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Thu Apr 03
Valentino

Today 01:05 - 03:05

1951. Biography. Directed by Lewis Allen. Stars Eleanor Parker, Otto Kruger & Anthony Dexter. The story of Rudolph Valentino and his rise from obscurity to fame, and the struggles that followed. [S]

Harrison's Flowers

Today 03:05 - 05:30

2000. Drama. Directed by Elie Chouraqui. Stars Andie MacDowell, Elias Koteas & Brendan Gleeson. When a photojournalist disappears in war torn Yugoslavia, his wife travels to Europe to find him. [S]

Richard Diamond: Private Detective

Today 05:30 - 06:00

East of Danger. 1960. Stars David Janssen, Russ Conway & Judy Dan. Diamond investigates when an antique dealer discovers that his warehouse is being used to store heroin.

Sherlock Holmes

Today 06:00 - 06:35

The Case of the Belligerent Ghost. 1954. Starring: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford & Archie Duncan. When Dr. Watson sees a ghost, Sherlock Holmes is lead to a crime at an art museum. [S]

Cloak Without Dagger

Today 06:35 - 08:00

1956. Thriller. Director: Joseph Sterling. Stars Philip Friend, Mary Mackenzie & Leslie Dwyer. During WW2, a Major misses out on the capture of a spy. Years later, the truth is revealed. [S]

The Monkey's Paw

Today 08:00 - 09:15

1948. Horror. A curio dealer sells a monkey's paw that can grant the possessor three wishes but warns that disaster will follow. Starring Michael Martin-Harvey, Sydney Tafler & Alfie Bass. [S]

The Man in Black

Today 09:15 - 10:50

1950. Thriller. Director: Francis Searle. Stars Betty Ann Davies, Sheila Burrell, Sid James. After a man's untimely death, his second wife tries to drive his daughter insane to inherit his estate. [S]

The Assassination Bureau

Today 10:50 - 13:00

1969. Comedy. Director: Basil Dearden. Stars Oliver Reed, Diana Rigg & Telly Savalas. Before WWI, a journalist investigates the Assassination Bureau, which chose its targets based on moral issues. [S]

Blanche Fury

Today 13:00 - 15:00

1948. Crime. Director: Marc Allegret, Stars Valerie Hobson, Stewart Granger & Michael Gough. Penniless governess Blanche Fullerton takes a job at the estate of her rich relations, the Fury family. [S]

Crown Court

Today 15:00 - 15:30

Robin and his Juliet - Part 1. 1973. Stars Maureen Lipman, Jane Lapotaire & Garfield Morgan. School teacher Juliet Tomlin is charged with gross indecency with one of her pupils, a 15 year old boy. [S]

Crown Court

Today 15:30 - 16:00

Robin and his Juliet - Part 2. 1973. Stars Victor Brooks & Margaret Robertson. John Gilroy speaks about his suspicions and his attempts to end the friendship, and Robin Gilroy gives his evidence. [S]

Crown Court

Today 16:00 - 16:30

Robin and his Juliet - Part 3. 1973. Stars Christopher Gray, Daphne Oxenford & Maureen Lipman. Dr. Eva Penny cautions that some of Robin's account may be fantasy and Juliet Tomlin takes the stand. [S]

The Wrong Arm Of the Law

Today 16:30 - 18:20

1963. Comedy. Director: Cliff Owen. Stars Peter Sellers, Lionel Jeffries, Bernard Cribbins & Nanette Newman. A gangster learns of a traitor in his midst and makes a deal with the police. [S]

Devil's Bait

Today 18:20 - 19:30

1959. Drama. Director: Peter Graham Scott. Stars Geoffey Keen, Jane Hylton & Gordon Jackson. An incompetent rat-catcher leaves behind the poison he has used to eradicate rats from a small bakery. [S]

The Cheaters

Today 19:30 - 20:00

The Man with the Ticking Head. 1961. Stars John Ireland, June Thorburn & Richard Wordsworth. A jewel robbery turns to a murder case when the suspect is found dead in a hotel room. [S]

The Brothers

Today 20:00 - 21:05

Red Sky in the Morning. 1976. Stars Robin Chadwick, Françoise Pascal, Jennifer Wilson. Hammond Transport is on the threshold of expansion into Europe. Meanwhile, Jennifer can't move past her loss. [S]

Travelling Man

Today 21:05 - 22:10

The Collector. 1984. Stars Leigh Lawson, Lindsay Duncan & Michael Feast. Naylor comes to collect the fortune he believes Lomax has. But with Lomax absent, he stalks Andrea instead. [S]

The Gold Robbers

Today 22:10 - 23:15

Rough Trade. 1969. Stars Peter Vaughan, Hilda Braid & Donald Hewlett. The man who drove the escape has run to Austria to evade arrest, leaving his wife behind. Cradock uses her to find answers. [S]

The Glass

Today 23:15 - 00:20

Episode 3. 2001. Stars Joe McFadden & Philip Bird. Carol and Proctor are engaged but Duggan has his own plan to seduce Carol. A deal between Duggan and Pete Cull threatens to destroy the company. [S]

Fri Apr 04
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric ...

Tomorrow 00:20 - 01:55

... Women.1968. Sci-fi. Director: Peter Bogdanovich. Stars Mamie Van Doren & Mary Marr. When a group of astronauts land on Venus they are surprised to find dangerous creatures and beautiful women. [S]

Full Moon in Blue Water

Tomorrow 01:55 - 03:45

1988. Drama. Directed by Peter Masterson. Stars Gene Hackman, Teri Garr & Burgess Meredith. A lonely widower with a failing bar encounters a bus driver who is determined to turn it all around. [S]

The Party's Over

Tomorrow 03:45 - 05:30

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.

The Star and the Story: Ferry...

Tomorrow 05:30 - 06:00

...to Fox Island. 1955. Drama. Directed by Harry Keller. Stars Jan Sterling & Mary Anderson. A woman's fiancé disappears on the eve of their wedding, but there's one clue that may help her find him.

Freedom To Die

Tomorrow 06:00 - 07:15

1961. Directed by Francis Searle Stars Bruce Seton, Felicity Young, Kay Callard & Paul Maxwell. Neat Crime drama of a hidden underworld where crime really doesn't pay. [S]

Night Ride

Tomorrow 07:15 - 08:45

1937. Drama. Director: John Paddy Carstairs. Stars Jimmy Hanley, Wally Patch, Julian Vedey & Joan Ponsford. Two drivers, sacked by the trucking company they work for, decide to form their own. [S]

Look At Life Single-Handed Sailors

Tomorrow 08:45 - 08:55

1968. Sir Francis Chichester and Sir Alec Rose have shown what it means to sail around the world single-handed - and ten men set out to prove it can be done without any stop at all.

Of Human Bondage

Tomorrow 08:55 - 10:35

1934. Drama. Directed by John Cromwell. Stars Bette Davis, Leslie Howard & Frances Dee. A young man becomes attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both. [S]

As Long as They're Happy

Tomorrow 10:35 - 12:25

1955. Comedy. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Stars Jack Buchanan, Janette Scott, Jean Carson. In England, an American singer causes havoc when he stays with a stockbroker's family by mistake. [S]

Broken Journey

Tomorrow 12:25 - 14:10

1948. Drama. Directors: Ken Annakin & Michael C Chorlton. Stars Phyllis Calvert, James Donald & David Tomlinson. A plane crash lands miles from civilisation. The passengers must prevail. [S]

What's On TPTV With Noel

Tomorrow 14:10 - 14:20

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

A Tale Of Two Cities

Tomorrow 14:20 - 16:40

1958. Drama. Directed by Ralph Thomas. Stars Dirk Bogarde, Dorothy Tutin, Cecil Parker & Stephen Murray. During the French Revolution, Lucie Manette falls in love with a duplicitous Englishman. [S]

The Man In The Iron Mask

Tomorrow 16:40 - 18:45

1977. Adventure. Director: Mike Newell. Stars Richard Chamberlain & Patrick McGoohan. D'Artagnan and the musketeers plot to replace the hated King Louis XIV with his imprisoned twin brother. [S]

Genevieve

Tomorrow 18:45 - 20:25

1953. Comedy. Director Henry Cornelius. Stars Kenneth More, Dinah Sheridan and Kay Kendall. Alan and Ambrose are not going to let friendship get in the way of winning the London to Brighton rally. [S]

Strange But True

Tomorrow 20:25 - 21:00

Cursed Stone/Phantom Hitch Hiker. 1995. Michael Aspel explores two strange tales; the modern myth of the phantom hitchhiker and a cursed burial place on one of the Outer Hebrides islands. [S]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Tomorrow 21:00 - 21:05

Wander down into The Cellar Club if you dare, as tonight there is a great selection of horror and thrills. Caroline Munro introduces the first offering, from 1971, Doomwatch - No Room for Error. [S]

Doomwatch

Tomorrow 21:05 - 22:05

No Room for Error. 1971. Stars Jean Trend, Simon Oates & Angus MacKay. Doomwatch investigates when the 'wonder drug' Stellamycin is linked to the deaths of several children. [S]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Tomorrow 22:05 - 22:10

Caroline Munro continues the night with the fascinating Spanish horror, The Vampires Night Orgy. From 1972, this supernatural feature full of bloodthirsty vampires is directed by León Klimovsky. [S]

The Vampires Night Orgy

Tomorrow 22:10 - 23:50

1972. Horror. Directed by León Klimovsky. Stars Jack Taylor & Dyanik Zurakowska. A busload of workers stop off in a small town after their driver dies, unaware the town is overrun with vampires. [S]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Tomorrow 23:50 - 23:55

Join Caroline Munro as she takes a look at what's coming up next week. [S]

The Claim

Tomorrow 23:55 - 02:15

2000. Romance. Director: Michael Winterbottom. Stars Peter Mullan, Milla Jovovich & Wes Bentley. A man who sold his wife and daughter to get ahead in business has his past come back to haunt him. [S]

Sat Apr 05
Midnight Fear

Saturday 02:15 - 04:00

1990. Crime thriller directed by Bill Crain and starring David Carradine, Pete Atkins and Mark Carlton. Detective Hanks must track down two psychotic killers before they kill again. [S]

Kill Her Gently

Saturday 04:00 - 05:30

1957. Thriller. Directed by Charles Saunders. Stars Griffith Jones, Maureen Connell & Marc Lawrence. Two convicts who escape prison are picked up by a motorist who helps them on the run. [S]

Time To Remember

Saturday 05:30 - 06:00

The Time of Three Kings. 1964. Narrated by Sir Michael Redgrave. It's 1936, Edward VIII becomes King, the Olympic Games are in Germany, there's war in Spain, then George VI becomes the new King. [S]

Dick Tracy (1937)

Saturday 06:00 - 07:55

1937. Thriller. Directors: Alan James & Ray Taylor. Stars Ralph Byrd, Kay Hughes & Smiley Burnette. A criminal puts the famous detective's brother under a spell and turns him against his sibling.

Black Saddle

Saturday 07:55 - 08:25

1959. The Return. 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 Slaves of Neptune. 1963. Stars Mary Dean, Libby Morris, Ronnie Stevens. A spaceship carrying colonists to Pluto disappears. Whilst investigating this, the crew fall under a hypnotic influence. [S]

Batman

Saturday 09:00 - 09:30

The Clock King's Crazy Crimes. 1966. Stars Adam West & Walter Slezak. The Clock King arranges for one of his trick timepieces to be sold to the Harry Hummert Jewellery Shop so he can loot it. [S]

Richard the Lionheart

Saturday 09:30 - 10:00

The Wolf of Banbury. 1962. Stars Dermot Walsh, Frances De Wolff, John Bennett. Richard learns that Baron Giles is giving protection to fugitives from justice and that he has captured Lady Rosalie. [S]

Phantom Creeps

Saturday 10:00 - 10:25

Thundering Rails. 1939. Stars Bela Lugosi, Robert Kent & Edwin Stanley. Dr Zorka is determined to recover his meteorite from the agents. [S]

Runaway Railway

Saturday 10:25 - 11:30

1965. Adventure. Directed by Jan Darnley-Smith. Stars John Moulder-Brown, Kevin Bennett, Leonard Brockwell, Sydney Tafler & Ronnie Barker. Children foil crooks and re-open an old branch line. [S]

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Saturday 11:30 - 12:00

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]

Phantom Planet

Saturday 12:00 - 13:35

1961. Sci-fi. Directed by William Marshall. Stars Dean Fredericks, Coleen Gray & Anthony Dexter. An astronaut discovers a population of tiny beings living on an invisible asteroid. [S]

One Step Beyond

Saturday 13:35 - 14:10

Epilogue. 1959. Starring Julie Adams, Charles Herbert and Charles Aidman. A recovering alcoholic is pushed to his limits when his family is trapped in a collapsed mine. [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

The Forbidden Planet. 1963. Stars David Graham, John Bluthal & Paul Maxwell. Whilst working on a space station, Prof. Matic and Dr. Stamp are kidnapped by angry residents of the planet Nutopia.

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

Saturday 15:00 - 15:35

Point 783. 1967. Stars Elizabeth Morgan, Paul Maxwell & Francis Matthews. Scarlet and Blue are assigned to escort the Supreme Commander to SHEF HQ after the Mysterons threaten his life.

Hobson's Choice

Saturday 15:35 - 17:45

1954. Drama. Director: David Lean. Stars Charles Laughton, John Mills & Brenda de Banzie. Henry Hobson's three daughters want to marry, but he refuses as traditions require him to pay settlements. [S]

The Ghost of Rashmon Hall

Saturday 17:45 - 18:50

1948. Horror. Directed by Denis Kavanagh. Stars Valentine Dyall, Anne Howard, Alec Faversham & Howard Douglas. A doctor is summoned to an old, dark manor to clear the house of evil spirits. [S]

Look At Life Hot History

Saturday 18:50 - 19:00

1968. A brilliant look at the work of the Press Association with its teleprinters and fast movement to get the news out.

Z-Cars

Saturday 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]

A Family At War

Saturday 20:00 - 21:05

The War Office Regrets. Created by John Finch. Stars Colin Douglas & Shelagh Fraser. Mystery hangs over the fate of John Porter. Whilst on leave David is forced to face up to his actions. [S]

North West Frontier

Saturday 21:05 - 23:40

1959. Drama. Director: J. Lee Thompson. Stars Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall & Herbert Lom. In British India, a prince must be taken to safety across a rebel-held territory. [S]

Villain (1971)

Saturday 23:40 - 01:40

1971. Drama. Director: Michael Tuchner. Stars Richard Burton, Ian McShane & Nigel Davenport. Your everyday London businessman and sadistic gang leader. Once you've met, you'll wish you hadn't. [S]

Sun Apr 06
Up The Chastity Belt

Sunday 01:40 - 03:30

1971. Comedy. Director: Bob Kellett. Stars: Frankie Howerd, Eartha Kitt, Anna Quayle, Roy Hudd. Lurkalot is a serf who sells chastity belts and love potions at the local market place. [S]

The Vengeance of She

Sunday 03:30 - 05:30

1968. Fantasy. Directed by Cliff Owen. Stars John Richardson, Olga Schoberová & Edward Judd. A young girl is drawn to the ancient city of Kuma to succeed the lost former ruler Ayesha as empress. [S]

Out of Town

Sunday 05:30 - 06:00

Circus Painting and Fishing for Pollock. 1980. Jack Hargreaves visits his circus family friends where a travelling artist is at work, and then he goes sea fishing off the coast of Poole. [S]

Scarlet Thread

Sunday 06:00 - 07:30

1951. Crime drama directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kathleen Byron, Laurence Harvey and Sydney Tafler. Two high flying crooks take part in a robbery that goes very wrong. [S]

Dick Barton at Bay

Sunday 07:30 - 08:50

1950. Action. Director: Godfrey Grayson. Stars Don Stannard, Tamara Desni & George Ford. Dick Barton is assigned to find a kidnapped professor and deactivate a death ray before catastrophe occurs. [S]

What's On TPTV With Noel

Sunday 08:50 - 09:05

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

The Big Job

Sunday 09:05 - 10:50

1965. Comedy. A gang of crooks are caught on a big job. 15 years later they find their loot is now buried under a police station. Stars Sidney James, Sylvia Syms, Dick Emery & Joan Sims. [S]

Look At Life Where Have All...

Sunday 10:50 - 11:05

... the Butterflies Gone? 1968. An enchanting look into the natural world of the butterfly and the reasons for the apparent shortage of them.

The Beverly Hillbillies

Sunday 11:05 - 11:40

Jethro Goes to School. 1962. Stars Buddy Ebsen, Frank Wilcox & Eleanor Audley. Jed attempts to enrol Jethro at an exclusive elementary school, but the proprietor is convinced it is a hoax. [S]

Cinebox Memories

Sunday 11:40 - 11:45

British Rock 'n' Roll icon Russ Sainty performs Go Away Little Girl in this brilliant musical short.

Village of the Giants

Sunday 11:45 - 13:25

1965. Fantasy. Directed by Bert I. Gordon. Stars Tommy Kirk, Johnny Crawford & Beau Bridges. A group of teens grow into giants after eating a boy genius's invention and decide to terrorise a town. [S]

Batman

Sunday 13:25 - 14:00

The Clock King's Crazy Crimes. 1966. Stars Adam West & Walter Slezak. The Clock King arranges for one of his trick timepieces to be sold to the Harry Hummert Jewellery Shop so he can loot it. [S]

Bandido

Sunday 14:00 - 15:50

1956. Western. Directed by Richard Fleisher. Stars Robert Mitchum, Ursula Thiess & Gilbert Roland. An adventurer teams up with a rebel leader to steal an arms shipment due for government troops. [S]

Look At Life The Sinking City

Sunday 15:50 - 16:00

1968. An intriguing look at the efforts being made to prevent Venice from sinking into the mud.

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Sunday 16:00 - 16:30

A Bushel of Apples. 1960. Stars Richard Greene & Harry H. Corbett. Friar Tuck learns that a Sir Watkyn is extorting wages and livestock from the serfs and turns to the church for a solution. [S]

Out of Town

Sunday 16:30 - 17:00

The Shooting Master. 1986. Lock, stock and barrel Jack explains the working of his great-grandfather's shotgun. Then he visits a shooting school on a disused railway line. [S]

The Footage Detectives

Sunday 17:00 - 18:00

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]

Train of Events

Sunday 18:00 - 19:45

1949. Drama. Directed by Sidney Cole, Charles Crichton and Basil Dearden. Starring Jack Warner, Susan Shaw and Gladys Henson. A train disaster is told as four short stories. [S]

Look At Life Model Girl

Sunday 19:45 - 20:00

1969. An insight into the life of Britain's top models, with a look at the rewards of the job.

Gideon's Way

Sunday 20:00 - 21:05

The Tin God. Stars John Gregson Alexander Davion and Daphne Anderson. Two criminals make a murderous escape from prison with a carefully executed plan. [S]

The Wheeltappers and Shunters...

Sunday 21:05 - 21:55

...Social Club. Episode 19. 1975. The Flirtations perform 'Put Your Hands Together', Joe Henderson (Mr Piano) sings 'Trudi' and 'Some of These Days' and George Melly sings 'Boogie Woogie Man'. [S]

Budgie

Sunday 21:55 - 23:00

Everybody loves a baby. Stars: Adam Faith, Iain Cuthbertson & Lynn Dalby. Budgie starts a farming business, but not one that employs a farm or animals. [S]

Heavens Above!

Sunday 23:00 - 01:20

1963. Comedy. Directed by John & Roy Boulting. Stars Peter Sellers, Ian Carmichael, Cecil Parker & Eric Sykes. Due to mistaken identity, a minister is accidently appointed to a snobbish parish. [S]

Mon Apr 07
The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read

Monday 01:20 - 02:25

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.

The Old Barn Dance

Monday 02:25 - 03:40

1938. Western. Directed by Joseph Kane. Stars Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette & Joan Valerie. A horse trader arrives in a small town, but soon becomes the rival of a powerful tractor manufacturer. [S]

Action Stations

Monday 03:40 - 04:45

1957. Drama. Directed by Cecil H. Williamson and starring Paul Carpenter and Mary Martin. A forger flees to Spain but his daughter is kidnapped by a gang. [S]

The Texan

Monday 04:45 - 05:20

The Marshal of Yellow Jacket. 1959. Stars Rory Calhoun, Robert J. Wilke & John Beradino. Bill Longley clashes with a greedy marshal whilst in the town of Yellow Jacket. [S]

The Larkins

Monday 05:20 - 06:00

Café Ole. 1963. Stars David Kossoff, Hugh Paddick & John Bluthal. Now the kids have gone, Ada and Alf are running a café, their lodger suggests they run a Spanish night, but will it be a success? [S]

Salute the Toff

Monday 06:00 - 07:35

1952. Drama. Director: Maclean Rogers. Stars John Bentley and Carol Marsh. Based on the 1941 Novel. The sixth in the series featuring upper-class sleuth, Richard Rollison. [S]

Who Goes Next

Monday 07:35 - 09:15

1938. War. Director: Maurice Elvey. Stars Barry K. Barnes, Sophie Stewart & Jack Hawkins. During World War One, a number of captured British officers attempt to escape a prisoner-of-war camp. [S]

Look At Life Chinatown

Monday 09:15 - 09:25

1968. A wonderful look at the world of the Chinese who have made Britain their home, and in particular London's 'Chinatown'.

Night Of The Prowler

Monday 09:25 - 10:40

1962. Crime Drama. Directed by Francis Searle. When the director of a successful racing company is shot dead, the other directors wonder who is next. Starring Bill Nagy & Patrick Holt. [S]

Glad Tidings

Monday 10:40 - 12:00

1953. Drama. Colonel's adult children object to him marrying an American widow. Starring Barbara Kelly and Raymond Huntley. [S]

Do You Know This Voice?

Monday 12:00 - 13:35

1964. Drama. Directed by Frank Nesbitt. Stars Dan Duryea, Isa Miranda, Gwen Watford & Peter Madden. In this great murder mystery, the only clue to the killer's identity is his shoes! [S]

Four Star Playhouse: The Wallet

Monday 13:35 - 14:05

1954. Drama. Directed by Robert Florey. Stars Charles Boyer & Maria Palmer. A waiter with more pride than money takes a wealthy customer's forgotten wallet to get his sick wife good medical care. [S]

The Undefeated

Monday 14:05 - 16:25

1969. Western. Director: Andrew V. McLaglen. Stars John Wayne, Rock Hudson & Antonio Aguilar. An ex-union army officer and his confederate counterpart join forces to fight Mexican revolutionaries. [S]

The Beverly Hillbillies

Monday 16:25 - 16:55

The Clampetts Go Hollywood. 1963. Stars Buddy Ebsen, King Donovan & Shirley Mitchell. Jake and Opal continue to stay at the Clampett mansion. Jake thinks he can make a movie with Jed's money. [S]

Scotland Yard

Monday 16:55 - 17:30

1954. The Strange Case of Blonde. Directed by Ken Hughes. Stars Lee Sinclaire, Derek Alward, Cyril Smith & Russell Napier. A cat burglar adopts an unexpected disguise. (S1, E08)

Dixon of Dock Green

Monday 17:30 - 18:30

A Slight Case of Love. 1975. Stars Jack Warner, Moira Redmond & Peter Hill. A group of eight businessmen want to find Kate Harris. Seven want her locked up, but the eighth has an ulterior motive. [S]

Out of Town

Monday 18:30 - 19:00

The Shooting Master. 1986. Lock, stock and barrel Jack explains the working of his great-grandfather's shotgun. Then he visits a shooting school on a disused railway line. [S]

The Footage Detectives

Monday 19:00 - 20:00

We're jetting off to Heathrow in 1958 and Noel's uncovered a reel about the production of newspapers in the 70s. Have you still got your Beezer Bingo Banger? And do you remember AGM potato crisps? [S]

Public Eye

Monday 20:00 - 21:05

1972. Detective & Mystery Drama. Girl In Blue. Stars Alfred Burke, Ray Smith & Richard Leech. Marker is hired to discover her whereabouts of a missing Janice Summers, and bring her back home. [S]

Border Incident

Monday 21:05 - 23:00

1949. Thriller. Directed by Anthony Mann. Stars Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy & Howard Da Silva. Two agents go undercover to stop the smuggling of Mexican migrant workers into California. [S]

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Monday 23:00 - 01:10

1975. Drama. Directed by Peter Weir. Stars Rachel Roberts, Anne-Louise Lambert & Vivean Gray. A school summer picnic takes an unpleasant turn when a group of students and a teacher vanish. [S]

Tue Apr 08
The Fourth War

Tuesday 01:10 - 02:55

1990. Drama. Directed by John Frankenheimer. Stars Roy Scheider, Jürgen Prochnow & Tim Reid. On the Russian border, the murder of a defector sparks a forbidden battle between two colonels. [S]

Three Came Home

Tuesday 02:55 - 05:00

1950. True story of a woman imprisoned in several Japanese war camps. She struggles to protect her young son. Stars Claudette Colbert.

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

Tuesday 05:00 - 05:30

The Case of the Kidnapped Poodle. 1956. Stars Boris Karloff, Ewan Roberts. Colonel March investigates the theft of a valuable diamond and the kidnapping of a poodle. [S]

Dangerous Assignment

Tuesday 05:30 - 06:00

The Archaeological Story. 1952. Stars Brian Donlevy, Randy Stuart & Lyle Talbot. Steve travels to the Trans-Jordan area to find a missing goddess statuette and protect her from the wrong hands. [S]

Come Back Peter

Tuesday 06:00 - 07:35

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]

Clash By Night

Tuesday 07:35 - 09:05

1963. Drama. Directed by Montgomery Tully. Starring Terence Longdon, Jennifer Jayne & Harry Fowler. A prison bus enroute to jail is hijacked by a gang determined to free their leader. [S]

Mohawk

Tuesday 09:05 - 10:40

1956. Adventure. Director: Kurt Neumann. Stars Scott Brady, Rita Gam & Neville Brand. An artist is torn between his love for two women and is thrown into the middle of a Mohawk-Iroquois-American. [S]

The 20 Questions Murder Mystery

Tuesday 10:40 - 12:30

1950. Crime. Director: Paul L. Stein. Stars Robert Beatty, Rona Anderson & Clifford Evans. Prior to committing a crime, someone sends in a question to the B.B.C.'s '20 Questions' programme. [S]

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

Tuesday 12:30 - 14:45

1946. Drama. Director: Lewis Milestone. Stars Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott & Kirk Douglas. The relationships formed in childhood by three friends lead to murder and obsessive love. [S]

Look At Life East of Suez

Tuesday 14:45 - 15:00

1966. An intriguing look at how British troops are policing the rivers and jungles of Borneo and a glimpse of some of the problems that have to be overcome.

The Small Voice

Tuesday 15:00 - 16:40

1948. Drama. Director: Fergus Mcdonell. Stars. James Donald, Valerie Hobson, David Greene, Howard Keel. A couple come across a car crash, where they discover that the occupants are armed. [S]

Mr. Beamish Goes South

Tuesday 16:40 - 17:20

1953. Mystery. Directed by Oscar Burn & John Wall. Stars John Laurie & Hector Ross. An amateur detective pursues a seaside serial killer who disposes of his female victims in an acid bath. [S]

The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre

Tuesday 17:20 - 18:30

Flat Two. 1961. Directed by Alan Cooke. Stars John Le Mesurier, Jack Watling & Barry Keegan. Two men visit the apartment of a rich gambler - Each with a strong motive for murder! [S]

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

Tuesday 18:30 - 19:05

Death in the Dressing Room. 1956. Stars Boris Karloff, Ewan Roberts. A call for help during a Javanese dance is the clue that Colonel March needs to prove a faulty alibi. [S]

Batman

Tuesday 19:05 - 19:35

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]

Dial 999

Tuesday 19:35 - 20:05

Robbery With Violence. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Robert Rietty & Therese Burton. Maguire struggles to find leads when investigating an armed raid on a pawn-shop where a passer-by was killed. [S]

Rumpole of the Bailey

Tuesday 20:05 - 21:15

Rumpole and the Eternal Triangle. Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Peter Blythe. Rumpole finds himself defending a husband on a charge for murder.

Love for Lydia

Tuesday 21:15 - 22:20

Episode 9. 1977. Stars Mel Martin, Sherrie Hewson & Christopher Hancock. A devastated Richardson is revived by hard work and companionship at Tom's farm. Lydia redirects her attention elsewhere. [S]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Tuesday 22:20 - 22:25

Caroline Munro returns with more extraordinary films to enjoy. First up, is John Carpenter's 1988 sci-fi horror They Live, based on the 1963 short story Eight O'Clock in the Morning. [S]

They Live

Tuesday 22:25 - 00:15

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]

Wed Apr 09
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Wednesday 00:15 - 00:20

Caroline continues the evening with more horror, as she introduces Don't Look in the Basement. Also known as The Forgotten, this 1973 independent film stars Bill McGhee and Rosie Holotik. [S]

Don't Look In The Basement

Wednesday 00:20 - 02:00

1973. Horror. Directed by S. F. Brownrigg and starring Bill McGhee, Jesse Lee Fulton and Robert Dracup. A young nurse goes to work in an asylum. There follows a murder - will she be next? [S]

Cellar Club with Caroline Munro

Wednesday 02:00 - 02:05

After a thrilling and frightful night, Caroline Munro is ready to close the doors of The Cellar Club, but not before allowing a peek at next weeks marvellous films. [S]

Malice

Wednesday 02:05 - 04:15

1993. Thriller. Director: Harold Becker. Stars Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman & Bill Pullman. The life of a married couple is severely disrupted after an enigmatic surgeon is invited into their home. [S]

The Turners of Prospect Road

Wednesday 04:15 - 05:30

1947. Comedy. Directed by Maurice J. Wilson. Stars: Wilfrid Lawson, Helena Pickard, Maureen Glynne. An abandoned greyhound puppy is trained to race after being found by a taxi driver. [S]

The Beverly Hillbillies

Wednesday 05:30 - 06:00

The Great Feud. 1962. Stars Buddy Ebsen, Donna Douglas & Raymond Bailey. The Clampett clan takes great offense when Sonny jilts Elly, and they start a feud with the Drysdales. [S]

Amos Burke: Secret Agent

Wednesday 06:00 - 07:00

Terror in a Tiny Town: Part 1. When Burke investigates the strange death of an atomic plant security officer, he finds a town in which the residents respond in robotic ways.

What a Whopper

Wednesday 07:00 - 08:45

1960. Comedy. What a Whopper is a comedy from former documentarist Gilbert Gunn. Adam Faith stars in this tale about a struggling writer who fakes photographs of the Loch Ness monster. [S]

Dangerous Cargo

Wednesday 08:45 - 10:05

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]

Tonight in Great Britain

Wednesday 10:05 - 10:30

1955. A star studded short film featuring Tessie O'Shea, Eddie Gray and Max Bygraves at the London Palladium, Hattie Jacques at the Players' Theatre, Jean Carson at the Café de Paris and many more!

Now Barabbas Was a Robber

Wednesday 10:30 - 12:10

1949. Drama. Directed by Gordon Parry. Stars Richard Greene, Cedric Hardwicke & Kathleen Harrison. Prison drama about a variety of criminals and their life behind bars in post-war Britain. [S]

Train of Events

Wednesday 12:10 - 13:55

1949. Drama. Directed by Sidney Cole, Charles Crichton and Basil Dearden. Starring Jack Warner, Susan Shaw and Gladys Henson. A train disaster is told as four short stories. [S]

The Brothers

Wednesday 13:55 - 15:00

Partings. 1974. Stars Jean Anderson, Margaret Ashcroft & Jennifer Wilson. Edward and Brian meet with a merchant banker about Hammonds going public. Meanwhile, Gwen settles in as Mary's companion. [S]

Kentucky Rifle

Wednesday 15:00 - 16:35

1955. Western. Directed by Carl K. Hittleman. Stars Chill Wills & Lance Fuller. While escorting a wagon of rifles, a cowboy must find a way to outsmart the Comanche Indians who plan to steal them. [S]

The Texan

Wednesday 16:35 - 17:10

The Sheriff of Boot Hill. 1959. Stars Rory Calhoun, Reed Hadley, Denver Pyle. A reluctant Bill accepts a job to become his old friend's deputy, even though several deputies before him were killed. [S]

Booby Trap

Wednesday 17:10 - 18:40

1957. Drama. An absent-minded professor invents a pen that will explode on the sound of bells... then leaves it in a taxi. Starring Sydney Tafler and Harry Fowler. [S]

A Symphony Of London

Wednesday 18:40 - 19:00

A portrait of London life in the late 30s. Insight into travel, trade and traffic with some great scenes of Covent Garden and Piccadilly. All interwoven with a love story between two little dogs.

Z-Cars

Wednesday 19:00 - 20:00

Manslaughter. 1976. Stars Allan O'Keefe & Jeffrey Kissoon. The public expect to be protected by the police. But if a policeman kills a member of the public, will the protector be protected? [S]

Manhunt

Wednesday 20:00 - 21:05

The Death-Wish. 1970. Stars Peter Barkworth, Philip Madoc & James Maxwell. In Paris, Vincent is offered his freedom but is pressured to give up his friends. How can he be sure it is not a trap? [S]

Maigret

Wednesday 21:05 - 23:00

Mrs. Four and her Children. 1999. Stars Bruno Cremer, Marianne Basler & Christian Morin. Maigret investigates a chemist's wife who accused her husband of murder and claimed to have seen a corpse. [S]

Maigret

Wednesday 23:00 - 00:05

The Crime at Lock 14. 1963. Stars Rupert Davies, Hugh Burden & Isa Miranda. A yacht and a barge meet in the traffic of the canals, with their passing resulting in murder. [S]

Thu Apr 10
Fools Rush In

Thursday 00:05 - 01:00

1955. Drama. Director: Victor H. Komow. Stars Frank Silvera, Ken Buckridge & Jean Alexander. A ship with a cargo full of diamonds gets taken over by pirates. [S]

Mademoiselle

Thursday 01:00 - 03:05

1966. Drama. Directed by Tony Richardson. Stars Jeanne Moreau, Ettore Manni & Keith Skinner. A schoolteacher channels her repressed passion into secret acts of violence and destruction. [S]

Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

Thursday 03:05 - 05:15

1971. Sci-Fi starring Leslie Nielsen, Bradford Dillman and Don Haggerty. After a terrible car accident, a presidential candidate awakens in a New Mexico clinic without a trace of injury. [S]

Look At Life Having a Baby

Thursday 05:15 - 05:30

1964. A remarkable look at the medical and social services available for both hospital and home births.

Richard Diamond: Private Detective

Thursday 05:30 - 06:00

The Mouse. 1960. Stars David Janssen, Russ Conway & Narda Onyx. Diamond is hired by a woman who is being threatened by a man she saw die 15 years earlier.

Sherlock Holmes

Thursday 06:00 - 06:35

The Case of the Shy Ballerina. 1954. Starring: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford & Archie Duncan. Dr. Watson comes home with another man's coat. The other man is murdered late that same night. [S]

The Way Out

Thursday 06:35 - 08:10

1955. Crime. Director Montgomery Tully. Stars Gene Nelson, Mona Freeman & John Bentley. A man tells his wife he is being framed for murder, but the more she helps the more holes she finds. [S]

Tons of Trouble

Thursday 08:10 - 09:45

1956. Comedy. Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott. Stars Richard Hearne & William Hartnell. Mr Pastry names the apartment boilers he maintains 'Mavis and Ethel'. Trouble begins when he faces the sack. [S]

Love In Pawn

Thursday 09:45 - 11:20

1953. Comedy. Penniless couple Roger (Bernard Braden) and Jean (Barbara Kelly) will get £10,000 if Roger can live a sober and profitable life. Starring Reg Dixon and John Laurie. [S]

Heavens Above!

Thursday 11:20 - 13:40

1963. Comedy. Directed by John & Roy Boulting. Stars Peter Sellers, Ian Carmichael, Cecil Parker & Eric Sykes. Due to mistaken identity, a minister is accidently appointed to a snobbish parish. [S]

Cover Girl Killer

Thursday 13:40 - 15:00

1959. Crime. Someone is murdering cover girl models, leaving them in the same pose and place as featured in 'Wow' magazine. Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Felicity Young. [S]

Crown Court

Thursday 15:00 - 15:30

The Most Expensive Steak in the World - Part 1. 1973. Stars Ronald Radd & James Copeland. An Argentinian rancher is suing a Scottish beef farmer after he bought a bull which was impotent. [S]

Crown Court

Thursday 15:30 - 16:00

The Most Expensive Steak in the World - Part 2. 1973. Stars Milton Johns & Ronald Radd. Gus Enderby takes to the stand and tells how Angelos Da Costa conspired with him to rig the auction. [S]

Crown Court

Thursday 16:00 - 16:30

The Most Expensive Steak in the World - Part 3. 1973. Stars Duncan Lamont, Hal Galili & John Alkin. Veterinary surgeon Michael Shipton and American vet Frank Brady both give evidence. [S]

A Tale Of Two Cities

Thursday 16:30 - 18:50

1958. Drama. Directed by Ralph Thomas. Stars Dirk Bogarde, Dorothy Tutin, Cecil Parker & Stephen Murray. During the French Revolution, Lucie Manette falls in love with a duplicitous Englishman. [S]

Mr. Beamish Goes South

Thursday 18:50 - 19:30

1953. Mystery. Directed by Oscar Burn & John Wall. Stars John Laurie & Hector Ross. An amateur detective pursues a seaside serial killer who disposes of his female victims in an acid bath. [S]

The Cheaters

Thursday 19:30 - 20:00

The Authentic McCoy. 1961. Stars John Ireland, Bill Nagy, Neil Hallett. When penniless Henry McCoy dies, his lawyer discovers he was once rich and plans to get the cash before his son shows up. [S]

The Brothers

Thursday 20:00 - 21:05

Oranges and Lemons. 1976. Stars Colin Baker, Carole Mowlam & Jennifer Wilson. Merroney tests Jennifer upon her return to the firm. Bored with their marriage, Gwen issues Bill an ultimatum. [S]

Travelling Man

Thursday 21:05 - 22:10

The Watcher. 1984. Stars Leigh Lawson & Con O'Neill. Lomax's search for his son brings him to an isolated and unwelcoming Welsh village. Things get worse for him when a young girl goes missing. [S]

The Gold Robbers

Thursday 22:10 - 23:15

An Oddly Honest Man. 1969. Stars Peter Vaughan, Ian Hendry & Wanda Ventham. The pilot who flew the plane, appears to be prepared to spill the beans. But can Cradock really trust the man? [S]

The Glass

Thursday 23:15 - 00:20

Episode 4. 2001. Stars John Thaw, Sarah Lancashire & Paul Jesson. No more games. Duggan's secrets are out. Proctor confronts Duggan about his sabotage of the company. [S]

Fri Apr 11
Murder East, Murder West

Friday 00:20 - 02:25

1990. Thriller. Directed by Peter Smith. Stars Jeroen Krabbé, Suzanna Hamilton & Joanna Pearce. A crook finds his past catching up with him in the shape of the ex-girlfriend he thought was dead.