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Sat Feb 22
Dick Barton: Special Agent

Today 14:10 - 14:25

1979. Writer: Julian Bond. Barton & co rescue Lucy Cameron (Debbie Farrington). She tells them that her father, George Cameron (Colin Rix), has been kidnapped by the evil Muller (Guy Deghy).

Fireball XL-5

Today 14:25 - 15:00

The Triads. 1963. Stars David Graham, Sylvia Anderson & Paul Maxwell. When the World Space Patrol see exploding rockets on a planet outside Sector 25, the Fireball XL5 crew is sent to investigate.

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

Today 15:00 - 15:35

The Trap. 1967. Stars Sylvia Anderson, Paul Maxwell & Francis Matthews. Captain Scarlet gets dispatched to supervise security at the International Air Conference after the Mysterons latest threat.

Devil Girl From Mars

Today 15:35 - 17:10

1954. Sci-Fi. Directed by David MacDonald. Stars Patricia Laffan, Hugh McDermott & Hazel Court. A female alien, accompanied by a menacing robot, comes to Earth to collect men as breeding stock. [S]

Look At Life Roll Out the Barrel

Today 17:10 - 17:25

1967. A fascinating look at the ancient art of coopering (barrel making) and all the different uses that they are put to.

The Paper Gallows

Today 17:25 - 18:45

1950. Thriller. Directed by John Guillermin. Stars John Bentley, Dermot Walsh & Rona Anderson. A crime novelist, jealous over his secretary's affection for his brother, decides to murder her. [S]

Look At Life Taking the Waters

Today 18:45 - 19:00

1966. The spotlight falls on some of the aspects of the social services being harmonised in the EEC.

Z-Cars

Today 19:00 - 20:00

Distance. 1975. Stars Ian Cullen, Ralph Bates & Lynda Bellingham. Joe Skinner fancies a woman. She seems to fancy him. So why is he investigating her background? [S]

A Family At War

Today 20:00 - 21:05

The Facts of Life. Created by John Finch. Stars Colin Douglas & Shelagh Fraser. Plans are made for Edwin and Jean's surprise party while in desperation for work David turns to the R.A.F. [S]

Red King, White Knight

Today 21:05 - 23:15

1989. Thriller. Directed by Geoff Murphy. Stars Tom Skerritt, Helen Mirren & Max von Sydow. A former CIA agent and a retired intelligence operative from Eastern Europe are forced to work together.

Allan Quatermain & The...

Today 23:15 - 01:20

... Lost City of Gold. 1986. Adventure. Director Gary Nelson. Stars Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone & James Earl Jones. Quatermain sets out to find his missing brother and the Lost City of Gold. [S]

Sun Feb 23
A Night in Casablanca

Tomorrow 01:20 - 03:05

1946. Comedy. Director: Archie Mayo. Stars Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx & Chico Marx. The Marx Brothers are hired at a hotel in post-war Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis are trying to find treasure. [S]

Human Desire

Tomorrow 03:05 - 04:55

1954. Drama. Director: Fritz Lang. Stars Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford. A railroad engineer is drawn into a deadly romantic triangle with a hard-drinking rival and his young wife. [S]

The Detectives

Tomorrow 04:55 - 05:30

Cop on Trial. 1960. Stars Robert Taylor, Tige Andrews & Mark Goddard. Detective Holbrook is accused of beating a suspect who fell into a pane of glass. Will he be able to prove his innocence?

Out of Town

Tomorrow 05:30 - 06:00

Chalk Springs and a Stagecoach. 1980. Whilst fishing for trout in a chalk stream Jack Hargreaves meets Mr Burton the mole catcher before an unexpected encounter with cowboys in the New Forest. [S]

The Man In The Mirror

Tomorrow 06:00 - 07:35

1936. Drama with Edward Everett-Horton & Alastair Sim. A timid businessman, while looking into his mirror, is confronted by his alter ego. [S]

Up River

Tomorrow 07:35 - 09:20

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]

SOS Pacific

Tomorrow 09:20 - 11:05

1959. Drama. Directed by Guy Green. Starring Richard Attenborough, Pier Angeli & John Gregson. A flying boat fire forces its passengers, including a prisoner, to make a disastrous water landing. [S]

The Beverly Hillbillies

Tomorrow 11:05 - 11:40

Getting Settled. 1962. Stars Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan & Donna Douglas. The Clampetts begin to settle in their new home in Beverly Hills, but find they have to adjust to their new amenities. [S]

Cinebox Memories

Tomorrow 11:40 - 11:45

Put your dancing shoes on and take a step back in time for Eden Kane's Someone Wants to Know.

The Tall T

Tomorrow 11:45 - 13:20

1957. Western. Directed by Budd Boetticher. Stars Randolph Scott, Richard Boone & Maureen O'Sullivan. A former ranch foreman and an heiress are kidnapped by a trio of ruthless outlaws. [S]

Romance of the Odeon

Tomorrow 13:20 - 13:25

1937. A patriotic promotional film looking at the expansion of Odeon cinemas through the 1930s.

Batman

Tomorrow 13:25 - 14:00

The Minstrel's Shakedown. 1966. Stars Adam West, Van Johnson & Leslie Perkins. A new villain called The Minstrel throws the Gotham Stock Exchange into chaos, sending the market into near disaster. [S]

The Cat from Outer Space

Tomorrow 14:00 - 16:00

1978. Sci-fi Comedy. Director: Norman Tokar. Stars Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan & Harry Morgan. A physicist and his girlfriend try to help an extraterrestrial space cat fix his ship and return home.

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Tomorrow 16:00 - 16:30

The Lady Killer. 1959. Stars Richard Greene, Paul Eddington & Geraldine Hagan. Will Scarlett returns but he is soon ambushed by the Sheriff, who plans on hanging him on kidnapping charges. [S]

Out of Town

Tomorrow 16:30 - 17:00

The Hidden Stream/Deer Shoot. 1986. Whilst trout fishing in a quiet brook, Jack Hargreaves encounters a water vole. He then travels to a Wiltshire woodland in search of deer. [S]

The Footage Detectives

Tomorrow 17:00 - 18:00

We treat you to a very rare reel featuring Larry Adler from the late 50s, then we're off to celebrate 'Oak Apple Day', look at a wonderful reel on clay and who remembers Cabdrivers cough mixture? [S]

The Ghost of Greville Lodge

Tomorrow 18:00 - 19:50

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]

Look At Life Slippery Customers

Tomorrow 19:50 - 20:00

1966. Following the life of the eel and also how there is great business involved to satisfy customers.

Gideon's Way

Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:05

Big Fish Little Fish. Stars John Gregson, Alexander Davion & Daphne Anderson. Gideon's car almost hits a young pickpocket, who is being controlled by his mother. [S]

The Wheeltappers and Shunters...

Tomorrow 21:05 - 21:55

...Social Club. Episode 13. 1974. Wilma Reading performs I'll Follow You My Love. Marty Wilde sings I've Gotta Woman, Rubber Ball, Teenager In Love and Oh Boy. [S]

Budgie

Tomorrow 21:55 - 22:55

Some Mother's Sons. 1971. Stars: Adam Faith, Iain Cuthbertson & Lynn Dalby. Why is Charlie letting Budgie use a flat in the middle of Soho for six weeks, and what are Hazel's mother's plans? [S]

Where Has Poor Mickey Gone?

Tomorrow 22:55 - 00:05

Unseen for years this strange, B-Picture oddity sees Warren Mitchell superb as fairground magician Emilio Dinelli, tormented by a gang of rowdies who take him prisoner in his backstreet workshop. [S]

Mon Feb 24
The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read

Monday 00:05 - 01:10

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.

Algiers

Monday 01:10 - 03:05

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]

The Second Woman

Monday 03:05 - 04:55

1950. Drama. James V Kern. Stars Betsy Drake, Robert Young, John Sutton & Florence Bates. An architect's fiancee is killed in a mysterious car accident on the night before their wedding. [S]

The Texan

Monday 04:55 - 05:30

A Quart of Law. 1959. Stars Rory Calhoun, Edgar Stehli, Robert Lowery. A shady sheriff and his henchmen try to continue their reign of terror by running a crooked election. Can anyone stop them? [S]

The Larkins

Monday 05:30 - 06:00

Unlucky Strike. 1960. Stars David Kossoff, Ruth Trouncer & Peggy Mount. Alf goes on strike, leading Ada to step into a new role. Meanwhile, Joyce upsets the family when she becomes a secretary. [S]

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

Monday 06:00 - 07:20

1938. Mystery. Directed by James P. Hogan. Stars John Barrymore, John Howard & Louise Campbell. Captain Drummond puts his wedding on hold to hunt down a group of dangerous jewel thieves. [S]

Tiger By The Tail

Monday 07:20 - 09:00

1955. Drama. Director: John Gilling. John Desmond, (Larry Parks) meets a mysterious woman (Lisa Daniely) who turns out to be part of a counterfeit ring. Desmond is caught up in the whole affair. [S]

Four Star Playhouse: House...

Monday 09:00 - 09:30

...for Sale. 1953. Drama. Directed by Jules Bricken. Stars Ida Lupino & George Macready. A woman visits an isolated house expecting to meet with the realtor but encounters an escaped murderer instead.

The Girl In the Picture (1957)

Monday 09:30 - 10:45

1957. Drama. Directed by Don Chaffey. Starring Donald Houston, Patrick Holt and Junia Crawford. George Keefe's policeman brother was murdered four years ago and the killer is still on the loose. [S]

They Made Me a Fugitive

Monday 10:45 - 12:40

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]

The Card

Monday 12:40 - 14:30

1952. Comedy. Director: Ronald Neame. Stars Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns & Valerie Hobson. A man finds ways to rise through the ranks in business and social standing, some honest, some not. [S]

The Story of Robin Hood

Monday 14:30 - 16:15

1952. Action. Director: Ken Annakin. Stars Richard Todd, Joan Rice & James Hayter. When King Richard leaves England for the Holy Land, his subjects are left at the mercy of his cunning brother. [S]

Look At Life The Beach

Monday 16:15 - 16:25

1966. The world's most famous beach is the Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. But overlooking it are the shacks of the world's poorest people.

The Beverly Hillbillies

Monday 16:25 - 16:55

Granny's Garden. 1963. Stars Irene Ryan, Buddy Ebsen & Donna Douglas. Granny has everyone up at the crack of dawn to plow the front yard, but Mr. Drysdale, Miss Hathaway, and a mule intervene. [S]

Scotland Yard

Monday 16:55 - 17:30

1953. The Missing Man. Directed by Ken Hughes. Stars Tristan Rawson & Evelyn Moore. The Dream of a Retired Vicar's wife sets police on the trail of a man who has been missing since 1938. (S1, E02)

Dixon of Dock Green

Monday 17:30 - 18:30

Sounds. 1974. Stars Jack Warner, Marion Lines & Lyn Doyle. A child's voice on the phone and some background noise is all the Dock Green police have to lead them to the scene of a crime. [S]

Out of Town

Monday 18:30 - 19:00

The Hidden Stream/Deer Shoot. 1986. Whilst trout fishing in a quiet brook, Jack Hargreaves encounters a water vole. He then travels to a Wiltshire woodland in search of deer. [S]

The Footage Detectives

Monday 19:00 - 20:00

We take you to Aberdeen in the 60s and to the mills in the 40s, but with a modern jazzy twist. Who remembers 'Needle Time'? And who frequented the Athenaeum Dance Hall in Muswell Hill in the 50s? [S]

Public Eye

Monday 20:00 - 21:05

1971. The Man Who Didn't Eat Sweets. Stars Alfred Burke, Brenda Cavendish & Colin Baker. Marker is hired after a lady finds a picture of a young woman in her husbands wallet. [S]

Wuthering Heights

Monday 21:05 - 23:30

1998. Drama. Directed by David Skynner. Stars Orla Brady, Robert Cavanah & Peter Davison. An adaptation of Emily Brontë's timeless tale of a love so powerful that it reaches beyond the grave. [S]

The Upturned Glass

Monday 23:30 - 01:15

1946. Thriller. Director: Lawrence Huntington. Stars: James Mason, Rosamund John, Pamela Kellino. A leading brain surgeon believes himself responsible for the death of the woman he loves. [S]

Tue Feb 25
Avalanche

Tuesday 01:15 - 02:50

1969. Family. Directed by John Danischewsky. Stars Howard Marion-Crawford & Totti Truman Taylor. A group of children on a skiing holiday find themselves in trouble when one of them breaks his leg. [S]

The Groundstar Conspiracy

Tuesday 02:50 - 04:45

1972. Action. Director: Lamont Johnson. Stars George Peppard, Michael Sarrazin & Christine Belford. A government agent tries to find out the truth behind a break-in at a secret research facility.

A Lifetime Ago with The...

Tuesday 04:45 - 05:30

... Baim Collection. Starlight Serenade. 1944. Bryan Michie introduces musical and comedy acts in the form of a dress rehearsal for a stage review, featuring comedy routines with Bonar Colleano.

Dangerous Assignment

Tuesday 05:30 - 06:00

The Assassin Ring Story. 1952. Stars Brian Donlevy, Beverly Tyler & Edgar Barrier. Steve travels to the Middle East to prove that the USA had nothing to do with the assassination of a king. [S]

Shadow of a Man

Tuesday 06:00 - 07:20

1954. Crime drama. Director: Michael McCarthy. A town drunk is found dead and the police suspect murder. Starring Paul Carpenter. [S]

I'll Walk Beside You

Tuesday 07:20 - 09:00

1943. Musical. Directed by Maclean Rodgers. John (Richard Bird) and Ann (Lesley Brook) meet through music but are parted by the war. [S]

The Girl On The Pier

Tuesday 09:00 - 10:15

1953. Crime. Director: Lance Comfort. Stars Veronica Hurst, Ron Randell & Marjorie Rhodes. Rivalry between a Brighton crooner who has done time and his partner in crime, who is being blackmailed. [S]

Stock Car

Tuesday 10:15 - 11:35

1955. Drama. After the death of her father while motor racing, the daughter (Rona Anderson) is dissuaded from selling his garage by fellow racer Larry (Paul Carpenter) who helps her run it. [S]

The Lost Moment

Tuesday 11:35 - 13:20

1947. Drama. A publisher insinuates himself into the mansion of the centenarian lover of a renowned but long-dead poet in order to find his love letters. Starring Robert Cummings & Susan Hayward. [S]

Make Me An Offer

Tuesday 13:20 - 15:05

1954. Comedy. Directed by Cyril Frankel. Starring Peter Finch. The story of Charlie, who as a boy fell in love with a Portland Vase on a trip to a museum, pursues his dream as an antiques dealer. [S]

Crime of Passion

Tuesday 15:05 - 16:45

1957. Drama. Directed by Gerd Oswald. Stars Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden & Raymond Burr. A police detective's ambitious wife will stop at nothing to help advance her husband's career. [S]

Churchill's Secret Army

Tuesday 16:45 - 17:20

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]

The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre

Tuesday 17:20 - 18:30

Attempt To Kill. 1961. Directed by Royston Morley. Stars Derek Farr, Tony Wright & Patricia Mort. Two suspects emerge after an attempt is made on the life of Frank Weyman. [S]

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

Tuesday 18:30 - 19:05

Error at Daybreak. 1956. Stars Boris Karloff, Ewan Roberts. A shady businessman collapses on an oceanside jetty, the apparent victim of a heart attack. [S]

Batman

Tuesday 19:05 - 19:35

Death in Slow Motion. 1966. Stars Adam West, Frank Gorshin & Sherry Jackson. Disguised as Charlie Chaplin, The Riddler strikes the box office of a silent film showing. [S]

Beau Geste

Tuesday 19:35 - 20:05

Episode Eight. 1982. Stars Jonathon Morris, Anthony Calf & Barry Dennen. After a wave of fighting, struggles and loss, John and Digby find each other again and set off together to reach safety. [S]

Rumpole of the Bailey

Tuesday 20:05 - 21:15

Rumpole and the Right to Silence. Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Patricia Hodge. A radical college professor accused of murder refuses to disclose his alibi.

Love for Lydia

Tuesday 21:15 - 22:20

Episode 3. 1977. Stars Mel Martin, Christopher Blake & Jeremy Irons. After quitting his job, Richardson and Lydia have a falling out. Alex suggests a picnic for four in the country may help. [S]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Tuesday 22:20 - 22:25

Caroline Munro is back in The Cellar Club with two more terrifying films. Terry O'Quinn returns in the title role of the 1989 horror Stepfather II, our first film of the night. [S]

The Stepfather II

Tuesday 22:25 - 00:10

1989. Horror. Directed by Jeff Burr. Stars Terry O'Quinn, Meg Foster & Caroline Williams. After escaping an insane asylum, Jerry finds his way to another town and sets his sights on a new target. [S]

Wed Feb 26
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Wednesday 00:10 - 00:15

From one intense family situation to another, we continue the night with 1960s Thirteen Ghosts, from the king of schlock horror, William Castle. [S]

13 Ghosts

Wednesday 00:15 - 01:55

1960. Horror. Directed by William Castle. Stars Charles Herbert, Jo Morrow & Martin Milner. A family inherits a ramshackle mansion filled with twelve ghosts looking to extend their family unit. [S]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Wednesday 01:55 - 02:00

Caroline Munro closes the night with a presentation of the two brilliant films not to be missed next week. [S]

The Ebb Tide

Wednesday 02:00 - 03:55

1997. Adventure. Director: Nicholas Renton. Stars Robbie Coltrane & Chris Barnes. Three hapless adventurers agree to sail a ship to Australia with a secret cargo, but soon enough disaster strikes. [S]

The Gorbals Story

Wednesday 03:55 - 05:30

1950. Drama. Stars Howard Connell & Russell Hunter. A Merton Park Studios Production. A young artist is almost driven to murder from the pressures of living in the Glasgow slum area. [S]

The Beverly Hillbillies

Wednesday 05:30 - 06:00

Trick or Treat. 1962. Stars Irene Ryan, Bea Benaderet & Shirley Mitchell. The Clampetts are feeling homesick and no one wants to visit them, so on Halloween, they decide to visit their neighbours. [S]

Amos Burke: Secret Agent

Wednesday 06:00 - 07:00

Deadlier Than The Male. Burke must thwart the plan of the ruthless wife of an exiled South African dictator to hide his terminal illness so the dictator can get revolutionary financing.

Strictly For The Birds

Wednesday 07:00 - 08:15

1963. Comedy. Director Vernon Sewell. Stars Tony Tanner, Joan Sims and Graham Stark. After a fortunate gambling win, Terry Blessing's luck runs out when an ex-girlfriend shows up with a surprise. [S]

Look At Life The Cherry-Pickers

Wednesday 08:15 - 08:30

1965. A look at the history of the 11th Hussars, travelling from Hanover to Coburg, a regiment that celebrated its 250th anniversary in 1965.

One Step Beyond

Wednesday 08:30 - 09:05

The Visitor. 1960. Stars Joan Fontaine, Warren Beatty & John Newland. A woman intent on ending her marriage encounters a strange visitor who makes her think again. [S]

Miss Robin Hood

Wednesday 09:05 - 10:40

1952. Comedy. Henry is a mild man who writes adventure stories for his girls. All is fine until he meets Miss Honey! Starring Richard Hearne & Margaret Rutherford. Directed by John Guillermin. [S]

The End of the Road

Wednesday 10:40 - 12:15

1954. Drama. Directed by Wolf Rilla. Unhappy with enforced retirement, Mick-mack takes a lesser job at the factory, which creates strains within the family. Starring Finlay Currie & Duncan Lamont.

The Ghost Goes West

Wednesday 12:15 - 13:55

1935. Comedy. Directed by René Clair. Stars Robert Donat, Jean Parker & Elsa Lanchester. A haunted Scottish castle is sold, dismantled and transported to Florida, bringing the ghost along with it. [S]

The Brothers

Wednesday 13:55 - 15:00

Perchance to Dream. 1974. Stars Hilary Tindall, Julia Goodman & Jennifer Wilson. A desperate Ann tries to fly to Brussels to be with Nicholas and the family gather to celebrate David's birthday. [S]

The Big Trees

Wednesday 15:00 - 16:50

1952. Western. Directed by Felix E. Feist. Stars Kirk Douglas, Eve Miller & Patrice Wymore. A timber baron sets his sights on California's redwood trees but faces conflict with a Quaker colony. [S]

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Wednesday 16:50 - 17:25

The Suffragette. 1956. Stars Hugh O'Brian, Linda Stirling & Howard Wendell. When a women's suffrage movement hits town Wyatt becomes caught up in the dangerous conflict that arises. [S]

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Wednesday 17:25 - 17:55

Gone to Texas. 1957. Stars Scott Forbes, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. & Douglas Kennedy. Jim visits the Mexican state of Texas, hoping to buy land, but he's arrested as a spy and sentenced to death. [S]

The Texan

Wednesday 17:55 - 18:30

No Place to Stop. 1959. Stars Rory Calhoun, Chuck Wassil & Charles Arnt. Bill helps a parolee and his daughter battle a family of outlaws who are trying to drive him off his ranch. [S]

The Road to D-Day

Wednesday 18:30 - 19:00

On the Beaches. 2010. Film star Richard Todd recalls dropping, as a paratrooper, on Pegasus Bridge, a target that it was vital for the British to capture and hold. [S]

Z-Cars

Wednesday 19:00 - 20:00

Thanks But.. No Thanks. 1975. Stars Douglas Fielding & Margaret Courtenay. Quilley is up for promotion. He has an excellent service record, but how close an examination will his private life bear? [S]

Manhunt

Wednesday 20:00 - 21:05

A Way to Die. 1970. Stars Peter Barkworth, Maggie Fitzgibbon & Nerys Hughes. Jimmy and Vincent learn of an SS raid on a junk shop where a Resistance meeting is planned. But can they help in time? [S]

Maigret

Wednesday 21:05 - 22:55

Maigret in Finland. 1996. Stars Bruno Cremer & Robin Renucci. When a French professor is accused of murder and refuses to talk, Maigret must travel to Finland to investigate the case. [S]

In Suspicious Circumstances

Wednesday 22:55 - 00:00

Ring of Truth - The Golden Goose. 1996. Stars Julia Farino & Paul Shelley. A look at the case of a man haunted by crimes of the past and the story of a captain of industry who knows too much. [S]

Thu Feb 27
Maigret

Thursday 00:00 - 01:05

A Man Condemned. 1963. Stars Rupert Davies, Patricia Laffan & Terence de Marney. Tomorrow a man must die on the guillotine, unless Maigret can demolish the case he himself built up against him. [S]

The Aviator

Thursday 01:05 - 03:05

1985. Adventure. Director: George Miller. Stars Christopher Reeve, Rosanna Arquette & Sam Wanamaker. A mail pilot and a rich man's daughter get stranded in the mountains after their plane crashes. [S]

Play Dirty

Thursday 03:05 - 05:25

1969. War. Director: André De Toth. Stars Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport & Nigel Green. A fuel expert is ordered to guide a tough band of convicts across the desert to destroy an enemy fuel depot. [S]

Cinebox Memories

Thursday 05:25 - 05:30

In this wonderful music video from the 60s, Italian singer and actress Mina performs Pesci Rossi.

Richard Diamond: Private Detective

Thursday 05:30 - 06:00

The Adjustor. 1959. Stars David Janssen, Dick Foran & Nancy Valentine. Diamond investigates to find out whether an embezzler, thought to be dead for the past year, is actually still alive.

Juggernaut (1936)

Thursday 06:00 - 07:15

1936. Mystery. Director: Henry Edwards. Stars Boris Karloff, Joan Wyndham & Mona Goya. An evil doctor and the greedy wife of a rich man plot to poison him so they can get their hands on his money. [S]

Assignment Redhead

Thursday 07:15 - 08:50

1956. Drama. Starring Hollywood's Richard Denning as the secret agent, Carole Mathews as the luscious nightclub vocalist and Ronald Adam as the chameleon-like criminal. A story of money and crime. [S]

Man From Tangier

Thursday 08:50 - 10:10

1957. Drama. Director: Lance Comfort. Stars Robert Hutton, Lisa Gastoni & Martin Benson. Chuck Collins finds himself involved in a passport and forgery racket, just through taking the wrong coat! [S]

The Butler's Dilemma

Thursday 10:10 - 11:40

1943. Comedy. Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott. Stars Richard Hearne, Ronald Shiner & Hermione Gingold. In debt to gamblers, Rodney (Richard Hearne) agrees to pass as a butler at a gambling party. [S]

Hammer The Toff

Thursday 11:40 - 13:10

1952. Crime Drama by Maclean Rogers. The Toff (John Bentley) tries to help Susan (Patricia Dainton) reunite with her uncle who's been targeted by criminals that are after his steel formula. [S]

The Kidnappers

Thursday 13:10 - 15:00

1953. Drama. Director: Philip Leacock. Stars: Jon Whiteley, Vincent Winter, Adrienne Corri, Duncan Macrae, Jean Anderson. Two Canadian orphans 'borrow' a baby to raise as their own. [S]

Crown Court

Thursday 15:00 - 15:30

A Stab in the Front - Part 1. 1973. Stars William Mervyn, Anne Rutter & Rachel Herbert. Christine Blandford is accused of striking a guest at her barbecue with a kebab spit and injuring her. [S]

Crown Court

Thursday 15:30 - 16:00

A Stab in the Front - Part 2. 1973. Stars Eric Lander, Elaine Wells & Dorothy Vernon. Mr. Curtis, a neighbour, makes a revelation and Mrs. Blandford gives evidence in her defence. [S]

Crown Court

Thursday 16:00 - 16:35

A Stab in the Front - Part 3. 1973. Stars Mark Eden, Gary Waldhorn & John Flanagan. Christine Blandford's husband Douglas gives evidence in her defence and a surprising admission is made. [S]

Doublecross

Thursday 16:35 - 18:05

1955. Drama. Director Anthony Squire. Stars Donald Houston, Fay Compton, William Hartnell. A Cornish poacher clashes with dangerous international spies. [S]

Night Boat to Dublin

Thursday 18:05 - 20:00

1946. Drama. Director Lawrence Huntington. Robert Newton stars as Captain David Grant, a British agent who leads an attempt to save scientist Professor Hansen (Martin Miller) from the Nazis. [S]

The Brothers

Thursday 20:00 - 21:05

The Judas Sheep. 1975. Stars Jennifer Wilson, Jack Watson & Michael Elwyn. Jennifer and Edward decide to adopt but soon run into difficulties. Bill runs into serious conflict with Don and Jane. [S]

Reckless

Thursday 21:05 - 22:10

Episode 3. 1997. Stars Francesca Annis, Robson Green & Conor Mullen. After rushing into Owen's arms upon discovering her husband's indiscretion, Anna realises that she has feelings for Owen too. [S]

The Gold Robbers

Thursday 22:10 - 23:15

The Great Bullion Robbery. 1969. Stars Peter Vaughan, Richard Leech & Donald Morley. DCS Cradock is given the biggest case of his career after millions of pounds worth of gold bars are stolen. [S]

Planespotting

Thursday 23:15 - 01:10

2005. Drama. Director: Christopher Menaul. Stars Lesley Sharp, Mark Benton & Ross Boatman. A group of aircraft enthusiasts are wrongly convicted of spying during a plane spotting trip to Greece. [S]

Fri Feb 28
Trapped

Friday 01:10 - 02:45

1949. Crime Noir. Directed by Richard Fleisher. Stars Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton & John Hoyt. A prison inmate makes a deal with the Secret Service to help quash a counterfeit money scheme. [S]

Firewalker

Friday 02:45 - 04:50

1986. Action. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Stars Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett Jr. & Melody Anderson. Two adventurers embark on a quest for gold after meeting a woman who possesses a treasure map. [S]

Four Star Playhouse: The Returning

Friday 04:50 - 05:20

1955. Drama. Director: Roy Kellino. Stars Dick Powell & Joan Elan. A professor in Japan is fired after falling for a former student. He returns to the US, determined to bring the woman he fell for.

Look At Life The Churchill Pilgrimage

Friday 05:20 - 05:30

1966. A wonderful trip to the homes of Sir Winston Churchill and the churchyard at Bladon in Oxfordshire.

26 Men

Friday 05:30 - 06:00

Man on the Run. 1957. Stars Tristram Coffin, George Ross & Richard Garland. When a ranger suddenly resigns without explanation, Rynning sets out to discover why. [S]

The Marked One

Friday 06:00 - 07:15

1963. Crime. Director: Francis Searle. Stars William Lucas, Zena Walker & Patrick Jordan. Criminals kidnap a man's daughter in order to obtain forgery plates which they believe he possesses. [S]

Impulse (1955)

Friday 07:15 - 08:55

1955. Drama. Directed by Charles De la Tour & Cy Endfield. Stars Arthur Kennedy, Constance Smith & Joy Shelton. A night club singer tricks an estate agent into thinking he killed a jewel thief. [S]

The Cariboo Trail

Friday 08:55 - 10:35

1950. Western. Director: Edwin L. Marin. Stars Randolph Scott, George Hayes & Bill Williams. Jim & Mike head to Canada via the Cariboo Trail to raise cattle and dig for gold but find trouble. [S]

Storm in a Teacup

Friday 10:35 - 12:20

1937. Romantic Comedy. Directors: Ian Dalrymple & Victor Saville. Stars Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison & Cecil Parker. A local politician tries to end his daughter's romance with a crusading reporter. [S]

Battle Taxi

Friday 12:20 - 14:00

1955. Drama. Directed by Herbert L. Strock. Stars Sterling Hayden, Arthur Franz & Marshall Thompson. A hotshot jet pilot must learn how to be a team player after joining a helicopter rescue squad. [S]

The Golden Hawk

Friday 14:00 - 15:40

1952. Adventure. Directed by Sidney Salkow. Stars Rhonda Fleming, Sterling Hayden & Helena Carter. 17th-century French privateer Kit 'The Hawk' Gerardo sails the Caribbean in search of gold. [S]

Steam Beyond the Solent

Friday 15:40 - 16:00

An enchanting film about the Solent with a look at the magnificent steam trains operating across the Isle of Wight.

Adam Had Four Sons

Friday 16:00 - 17:40

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]

The Halfway House

Friday 17:40 - 19:40

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]

The Ice House

Friday 19:40 - 20:25

1978. Horror. Directed by Derek Lister. Stars John Stride & Elizabeth Romilly. A recently divorced man seeks solace in a countryside retreat but does not find the comfort he was looking for. [S]

Strange But True

Friday 20:25 - 21:00

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

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Friday 21:00 - 21:05

Doom and terror fill the night as Caroline opens the Cellar Club to you once more. The first offering tonight is another captivating episode of Doomwatch called Train and De-Train. [S]

Doomwatch

Friday 21:05 - 22:05

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]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Friday 22:05 - 22:10

Be afraid! As next up Caroline Munro introduces the 1973 American slasher Scream Bloody Murder, directed and produced by Marc B. Ray and starring Fred Holbert as the insane killer. [S]

Scream Bloody Murder

Friday 22:10 - 23:55

1973. Horror. Directed by Marc B. Ray. Stars Fred Holbert, Leigh Mitchell & Robert Knox. A deranged young man goes on a homicidal rampage after he discovers that his mother has remarried. [S]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Friday 23:55 - 00:00

Join Caroline Munro for a taster of next week's offerings where more mysteries and frights await. [S]

Sat Mar 01
The Believers

Saturday 00:00 - 02:15

1987. Horror. Director: John Schlesinger. Stars Martin Sheen, Helen Shaver & Harley Cross. A recently widowed psychiatrist becomes involved in the investigation of a series of ritualistic murders. [S]

The Falcon and the Snowman

Saturday 02:15 - 04:55

1985. Drama. Directed by John Schlesinger. Stars Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn & Joyce Van Patten. The true story of two childhood friends who decide to sell government secrets to the Soviet Union. [S]

One Step Beyond

Saturday 04:55 - 05:30

Emergency Only. 1959. Starring Lin McCarthy, Paula Raymond and Jocelyn Brando. Whilst at a party, Ellen predicts a series of events that tests a sceptical witness's belief to the full. [S]

Time To Remember

Saturday 05:30 - 06:00

A New Era. 1959. Narrated by Anthony Quayle. A nostalgic look back at the early 1930s, a time of optimism and progress, with a look at radio and telephone, fuel-liquid oxygen and mass production. [S]

Sherlock Holmes

Saturday 06:00 - 06:35

The Case of Harry Crocker. 1954. Starring: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford & Archie Duncan. Escape artist Harry Crocker turns to Sherlock Holmes when he is accused of strangling a girl. [S]

Midnight At Madame Tussauds

Saturday 06:35 - 07:55

1936. Crime. A financier accepts a bet to spend a night in the Chamber of Horrors. Starring James Carew, Charles Oliver & Lucille Lisle.

Black Saddle

Saturday 07:55 - 08:25

1959. Means To An End. Stars Peter Breck. After his brothers are killed, a gunfighter decides to hang up his guns and uphold the law by becoming a lawyer.

Stingray

Saturday 08:25 - 09:00

A Christmas to Remember. 1964. Stars Don Mason, David Graham & Ray Barrett. When Troy meets the orphaned son of an ex-WASP aquanaut, he decides to give the boy a Christmas to remember.

Batman

Saturday 09:00 - 09:30

Barbecued Batman? 1966. Stars Adam West, Van Johnson & Remo Pisani. Batman and Robin place a bugging device in Amanda's purse and discover The Minstrel's wicked plan. Can they stop him in time? [S]

Space Patrol

Saturday 09:30 - 10:00

Destruction by Sound. 1963. Stars Libby Morris, Murray Kash, Ronnie Stevens. Cassie is injured by a Martian teleportation device, but the injury leads to a solution for the crisis on planet Delta. [S]

Bar 20 Rides Again

Saturday 10:00 - 10:10

From 1935, a short version of Hopalong Cassidy. The Bar 20 boys aim to put an end to a cattle rustler's dream of living like an emperor. Starring William Boyd, James Ellison and Jean Rouverol. [S]

Talking Feet

Saturday 10:10 - 11:30

1937. Musical. Director: John Baxter. Stars Hazel Ascot, Jack Barty & Davy Burnaby. In East London, a fishmongers daughter puts together a variety show to raise money to save the local hospital. [S]

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Saturday 11:30 - 12:00

Six Strings to his Bow. 1960. Stars Richard Greene, Richard Coleman & Simone Lovell. Alan-a-Dale returns to Sherwood unaware he is wanted for murder and in danger. Robin attempts to protect him. [S]

12 to the Moon

Saturday 12:00 - 13:35

1960. Sci-fi. Directed by David Bradley. Stars Ken Clark, Michi Kobi & Tom Conway. An international team embarks on an expedition to the moon where they encounter a dangerous alien intelligence.

One Step Beyond

Saturday 13:35 - 14:10

The Bride Possessed. 1959. Stars Virginia Leith, Skip Homeier & Harry Townes. Matt Conroy is startled when on their honeymoon his wife Sally suddenly is a determined woman, who denies knowing him. [S]

Dick Barton: Special Agent

Saturday 14:10 - 14:25

1979. Writer: Julian Bond. Barton & co rescue Lucy Cameron (Debbie Farrington). She tells them that her father, George Cameron (Colin Rix), has been kidnapped by the evil Muller (Guy Deghy).

Fireball XL-5

Saturday 14:25 - 15:00

Wings of Danger. 1963. Stars Paul Maxwell, John Bluthal & David Graham. To avenge the capture of their chief on Planet 46, the Plutonians send a robot bird to kill Steve with radium capsules.

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

Saturday 15:00 - 15:35

Operation Time. 1967. Stars Jeremy Wilkin, Francis Matthews & Cy Grant. Captain Magenta realises that the Mysterons' newest target is General Tiempo, the Commander of Western Region World Defence.

Batman

Saturday 15:35 - 17:40

1966. Action. Directed by Leslie Martinson. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Lee Meriwether. Catwoman, the Joker, the Penguin and the Riddler join forces to dispose of Batman and Robin. [S]

Celia

Saturday 17:40 - 19:00

1949. Drama. Director: Francis Searle. Stars Hy Hazell, Bruce Lester, Elsie Wagstaff. A private detective hires an actress to go undercover in the home of a wealthy woman with a new young husband. [S]

Z-Cars

Saturday 19:00 - 20:00

Ritual. 1975. Stars Douglas Fielding, Susan Jameson, John Nettleton. Skinner has been shot dead, and the Murder Squad have taken over the case. So why is Haggar meeting a mate halfway down the M6? [S]

A Family At War

Saturday 20:00 - 21:05

To Die for Spain. Created by John Finch. Stars Colin Douglas & Shelagh Fraser. To the family's dismay Philip returns to Spain to fight Franco's fascists, but will he ever come home? [S]

Went The Day Well?

Saturday 21:05 - 22:55

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]

Lost for Words

Saturday 22:55 - 00:30

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]