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Thu Apr 24
The Shakedown

Today 01:35 - 03:25

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]

Mutiny

Today 03:25 - 05:00

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]

London Entertains

Today 05:00 - 06:00

1951. Musical Comedy. Director E J Fancey. Starring Eamonn Andrews and the Goons. A Tour conducted by Eamonn Andrews around the Battersea Festival to a BBC Studio to hear The Goons of radio fame. [S]

Sherlock Holmes

Today 06:00 - 06:35

The Case of the Blind Man's Bluff. 1954. Starring: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford & Archie Duncan. The only clue is a chicken's foot. Insp. Lestrade goes to Sherlock Holmes for assistance. [S]

Kiss the Bride Goodbye

Today 06:35 - 08:20

1944. Joan's (Patricia Medina) mother wants her to marry her pompous boss although she loves a soldier (Jimmy Hanley). One of Jean Simmon's first films. [S]

Look At Life Once Upon a Time

Today 08:20 - 08:30

1967. A wonderful trip to Denmark to look at the Danish way of life.

The Flaw

Today 08:30 - 09:45

1955. Crime directed by Terence Fisher. A racing driver (John Bentley) plans to murder his heiress wife (Rona Anderson). The lawyer (Donald Houston) discovers the plot. [S]

Serena

Today 09:45 - 11:00

1962. Drama. Directed by Peter Maxwell. Stars Patrick Holt, Emrys Jones & Honor Blackman. An inspector strives to solve the mystery of an artist's dead wife. The artist becomes the main suspect. [S]

Four Star Playhouse: The Bomb

Today 11:00 - 11:30

1954. Drama. Directed by Blake Edwards. Stars David Niven, Margaret Sheridan & John Dehner. Three people become trapped in an abandoned farmhouse and discover a live bomb in the basement. [S]

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

Today 11:30 - 13:15

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]

The Captain's Paradise

Today 13:15 - 15:00

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]

Crown Court

Today 15:00 - 15:30

Conduct Prejudicial - Part 1. 1973. Stars William Mervyn, Terrence Hardiman, Stephen Yardley & Robin Bailey. Squadron leader Pardoe, a serving RAF officer, is charged with espionage. [S]

Crown Court

Today 15:30 - 16:00

Conduct Prejudicial - Part 2. 1973. Stars Stephen Yardley, Ruth Trouncer & David Hargreaves. Pardoe is confirmed to have been pictured with a spy and later makes an interesting admission. [S]

Crown Court

Today 16:00 - 16:30

Conduct Prejudicial - Part 3. 1973. Stars Ewan Roberts, Stephen Yardley, Delena Kidd. The designer of the guidance system on the Banshee missile takes to the stand. Will his testimony help Pardoe? [S]

Witness In The Dark

Today 16:30 - 17:45

1959. Drama. A burglar murders an old woman but a blind girl 'witnesses' the robber as he flees. Stars Patricia Dainton, Conrad Phillips, Nigel Green & Richard O'Sullivan. [S]

The Crowded Day

Today 17:45 - 19:30

1954. Drama. Director: John Guillermin. Stars Joan Rice, Josephine Griffin, Freda Jackson. The story of the ups and downs of a group of salesgirls at a department store in the run up to Christmas. [S]

The Cheaters

Today 19:30 - 20:00

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]

The Brothers

Today 20:00 - 21:05

Tender. 1976. Stars Jean Anderson, Colin Baker & Kate O'Mara. News that RAI Transport is going into liquidation smothers the Hammond grapevine. Jenny decides it is her chance to prove her form. [S]

Travelling Man

Today 21:05 - 22:10

Moving On. 1984. Stars Leigh Lawson, Colin Jeavons & Jeffrey Hardy. While Lomax works in a riverside pub, he is spotted by a man from his past who plots to drive him away from the area. [S]

The Gold Robbers

Today 22:10 - 23:15

Account Rendered. 1969. Stars Peter Vaughan, Bernard Hepton & Daphne Slater. A brilliant accountant and paymaster to the gold robbers becomes desperate when violence enters his safe, family life. [S]

The Glass

Today 23:15 - 00:20

Episode 6. 2001. Stars John Thaw, Joe McFadden, Sarah Lancashire, Paul Jesson & Emily Joyce. The lives of Paul, Jim and Carol unravel, as devastating revelations come to the surface. [S]

Fri Apr 25
Black Tuesday

Tomorrow 00:20 - 02:00

1954. Drama. Directed by Hugo Fregonese. Stars Edward G. Robinson, Jean Parker & Peter Graves. A death row inmate breaks free on the eve of his execution, but will the law catch up with him?

Too Young To Love

Tomorrow 02:00 - 03:40

1959. Directed by Muriel Box. Stars Jess Conrad, Pauline Hahn, Joan Miller & Austin Willis. Based on the play, Pickup Girl by Elsa Shelley. A story of a young girl's lapse into sex delinquency. [S]

Road to Bali

Tomorrow 03:40 - 05:30

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]

Four Star Playhouse: Trail's End

Tomorrow 05:30 - 06:00

1953. Drama. Directed by Robert Florey. Stars Dick Powell, Lee Van Cleef & Richard Hale. A famous marshal of Dodge City sets out in search of the murderous Sonoma Kid and stumbles upon a tragedy. [S]

Melody Club

Tomorrow 06:00 - 07:20

1949. Comedy. A nitwit investigator (Terry Thomas) goes undercover in a restaurant to catch a gang of crooks. [S]

Sounds for Silents

Tomorrow 07:20 - 07:55

A captivating reel about how music was created for silent films.

Snowball

Tomorrow 07:55 - 09:20

1960. Crime. Directed by Pat Jackson. Stars Gordon Jackson, Kenneth Griffith, Zena Walker and Dennis Waterman. After forgetting his ticket, a devious young boy causes trouble for the conductor. [S]

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

Tomorrow 09:20 - 11:05

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]

Shepherd On The Rock

Tomorrow 11:05 - 13:05

1993. Drama. Directed by Bob Keen. Starring Bernard Hill, John Bowles and Betsy Brantley. A sheep farmer and his family fight for their land against the persistent efforts of a land developer. [S]

The Great Milk Bottle Mystery

Tomorrow 13:05 - 13:20

1950s short film made by the British Milk association on the loss of 6.4 million milk bottles a week. It's time to do your bit before the coal runs out. Can you help Mrs Jones of 22 Acacia Grove?

Murder In Reverse

Tomorrow 13:20 - 15:00

1945. Crime. Director: Montgomery Tully. Stars William Hartnell, Jimmy Hanley & Chili Bouchier. After a long imprisonment, a man wrongfully framed for murder hunts for the truth and the killer. [S]

The Writing on the Wall

Tomorrow 15:00 - 15:40

Mike Read travels across Britain to find the intriguing Blue Plaques around the country, and the stories behind them. This episode features the Titanic, Windrush, Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley. [S]

Nowhere To Go

Tomorrow 15:40 - 17:40

1958. Crime. Directors: Seth Holt, Basil Dearden. Stars George Nader, Maggie Smith, Bernard Lee. Paul Gregory is released from jail, following a stretch for robbing a woman who falls for his charms.

Four Star Playhouse: Tusitala

Tomorrow 17:40 - 18:10

1955. Drama. Directed by Roy Kellino. Stars David Niven, Gertrude Michael & John Lupton. Nearing the end of his life, Robert Louis Stevenson mediates between two Samoan tribes to prevent war. [S]

You're Only Young Twice

Tomorrow 18:10 - 19:50

1952. Comedy. Stars Duncan Macrae, Joseph Tomelty, Charles Hawtrey, Ronnie Corbett, Patrick Barr. A new Lord Rector arrives at Skerryvore University that turns out to be an attractive young woman. [S]

Scotland Yard

Tomorrow 19:50 - 20:25

1962. The Square Mile Murder. Directed by Allan Davis. Starring John Welsh, Delphi Lawrence and Stanley Morgan. When a travel agency is burgled Supt. Hicks is brought in to solve the case. (S1, E39)

Strange But True

Tomorrow 20:25 - 21:00

The Jim Twins/Flitwick Ghost. 1995. Michael Aspel examines two unusual cases, including a look at the fascinating story of the Jim Twins and a look at the ghost who haunts Flitwick Manor. [S]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Tomorrow 21:00 - 21:05

Join Caroline Munro for a strange and mysterious night. First up, is another superb episode of Doomwatch called Flight into Yesterday, about the odd aftereffects of long haul flights. [S]

Doomwatch

Tomorrow 21:05 - 22:05

Flight into Yesterday. 1971. Stars John Paul & Desmond Llewelyn. After a long-haul flight Dr Quist's reputation is put in doubt when he arrives drunk to a meeting with the Prime Minister. [S]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Tomorrow 22:05 - 22:10

A groundskeeper causes all sorts of trouble in a remote country estate in The Nightcomers. Caroline Munro introduces the 1971 British horror starring Marlon Brando and Stephanie Beacham. [S]

The Nightcomers

Tomorrow 22:10 - 00:00

1971. Horror. Directed by Michael Winner. Stars Stephanie Beacham, Marlon Brando & Thora Hird. A groundskeeper of a country estate corrupts a virtuous governess and the children she looks after. [S]

Sat Apr 26
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Saturday 00:00 - 00:05

Next week, there will be more investigations and a cold, evil presence - keep watching to find out why, as Caroline Munro introduces the upcoming features. [S]

They Live

Saturday 00:05 - 01:55

1988. Sci-fi Horror. Directed by John Carpenter. Stars Roddy Piper, Keith David & Meg Foster. A homeless drifter discovers a pair of sunglasses capable of showing the world the way it truly is. [S]

Woman On The Run

Saturday 01:55 - 03:30

1950. Drama. Directed by Norman Foster. Stars Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe & Robert Keith. An eyewitness to a murder is pursued by his wife, the police and the killer around San Francisco. [S]

Time Warp

Saturday 03:30 - 05:10

1981. Sci-Fi. While seeking a cosmic black hole, an astronaut discovers a time warp. Stars Adam West and Gretchen Corbett. Written By Anne Spielberg. Directed by: Robert Emenegger and Allan Sandler.

The Stolen Jools

Saturday 05:10 - 05:30

1931. Comedy. Director William McGann & Victor Heerman. Stars Norma Shearer, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Buster Keaton & Edward G. Robinson. A police inspector searches Hollywood for stolen pearls. [S]

Time To Remember

Saturday 05:30 - 06:00

Wind Up Week. 1964. Narrated by Richard Greene. It's 1938. The barriers in Austria are raised to allow German troops in, the Japanese crush the Chinese and the war in Spain draws to a close. [S]

The Price of Silence

Saturday 06:00 - 07:35

1959. Drama. Director: Montgomery Tully. Stars Gordon Jackson, June Thorburn & Mary Clare. Roger forges a new life for himself after his release from prison. But his past catches up with him. [S]

Kitchen Magic

Saturday 07:35 - 07:55

1963. Directed by Dennis Shand. A gas council advert film with Fanny and Johnnie Cradock demonstrating some 1960s cookery.

Black Saddle

Saturday 07:55 - 08:25

1959. End of the Line. Western with Peter Breck. After his brothers are killed in a shootout, a gunfighter decides to hang up his guns and uphold the law by becoming a lawyer.

Space Patrol

Saturday 08:25 - 09:00

The Robot Revolution. 1963. Stars Ronnie Stevens, Libby Morris & Murray Kash. When an eruption at the Atlantic Sea Farm damages robot workers, Space Headquarters becomes overrun by the machines. [S]

Batman

Saturday 09:00 - 09:30

The Yegg Foes in Gotham. 1966. Stars Adam West, Vincent Price & Gail Hire. The city's ownership has reverted to Egghead, who fires all city officials and opens the metropolis to the underworld. [S]

Richard the Lionheart

Saturday 09:30 - 10:00

The Pirate King. 1962. Stars Dermot Walsh, Martin Benson & Trader Faulkner. Richard's skill at chess and duelling is put to the test when he is challenged by the infamous pirate Forked Beard. [S]

Supercar

Saturday 10:00 - 10:30

Rescue. 1961. Stars David Graham, George Murcell & Graydon Gould. On its maiden flight, Supercar, piloted by Mike Mercury, is sent to rescue brothers Bill and Jimmy Gibson who are adrift at sea. [S]

The Dog and the Diamonds

Saturday 10:30 - 11:30

1953. Family. Directed by Ralph Thomas. Stars Kathleen Harrison & George Coulouris. A group of children create their own zoo in the garden of a disused house - which is also a hideout for thieves. [S]

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Saturday 11:30 - 12:00

The Reluctant Rebel. 1960. Stars Richard Greene, Leslie Phillips & John Carson. Sir Geoffrey and his servant disguise themselves as outlaws and join Robin's gang to get some insight for a journal. [S]

Atomic Rulers

Saturday 12:00 - 13:35

1965. Sci-fi. Directed by Koreyoshi Akasaka, Teruo Ishii & Akira Mitsuwa. Stars Ken Utsui & Sachihiro Ohsawa. Starman is sent to Earth after learning of a devastating plot to destroy the planet. [S]

One Step Beyond

Saturday 13:35 - 14:10

The Dead Part of the House.1959. Starring Philip Abbott, Joanne Linville and Mimi Gibson. After the death of her mother, a young girl makes friends with three mysterious dolls in the nursery... [S]

Dick Barton: Special Agent

Saturday 14:10 - 14:25

1979. Writer: Clive Exton. Dick's Aunt (Stella Kemball) tells him that her house has vanished. Richard Marley reveals that Harold Jenkins (Peter Godfrey) has perfected his ultimate weapon.

Fireball XL-5

Saturday 14:25 - 15:00

Mystery of the TA2. 1963. Stars Paul Maxwell & John Bluthal. The crew find the wreck of a rocket that exploded 50 years ago. Assuming the pilot is alive, the team travel to an icy planet to find him.

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

Saturday 15:00 - 15:35

Renegade Rocket. 1968. Stars Cy Grant, Donald Gray & Paul Maxwell. When the Mysterons gain control of a rocket, Captains Scarlet and Blue must find a way to stop it before it reaches its target.

Night Train for Inverness

Saturday 15:35 - 16:55

1960. Drama. Directed by Ernest Morris. Stars Norman Wooland & Jane Hylton. An ex-convict kidnaps his son and takes him on a train to Inverness, unaware he is putting his son's life in danger. [S]

The Long Arm

Saturday 16:55 - 18:50

1956. Drama. Directed by Charles Frend. Stars Jack Hawkins, John Stratton, Dorothy Alison & Michael Brooke. The sleuths of Scotland Yard try to solve a series of burglaries. [S]

Look At Life Plumbing the Depths

Saturday 18:50 - 19:00

1962. A insightful study of nautical charts and the men who make them, and their history, with a look at the part played by HMS Vidal in the surveying.

Z-Cars

Saturday 19:00 - 20:00

Hunch. 1976. Stars Shirley Allen & Hetty Baynes. When a girl goes missing, door-to-door inquiries lead nowhere, but Haggar has a lead on stolen cameras, taking the case in an unexpected direction. [S]

A Family At War

Saturday 20:00 - 21:05

One of Ours. Creator: John Finch. Stars Colin Douglas & Shelagh Fraser. David's bombing raid goes horribly awry on the return to Britain. Fred confronts Sheila over her relationship with Bob. [S]

An Affair in Mind

Saturday 21:05 - 22:55

1988. Crime Drama. Directed by Colin Luke. Stars Amanda Donohoe, Stephen Dillane & Hilary Mason. A young novelist falls for a married woman, who then wants him to kill her husband. [S]

Castaway (1986)

Saturday 22:55 - 01:15

1986. Adventure. Director: Nicolas Roeg. Stars Oliver Reed, Amanda Donohoe & Georgina Hale. A young woman seeking adventure volunteers to spend a year on a deserted island with a middle aged man. [S]

Sun Apr 27
Into the Blue

Sunday 01:15 - 03:25

1997. Crime Drama. Directed by Jack Gold. Stars John Thaw, Tom Towndrow & Abigail Cruttenden. A British expatriate in Rhodes investigates the mysterious disappearance of a woman he had befriended.

Force on Thunder Mountain

Sunday 03:25 - 05:20

1978. Sci-Fi. A hiking trip into the mountains brings father and son into contact with the Force. [S]

Look At Life A Load of Pheasants

Sunday 05:20 - 05:30

1969. A look at intercontinental deliveries by lorries that travel through Britain's ferry ports and the problems faced, with a focus on the journey of a lorry driver delivering pheasants abroad.

Out of Town

Sunday 05:30 - 06:00

Fishing for Barbel and Ferreting. 1980. Jack travels to the lower Hampshire Avon in search of Barbel and goes ferreting with Fred Taylor, president of the Ferreting Association of Great Britain. [S]

Birmingham Bullring Promo 1964

Sunday 06:00 - 06:30

1964. Let's take a trip to Birmingham, in this brilliant reel about the 'new' Bull Ring shopping centre.

Dick Tracy's G-Men

Sunday 06:30 - 08:35

1939. Action. Directors: John English & William Witney. Stars Ralph Byrd, Irving Pichel & Ted Pearson. A mad doctor uses a drug to bring himself back from the dead after his execution in prison. [S]

Beneath the 12 Mile Reef

Sunday 08:35 - 10:35

1953. Adventure. Directed by Robert D. Webb. Stars Robert Wagner, Terry Moore & Gilbert Roland. Fierce competition among sponge fishermen leads to a dangerous rivalry between two families. [S]

The Beverly Hillbillies

Sunday 10:35 - 11:10

Elly Races Jethrine. 1962. Stars Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas & Louis Nye. When Sonny Drysdale promises to give Elly May a ring, Granny thinks he's going to propose and becomes a matchmaker. [S]

Warn That Man

Sunday 11:10 - 12:45

1943. Comedy Thriller. Director: Lawrence Huntington. Stars: Gordon Harker, Raymond Lovell & Jean Kent. During WW II, an impersonator takes part in a German attempt to kidnap Winston Churchill. [S]

Scotland Yard

Sunday 12:45 - 13:25

1961. The Never Never Murder. Directed by Peter Duffell. Starring Russell Napier, Genine Graham and Maurice Good. A dead body sets the police on the track of a fraudster. (S1, E37)

Batman

Sunday 13:25 - 14:00

The Yegg Foes in Gotham. 1966. Stars Adam West, Vincent Price & Gail Hire. The city's ownership has reverted to Egghead, who fires all city officials and opens the metropolis to the underworld. [S]

The Hellbenders

Sunday 14:00 - 15:50

1967. Western. Director: Sergio Corbucci. Stars Joseph Cotten, Norma Bengell & Julian Mateos. The Civil War is over, and the South has fallen, but Col. Jonas has a plan to revive the Confederacy. [S]

Look At Life Press Button Farms

Sunday 15:50 - 16:00

1967. A captivating look at the revolution in farm machinery and how a farm can be run almost single handed with the help of so many new machines.

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Sunday 16:00 - 16:30

The Oath. 1960. Stars Richard Greene, Alexander Gauge & John Arnatt. The Deputy Sheriff attempts to trick Friar Tuck in order to prove that the priest colludes with the outlaws. [S]

Out of Town

Sunday 16:30 - 17:00

Romney Marsh/Pumpkins. 1986. Jack looks back at a sunny visit to Kent when he tried to photograph a 'flying frog' on Romney Marsh, and he visits a village pumpkin fair. [S]

The Footage Detectives

Sunday 17:00 - 18:00

Mike and Noel bring news from Tunbridge Wells, wallow in the astounding footage of the building of Rugby's Plaza Cinema and talk the label machines that graced our railway platforms in the 60s. [S]

Appointment with Venus

Sunday 18:00 - 19:45

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]

In The Can

Sunday 19:45 - 20:00

1961. A charming short film about canned foods, and the processes behind the scenes.

Gideon's Way

Sunday 20:00 - 21:05

The Wall. Stars John Gregson, Alexander Davion and Daphne Anderson. Netta's husband Michael has a big win on the football pools but then disappears. [S]

The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club

Sunday 21:05 - 21:55

Episode 22. 1975. Bernard Manning and Colin Crompton present In Three Minds, Jerry Stevens, Vintage Syncopators, Itojo Kumano, Mike Carter and Barbara Sharon. [S]

Budgie

Sunday 21:55 - 22:55

Fiddler on The Hoof - Part 2. Stars: Adam Faith, Iain Cuthbertson & Lynn Dalby. Two-part episode in which Budgie's domestic difficulties are complicated by his dad. [S]

The Nudist Story

Sunday 22:55 - 00:45

1960. Drama. Director: Ramsey Herrington. Stars Shelley Martin, Brian Cobby, Natalie Lynn. A woman is horrified when she inherits a nudist camp but her views are challenged when she falls in love. [S]

Mon Apr 28
The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read

Monday 00:45 - 01:50

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.

Live It Up

Monday 01:50 - 03:15

1963. Featuring music from the likes of Kenny Ball, Gene Vincent and Heinz. A pop film classic from the golden era. Dave (David Hemmings) and his mates are GPO riders who dream of becoming stars. [S]

Circumstantial Evidence (1952)

Monday 03:15 - 04:30

1952. Crime. Director: Daniel Birt. Stars: Rona Anderson, Patrick Holt & John Arnatt. Cleverly crafted crime drama - A woman seeks evidence that will give her grounds for divorce. [S]

Look At Life All in a Day's Work

Monday 04:30 - 04:45

1969. A look at people who travel the world by air as part of their everyday jobs, including businessmen and women who fly around the world as easily as taking a taxi.

The Texan

Monday 04:45 - 05:20

Letter of the Law. 1959. Stars Rory Calhoun, R.G. Armstrong & Richard Hale. Bill rescues a man who is ambushed by gunmen and wounded by them, but no one wants to help him because he is a judge. [S]

The Larkins

Monday 05:20 - 06:00

Help Unwanted. 1963. Stars David Kossoff, Derry Power & Norman Chappell. Complaints come in about the troublesome cleaning lady and Georgie's attempt to help creates a bigger mess. [S]

Two on the Tiles

Monday 06:00 - 07:30

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]

Murder on Campus

Monday 07:30 - 08:45

1961. Crime Drama. Directed by Michael Winner. Stars Terence Longden, Donald Gray and Diane Clare. A reporter learns that his brother, a student at Cambridge, has killed himself or so it seems. [S]

What's On TPTV With Noel

Monday 08:45 - 08:55

Founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives, Noel Cronin, shares shows and films not to be missed at the end of April and beginning of May. [S]

No Trace

Monday 08:55 - 10:30

1950. Drama. Directed by John Gilling. Writer Robert Southley finds his lifestyle threatened by blackmail from a former US criminal associate. Stars Hugh Sinclair, Dinah Sheridan & John Laurie. [S]

Night Train for Inverness

Monday 10:30 - 11:50

1960. Drama. Directed by Ernest Morris. Stars Norman Wooland & Jane Hylton. An ex-convict kidnaps his son and takes him on a train to Inverness, unaware he is putting his son's life in danger. [S]

McLintock

Monday 11:50 - 14:25

1963. Western. Director: Andrew V. McLaglen. Stars John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara & Patrick Wayne. Wealthy rancher McLintock uses his power and influence to keep the peace between conflicting groups. [S]

Campbell's Kingdom

Monday 14:25 - 16:25

1957. Drama. Directed by Ralph Thomas. Stars Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker, Michael Craig, Barbara Murray & John Laurie. A Canadian Rockies landowner leads the fight against a dam builder. [S]

The Beverly Hillbillies

Monday 16:25 - 16:55

Elly Needs a Maw. 1963. Stars Donna Douglas, Doris Packer & Raymond Bailey. Jed plans to go home to look for a wife so Elly May can finally have a mother, but Mr. Drysdale has other plans. [S]

Scotland Yard

Monday 16:55 - 17:30

1955. Night Plane to Amsterdam. Director: Ken Hughes. Stars Gerald Case, Shay Gorman, Selma Vas Dias & Andreas Malandrinos. The case of a murder which baffled the police of two countries. (S1, E11)

Dixon of Dock Green

Monday 17:30 - 18:30

The Job. 1976. Stars Jack Warner, Ben Howard & George Innes. When a petty criminal is fished out of the river bound, gagged and barely conscious, the team must find out what happened and why. [S]

Out of Town

Monday 18:30 - 19:00

Romney Marsh/Pumpkins. 1986. Jack looks back at a sunny visit to Kent when he tried to photograph a 'flying frog' on Romney Marsh, and he visits a village pumpkin fair. [S]

The Footage Detectives

Monday 19:00 - 20:00

We start with a trip to Durham's beaches in the 1960s and a look at the life of a sea coal man, we keep up with the fashions and products of 1949 and boogie with the 'The Avons' in 1962. [S]

Public Eye

Monday 20:00 - 21:05

1972. Detective & Mystery Drama. The Man Who Said Sorry. Stars Alfred Burke, Paul Rogers & Ray Smith. An oddly dressed man visits Marker, insisting he is the only man capable of helping him. [S]

The Long Arm

Monday 21:05 - 23:05

1956. Drama. Directed by Charles Frend. Stars Jack Hawkins, John Stratton, Dorothy Alison & Michael Brooke. The sleuths of Scotland Yard try to solve a series of burglaries. [S]

Yield to the Night

Monday 23:05 - 01:05

1956. Drama. Director: J Lee Thompson. Stars Diana Dors, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig & Geoffrey Keen. A condemned murderess relives key events while waiting for the hangman's noose. [S]

Tue Apr 29
The Siege of Sidney Street

Tuesday 01:05 - 03:00

1960. Drama. Directors: Monty Berman & Robert S. Baker. Stars Donald Sinden & Nicole Berger. As armed police surround a house in East London, a girl recalls the events that lead to the situation. [S]

Police Dog

Tuesday 03:00 - 04:30

1955. Drama. Starring Joan Rice, Tim Turner & Sandra Dorne. When his colleague is shot dead by a burglar, PC Frank Mason vows for justice. After becoming a dog-handler, he finds a new partner. [S]

Beyond The Truth

Tuesday 04:30 - 05:30

Alien Encounter. This documentary attempts to answer what was found in the woods in Virginia. (S1, E04)

British Rails are Long and Fast

Tuesday 05:30 - 06:00

1969. Directed by Bob Privett. Intended as a sales tool for manufacturers, this short film details the production, installation and maintenance for long welded track in use on British Railways.

Danny Boy

Tuesday 06:00 - 07:35

1941. Drama. A successful singer in America returns to Britain during the Blitz to find her ex-husband and son have fallen on hard times. Starring David Farrar and Ann Todd. [S]

Variety Jubilee

Tuesday 07:35 - 09:25

1943. Musical. Kit (Ellis Irving) and Joe Swann (Reginald Purdell) are variety stars. Kits' son is killed in the First World War but the grandson revives the music hall and joins the RAF musical. [S]

Forbidden

Tuesday 09:25 - 11:10

1949. Drama. Directed by George King. Stars Douglass Montgomery, Hazel Court & Patricia Burke. An ex-serviceman plans to escape his faithless wife. [S]

The Small Back Room

Tuesday 11:10 - 13:20

1949. Drama. Directors Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. Stars David Farrar, Jack Hawkins and Kathleen Byron. The best bomb disposal expert must battle his inner self, during the German raids. [S]

Look At Life Relax, Relax!

Tuesday 13:20 - 13:30

1961. A light-hearted look at the various relaxation methods on offer to people.

Commandos Strike at Dawn

Tuesday 13:30 - 15:35

1942. War. Directed by John Farrow. Stars Anna Lee, Paul Muni & Ray Collins. A Norwegian fisherman, enraged at the Nazi atrocities against his village, sets out to seek revenge and restore peace. [S]

An Inspector Calls

Tuesday 15:35 - 17:10

1954. Crime. Director: Guy Hamilton. Stars Alastair Sim, Olga Lindo, Eileen Moore. The Birling family are rich and complacent. It is 1912, and the impending war has yet to fall across their lives. [S]

What's On TPTV With Noel

Tuesday 17:10 - 17:20

Founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives, Noel Cronin, shares shows and films not to be missed at the end of April and beginning of May. [S]

The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre

Tuesday 17:20 - 18:30

Time to Remember. 1962. Directed by Charles Jarrott. Stars Yvonne Monlaur & Ernest Clark. Jack Burgess, a small-time estate agent, learns more about a deal from a mysterious caller. [S]

Man from Interpol

Tuesday 18:30 - 19:05

The Feathered Friend. 1960. Stars Richard Stapley, Peggy Ann Clifford & Otto Diamant. Scotland Yard call in Agent Tony Smith when a pigeon is discovered carrying diamonds in a canister on its leg. [S]

Batman

Tuesday 19:05 - 19:35

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]

Dial 999

Tuesday 19:35 - 20:05

Illegal Entry. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Walter Gotell & Adrienne Corri. Maguire gains insight into a recent wave of robberies after a man is arrested for skulking around on the roof of a shop. [S]

Rumpole of the Bailey

Tuesday 20:05 - 21:15

Rumpole on Trial. Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Robin Bailey. Rumpole is charged by Judge Oliphant with contempt of court and faces disbarment.

Love for Lydia

Tuesday 21:15 - 22:20

Episode 12. 1977. Stars Mel Martin, Ralph Arliss & Irene Richard. Based on his publisher's advice, Richardson moves back to Evensford to continue writing but discovers that Lydia is hospitalised. [S]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Tuesday 22:20 - 22:25

A night of 80s horror awaits! Caroline Munro welcomes you into the Cellar Club to introduce the first film of the night, Visiting Hours. This 1982 feature stars Lee Grant and William Shatner. [S]

Visiting Hours

Tuesday 22:25 - 00:35

1982. Horror. Directed by Jean-Claude Lord. Stars Lee Grant, Michael Ironside & William Shatner. An investigative reporter becomes the next target of a deranged and misogynistic killer. [S]

Wed Apr 30
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Wednesday 00:35 - 00:40

We continue this night of terror with The Power. Caroline Munro introduces the thrilling 1984 supernatural horror directed by Jeffrey Obrow and Stephen Carpenter. [S]

The Power

Wednesday 00:40 - 02:20

1984. Horror. Directed by Jeffrey Obrow & Stephen Carpenter. Stars Suzy Stokey & Warren Lincoln. A group of people become possessed by evil spirits after obtaining an ancient Aztec doll. [S]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Wednesday 02:20 - 02:25

Caroline Munro wraps up a petrifying evening and gives us a taster of next week's extraordinary sci-fi horrors. [S]

The Woman Eater

Wednesday 02:25 - 03:45

1958. Sci-Fi. Directed By Charles Saunders. Stars George Coulouris & Vera Day. A mad scientist captures women and feeds them to a flesh eating tree. [S]

Life In Emergency Ward 10

Wednesday 03:45 - 05:30

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]

The Beverly Hillbillies

Wednesday 05:30 - 06:00

Jed Rescues Pearl. 1962. Stars Max Baer Jr., Bea Benaderet & Elvia Allman. The Clampetts are missing their Beverly Hills mansion, but Jed says they have to stay until Pearl wins over Mr. Brewster. [S]

Stagecoach West

Wednesday 06:00 - 07:05

The Land Beyond. Western starring Wayne Rogers, Richard Eyer & Robert Bray. Luke & Simon foil a gunman who provokes a passenger on their stagecoach run and the vicious gunslinger tracks the stage. [S]

Tread Softly

Wednesday 07:05 - 08:35

1952. Crime. Directed by David MacDonald. Stars Frances Day, Patricia Dainton & John Bentley. The star of a musical walks out before curtain up, but the show must go on, in a 'Haunted Theatre'. [S]

There Was a Young Lady

Wednesday 08:35 - 10:15

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]

Look At Life The Big Sell

Wednesday 10:15 - 10:25

1968. A look at how British weeks are planned in cities abroad to help promote trade.

The Fabulous Dorseys

Wednesday 10:25 - 12:10

1947. Musical. Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey play themselves in this rise and rise story of the fabulous Dorsey brothers. [S]

Captain Pirate

Wednesday 12:10 - 13:55

1952. Adventure. Directed by Ralph Murphy. Stars Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina & John Sutton. A retired buccaneer is forced back onto the high seas to escape execution and clear his good name. [S]

The Brothers

Wednesday 13:55 - 15:00

Public Concern. 1974. Stars Jean Anderson, John Baddeley & Colin Baker. A local petition, protesting about Hammond's lorries, threatens the company's plans to go public. [S]

Return of the Texan

Wednesday 15:00 - 16:45

1952. Western. Directed by Delmer Daves. Stars Dale Robertson, Joanne Dru & Walter Brennan. A widower returns to his hometown with his grandfather and two sons to make a go of the old family farm. [S]

A Town Like Alice

Wednesday 16:45 - 19:00

1956. Drama. Directed by Jack Lee. Stars Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch & Kenji Takaki. While suffering the hardships of being a prisoner of war, Jean meets and befriends captive Australian Joe. [S]

Z-Cars

Wednesday 19:00 - 20:00

Ringers. 1976. Stars George Baizley, Antony Carrick, Todd Carty, John Collin & Rosalind Elliot. In detection you need routine and instinct. But not necessarily in that order. [S]

Manhunt

Wednesday 20:00 - 21:05

Intent to Steal. 1970. Stars Alfred Lynch, Peter Barkworth & Peter Welch. Jimmy and Vincent lead a daring raid of the German-controlled metalworks to steal a valuable aircraft component. [S]

Maigret

Wednesday 21:05 - 22:55

Maigret Sees Double. 1999. Stars Bruno Cremer, Laure Duthilleul & Aladin Reibel. Maigret investigates the death of an ordinary accountant and discovers surprising information along the way. [S]

An Affair in Mind

Wednesday 22:55 - 00:45

1988. Crime Drama. Directed by Colin Luke. Stars Amanda Donohoe, Stephen Dillane & Hilary Mason. A young novelist falls for a married woman, who then wants him to kill her husband. [S]

Thu May 01
The Secret of Seagull Island

Thursday 00:45 - 02:50

1982. Drama. Directed by Nestore Ungaro. Stars Jeremy Brett, Prunella Ransome & Nicky Henson. In Rome, a woman embarks on a chilling journey to find her blind sister who mysteriously disappeared.

Patterns

Thursday 02:50 - 04:30

1956. Drama. Directed by Fielder Cook. Stars Van Heflin, Everett Sloane & Ed Begley. Fred Staples finds his ambitions and ethics at odds after being employed by a renowned New York corporation. [S]

The Voice Within

Thursday 04:30 - 06:00

1946. Crime. Directors Isadore Goldsmith & Maurice J. Wilson. Stars Kieron Moore & Barbara White. A young man joins a gang of smugglers but runs into trouble after accidently killing a policeman. [S]

Sherlock Holmes

Thursday 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]

Once In a New Moon

Thursday 06:35 - 07:50

1935. Sci-Fi. Stars Eliot Makeham, Rene Ray & Derrick de Marney. A small town gets dragged out into space and the populace try to organise a local government based on equal rights for all. [S]

Look At Life The City's for Living In

Thursday 07:50 - 08:05

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.

Come Back Peter

Thursday 08:05 - 09:40

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]

Subway in the Sky

Thursday 09:40 - 11:25

1959. Drama. Directed by Muriel Box. Starring Hildegard Knef, Katherine Kath & Van Johnson. A military doctor is falsely accused of dealing illegal drugs. Can he prove his innocence? [S]

Gallant Journey

Thursday 11:25 - 13:10

1946. Drama. Directed by William A. Wellman. Stars Glenn Ford, Janet Blair & Charlie Ruggles. Biopic of US aviation pioneer John J. Montgomery who battled the odds to build a successful glider. [S]

Suspected Person

Thursday 13:10 - 14:45

1942. Drama. Director: Lawrence Huntington. Stars Clifford Evans, Patricia Roc, David Farrar, Robert Beatty, William Hartnell. Two bank robbers try to find their partner, who fled to London. [S]

The Pretty Things On Film

Thursday 14:45 - 15:00

1966. An incredible promotional short for the English rock band The Pretty Things.

Crown Court

Thursday 15:00 - 15:30

No Smoke Without Fire - Part 1. 1973. Stars Barry Jackson & Derek Waring. Mr Bennington is charged with causing arson at the home of his estranged wife's boss, publisher Jeremy Clements. [S]

Crown Court

Thursday 15:30 - 16:00

No Smoke Without Fire - Part 2. 1973. Stars Maria Aitken, Mollie Maureen. Edward's former wife gives evidence, and Nellie Kent tells of a telephone call she overheard on the night of the fire. [S]

Crown Court

Thursday 16:00 - 16:30

No Smoke Without Fire - Part 3. 1973. Stars John Bailey & Sarah Lawson. Edward's brother Donald attempts to explain his erratic behaviour and Mrs. Clements takes to the stand to give evidence. [S]

Notorious (1946)

Thursday 16:30 - 18:25

1946. Drama. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Stars Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman & Claude Rains. A woman is asked to spy on a group of Nazi friends in South America, but how far will she have to go? [S]

Holiday All The Way

Thursday 18:25 - 18:55

A charming travelogue of coach tours available throughout the UK and on the continent in the 50s/60s.

Those British Faces

Thursday 18:55 - 19:30

1993. Documentary series that acts as a tribute to the greats of British cinema. This episode looks at the great Alastair Sim, narrated by Richard Todd. [S]

The Cheaters

Thursday 19:30 - 20:00

The Man Who Wouldn't Be Paid. 1961. Stars John Ireland & Ian Fleming. Benjamin Clarke buys a rare book for a fraction of its real worth and puts himself at the mercy of his gold-digging family. [S]

The Brothers

Thursday 20:00 - 21:05

The Mole. 1976. Stars Richard Easton, Robin Chadwick & Clive Swift. Griffith Trevelyan, Chief Sales Executive of RAI Transport, decides to play games with the rival companies bidding for his firm. [S]

Travelling Man

Thursday 21:05 - 22:10

Sudden Death. 1984. Stars Leigh Lawson, Colin Jeavons, Tony Doyle. Lomax returns to London for his mother's funeral. Afterwards, he targets Pember - a man who might be able to help clear his name. [S]

The Gold Robbers

Thursday 22:10 - 23:15

The Cover Plan. 1969. Stars Peter Vaughan, Frederick Bartman & Patrick Allen. A mercenary tries to smuggle a woman out of the country, but Cradock is interested in his connection to the robbery. [S]

The Nudist Story

Thursday 23:15 - 01:05

1960. Drama. Director: Ramsey Herrington. Stars Shelley Martin, Brian Cobby, Natalie Lynn. A woman is horrified when she inherits a nudist camp but her views are challenged when she falls in love. [S]