961. Stars Peter Graves, John Gray & Tony Arpino. Chris Cobb is hired to ride to a gold mining area and collect all the gold but the man he meets is not the right person. [S]
Saturday 16:35 - 18:45
1954. Drama. Director: David Lean. Stars Charles Laughton, John Mills & Brenda de Banzie. Henry Hobson's three daughters want to marry, but he refuses as traditions require him to pay settlements. [S]
Saturday 18:45 - 19:00
1968. A response to the Buchanan Report, with a focus on Bath and Norwich, as to how British towns and cities are dealing with the impact of traffic on the environment.
Saturday 19:00 - 20:00
The Cellars of the Majestic. 1963. Stars Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon & Victor Lucas. An American millionaire's French wife is murdered at the luxurious Majestic Hotel. [S]
Saturday 20:00 - 21:05
A Bed of Roses. 1976. Stars Gemma Jones, Christopher Cazenove & John Cater. Hotelier Louisa falls for charming guest Charlie, then faces heartbreak, pregnancy and his life changing return. [S]
Saturday 21:05 - 22:55
1970. Drama. Directed by John Hough. Stars Mark Lester, Susan George & Lionel Jeffries. A boy is a witness to a killing. He goes on the run with his older sister, helped by their grandfather. [S]
Saturday 22:55 - 23:30
1997. Hosted by Reverend Lionel Fanthorpe. Swim with miracle fish, hunt for a vampire-like creature in Puerto Rico and cut deep into the mystery of the mermaid.
Saturday 23:30 - 00:05
Night of April 14th. 1959. Stars Barbara Lord, Isobel Elsom & Patrick Macnee. Jeanne has recurring nightmares of drowning and is surprised by a honeymoon trip on the passenger liner, RMS Titanic. [S]
Sun Apr 19
Sunday 00:05 - 00:35
1995. Hosted by Antoine de Caunes and Jean Paul Gaultier. Explore Japanese Museums and take a look at Britain re-created in miniature complete with red telephone boxes and policemen.
Sunday 00:35 - 02:35
(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]
Sunday 02:35 - 03:30
The Golden Ocean. 1965. Gig Young, David Niven and Charles Boyer. The Rogues are members of two related families of international forgers and well-known conmen. [S]
Sunday 03:30 - 04:35
The Return - Part 1. 1973. Stars Keir Dullea, Gay Rowan & Robin Ward. The Ark craft has been searching for habitable planets for ten years. There are penalties to suffer from travelling so fast.
Sunday 04:35 - 05:00
The Avenging Heavens. 1941. Starring Warren Hull. Following the Kolton Munitions Plant being sold, Brett Reid's attentions turn to the Aluminium Products Company and its new owner Francis Grayson. [S]
Sunday 05:00 - 05:30
The Ruby of Radnor. 1957. Stars: William Russell, Cyril Smith & Ronald Leigh-Hunt. As punishment Squire Brian is sent on an errand delivering a crate of pigeons to a neighbouring castle. [S]
Sunday 05:30 - 06:00
1965. In The Bag. Classic crime series produced by Aaron Spelling and starring Anne Francis. Honey loses a child she is escorting between divorced parents in a crowded airport.
Sunday 06:00 - 07:15
1947. Crime mystery. Directed by John Rawlins and starring Ralph Byrd, Lyle Latell and Kay Christopher. Tracy investigates the theft of coats and an insurance swindle linked to a hook handed thug. [S]
Sunday 07:15 - 09:00
1979. Drama. Murder, violence and greed haunt a young man's dream of forming a life from the untamed wilds of British Columbia at the turn of the century. [S]
Sunday 09:00 - 10:35
1951. Sci-fi. Directed by Terry O. Morse. Stars Bruce Kellogg & Otto Waldis. A group of scientists travel to the centre of the Earth to seek a habitable space in the event of a nuclear war. [S]
Sunday 10:35 - 12:20
1950. Western. Directed by George Templeton. Stars Robert Preston, Robert Sterling & Chill Wills. Brothers on opposite sides of the law unite to save the family cattle ranch from rustlers. [S]
Sunday 12:20 - 12:50
Granny Versus the Weather Bureau. 1964. Stars Irene Ryan, John McGiver & Quinn O'Hara. Granny's old-fashioned ways of predicting the weather are pitted against the Weather Bureau's technology. [S]
Sunday 12:50 - 13:20
The Duo Defy. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. Mr. Freeze gives Professor Isaacson an ultimatum: meet his demands, or he will begin to freeze the entire country. [S]
Sunday 13:20 - 15:00
1944. Drama. Directed by Bernard Miles and Charles Saunders. Starring Bernard Miles, Rosamund John and Niall MacGinnis. A village bands together to save its wildlife from road development. [S]
Sunday 15:00 - 15:30
Death Ride. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Patrick Barr & Humphrey Heathcote. A man is suspected of murdering his wife; Maguire starts investigating, which motivates someone to try to run him over. [S]
Sunday 15:30 - 16:00
1985. The classic game show Give us a Clue hosted by Michael Parkinson, this week's guests are Debbie Arnold, Lennie Bennett, Angela Douglas, Derek Griffiths, Maggie Moone & Roy Walker. [S]
Sunday 16:00 - 17:00
The Yellow Scarf Affair. 1965. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum & Leo G. Carroll. An U.N.C.L.E agent is killed while transporting a Thrush device. Solo picks up the trail of the murdered agent. [S]
Sunday 17:00 - 18:00
The Detectives take a trip to 1961 with two very different reels, first up is a look at mobile libraries and then they're off to beautiful Scotland. There's also Roy Orbison in Romford! [S]
Sunday 18:00 - 19:00
The Rough Music. 1989. Stars Robert Powell, Richard Pasco, Caroline Lee-John. On the death of his friend, Hannay inherits a walking-stick, field glasses and the lighthouse on a Fenland marsh. [S]
Sunday 19:00 - 19:30
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]
Sunday 19:30 - 20:00
Death in White. 1955. Stars Ron Randell, Jill Clifford & Ronald Leigh-Hunt. Geraldine is a nasty person who wants to have the perfect wedding but the night before her wedding she is found dead. [S]
Sunday 20:00 - 21:05
The Case of the Cynical Traitor. 1964. Stars John Barrie, William Gaunt & Charles Morgan. Marriott is undercover to find who is selling plans about a field gun, stolen from the War Office. [S]
Sunday 21:05 - 21:40
1972. With Freddie Starr and Peter Goodwright, guest acts such as Janet Brown, Benny Yorke and Little & Large play a number of roles in a series of sketches and songs! [S]
Sunday 21:40 - 23:40
1979. Horror. Directed by Antonio Margheriti. Stars Lee Majors, Karen Black & Margaux Hemingway. Thieves try to recover treasure from piranha infested waters, but there's a traitor amongst them. [S]
Sunday 23:40 - 00:45
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 Apr 20
Monday 00:45 - 02:25
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]
Monday 02:25 - 02:30
1942. A short limerick about a man who slips on a bar of soap and meets an untimely death.
Monday 02:30 - 03:30
1963. Who Killed Billy Jo? Directed by Hy Averback. Stars Gene Barry, Gary Conway & Regis Toomey. A recording star is murdered. Was the killer his agent, sister, music arranger, or someone else?
Monday 03:30 - 04:30
1965. Plavonia, Hail & Farewell. Gig Young, David Niven and Charles Boyer are The Rogues, members of two related families of international forgers and conmen. [S]
Monday 04:30 - 05:00
The Brothers. 1956. Stars Richard Greene, Victor Woolf & Alexander Guage. A poor young serf is helped into a monastery by Robin and Friar Tuck but flees when he discovers his brother is in prison. [S]
Monday 05:00 - 05:30
Gentleman Jack and the Lady. 1957. Stars Robert Shaw, Hazel Court & Peter Hammond. Tempest clashes with a French privateer as they scheme against each other to win a prize. [S]
Monday 05:30 - 06:00
The Bride. 1958. Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard & Jennifer Jayne. Maddelenna is being forcibly taken to Altdorf Castle as a bride for Gessler. [S]
Monday 06:00 - 06:10
1967. A fascinating look at the increasing mechanisation of hop picking.
Monday 06:10 - 07:50
1947. Drama. Stars Irene Handle, John Bentley, Dinah Sheridan, James Etherington, Moore Marriott. Eileen is the star of an Irish operatic society but gives up to marry Terry O'Keefe. [S]
Monday 07:50 - 08:00
Founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives, Noel Cronin, shares shows and films not to be missed throughout April and May. [S]
Monday 08:00 - 09:30
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]
Monday 09:30 - 11:00
1953. Directed by John Gilling. Filmed at Alliance Studios, Twickenham. Stars Elizabeth Sellars, Kieron Moore. A jeweller's daughter seeks revenge on a gang that robbed and killed her father. [S]
Monday 11:00 - 12:35
1954. Comedy. An American film crew are making a film in a British army camp, but the soldiers chase the film unit's girls. Starring Tony Hancock, Sid James & Peter Sellers. [S]
Monday 12:35 - 13:55
1959. Crime. Someone is murdering cover girl models, leaving them in the same pose and place as featured in 'Wow' magazine. Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Felicity Young. [S]
Monday 13:55 - 14:25
Crown in Danger. 1962. Stars Dermot Walsh, Peter Reynolds & Kevin Brennan. Three prisoners escape and take Sir Gilbert with them as hostage. Richard and his comrades set off to hunt them down. [S]
Monday 14:25 - 16:30
1989. Biography. Director: Don Boyd. Stars Charles Dance, Phyllis Logan & Patrick Ryecart. The story of Ian Fleming and how his work in the intelligence services inspired him to create James Bond. [S]
Monday 16:30 - 18:30
1961. Drama. Directed by Bryan Forbes and starring Bernard Lee, Alan Bates and Hayley Mills. Three young children encounter a murderer on the run. [S]
Monday 18:30 - 19:00
Death in White. 1955. Stars Ron Randell, Jill Clifford & Ronald Leigh-Hunt. Geraldine is a nasty person who wants to have the perfect wedding but the night before her wedding she is found dead. [S]
Monday 19:00 - 20:00
Slide into the 1950s for charming reel at a playground, take a trip to 1966 for some fascinating tales of London's traffic and there's some brilliant adverts from the usherettes. [S]
Monday 20:00 - 20:30
1966. Stars Sylvia Syms, John Thaw & Dudley Foster. On the surface Geoffrey and Diana live a happy life, but one of them plans the death of the other to be with their lover. [S]
Monday 20:30 - 22:20
1970. Drama. Directed by John Hough. Stars Mark Lester, Susan George & Lionel Jeffries. A boy is a witness to a killing. He goes on the run with his older sister, helped by their grandfather. [S]
Monday 22:20 - 00:05
1948. Drama. Directed by & stars Orson Welles. Features Rita Hayworth & Everett Sloane. A seaman is lured into joining a yachting cruise but becomes tangled up in a web of lies, deceit and murder. [S]
Tue Apr 21
Tuesday 00:05 - 01:55
1960. Drama. Terence Morgan plays 'Augie' a crook just released from prison and intent on getting his rackets back from 'Collar' (Harry H Corbett). Stars Bill Owen, Robert Beatty and Hazel Court. [S]
Tuesday 01:55 - 03:30
1956. Adventure. Director: Kurt Neumann. Stars Scott Brady, Rita Gam & Neville Brand. An artist is torn between his love for two women and is thrown into the middle of a Mohawk-Iroquois-American. [S]
Tuesday 03:30 - 05:20
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]
Tuesday 05:20 - 05:30
1959. A look at the SOHO bohemian coffee bars of London in the 1950s. Visit the 2 I's and many more with not a cup of tea in sight!
Tuesday 05:30 - 06:00
1965. How Brilling, Obeamish Boy. Classic crime series produced by Aaron Spelling and starring Anne Francis. A man kidnaps Sam for a ransom of a parcel that Honey has been hired to guard.
Tuesday 06:00 - 06:35
The Ghost of Jean Battoo. 1956. Stars Scott Forbes & Dorothy Neumann. Jim helps farmers who are paying protection money to a woman who threatens to unleash the ghost of a Louisiana pirate on them. [S]
Tuesday 06:35 - 08:10
1951. Drama. Director: Paul Rotha. Stars Michael Gough, Eithne Dunne & Noel Purcell. Garda Officer Mannigan is determined that Alex Kyle will not escape justice for the killing of a gamekeeper. [S]
Tuesday 08:10 - 09:25
1959. Drama. Director: Godfrey Grayson. Stars Patricia Driscoll, Robert Ayres & John Pike. A widow struggling as a single mother is tempted by stolen money, but the thieves return to find it. [S]
Tuesday 09:25 - 10:55
1952. Crime. Directed by Patrick Jenkins & Sam Newfield. Stars Dane Clark, Kathleen Byron & Naomi Chance. A gambler attempts to put his past behind him to impress a wealthy girl he has fallen for. [S]
Tuesday 10:55 - 13:10
1997. Drama. Directed by Robert Young. Stars Samantha Morton, Ciarán Hinds & Gemma Jones. A young woman's life is shattered when scandals are revealed on the day she is to marry her employer. [S]
Tuesday 13:10 - 13:40
Voice in The Night. 1958. Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard & Jennifer Jayne. After a disagreement with Gessler, Judge Furst is thrown into a dungeon. [S]
Tuesday 13:40 - 15:25
1953. Comedy. Directed by Anthony Kimmins. Stars Alec Guinness, Yvonne De Carlo, Celia Johnson & Miles Malleson. The Captain of a ferry boat between Gibraltar & Morocco has a woman in each port. [S]
Tuesday 15:25 - 15:30
1942. A short limerick imploring you not to have a fire in your bedroom.
Tuesday 15:30 - 17:20
1949. Romance. Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti. Stars Jean-Pierre Aumont & Joan Hopkins. As the Prince Regent tries to marry off his unruly daughter, she falls in love with an impoverished prince.
Tuesday 17:20 - 18:25
2021. Director: Camille Juza & Yal Sadat. From her precocious status as a sex symbol to her consecration as a filmmaker, Jodie Foster's story is a feminist struggle, fought on and off screen. [S]
Tuesday 18:25 - 18:55
The Remittance Man. 1961. Stars Peter Graves, Tony Wickert & Stuart Wagstaff. A family travel to meet their son who was sent to the colonies years ago, but Chris Cobb discovers something shocking. [S]
Tuesday 18:55 - 20:00
The Yellow Scarf Affair. 1965. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum & Leo G. Carroll. An U.N.C.L.E agent is killed while transporting a Thrush device. Solo picks up the trail of the murdered agent. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 21:00
1969. Sheer Melodrama. Stars: Hugh Burden, Willoughby Goddard & Mona Bruce. Tommy Fenalow is an infamous forger, and always one step ahead of Reeder, but who's helping him? [S]
Tuesday 21:00 - 22:50
Murders in Martinique - Meurtres en Martinique. 2016. Director: Philippe Niang. Stars Sara Martins & Olivier Marchal. Parisian forensic specialist helps in an investigation near Mount Pelée. [S]
Tuesday 22:50 - 00:45
1958. Drama. Directed by Sidney Gilliat. Stars Jack Hawkins, Ian Hunter, Arlene Dahl & Dennis Price. An investigator finds himself involved in blackmail and murder after running into his ex. [S]
Wed Apr 22
Wednesday 00:45 - 02:20
1959. Horror. Directed by William Castle. Starring Vincent Price & Carol Ohmart. A millionaire invites five people to a 'haunted house' party, and whoever makes it through the night earns $10,000.
Wednesday 02:20 - 04:10
1949. Thriller. Directed by Anthony Mann. Stars Robert Cummings, Richard Basehart & Richard Hart. A powerful man desperately searches for his black book, a list of those marked for the guillotine. [S]
Wednesday 04:10 - 04:30
Enchanted Cities. 1957. Narrated by Kenneth Macleod. A tour of the beautiful Italian cities of Florence and Venice.
Wednesday 04:30 - 05:30
A Man Is Waiting to Be Murdered. 1961. Stars Stephen McNally, Robert Harland & Harold J. Stone. Investigative reporters Paul & Jack investigate various cases of industrial corruption. (S1, E15)
Wednesday 05:30 - 06:00
The House of Granny. 1964. Stars Irene Ryan, Maurice Marsac & Edna Skinner. The Clampetts new exclusive dress shop becomes a country store known as 'The House of Granny'. [S]
Wednesday 06:00 - 06:35
The Ides of March - Part 1. Mike Read reads classic Raffles stories from The Amateur Cracksman by E.W. Hornung and begins with the exciting tale The Ides of March.
Wednesday 06:35 - 08:05
1949. Mystery. Directed by Godfrey Grayson. Stars Valentine Dyall, Julia Lang & Hugh Griffith. When a young woman mysteriously disappears, her friend turns to Doctor Morelle to help investigate. [S]
Wednesday 08:05 - 09:25
1958. Crime Drama. Director: Ernest Morris. Stars Dermot Walsh, Hazel Court & Jennifer Jayne. Ray Savage is assigned to uncover the intricate web of crimes behind Jayne Hayle's sudden death. [S]
Wednesday 09:25 - 10:55
1953. Crime. Frank (Lloyd Bridges), an American, returns to England to see his war-time sweetheart (Moira Lister) but witnesses a shooting whilst leaving the plane. [S]
Wednesday 10:55 - 12:55
1947. Drama. Director: Bernard Knowles. Stars Margaret Lockwood, Patricia Roc & Dennis Price. In the 17th century, Jassy is believed to be a witch after receiving visions of approaching disasters. [S]
Wednesday 12:55 - 13:10
Founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives, Noel Cronin, shares shows and films not to be missed throughout April and May. [S]
Wednesday 13:10 - 13:40
Whale Gold. 1956. Stars Robert Shaw, Noel Purcell & Wilfred Downing. The crew learn that ambergris, used to make perfume, is worth more than gold, causing greed to spread through the group. [S]
Wednesday 13:40 - 15:30
1947. Drama. Director: Maclean Rogers. Stars Douglass Montgomery & Joyce Howard. An amnesiac adopts his forgotten daughter from a past relationship when his wife is unable to have children. [S]
Wednesday 15:30 - 16:00
Commando Crook. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Richard Bird & Arthur Goullet. Maguire investigates a series of robberies; however, his prime suspect is a crook everyone believes has gone straight. [S]
Wednesday 16:00 - 18:20
1963. Drama. Stars Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn & Walter Matthau. Romance and suspense in Paris as a woman is pursued for her murdered husband's stolen fortune. [S]
Wednesday 18:20 - 18:30
1967. A wonderful look at the world of flag makers and their flags.
Wednesday 18:30 - 19:00
1993. Documentary series that acts as a tribute to the greats of British cinema. This episode focuses on a splendid tribute to Yvonne Mitchell. [S]
Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30
Blackmore Vale/Breeding Lurchers. 1981. Deep in Thomas Hardy country Jack Hargreaves reflects on the history of the Blackmore Vale. He then visits a man who breeds lurchers. [S]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:05
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)
Wednesday 20:05 - 21:10
Intruders. 1980. Stars Bryan Marshall, Clifford Rose & Pamela Salem. Double booking jeopardises a lucrative contract. Tony's relationship with Burton's wife reaches a decision point. [S]
Wednesday 21:10 - 23:45
1966. Action. Director: Mark Robson. Stars Anthony Quinn, Alain Delon & George Segal. French Army colonel Raspeguy leads his paratroopers into battle against the Communist Viet Minh in Indochina. [S]
Wednesday 23:45 - 02:00
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]
Thu Apr 23
Thursday 02:00 - 03:15
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.
Thursday 03:15 - 04:20
1957. Drama. Muscles Tanner (Joe Robinson), a boxer, gives up the ring after two fatalities and emigrates to Canada and gets involved with two crooked lumbermen. [S]
Thursday 04:20 - 04:50
1961. A fascinating reel all about a Superjet and the experience of travelling in it to the United States of America in 1961.
Thursday 04:50 - 05:50
Fork in the Road. Western starring Wayne Rogers, Richard Eyer & Robert Bray. While on their regular stagecoach run Simon and Davey Kane pick up a man walking by the road in the middle of nowhere. [S]
Thursday 05:50 - 06:00
1961. A fascinating reel all about a Superjet and the experience of travelling in it to the United States of America in 1961.
Thursday 06:00 - 06:30
1959. Change Of Venue. Stars Peter Breck. After his brothers are killed, a gunfighter decides to hang up his guns and uphold the law by becoming a lawyer.
Thursday 06:30 - 08:10
1954. Comedy. Directed by Val Guest. Stars Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon & Richard Lyon. Ben and Bebe Lyon, along with their family, move into a new home but face some unexpected teething problems. [S]
Thursday 08:10 - 09:20
1950. Comedy. Director: Vivian Milroy. Stars Charles Heap, Sandra Dome & Desmond Walter-Ellis. An Irish nobleman and his faithful butler attempt to regain a haunted castle. [S]
Thursday 09:20 - 10:40
1958. Drama. Director: Max Varnel. Stars Ronald Howard, Lana Morris & John Van Eyssen. Not wanting to report a murder that she witnessed to her husband, Janet ends up being accused of the crime. [S]
Thursday 10:40 - 12:50
1955. Drama. Director: Edward Dmytryk. Stars Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson & John Mills. In WW2 London, a writer falls in love with the wife of a civil servant. Both men suspect her of infidelity. [S]
Thursday 12:50 - 13:20
Sir Bliant. 1956. Stars William Russell, Cyril Smith & Ronald Leigh-Hunt. Sir Bliant's three sons decide to break the truce King Arthur arranged between their father and Sir Rolf. [S]
Thursday 13:20 - 14:55
1940. Comedy/Crime. Directed by David MacDonald. Stars Alastair Sim, Barry K. Barnes & Diana Churchill. A young solicitor takes to defending successfully a number of thugs accused of sabotage. [S]
Thursday 14:55 - 15:00
Master the art of dancing and groove along to Vince Taylor as he performs Peppermint Twist.
Thursday 15:00 - 15:30
The Woman Least Likely - Part 1. 1974. Stars David Ashford, William Mervyn & William Simons. Irene Rutland is in court facing charges of theft, criminal damage and wounding a police officer. [S]
Thursday 15:30 - 16:00
The Woman Least Likely - Part 2. 1974. Stars Katharine Blake, David Troughton & Sara Clee. Linda Brightson accuses the defendant of taking her handbag but Mrs Rutland denies the charge. [S]
Thursday 16:00 - 16:30
The Woman Least Likely - Part 3. 1974. Stars Griffith Jones, William Marlowe & David Ashford. Bryan Hodge admits that after the death of Irene's husband, she began to drink alcohol after work. [S]
Thursday 16:30 - 18:20
1957. Comedy. Director: Mario Zampi. Stars Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, Peggy Mount & Dennis Price. Nigel Dennis, a magazine publisher, blackmails high-profile politicians & celebrities. [S]
Thursday 18:20 - 18:55
Pet Healers/Muncaster Castle. 1995. Michael Aspel presents two unusual stories - the first, about a faith healer who treats pets and the other, about one of Britain's most haunted castles. [S]
Thursday 18:55 - 20:00
Declarations of Independence. 1973. Stars Richard Easton, Hilary Tindall & Julia Goodman. Ted pressures Brian into keeping the firm afloat. Meanwhile, Barbara and her mother clash over Nicholas. [S]
Thursday 20:00 - 20:30
Bishops Sometimes Bite. 1958. Stars Donald Grey, Diana Decker & Colin Tapley. Crime fan Bishop of Tricester overhears a hit being planned and follows the man. His secretary calls Saber for help. [S]
Thursday 20:30 - 21:20
Episode 33. 1976. Alex Welch and His Jazz Band perform 'Sweet Georgie Brown', The Vernons sing 'Mama Temba's Wedding', Roger Whitaker and Saffron sing 'Last Farewell'. [S]
Thursday 21:20 - 23:20
1979. Horror. Directed by Antonio Margheriti. Stars Lee Majors, Karen Black & Margaux Hemingway. Thieves try to recover treasure from piranha infested waters, but there's a traitor amongst them. [S]
Thursday 23:20 - 01:30
1966. Thriller. Directed by Sidney Lumet Stars: James Mason, Simone Signoret. A British secret agent is puzzled by the sudden death of a man he's recently investigated. [S]