Monday 14:10 - 16:25
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]
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Mon Apr 21
Monday 16:25 - 16:55
The Garden Party. 1963. Stars Buddy Ebsen, Harriet E. MacGibbon & Sharon Tate. Mrs. Drysdale is having a garden party and accidently 'invites' the Clampetts to attend. [S]
Monday 16:55 - 17:30
1954. Passenger to Tokyo. Director: Ken Hughes. Stars Kenneth Henry, Ken Marshall & Peter Penn. An unusual operation helps track down the killer of a wealthy woman sent to Tokyo in a trunk. (S1, E10)
Monday 17:30 - 18:30
Domino. 1976. Stars Jack Warner, Sally Faulkner & Michael Stainton. A friendly drink between a dock worker and a yacht owner ends with a gunshot, leading the police to deal with a complex case. [S]
Monday 18:30 - 19:00
Appleby Fair/Ramming Time. 1986. The annual Romany horse fair in the Eden Valley and a sheep farm in the South Downs are the subjects of two more films from Jack's country diary. [S]
Monday 19:00 - 20:00
See you all in the TPTV cinema for some brilliant reels of bygone buses! There's also a glimpse of Soho in the 50s, bin men in the 40s and who remembers Bluebird liquorice and chocolate toffees? [S]
Monday 20:00 - 21:05
Mrs. Podmore's Cat. 1972. Detective & Mystery Drama. Stars Alfred Burke, Jean Kent & Ray Smith. Marker is hired to babysit Mrs Podmore's pet cat, Bertie, but things have a way of turning awkward. [S]
Monday 21:05 - 23:10
1967. Drama. Directed by Joseph Losey. Stars Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker & Jacqueline Sassard. An Oxford University professor yearns for an affair with his beautiful and enigmatic student Anna. [S]
Monday 23:10 - 01:25
1952. Romance. Directed by Henry King & Roy Ward Baker. Stars Gregory Peck & Susan Hayward. A writer reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari near Mount Kilimanjaro. [S]
Tue Apr 22
Today 01:25 - 03:15
1947. Western. Connie Dickson (Veronica Lake) plans to marry a sheep rancher, but her father teams up with land baron Frank Ivey to drive the man out of town. [S]
Today 03:15 - 04:30
1960. Horror. Stars Derek Bond & Bryan Coleman. In WW2, British soldiers are captured by the Japanese and have their hands removed. Years later, someone is removing the hands of people in London. [S]
Today 04:30 - 05:30
Impact Earth. An investigation into the threat to Earth of a collision with a large meteorite. (S1, E02)
Today 05:30 - 06:00
The Perfect Alibi. 1952. Stars Brian Donlevy, Virginia Christine & Byron Kane. A political informer's murder in Rome leads to the discovery that an unfamiliar opportunist is impersonating Steve. [S]
Today 06:00 - 07:40
1956. Comedy directed by Maclean Rogers. Two dustmen (Bill Owen and Leslie Dwyer) come into possession of a valuable book but the donor's sister wants it back. Also starring Joy Nichols. [S]
Today 07:40 - 09:15
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]
Today 09:15 - 10:35
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]
Today 10:35 - 12:10
1961. Crime drama. A partner of a safe making firm is found unconscious on a bomb site. A large safe his company installed has been robbed. Starring William Franklyn and Nigel Green. [S]
Today 12:10 - 13:45
1966. Fantasy. Directed by Jonathan Miller. Stars Anne-Marie Mallik, Peter Sellers & Wilfrid Brambell. Young girl Alice falls down a rabbit hole into a bizarre world full of eccentric characters. [S]
Today 13:45 - 13:50
Enjoy an excellent performance from the fabulous Dionne Warwick as she sings the 60s tune Walk On By.
Today 13:50 - 15:40
1954. Adventure. Directed by Luis Bunuel. Stars Dan O'Herlihy, Jaime Fernández & Felipe de Alba. The classical story of Robinson Crusoe, a man who is stranded on a desert island after a shipwreck. [S]
Today 15:40 - 17:20
1950. Comedy. Directed by Frank Launder. Stars Alastair Sim, Margaret Rutherford & John Turnbull. Chaos ensues for staff and students when an all-boys and an all-girls school are merged into one. [S]
Today 17:20 - 18:30
Number Six. 1962. Directed by Robert Tronson. Stars Ivan Desny, Nadja Regin & Joyce Blair. Charles Valentine discovers that he is being followed by a secret agent from Scotland Yard. [S]
Today 18:30 - 19:05
Passage at Arms. 1956. Stars Boris Karloff, Ewan Roberts. A French fencing match provides the telling clue in a murder and Inspector Goron travels to London to assist March. [S]
Today 19:05 - 19:35
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]
Today 19:35 - 20:05
Missing Person. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Barbara Steele & Vera Day. Maguire must adopt unusual tactics when the bodies of three girls are found in the Thames, with no obvious reason why. [S]
Today 20:05 - 21:15
Rumpole and the Family Pride. Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Abigail McKern. Rumpole defends his cousin after an old lady drowns on his estate.
Today 21:15 - 22:20
Episode 11. 1977. Stars Mel Martin, Christopher Blake & Sherrie Hewson. Now in London, Richardson tries to bring his life together without Lydia. Lydia begins to sink into a life of partying. [S]
Today 22:20 - 22:25
Caroline Munro prepares us for a night of evil spirits and a trip to a horrifying asylum. First, is the 1989 supernatural horror Amityville: The Evil Escapes, written and directed by Sandor Stern. [S]
Today 22:25 - 00:20
1989. Horror. Directed by Sandor Stern. Stars Patty Duke, Jane Wyatt & Fredric Lehne. The demonic forces in the infamous Amityville house escape to a remote California mansion in an ancient lamp. [S]
Wed Apr 23
Tomorrow 00:20 - 00:25
Caroline presents the next terrifying tale of the night, the 1978 psychological thriller The Fifth Floor, about a disco dancer who is mistakenly sent to an asylum and fights to prove her sanity. [S]
Tomorrow 00:25 - 02:15
1978. Thriller. Directed by Howard Avedis. Stars Bo Hopkins, Dianne Hull & Patti D'Arbanville. A college disco dancer is wrongly committed to an asylum where horrors lurk along every corridor. [S]
Tomorrow 02:15 - 02:20
Lights out! Caroline Munro is ready to close up for the night, but not before giving us a glance at next week's night of 80s horror. [S]
Tomorrow 02:20 - 03:50
1959. Sci-Fi. Directed by Ray Kellogg. Starring Don Sullivan, Fred Graham & Lisa Simone. A giant lizard terrorises a small town. Can the police and a hot rod gang stop the monster? [S]
Tomorrow 03:50 - 05:30
1950. Drama. Restaurant owners' daughter Dora (Zena Marshall) and press agent Guy (John Witty) plan a concert to restore a bombed church, but their plans are thwarted by a lawyer who has other plans.
Tomorrow 05:30 - 06:00
No Place Like Home. 1962. Stars Donna Douglas, Bea Benaderet & Frank Wilcox. Back home for Christmas, Elly May bonds with her old animal friends, while Pearl tries to impress Mr. Brewster. [S]
Tomorrow 06:00 - 07:05
High Lonesome. Western starring Wayne Rogers, Richard Eyer & Robert Bray. Simon Kane drubs his supervisor Osgood for revealing that Kane's wife deserted him and his son. [S]
Tomorrow 07:05 - 08:20
1963. Crime. Stars Anthony Oliver, Maureen Connell, Bill Nagy. With the help of the Met police a girl tracks down the killers of her detective brother. [S]
Tomorrow 08:20 - 10:10
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 10:10 - 12:15
1952. Comedy. In this British classic, the Pickwick Club send a group to find interesting things around England. Stars James Hayter, Nigel Patrick, Kathleen Harrison & Harry Fowler. [S]
Tomorrow 12:15 - 13:55
1956. War. Directed by Julian Amyes. Stars George Baker, Stanley Baker & Michael Caine in his first credited film role. In the Korean war, British soldiers try to fight their way back to safety. [S]
Tomorrow 13:55 - 15:00
Hit and Miss. 1974. Stars Richard Easton, Gabrielle Drake & Carleton Hobbs. The procedure for making Hammonds a public company gets underway. Meanwhile, Jill decides to throw a party. [S]
Tomorrow 15:00 - 16:40
1951. Western. Directed by Elliott Nugent. Stars Mickey Rooney, Wanda Hendrix & Robert Preston. Denny travels to Mexico in search of his brother and discovers he is involved in a dangerous gang. [S]
Tomorrow 16:40 - 17:15
The Man Hater. 1959. Stars Rory Calhoun, Lori Nelson & William Tannen. Bill attempts to help a young woman who is fleeing from a gunfighter, but she's become bitter towards all men. [S]
Tomorrow 17:15 - 18:40
1945. Mystery. Director: Roy William Neill. Stars: Basil Rathbone and Henry Daniell. Sherlock Holmes investigates the mysterious murders of women, all of whom have their forefinger severed. [S]
Tomorrow 18:40 - 19:00
1958. Let's jet off to Heathrow and take a look at the airport as it was in the 1950s.
Tomorrow 19:00 - 20:00
Kidnap. 1976. Stars Ralph Arliss, Bruce Boa, Don Fellows, James Ellis, Douglas Fielding, Garrick Hagon & Mark Jones. A rag week kidnap for charity starts out all right... [S]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 21:05
Degrade and Rule. 1970. Stars Robert Hardy, Cyd Hayman & Maria Aitken. Gratz tries to trick British Intelligence by the use of a captured transmitter and a British agent; but will his plan work? [S]
Tomorrow 21:05 - 22:55
First Class Murder. 1999. Stars Bruno Cremer, Alexandre Brasseur & Veronika Varga. Maigret is called by his nephew, a train inspector, after a man was found dead in a first-class carriage. [S]
Tomorrow 22:55 - 00:00
Maigret's Little Joke. 1963. Stars Rupert Davies, Michael Goodliffe & Neil McCallum. The exposed body of a doctor's wife is discovered, and the crime attracts a barrage of anonymous letters. [S]
Thu Apr 24
Thursday 00:00 - 01:35
1958. Drama. Directed by John Rawlins. Stars Jeffrey Lynn, Leila Barry & Peter Donat. An unhappy husband dreaming of escape becomes a castaway on an island after his boat runs into a storm. [S]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 08:20 - 08:30
1967. A wonderful trip to Denmark to look at the Danish way of life.
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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]
Thursday 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
Friday 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?
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 06:00 - 07:20
1949. Comedy. A nitwit investigator (Terry Thomas) goes undercover in a restaurant to catch a gang of crooks. [S]
Friday 07:20 - 07:55
A captivating reel about how music was created for silent films.
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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?
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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.
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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)
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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]
Friday 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
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]
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]
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]
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.
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]
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]
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]
Saturday 07:35 - 07:55
1963. Directed by Dennis Shand. A gas council advert film with Fanny and Johnnie Cradock demonstrating some 1960s cookery.
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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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.
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.
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.
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]
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]
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.
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]
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]
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]
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
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.
Sunday 03:25 - 05:20
1978. Sci-Fi. A hiking trip into the mountains brings father and son into contact with the Force. [S]
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.
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]
Sunday 06:00 - 06:30
1964. Let's take a trip to Birmingham, in this brilliant reel about the 'new' Bull Ring shopping centre.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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)
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]
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]
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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
Sunday 19:45 - 20:00
1961. A charming short film about canned foods, and the processes behind the scenes.
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]
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]
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]
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
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.
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]
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]
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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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)
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]