Today 15:20 - 17:40
1947. Thriller. Director: Carol Reed. Stars Robert Newton, James Mason, Fay Compton & William Hartnell. Johnny McQueen, the idealist leader of an illegal organisation, has escaped from prison. [S]
82: TalkingPictures TV
Wed Nov 04
Today 17:40 - 18:00
A charming question time from 1954. Test your knowledge with Ronnie Waldman and learn lots of fascinating facts about the Navy, road warning signs and some rhyming slang!
Today 18:00 - 18:30
Monica Pt1. Stars Anna Cropper, Sylvia Kay and Hilary Mason. Monica Webster battles with her inner self at the bedsit, until she receives a welcomed visitor. [S]
Today 18:30 - 19:00
Monica Pt2. Stars Anna Cropper, Sylvia Kay and Hilary Mason. Monica faces the toughest battle between love and vanity, as her relationship is constantly interrogated. [S]
Today 19:00 - 19:30
Long Distance Ride. 1986. Jack explains the intricacies of the universal troop saddle and, on the longest day of the year, he watches endurance riding in the New Forest. [S]
Today 19:30 - 20:05
The Upright Man. 1979. Stars Richard O'Sullivan, Michael Deeks & Ray McAnally. Suspecting betrayal, Dick decides to visit the Brotherhood's leader known as the Upright Man. [S]
Today 20:05 - 21:10
Season of Love. Stars Barry Foster, Michael Latimer & Susan Travers. A rich, middle-aged American flies into Amsterdam to meet her young lover, only to learn that he has disappeared. [S]
Today 21:10 - 22:45
2001. Adventure. Adapted by Adrian Hodges. Stars Bob Hoskins, James Fox & Elaine Cassidy. Part 1. An expedition leaves for the jungle where a man battles with dinosaurs and primitive ancestors. [S]
Today 22:45 - 00:20
2001. Adventure. Adapted by Adrian Hodges. Stars Bob Hoskins, James Fox & Elaine Cassidy. Part 2. An expedition leaves for the jungle where a man battles with dinosaurs and primitive ancestors. [S]
Thu Nov 05
Tomorrow 00:20 - 02:05
1976. Comedy. Director Norman Cohen. Stars Robin Askwith, Anthony Booth & Liz Fraser. The misadventures of Timothy Lea and his brother-in-law when they set up a driving school business.
Tomorrow 02:05 - 03:45
1954. Comedy. Director Muriel Box. Starring John Gregson, Shelley Winters & Peggy Cummins. Myrtle stands to inherit $2,000,000 if her ex doesn't have any male heirs, if he does, he gets the cash. [S]
Tomorrow 03:45 - 04:00
1962. A look at the vehicle designed to assist war-time invasion called DUKWS and other amphibious military craft.
Tomorrow 04:00 - 05:00
The Guardian Angels. Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray run a stagecoach line in the Old West, where they come across a wide variety of killers, robbers and ladies in distress. [S]
Tomorrow 05:00 - 05:30
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]
Tomorrow 05:30 - 06:00
The Riddler's False Notion. 1966. Stars Adam West, Frank Gorshin & Sherry Jackson. The Riddler escapes, but Batman captures a hostage of his own, the Riddler's moll, Pauline. [S]
Tomorrow 06:00 - 06:35
The Case of the Tyrant's Daughter. 1955. Stars Ronald Howard, Archie Duncan & Basil Dignam. Sherlock is called to investigate after a chemist is accused of murdering his fiancé's stepfather. [S]
Tomorrow 06:35 - 08:05
1955. Drama. Director Anthony Squire. Stars Donald Houston, Fay Compton, William Hartnell. A Cornish poacher clashes with dangerous international spies. [S]
Tomorrow 08:05 - 09:45
1931. Crime Drama. Directed by George W. Hill. Stars Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone & Jean Harlow. A group of vigilantes come together to bring down a gang of bootleggers. [S]
Tomorrow 09:45 - 11:05
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]
Tomorrow 11:05 - 12:45
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]
Tomorrow 12:45 - 13:20
1956. Stars Dick Powell, Shirley Patterson & Regis Toomey. Willie Dante is threatened by blackmailer Gus Anderson who intends to use his casino to launder his victim's money. [S]
Tomorrow 13:20 - 13:30
1948. Let's turn back the spotlight with Margaret Lockwood as she presents some of the pictures and personalities who are up to be voted for in the 1948 National Film Awards.
Tomorrow 13:30 - 14:35
No Letters, No Lawyers. 1976. Stars Gemma Jones, James Laurenson & Thorley Walters. A journalist poses as a porter to gather information on Louisa that may ruin her personal & professional life. [S]
Tomorrow 14:35 - 16:35
1961. Drama. Directed by Bryan Forbes and starring Bernard Lee, Alan Bates and Hayley Mills. Three young children encounter a murderer on the run. [S]
Tomorrow 16:35 - 16:50
1962. A look at the importance of the helicopter and its uses, both civil and military but also its failure to become a passenger carrier.
Tomorrow 16:50 - 17:00
Noel presents an informative session about the 1935 film A Fire Has Been Arranged, directed by Leslie Hiscott, a member of the Twickenham Studios board and filmed during a heatwave in 1934. [S]
Tomorrow 17:00 - 18:20
1935. Directed Leslie S. Hiscott. Stars Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen & Rob Wilton. Two robbers hide their loot before spending 10 years in jail, but upon release they realise things have changed. [S]
Tomorrow 18:20 - 18:25
Tune in to find out which brilliant Julius Hagen film will be shown next week. [S]
Tomorrow 18:25 - 18:55
Glen Affric. 1979. Tom Weir visits Glen Affric in the central Highlands of Scotland to discover how such an expanse of remote land is managed and learns about how modern society affects the area. [S]
Tomorrow 18:55 - 20:00
The Race. 1974. Stars Jennifer Wilson, Richard Easton, John Rolfe. The board is divided about sponsorship of David's race. Meanwhile, Martin questions Brian about Jennifer's relationship with Ted. [S]
Tomorrow 20:00 - 20:30
Fast Cars and Fast Girls. 1957. Stars Donald Gray, Neil McCallum & John Loder. Colonel March asks Mark Saber for help when his wheelchair bound friend, Major Beanie, goes missing. [S]
Tomorrow 20:30 - 21:20
Episode 23. 1975. Tony Christie sings 'Amarillo' and 'Old Man River'. Francis Yip sings 'Make My Life a Bit Brighter'. Terri Rogers, Alan Randall and Eddie Flanagan also star. [S]
Tomorrow 21:20 - 23:10
2023. Thriller. Director: Michael Wright. Stars Paul McGann, Tara Fitzgerald & Murray Melvin. An undertaker makes the wrong call at a moral crossroad and has to dispose of a gangster's victims. [S]
Tomorrow 23:10 - 01:20
1981. Drama. Directed by Mike Newell. Starring Jack Thompson. Set in WW2, a New Zealand farmer who refuses to hand in his firearms and the siege that follows. Based on a true story. [S]
Fri Nov 06
Friday 01:20 - 02:50
1974. Sci-fi. Directed by Jud Taylor. Stars Glenn Ford & Bradford Dillman. When Flight 412 witnesses the disappearance of two fighter jets, a military group attempts to cover up the incident. [S]
Friday 02:50 - 03:00
Founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives, Noel Cronin, shares shows and films not to be missed throughout November. [S]
Friday 03:00 - 04:00
The Case of the Girl Upstairs. 1963. Stars John Barrie, William Gaunt & Mary Kenton. Cork and Marriott investigate the case of a terrified woman who is under the supervision of a sadistic doctor. [S]
Friday 04:00 - 05:00
Who Killed Mother Goose? 1965. Stars Gene Barry, Gary Conway & Regis Toomey. A children's writer is found dead with typewriter ribbon the murder weapon. A secretary and a prodigal son are in the frame
Friday 05:00 - 05:30
Fine Finny Fiends. 1966. Stars Adam West, Burgess Meredith & Bill Williams. The Penguin brainwashes Alfred and vacuums the Dynamic Duo to loot Bruce Wayne's multimillionaires' award dinner. [S]
Friday 05:30 - 06:00
Batman Makes the Scenes. 1966. Stars Adam West, Bill Williams & Burgess Meredith. Batman tells Alfred the location of the multimillionaire's dinner, enabling the Penguin to execute his evil plan. [S]
Friday 06:00 - 06:05
Pop singer Wayne Gibson performs the phenomenal hit I Like It.
Friday 06:05 - 08:00
1938. Drama. Directed by John Cromwell. Stars Charles Boyer, Hedy Lamarr & Sigrid Gurie. A wanted jewel thief hiding in the Casbah meets a beautiful woman who makes him long for an escape. [S]
Friday 08:00 - 09:15
1957. Crime drama directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Anton Diffring. Crooks steal a secret metal formula and plan to smuggle it into East Germany. [S]
Friday 09:15 - 10:15
The Police Killer. 2021. Stars Nicholas Day, Judith Rowbotham & Alan Moss. 37 year old Detective Sergeant Robert Kidd was murdered in September 1895. His life taken in the line of duty. [S]
Friday 10:15 - 12:00
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]
Friday 12:00 - 12:35
More Stories about Their Careers. 1976. Personal anecdotes as told to Dick Hills. This episode stars Bernard Manning, Alfred Marks, Leslie Phillips, Marjorie Proops & Terry Scott. [S]
Friday 12:35 - 14:15
1936. Drama. Directed by Bernard Vorhaus. Starring Margaret Rutherford and Anthony Bushell. Going 'straight' after being in jail, Jim is suspected when forged notes start circulating in the area. [S]
Friday 14:15 - 14:50
Tables Turned. 1956. Stars Richard Greene, Victor Woolf & Archie Duncan. Messengers are guarding the jewels, but loose talking allows Derwent to her about it; so, he plans to steal them! [S]
Friday 14:50 - 16:30
1948. Thriller. Directed by Alfred Roome and starring Jack Warner, George Cole, David Tomlinson and Bill Owen. Two convicts escape, handcuffed to each other and things get worse when they're seen. [S]
Friday 16:30 - 17:00
The Rocker. 1962. Stars John Ireland, Robert Ayres & Oliver Johnson. The story of how John Hunter became to work for Eastern Insurance is suspicious. Will Hunter have to prove his innocence? [S]
Friday 17:00 - 18:00
1971. Into The Dark. Created by John Finch. Stars Colin Douglas & Shelagh Fraser. Philip is brought into a desert hospital blinded. John considers suicide and Margaret makes her choice. (S2, E14) [S]
Friday 18:00 - 20:00
1942. Drama. Director: Carol Reed. Stars: Robert Donat, Robert Morley & Phyllis Calvert. This biopic tells the story of the 24-year-old British Prime Minister who served during the Napoleonic era. [S]
Friday 20:00 - 21:00
1975. Detective & Mystery Drama. Nobody Wants to Know. Stars Alfred Burke, Ray Smith & Geoffrey Beevers. Marker has one week to find a witness. When he does so, he will never forget her. [S]
Friday 21:00 - 21:05
Join Caroline Munro as she gives an insight into tonight's film the 1953 horror The Four Sided Triangle, a brilliant Hammer Film directed by Terence Fisher. [S]
Friday 21:05 - 22:45
1953. Sci-fi Romance. Directed by Terence Fisher. Stars Barbara Payton, James Hayter & Stephen Murray. A man duplicates a woman who fell in love with his friend, so he may have a copy for himself. [S]
Friday 22:45 - 22:50
Caroline Munro takes a look at the special film to be shown next week down in The Cellar Club. [S]
Friday 22:50 - 01:05
1984. Thriller. Directed by Brian De Palma. Stars Craig Wasson & Melanie Griffith. A struggling actor's obsession with spying on a neighbour gets him caught up in a drastic series of events. [S]
Sat Nov 07
Saturday 01:05 - 03:10
1972. Drama. Directed by Joseph Anthony. Stars Robert Duvall, Olga Bellin & Sudie Bond. A lonely farmer takes in a pregnant drifter, but things take an unexpected turn after she gives birth. [S]
Saturday 03:10 - 04:25
1932. Horror. Directors: Ernest B. Schoedsack & Irving Pichel. Stars Fay Wray, Joel McCrea, Leslie Banks & Robert Armstrong. Shipwrecked on an island, a hunter becomes the guest of Count Zaroff. [S]
Saturday 04:25 - 04:30
1963. Join English pop group The Mudlarks as they perform the charming hit song La De Da.
Saturday 04:30 - 05:00
Ring of Greed. 1955. Stars Megs Jenkins, Clifford Evans & Betty Anne Davis. Margaret and Frank fell in love at first sight but will Margaret manage to escape from a fate that is unknown to her? [S]
Saturday 05:00 - 05:30
Shoot a Crooked Arrow. 1966. Stars Adam West, Art Carney & Doodles Weaver. Batman and Robin battle a latter-day Robin Hood who turns against the poor people of Gotham. [S]
Saturday 05:30 - 06:00
Walk the Straight and Narrow. 1966. Stars Adam West, Art Carney & Loren Ewing. Batman and Robin escape their previous peril and are back in action seeking to foil the Archer's devious plans. [S]
Saturday 06:00 - 07:20
1943. War drama starring Richard Arlen, Jean Parker & Russell Hayden. A former naval deserter is drawn back to the services after the attack on Pearl Harbour. [S]
Saturday 07:20 - 08:50
1942. Comedy. Director: Harold French & Paul L. Stein. Stars Hugh Williams & Carla Lehmann. A woman meets a researcher. When they marry, he runs across some scandalous gossip about her past. [S]
Saturday 08:50 - 09:00
A short promo film shot on board the Radio London pirate radio ship in summer 1967, shortly before the station's closure. DJ's seen include John Peel, Mark Roman, Pete Drummond and Willie Walker.
Saturday 09:00 - 09:30
1997. Stars Brendan Pollecutt, Fezile Mpela & Robert Finlayson. Morgan plans to attack 'The Source'. Meanwhile, Ram declares war on Queen Kama and her people.
Saturday 09:30 - 10:00
The Trap. 1959. Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard & Jennifer Jayne. By using a traitor planted in Tell's camp, Gessler plans to smash the resistance movement in one swoop. [S]
Saturday 10:00 - 10:30
La Salle's Treasure. 1957. Directed by Sam Newfield. Stars John Hart, Lon Chaney Jr & Rodney Bunker. Fortune hunters seek a treasure rumored to have belonged to the French explorer La Salle. [S]
Saturday 10:30 - 11:00
Rustler's Hideout. 1949. Stars Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore & John Hart. The Lone Ranger believes in Fred Vance and helps him settle during a war between the Madden gang and local ranches. [S]
Saturday 11:00 - 11:30
Hostage. 1961. Stars George Murcell & David Graham. While in Ireland, Dr. Beaker overhears a plan by two smugglers to kidnap the daughter of an innkeeper and alerts his friends back at base. [S]
Saturday 11:30 - 12:00
Food for Thought. 1957. Stars Richard Greene, John Sharplin & Patrick Troughton. A pair of villagers go to Robin's camp with news of an oppressive tax recently imposed by the greedy Count Olivier. [S]
Saturday 12:00 - 13:45
1986. Sci-Fi. Director: John Hough. Stars Peter Cushing, Neil Dickson, Alex Hyde-White. The daring flying ace takes on his arch rival aided by a British intelligence officer and a time traveller. [S]
Saturday 13:45 - 15:45
1962. Drama. Director: Lewis Gilbert. Stars Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde & Maurice Denham. During the French Revolutionary War, Captain Crawford is stuck in a battle of with his second in command. [S]
Saturday 15:45 - 16:20
1965. Personal and Confidential. Stars Edgar Lustgarten & Ellen McIntosh. Police investigating a suspicious death find a file marked 'Top Secret' in the victim's briefcase. [S] (S1, E07)
Saturday 16:20 - 17:55
1955. Horror. Director: Val Guest. Stars Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner & Thora Hird. A manned rocket ship returns to Earth with two astronauts missing and the survivor incapable of communicating. [S]
Saturday 17:55 - 18:25
How They Started in Showbusiness. 1976. Personal anecdotes as told to Dick Hills. This episode stars Yootha Joyce, Bernard Manning, Alfred Marks, Leslie Phillips, Terry Scott & Max Wall. [S]
Saturday 18:25 - 19:00
The Godmother. 1982. Stars Richard O'Sullivan & Joan Sims. Glutton's Godmother, the Duchess of Durham comes to visit, and Sir John must convince her that he is married to become her heir. [S]
Saturday 19:00 - 20:05
The Golden Fleece. 1961. Stars Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon & Francis De Wolff. Maigret investigates a strange accident, noticing that the men of the Paris canals do not take well to interference. [S]
Saturday 20:05 - 21:10
The Jersey Lily. 1978. Stars Francesca Annis, Jennie Linden & Peter Egan. In London, Lillie becomes a 'Professional Beauty' and a social sensation. She also meets Oscar Wilde and Princess Louise. [S]
Saturday 21:10 - 23:00
1968. Comedy. Directed by Fielder Cook. Stars Deborah Kerr, David Niven & Judy Geeson. Five couples get involved in comical chaos when they swap birth control pills to deceive each other. [S]
Saturday 23:00 - 23:35
1998. Hosted by Antoine de Caunes. Tonight, we meet The Belgian Baldmen, get squashed in a squash court, then go back to nature in Germany and meet the German Pamela Anderson.
Saturday 23:35 - 00:35
2001. Stars Vernon Kay, Paul Eastwood & Glenn Ward. Following a group of young people around America as they go to various raves, nightclubs, events and other parties.
Sun Nov 08
Sunday 00:35 - 02:20
1974. Comedy. Directed by Val Guest. Stars Anthony Booth, Robin Askwith & Dandy Nichols. The adventures of an optimistic and inept window cleaner who finds other ways to satisfy his customers.
Sunday 02:20 - 04:10
1972. Comedy. Director: Jim Clark. Stars James Booth, Richard Briers & Julie Ege. The incompetent detectives of Rentadick Inc track thieves of a nerve gas that paralyses from the waist down.
Sunday 04:10 - 05:25
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]
Sunday 05:25 - 06:00
Make Me Not a Witch. 1959. Stars Patty McCormack & Robert Emhardt. A girl's parents are terrified when their daughter reveals that she can read minds. But her gift may be able to save lives. [S]
Sunday 06:00 - 07:25
1949. Western. Directed by Geroge B. Seitz Jr. Stars Clayton Moore & Jay Silverheels. The sole surviving Texas Ranger of a murderous ambush becomes the great masked hero who fights for justice. [S]
Sunday 07:25 - 07:35
Founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives, Noel Cronin, shares shows and films not to be missed throughout November. [S]
Sunday 07:35 - 08:00
1953. Comedy. Directed by Charles W. Green. Stars Peter Sellers, Graham Stark, Dick Emery & Raymond Francis. Brilliantly bizarre comedy short about the workings of the 'Super Secret Service'. [S]
Sunday 08:00 - 09:45
1954. War. Director: Terence Young. Stars Leo Genn, Alan Ladd & Harry Andrews. Distraught over his role in a tragic training accident, a US Air Force officer secretly enlists in the British Army. [S]
Sunday 09:45 - 11:00
An exclusive documentary commemorating the end of WWI. Presented by war historian Alan Forbes who visits the battlefields and memorials of Flanders and the Somme. [S]
Sunday 11:00 - 11:05
We join the nation in paying tribute to the fallen. We honour our heroes with The Last Post.
Sunday 11:05 - 13:25
1958. War Drama. Director: Lewis Gilbert. Stars Virginia McKenna, Paul Scofield & Jack Warner. Based on the true story of WW2 special agent Violette Szabo recruited to work as a spy in France. [S]
Sunday 13:25 - 13:35
Take a look at what the Royal British Legion are doing to support their members and veterans of the British Armed Forces, also with a glimpse of the history of the charity.
Sunday 13:35 - 14:55
1943. War. Director: Harry Watt. Stars Gordon Jackson, Jack Lambert & Frederick Piper. British soldiers are attacked when travelling across the desolate wastes of WWII Libya. [S]
Sunday 14:55 - 15:30
Hello Young Mothers. 1985. Stars Mollie Sugden, Janet Davies & Jenny Tomasin. Ida discovers that there are plans to open a home for unmarried mothers and Mrs. Cross starts a petition against it. [S]
Sunday 15:30 - 16:00
The Baby. Stars: Wilfred Pickles, Irene Handl & Jack Smethurst. As Ruth appears to be going into labour, Ada and Walter are troubled in their new home by the presence of a ghost. (S4, E01) [S]
Sunday 16:00 - 17:00
The Deadly Goddess Affair. 1966. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum & Michael Strong. Solo faces death and Illya faces possible matrimony as they try to steal significant funds from THRUSH. [S]
Sunday 17:00 - 18:00
Mike and Noel are joined by Isla St Clair where she shares footage and opens up about childhood memories and her career. And there's a reel from one of the first TV stations to transmit from home. [S]
Sunday 18:00 - 19:00
Jerry Bag. 1978. Stars: Alfred Burke, Bernard Horsfall & Emily Richard. On her father's death, Betty Ridge gets work as a cleaner for the Germans, meeting young soldier Erich. [S]
Sunday 19:00 - 20:55
1952. Mystery. Directed by Henry Koster. Stars Olivia de Havilland, Richard Burton & Audrey Dalton. The heir to a considerable fortune attempts to find out if the woman he loves is a murderess. [S]
Sunday 20:55 - 21:05
1963. A look at the aerobatics of the RAF and the civil flyers.
Sunday 21:05 - 22:10
If It's Good Enough for New Orleans It's Good Enough for Clapham. 1980. Stars Larry Lamb & Bernard Hill. London turns out to say goodbye to Billy and his funeral is exactly as he would want it. [S]
Sunday 22:10 - 00:20
1985. Action. Directed by Andrey Konchalovskiy. Stars Jon Voight, Eric Roberts & Rebecca De Mornay. Two escaped convicts and a railway worker find themselves trapped on an out of control train. [S]
Mon Nov 09
Monday 00:20 - 01:25
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 01:25 - 02:30
2025. Director: Olivier Simonnet. Meet pop icon Jimmy Somerville who left his mark on the 1980s. He has had a lasting influence on British pop without ever betraying his own identity.
Monday 02:30 - 04:00
1954. Crime. Director: Edward D. Wood Jr. Stars Lyle Talbot & Dolores Fuller. A young man is drawn into the life of crime and then blackmails a plastic surgeon to change his face to evade the law. [S]
Monday 04:00 - 05:00
Night On The Town. Captain Matt Holbrook (Robert Taylor) leads a squad of brave and tough detectives tackling crime. Also Stars: Tige Andrews, Russell Thorson, Adam West. [S]
Monday 05:00 - 05:30
Ransom. 1956. Stars Richard Greene, Robert Raglan & Philip Ashley. Robin Hood comes to the aid of heavily taxed villagers who are being forced to raise the ransom for the Count of Severne's son. [S]
Monday 05:30 - 06:00
Hostage. 1961. Stars George Murcell & David Graham. While in Ireland, Dr. Beaker overhears a plan by two smugglers to kidnap the daughter of an innkeeper and alerts his friends back at base. [S]
Monday 06:00 - 06:35
Price of Vanity. 1955. Stars Ron Randell, Christopher Lee & Eric Lander. A young artist has the key to a successful career, he can fake old masters well enough to deceive an art critic. [S]
Monday 06:35 - 07:10
House Call. Captain Matt Holbrook (Robert Taylor) leads a squad of brave and tough detectives tackling crime. Also Stars: Tige Andrews, Russell Thorson, Adam West. [S]
Monday 07:10 - 08:45
1948. Drama. Directed by Steve Sekely. Stars Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett, Leslie Brooks & Eduard Franz. Pursued by the gambler he robbed, John Muller takes on a new identity, with ironic results. [S]
Monday 08:45 - 10:00
1955. Crime drama starring Peter Reynolds, Honor Blackman and Gordon Jackson. The death of a local man leads a local reporter to seek his killer. [S]
Monday 10:00 - 10:30
1955. Stars Ida Lupino, Walter Coy & Noreen Nash. A schoolteacher's miserable love life improves after a childhood sweetheart brings out her inner beauty. [S]
Monday 10:30 - 11:35
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]
Monday 11:35 - 13:00
1959. Comedy starring Sid James, Brian Rix, Leo Franklyn, Tommy Cooper and Vera Day. The boxing-mad nephew of a pious clergyman embarks on an elaborate plan to keep his boxing career a secret. [S]
Monday 13:00 - 13:30
A year and a Day. 1963. Stars Dermot Walsh, Iain Gregory & Derrick Sherwin. A desperate man steals Richard's horse and the squire of Fitzgeorge castle takes him in. [S]
Monday 13:30 - 15:20
1948. Drama. Director: John Paddy Carstairs. Stars Jean Kent, Bonar Colleano, Albert Lieven & David Tomlinson. Agents break into an embassy in Paris to steal a diary filled with political secrets. [S]
Monday 15:20 - 16:35
1954. Drama directed by John Harlow. Tim (Jack Watling) is tricked by a wartime friend (Terence Alexander) into revealing details of a gold shipment. [S]
Monday 16:35 - 18:25
1947. Crime. Directed by John Boulting. Stars Richard Attenborough & Hermione Baddeley. Small time gang leader, Pinkie Brown, desperately tries to cover his tracks after he murders a journalist. [S]
Monday 18:25 - 19:00
1965. Personal and Confidential. Stars Edgar Lustgarten & Ellen McIntosh. Police investigating a suspicious death find a file marked 'Top Secret' in the victim's briefcase. [S] (S1, E07)
Monday 19:00 - 20:00
This week, enjoy a reel on leaving school and finding a job in 1950s Yorkshire! Jean Muir is here to persuade you to part with your shillings, Tufty has some sound advice and visit 1950s Slough! [S]
Monday 20:00 - 21:50
Maigret and the Liberty Bar. 1997. Stars Bruno Cremer, Pascale Roberts & Marina Golovine. Maigret is sent to Antibes to investigate the murder of an Australian who'd been with French intelligence. [S]
Monday 21:50 - 23:40
1983. Comedy. Directed by Dick Clement. Stars Alan Shearman, Diz White & Ronald E. House. Dashing Captain, Hugh 'Bullshot' Crummond, must put his talents to the test and save the world. [S]
Monday 23:40 - 00:15
1960. Evidence in Concrete. Directed by Gordon Hales. Starring Russell Napier, Howard Pays and Peter Welch. A young girl's body found near a busy motorway tells of something sinister. (S1, E34)
Tue Nov 10
Tuesday 00:15 - 02:15
Murders in Avignon - Meurtres à Avignon. 2015. Director: Stéphane Kappes. Stars Catherine Jacob & Laëtitia Milot. Police investigate a skeleton found in a secret chamber in the Palais des Papes. [S]
Tuesday 02:15 - 02:50
The Marie Walters Story. 1959. Stars James Gregory, Robert Karnes & Barbara Stuart. Detective Ruditsky solves the murder of a young woman by uncovering crucial evidence.
Tuesday 02:50 - 04:40
1956. Comedy Western. A corset store owner goes broke and becomes a traveling sales lady in Texas 1897. Starring Ginger Rogers, Barry Nelson and a young Clint Eastwood.
Tuesday 04:40 - 05:00
Join Dr Simon Brown, Mike Read, William Russell and Patricia Dainton to celebrate the famous Nettlefold Studios. We explore the history of Nettlefold. [S]
Tuesday 05:00 - 05:30
Hot Off the Griddle. 1966. Stars Adam West & Julie Newmar. The thefts of a department store catalogue, a catamaran, and three mittens, alerts Batman and Robin that Catwoman is loose again. [S]
Tuesday 05:30 - 06:00
The Cat and the Fiddle. 1966. Stars Adam West, Julie Newmar & Jack Kelly. Batman and Robin discover Catwoman is now masquerading as rich old Minerva Matthews and must stop her next scheme. [S]
Tuesday 06:00 - 07:20
1960. Comedy. Director: Max Varnel. Stars Jean Cadell, Dick Emery and Pete Murray. An elderly spinster plots to rob her employers with the perfect crime! [S]
Tuesday 07:20 - 08:45
1953. Crime. Directed by Maurice Elvey. An Army officer (William Sylvester) and Carol (Mary Germaine) must solve the murder of a blackmailer or be charged themselves. [S]
Tuesday 08:45 - 10:20
1931. Drama. Directed by Robert Z. Leonard. Stars Greta Garbo & Clark Gable. A young girl who escapes from home to find a new life, falls in love with a kind stranger, but fate keeps them apart. [S]
Tuesday 10:20 - 11:25
2021. The rise, fall and resurrection of Mel Gibson, one of the most successful but also controversial Hollywood stars. From Mad Max to The Passion of the Christ, from Lethal Weapon to Braveheart.
Tuesday 11:25 - 13:00
1957. Drama. Directed George Pollock. Starring Alex Nicol, Anne Paige & Mary Laura Wood. In a sleepy village, a composer is shot dead and a woman is found gassed. Who killed them and why? [S]
Tuesday 13:00 - 13:35
The Master Spy. 1959. Stars Conrad Phillips, Adrienne Corri & Jack Watling. A beautiful but dangerous spy, known as The Shadow, is sent by Gessler to lure Tell and his followers into a trap. [S]
Tuesday 13:35 - 15:15
Comedy. Director: David Paltenghi. Stars Arthur Askey, Glenn Melvyn & Thora Hird. Two football loving railway workers get into trouble after racing their engine home to get to a match on time. [S]
Tuesday 15:15 - 17:05
1954. War. Directed by Lewis Gilbert. Stars Michael Redgrave, Dirk Bogarde & Bonar Colleano. In 1944, passengers of a downed aircraft discuss their lives while awaiting rescue from the North Sea. [S]
Tuesday 17:05 - 18:55
1951. Crime. Director: Anthony Kimmins. Stars John Mills, Phyllis Calvert & Eileen Moore. A British aircraft engineer accidentally kills his daughter's boyfriend and then tries to it cover up... [S]
Tuesday 18:55 - 20:00
The Deadly Goddess Affair. 1966. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum & Michael Strong. Solo faces death and Illya faces possible matrimony as they try to steal significant funds from THRUSH. [S]
Tuesday 20:00 - 22:20
1942. Drama. Director: Julien Duvivier. Stars Charles Boyer, Rita Hayworth, Henry Fonda. An anthology of five stories revolving around a cursed tailcoat that brings misfortune to all who wear it. [S]
Tuesday 22:20 - 23:55
1961. Drama. Director: Godfrey Grayson. Stars Jill Ireland, Ellen Pollock & John Charlesworth. Framed for robbery and sent to a reform school, a young girl becomes the target of a vicious warden. [S]
Tuesday 23:55 - 02:00
1959. Drama. Starring Nadja Tiller, Tony Britton and William Bendix. Directed by Robert Siodmak. An archaeologist forsakes his fiancée for a passionate affair with a beautiful German woman. [S]
Wed Nov 11
Wednesday 02:00 - 03:50
1965. Drama. Directed by Guy Hamilton. A controversial film of its time. A young American girl is caught up in the wild London scene. Starring Oliver Reed.
Wednesday 03:50 - 04:00
A charming amateur film on a day trip in the 40s around the Yorkshire dales. Wonderful shots of vintage transport and hotels in the area and high streets.
Wednesday 04:00 - 05:00
William Wyler is the film director that brought Mrs Miniver and Roman Holiday with Audrey Hepburn. His actors won more Oscars than for any other director. [S]
Wednesday 05:00 - 05:30
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]
Wednesday 05:30 - 06:00
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]
Wednesday 06:00 - 07:30
1961. Drama. Director: Max Varnel. Stars Ronald Howard, Christina Gregg, Basil Dignam. Letters recovered from a stolen mail bag significantly impact the lives of the recipients 15 years later. [S]
Wednesday 07:30 - 07:45
1956. A previously lost Hammer short about a young man who takes a girl on a day out, where they visit Battersea Funfair in London before going to the Farnborough Air Show.
Wednesday 07:45 - 09:15
1948. Drama. Directed by Alfred J. Goulding. Stars Farnham Baxter, Cyril Chamberlain & Sydney Bromley. The story of Sidney Robertson and his rise from a petty thief to an underworld crime boss. [S]
Wednesday 09:15 - 11:00
1950. Drama. Directed by Roy Ward Baker. Stars: Margaret Lockwood, Dane Clark, Marius Goring. An entomologist travels to a Balkan country to investigate germ warfare. [S]
Wednesday 11:00 - 13:00
1940. Action. Director: Rowland V. Lee. Louis Hayward, George Sanders, Joan Bennett. Rightful owner of the kingdom, the Duchess of Zona, is engaged in a power struggle with the evil General Gurko. [S]
Wednesday 13:00 - 13:35
To the Rescue. 1957. Stars Robert Shaw, Ewen Solon & Andre Charisse. Tempest arrives in Savannah with the promise of valuable cargo but winds up attempting to smuggle a tobacco crop out. [S]
Wednesday 13:35 - 13:55
Le Poulet (The Chicken). 1965. A child becomes attached to a chicken. To stop his parents from eating it, he places an egg near the animal every morning, making it seem like a hen.
Wednesday 13:55 - 15:50
1952. Mystery. Directed by Henry Koster. Stars Olivia de Havilland, Richard Burton & Audrey Dalton. The heir to a considerable fortune attempts to find out if the woman he loves is a murderess. [S]
Wednesday 15:50 - 18:00
1954. Drama. Director: David Lean. Stars Charles Laughton, John Mills & Brenda de Banzie. Henry Hobson's three daughters want to marry, but he refuses as traditions require him to pay settlements. [S]
Wednesday 18:00 - 18:30
Muriel and Sally Pt1. Stars: Vivienne Burgess, Tessa Wyatt and Lindsay Ingram. Two people who are widely separated by personality and character are brought together by just one factor... [S]
Wednesday 18:30 - 19:00
Muriel and Sally Pt2. Stars: Vivienne Burgess, Tessa Wyatt and Lindsay Ingram. After listening to Muriel's story, it is now Sally's turn to tell hers. [S]
Wednesday 19:00 - 19:30
Trammel Nets/Coach Builder. 1986. Two more excerpts from Jack Hargreaves's archive as he goes inshore fishing with a three-tiered net and visits a factory that makes wooden cart wheels. [S]
Wednesday 19:30 - 20:05
The Whipping Boy. 1979. Stars Richard O'Sullivan, Christopher Benjamin & David Daker. The rivalry between the Captain & the Colonel rears up again, leaving Spiker demoted and Moat imposing terror. [S]
Wednesday 20:05 - 21:10
Rich Man, Poor Man. Stars Barry Foster, Michael Latimer & Susan Travers. An explosion almost kills a worker at a factory, and a poor immigrant barber is beaten to death in a luxury apartment. [S]
Wednesday 21:10 - 23:30
1966. Action. Director: Joseph Losey. Stars Monica Vitti, Dirk Bogarde & Terrence Stamp. A spy spoof in the 60s tradition with comic book heroine, Modesty Blaise. Set in the Italian Mediterranean. [S]
Wednesday 23:30 - 01:15
1978. Comedy. Director: Stanley Long. Stars Chris Neil, Christopher Biggins, Lindy Benson. Plumber's mate Sid meets ladies at work. Susie is unaware of his dalliances as he gets into debt trouble. [S]