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Friday 13th November
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Friday 13th November
| 00:35 | The Velvet Touch | 1948. Thriller. A police captain (Sydney Greenstreet) must solve the murder of a producer. Was it his ex or his ex ex? Stars Rosalind Russell, Leo Genn & Claire Trevor. [S] |
| 02:30 | Star Performance: The Hard Way | 1953. Drama. Director: Robert Aldrich. Stars Dick Powell & Jack Elam. When a huge win at Dante's is paid off in counterfeit notes, Willie must team up with a gangster to find out who conned them. [S] |
| 03:00 | Sergeant Cork | The Case of the Two Drowned Men. 1963. Stars John Barrie, William Gaunt & Sheila Steafel. Thieves found dead in the Thames are identified but Cork suspects they are stand-ins for the real crooks. [S] |
| 04:00 | Burke's Law | Who Killed The Toy Soldier? 1965. Stars Gene Barry, Gary Conway & Regis Toomey. A horrible boss in charge of a toy firm is murdered. |
| 05:00 | Batman | Greatest Mother of Them All. 1966. Stars Adam West, Shelley Winters & Tisha Sterling. The infamous Ma Parker and her fiendish children raid Gotham's Ladies Auxiliary's Mother of the Year Awards. [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | Ma Parker. 1966. Stars Adam West & Shelley Winters. After finding a bomb in the Batmobile, Batman and Robin rush back to the prison to check on The Parkers, but all seems suspiciously well. [S] |
| 06:00 | East of Sudan | 1964. Adventure. Directed by Nathan Juran. Stars Anthony Quayle, Sylvia Sims & Derek Fowlds. Two colonial soldiers in 19th-century Africa risk their lives to save a governess and her charge. [S] |
| 07:50 | Tufty Club: Always Hold Mummy's Hand | ...Mummy's Hand. A delightful short animation for children about remembering to hold mummy's hand when out and about. |
| 07:55 | The Black Rider | 1954. Directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Jimmy Hanley, Rona Anderson and Lionel Jeffries. A local reporter discovers a group of enemy agents, but will the story get him promotion? [S] |
| 09:15 | Railway Murders | The Newcastle Train Murder. 2021. Stars Nicholas Day, Judith Rowbotham & Alan Moss. The murder of John Innes Nisbet in 1910 resulted in his killer becoming the last man hanged by Newcastle jail. [S] |
| 10:15 | Behind the Mask | 1958. Drama. Director: Brian Desmond Hurst. Stars: Michael Redgrave, Tony Britton & Carl Möhner. A newly qualified surgeon takes the blame for a drug addict colleague after the death of a patient. [S] |
| 12:15 | Look At Life | 1960. Inside the control tower as ATC talk down an incoming Comet in fog, and the 'Blind Landing Experimental Unit' on a Vickers Viking. |
| 12:25 | Doctor In The House | 1954. Comedy. Directed by Ralph Thomas. Stars Dirk Bogarde, Muriel Pavlow & Kenneth More. The adventures of a new medical student and his friends at St. Swithin's hospital in London. [S] |
| 14:15 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | The Traitor. 1956. Stars Richard Greene, Victor Woolf & Archie Duncan. King John fails to gather money to release Richard, some Lords raise the money. Robin must secretly get it out the country. [S] |
| 14:50 | Brandy for the Parson | 1951. Comedy. A young couple on a boating holiday off the Kent coast get caught up in a smuggling racket. Starring Kenneth More, Charles Hawtrey & Alfie Bass. [S] |
| 16:25 | Tufty Club: Don't Cycle on the Road | ...the Road. A charming road safety animation warning young cyclists about riding on the road and to keep on the pavements. |
| 16:30 | The Cheaters | Carnival Case. 1962. Stars John Ireland, Robert Ayres & Paul Eddington. Fortune teller Madam Oszeny is murdered and Eastern Insurance notice the circus has been paid out for its losses. [S] |
| 17:00 | A Family At War | 1971. The Straight And Narrow. Created by John Finch. Stars Colin Douglas & Shelagh Fraser. Margaret visits Michael to end their affair. John works on his relationship with his mother. (S2, E15) [S] |
| 18:00 | Men Of Sherwood Forest | 1954. Adventure. Director: Val Guest. Stars: Don Taylor, Reginald Beckwith & Eileen Moore. In 1194, on his return from the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionheart is taken prisoner in Germany. [S] |
| 19:35 | Look At Life | 1961. A study of the 800 years of pageantry and ceremonial that attends the induction of a new Lord Mayor of London. |
| 20:00 | Public Eye | 1975. How About a Cup of Tea? Stars Alfred Burke, Ray Smith & Peter Childs. Bruised & battered during his last case, Marker receives a surprise visitor to his hospital bed. [S] |
| 21:00 | Cellar Club with Caroline Munro | Join Caroline Munro down in The Cellar Club as she answers your questions about being a part of Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter, which was directed by the magnificent writer, Brian Clemens. [S] |
| 21:05 | Captain Kronos The Vampire Hunter | 1974. Adventure Horror. Directed by Brian Clemens. Stars Horst Janson, John Carson & Caroline Munro. A master swordsman, former soldier and his assistant go on the hunt for vampires. [S] |
| 22:55 | Cellar Club with Caroline Munro | After re-living Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter, Caroline Munro takes a look at another Hammer film which lands in The Cellar Club next week. [S] |
| 23:00 | The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002) | 2002. Drama. Director: David Attwood. Stars Richard Roxburgh, Ian Hart & Richard E. Grant. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate after being told an heir's estate is plagued by a ghostly dog. [S] |
Saturday 14th November
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Saturday 14th November
| 01:00 | BFI: A Message From Mars | 1913. Sci-Fi. Director: J. Wallett Waller. The first silent British sci-fi feature (with new score). A Martian visits earth to cure a selfish man (similar to 'A Christmas Carol') on Christmas Eve. |
| 02:15 | Broken Blossoms | 1936. Directed by John Brahm and starring Emlyn Williams, Dolly Hass and Arthur Margetson. A Chinese missionary comes to England where he helps a young girl who is ill treated by her father. [S] |
| 04:00 | Star Performance: Moorings | 1953. Drama. Directed by Roy Kellino. Stars Charles Boyer, Dorothy Malone & Will Wright. An overworked shipping magnate becomes entangled in the lives of a young boy and his blind mother. [S] |
| 04:30 | The Vise | Double Pay Off. 1955. Stars Ron Randell, Howard Pays & Robert Raikes. Eric plans a clever robbery but it is soon revealed he has fallen victim to a gang. Will there be a double pay off of fate? [S] |
| 05:00 | Batman | 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] |
| 05:30 | Batman | The Clock King Gets Crowned. 1966. Stars Adam West & Walter Slezak. The Clock King invades Wayne Manor to steal back a mistakenly rigged clock and attempts to rob Bruce's pocket watch collection. [S] |
| 06:00 | The Captain's Paradise | 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] |
| 07:45 | Sinners' Holiday | 1930. Crime Drama. Directed by John G. Adolfi. Stars Grant Withers & James Cagney. Ma Delano runs a boardwalk penny arcade but below is a bootleg operation which causes trouble for her family. |
| 09:00 | Legend of the Hidden City | 1997. Stars Brendan Pollecutt & Robert Finlayson. Ram revels in the destruction his battle caused, but it's only a diversion. Kabeth makes an alliance with Kanek. Will Morgan get 'The Source'? |
| 09:30 | William Tell | The Shrew. 1959. Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard & Jennifer Jayne. Hedda, lured away by a message that her sister is ill, finds herself an unwilling pawn in Gessler's latest plot. [S] |
| 10:00 | Hawkeye & the Last of the Mohicans | The Prisoner. 1957. Directed by Sam Newfield. Stars John Hart, Lon Chaney Jr & Brian Smyth. Lt. Briggs breaks the treaty by chasing a Native American beyond the recognized border. [S] |
| 10:30 | The Lone Ranger | War Horse. 1949. Stars Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore & John Hart. The famous war horse Black Cloud is stolen along with Lame Bear's son. Lone Ranger needs to use all his diplomacy skills. [S] |
| 11:00 | Supercar | The Sunken Temple. 1961. Stars David Graham, George Murcell & Greydon Gould. Despite warnings from locals, the Supercar team explore an underwater temple only to find out why they were warned. [S] |
| 11:30 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Too Many Earls. 1957. Stars Richard Greene, Nigel Davenport & Peter Welch. With the outlaws desperately in need of money, Marian hatches a scheme involving her uncle and an archery tournament. [S] |
| 12:00 | Teenage Zombies | 1959. Horror. Directed by Jerry Warren. Stars Don Sullivan, Katherine Victor & Steve Conte. A group of teens become stranded on an island and are captured by a mad scientist with villainous plans. [S] |
| 13:30 | Busy Bodies | 1933. Comedy. Directed by Lloyd French. Stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Stan & Ollie do battle with inanimate objects & their co-workers during a routine work day at the saw mill. [S] |
| 13:55 | The Woman in Green | 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] |
| 15:15 | Scales of Justice | 1965. The Hidden Face. Stars Edgar Lustgarten & Pamela Abbott. When a member of parliament takes his own life, his son seeks the author of the book that triggered the tragedy. [S] (S1, E8) |
| 15:50 | The Cruel Sea | 1953. War. Directed by Charles Frend. Stars Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden & Denholm Elliott. The dramatic story of a British convoy escort ship and its novice crew who set out to save lives. |
| 18:25 | Dick Turpin | The Secret Folk. 1982. Stars Richard O'Sullivan & Kay Adshead. Swiftnick frees a gypsy girl from a trap then must prove to her tribe he has not shamed her by facing three ordeals chosen by fate. [S] |
| 19:00 | Maigret | Raise Your Right Hand. 1961. Stars Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon & Neville Jason. When expected to give evidence at a murder trial, Maigret gets a feeling that the accused may actually be innocent. [S] |
| 20:05 | Lillie | The New Helen. 1978. Stars Francesca Annis, Derek Smith & Denis Lill. Lillie rejects the advances of King Leopold of Belgium and her friendship with Oscar Wilde intensifies. [S] |
| 21:10 | Bellman and True | 1987. Thriller. Directed by Richard Loncraine. Stars Bernard Jill, Derek Newark & Richard Hope. A computer expert is forced to use his scientific genius to pull off a daring bank heist. |
| 23:30 | EuroTrash | 1998. Hosted by Antoine de Caunes. Tonight, we solve the secret of the moving nipple, look into the mystery of wee willy winky, watch as Lolo makes a ham sandwich and see a man getting nibbled. |
Sunday 15th November
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Sunday 15th November
| 00:05 | Yanky Panky | 2000. Join country music persona Tina C as she uncovers the eccentric subcultures, bizarre personalities, and the rude, crude and lewd underbelly of American society. |
| 01:05 | The Runaway Train | 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] |
| 03:15 | A Saint, A Woman, A Devil | 1977. Drama. Director: Peter Savage. Stars Joanna Bell, Marc Stevens & Sonny Landham. Sylvia is a seemingly quiet and saintly person. But she is hiding a promiscuous multiple personality disorder. [S] |
| 05:05 | To The Four Corners | 1956. Directed by Eric Marquis. From Kilkeel in Northern Ireland to Lincoln Cathedral, travel across the four corners of the United Kingdom in 1956. |
| 05:25 | One Step Beyond | Forests of the Night. 1960. Stars Alfred Ryder, Mark Roberts & Douglas Dick. Three friends on a hunting trip stumble upon a mysterious Chinese game that promises to make a man what he is not. [S] |
| 06:00 | The Atomic Submarine | 1959. Sci-fi. Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. Stars Arthur Franz & Dick Foran. A submarine is sent out to investigate a series of naval disasters, but the crew also get caught up in the chaos. [S] |
| 07:30 | Dial 999 | 77 Bus. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Robert Cawdron & Ivan Craig. Police are baffled by robberies known as 'the Red Rose series'; Maguire and his partner suspect a seemingly innocent jeweller. [S] |
| 08:00 | Sherlock Holmes | The Case of the Shoeless Engineer. 1954. Starring: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford & Archie Duncan. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson encounter an injured man carrying an unconscious woman. [S] |
| 08:35 | Twist or Stick | It's a 1960s twisting compilation see 'The Hollies' Shane Fenton & The Fentones, The Orchids, The Keytones, a lot of 'That Old Yeah, Yeah Feeling' and much more. |
| 09:00 | The Four Feathers (1939) | 1939. Adventure. Director: Zoltan Korda. Stars John Clements, Ralph Richardson & C. Aubrey Smith. A British officer seeks to redeem his cowardice 'feathers' by secretly aiding his former comrades. [S] |
| 11:15 | Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer | 1956. Western. Directed by Albert C. Gannaway & Ismael Rodríguez. Stars Bruce Bennett & Lon Chaney Jr. Frontiersman Daniel Boone and his family fight for survival when his settlement is attacked. [S] |
| 12:50 | The Railway Children | 2000. Drama. Directed by Catherine Morshead. Stars Jenny Agutter & Richard Attenborough. Three children are forced to move to Yorkshire with their mother after their father is falsely imprisoned. [S] |
| 14:55 | That's My Boy | The Phantom of the Farmyard. 1985. Stars Mollie Sugden, Christopher Blake, Clare Richards. Mrs. Price is lonely in London and wants to move in with the family, so they hatch a plan to put her off. [S] |
| 15:30 | For the Love of Ada | Bowling. Stars: Wilfred Pickles, Irene Handl & Jack Smethurst. Ada's convinced that the baby is overdue, and Walter gambles his months pension. (S4, E02) [S] |
| 16:00 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E | The Birds and the Bees Affair. 1966. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum & Ahna Capri. THRUSH has developed a strain of tiny but deadly bees and plans to release them in U.N.C.L.E. HQ in New York. [S] |
| 17:00 | The Footage Detectives | Mike and Noel bring a touch of magic with amazing 1950s card tricks, then a visit to The Chelsea Flower Show in the 50s and there's a reel of Scottish football fans heading to the Empire Stadium. [S] |
| 18:00 | Enemy At The Door | Treason. 1978. Stars: Alfred Burke, Bernard Horsfall, Joss Ackland & Emily Richard. General Von Wittke comes to Guernsey, ostensibly to write a report on the Occupation. [S] |
| 19:05 | Ring of Spies | 1964. Drama. Director: Robert Tronson. Stars Bernard Lee, William Sylvester, David Kossoff & Margaret Tyzack. A secret agent asks Henry Houghton to steal military secrets in exchange for money. [S] |
| 20:55 | Look At Life | ...Why All The Rush. 1961. A look into why August Bank Holiday is traditionally the date around which most Britons fix their holidays. Those who think they will get away from it all are in for a shock |
| 21:05 | Fox | Fox: Big 'F' - Family. 1980. Stars Elizabeth Spriggs, Derrick O'Connor, Rosemary Martin. The Fox family drifts apart without Billy's guidance and support, and the brothers are facing big problems. [S] |
| 22:10 | What Ever Happened To Aunt Alice | 1969. Drama. Directed by Lee H. Katzin. Stars Ruth Gordon, Geraldine Page & Robert Fuller. Alice applies for the job of housekeeper in order to find out what happened to a missing widowed friend. |
Monday 16th November
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Monday 16th November
| 00:10 | The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read | 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. |
| 01:10 | Night of the Shooting Stars | 1982. Drama. Director: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani. Stars Margarita Lozano & Omero Antonutti. While watching shooting stars, Cecilia recounts when her Tuscan town defied their Nazi occupiers. [S] |
| 03:20 | A Yank In Ermine | 1955. Comedy. An American air-man (Peter Thompson) inherits an English title but will he cope with English nobility? Starring Jon Pertwee and Sid James. [S] |
| 05:00 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Isabella. 1956. Stars Richard Greene, Zena Walker, Helen Cherry & Donald Pleasence. Princess Avice summons Robin for help after discovering her husband is planning to marry a French princess. [S] |
| 05:30 | Supercar | The Sunken Temple. 1961. Stars David Graham, George Murcell & Greydon Gould. Despite warnings from locals, the Supercar team explore an underwater temple only to find out why they were warned. [S] |
| 06:00 | The Vise | Man in Demand. 1955. Stars Ron Randell, Dorothy Gordon & Enid Lorimer. A young wife finds her marriage in danger due to her mother in law's excessive demands on her son. [S] |
| 06:35 | The Detectives | The Trap. Captain Matt Holbrook (Robert Taylor) leads a squad of brave and tough detectives tackling crime. Also Stars: Tige Andrews, Russell Thorson, Adam West |
| 07:10 | The Doorway to Hell | 1930. Crime Drama. Director: Archie Mayo. Stars James Cagney, Lew Ayres & Dorothy Mathews. A crime lord decides to retire and stay away from the underworld, but certain events force him to return. |
| 08:45 | A Tale of Five Cities | 1951. Drama. Stars Bonar Colleano, Barbara Kelly, Eva Bartok & Gina Lollobrigida. An Englishman leaves America to enlist in the RAF, but a drunken accident results in a loss of memory. [S] |
| 10:30 | Z-Cars | Legacy. 1975. Stars Lois Baxter, Lynda Bellingham & Frederick Jaeger. The hunt for Skinner's murderer has moved away from Newtown. So why is a London detective on his way there, in secret? [S] |
| 11:35 | Echo Of Diana | 1963. Joan is distraught at the death of her husband in a plane crash but all is not what it seems. Stars: Vincent Ball & Betty McDowall. [S] |
| 12:50 | What's On TPTV With Noel | 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] |
| 13:00 | Richard the Lionheart | The Crown Jewels. 1963 Stars Dermot Walsh, Maurice Kaufmann & Lisa Daniely. A young knight is in debt to a gambling den. They threaten him and try to convince him to help steal the crown jewels. [S] |
| 13:35 | The Small Back Room | 1949. Drama. Directors Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. Stars David Farrar, Jack Hawkins and Kathleen Byron. The best bomb disposal expert must battle his inner self, during the German raids. [S] |
| 15:45 | The Cruel Sea | 1953. War. Directed by Charles Frend. Stars Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden & Denholm Elliott. The dramatic story of a British convoy escort ship and its novice crew who set out to save lives. |
| 18:20 | Road Safety: Thunderbirds Statistics | ...Statistics. The Thunderbirds team provide information and statistics on road traffic accidents and provide some safety tips for children. |
| 18:25 | Scales of Justice | 1965. The Hidden Face. Stars Edgar Lustgarten & Pamela Abbott. When a member of parliament takes his own life, his son seeks the author of the book that triggered the tragedy. [S] (S1, E8) |
| 19:00 | The Footage Detectives | Take a glorious trip back to Lancashire in 1948... to celebrate bleach, then let's cycle back to the 50s, and remember to bring your wheelbarrows - there's a new way to make a bob or two! [S] |
| 20:00 | Maigret | The Vanishing M. Owen. 1997. Stars Bruno Cremer, Arielle Dombasle & Bernard Haller. Whilst on holiday in Cannes, Maigret receives news a man has drowned in the bath in the suite of M. Ernst Owen. [S] |
| 21:50 | What Ever Happened To Aunt Alice | 1969. Drama. Directed by Lee H. Katzin. Stars Ruth Gordon, Geraldine Page & Robert Fuller. Alice applies for the job of housekeeper in order to find out what happened to a missing widowed friend. |
| 23:50 | Murders In... | Murders on Aix Island - Les Mystères de l’île. 2016. Director: François Guérin. Stars Julie Ferrier & Isabel Otero. Police investigate the murder of a former convict found dead near Fort Boyard. [S] |
Tuesday 17th November
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Tuesday 17th November
| 01:50 | The Lawless Years | The Maxie Gorman Story. 1959. Stars James Gregory, Robert H. Harris & Terence de Marney. Two men join forces to get into the bootlegging business but one man does not want to split the profits. |
| 02:25 | Madron | 1970. Western. Director: Jerry Hopper. Stars Richard Boone, Leslie Caron & Gabi Amrani. A gunfighter and a French-Canadian nun who survived a massacre, set out on a trek to elude Apache warriors. [S] |
| 04:15 | The Better Milk Story | A short film about JOBS Dairy. Meet the free range cows and learn about the milking methods, from the field to the doorstep in 1962! |
| 05:00 | Batman | An Egg Grows in Gotham. 1966. Stars Adam West, Vincent Price & Edward Everett Horton. Egghead and his yeggs steal the Gotham City charter in a twisted plot to gain control of the city. [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | 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] |
| 06:00 | Theirs Is The Glory | 1946. War. Director: Brian Desmond Hurst. The story of the armies' heroic struggle to hold the vital Arnheim Bridge during World War II. Over 200 veterans took part, although no credits appear. [S] |
| 07:40 | It's a Great Day | 1955. Starring Ruth Dunning, Edward Evans, Sidney James, Sheila Sweet, Peter Bryant, Nancy Roberts and Vera Day. Comedy based on the hugely successful TV series 'The Groves'. [S] |
| 09:00 | Anna Christie | 1930. Drama. Director: Clarence Brown. Stars Greta Garbo & Charles Bickford. A young woman reunites with her father and falls in love with a sailor but struggles to tell them about her dark past. |
| 10:45 | For The Love of Benji | 1977. Director: Joe Camp. Stars Patsy Garrett, Cynthia Smith, Peter Bowles & Art Vasil. A lovable canine gets caught up in an international espionage plot while on a family vacation in Greece. |
| 12:30 | Four Star Playhouse | ...Who Walked Out On Himself. 1953. Stars Ronald Colman & Francis Pierlot. A wealthy clubman leaves his family to marry a much younger woman, prompting his mirror image to walk out on him. |
| 13:00 | William Tell | The Traitor. 1959. Stars Conrad Phillips & Jennifer Jayne. The leader of a resistance group sends for Tell and Hedda to help him weed out a traitor but they soon find out they are in a trap. [S] |
| 13:35 | The Large Rope | (AKA: The Long Rope). 1953. Drama. Director: Wolf Rilla. Stars Donald Houston, Susan Shaw & Peter Byrne. A man returns to where he was accused of murdering a girl to prove his innocence. [S] |
| 15:00 | Turn The Key Softly | 1953. Drama. Director: Jack Lee. Stars Yvonne Mitchell, Joan Collins, Kathleen Harrison. Three women are released from Holloway prison on the same morning into the bustle of post-war London. [S] |
| 16:35 | Give Us A Clue | 1985. The classic game show Give us a Clue hosted by Michael Parkinson, this week's guests are, George Melly, Jane Asher and William Franklin, Nerys Hughes, Fred Trueman and Rosalind Ayres. [S] |
| 17:10 | Ghost Ship | 1953. Thriller. Directed by Vernon Sewell. Starring Hazel Court & Dermot Walsh. A young couple decide to buy a luxury steamboat for a romantic getaway and scoff at warnings that it's haunted. [S] |
| 18:40 | None But the Tortoise (1966) | A short documentary from 1966 detailing the car crowded roads of London and the changes that have come into play to make the roads more efficient. |
| 18:55 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E | The Birds and the Bees Affair. 1966. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum & Ahna Capri. THRUSH has developed a strain of tiny but deadly bees and plans to release them in U.N.C.L.E. HQ in New York. [S] |
| 20:00 | Hannay | The Fellowship of the Black Stone. 1988. Stars Robert Powell, Christopher Scoular & Gavin Richards. Hannay is recognised as an officer in military intelligence, an engineer & a prospector. [S] |
| 21:05 | Bellman and True | 1987. Thriller. Directed by Richard Loncraine. Stars Bernard Jill, Derek Newark & Richard Hope. A computer expert is forced to use his scientific genius to pull off a daring bank heist. |
| 23:25 | The Comic | 1969. Comedy/Drama. Directed by Carl Reiner. Stars Dick Van Dyke, Michele Lee & Mickey Rooney. The intriguing story of an exceptional silent-film comic whose talent is overshadowed by his ego. [S] |
Wednesday 18th November
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Wednesday 18th November
| 01:15 | Breathless | 1960. Drama. Director: Jean-Luc Godard. Stars Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg & Jean-Luc Godard. A small-time crook attempts to persuade a student to run away with him to Italy. [S] |
| 03:00 | Talking Pictures With Anita Harris | Anita Harris discusses her love of film, theatre & music. What working with the 'Carry On Team' was like & her memories of Harry Secombe, Frankie Howerd & Phil Silvers. Presented by Robert Ross. |
| 04:00 | The Directors | Billy Wilder, From Greta Garbo's Ninotchka, film noir classic Double Indemnity to his academy award winning classics Lost Weekend, Sunset Boulevard and The Apartment. [S] |
| 05:00 | Batman | The Devil's Fingers. 1966. Stars Adam West, Liberace & Marilyn Hanold. Batman and Robin must stop a nefarious concert pianist who's plotting to kill Bruce and marry Aunt Harriet. [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | The Dead Ringers. 1966. Stars Adam West, Liberace & Burt Ward. Batman and Robin escape Chandell's trap and plot to outsmart him and put a stop to his malicious plan. [S] |
| 06:00 | Third Party Risk | 1955. Crime. Directed by Daniel Birt. Stars Lloyd Bridges, Finlay Currie & Maureen Swanson. A man holidaying in Spain becomes inadvertently mixed up in a case of murder and microfilm smuggling. [S] |
| 07:30 | Impulse (1955) | 1955. Drama. Directed by Charles De la Tour & Cy Endfield. Stars Arthur Kennedy, Constance Smith & Joy Shelton. A night club singer tricks an estate agent into thinking he killed a jewel thief. [S] |
| 09:10 | Hammer The Toff | 1952. Crime Drama by Maclean Rogers. The Toff (John Bentley) tries to help Susan (Patricia Dainton) reunite with her uncle who's been targeted by criminals that are after his steel formula. [S] |
| 10:40 | Great Day In The Morning | 1956. Western. A gambler wins a hotel in a card game but finds himself involved with women and the start of the civil war. Starring Robert Stack, Virginia Mayo & Ruth Roman. [S] |
| 12:30 | Four Star Playhouse: Let The Chips Fall | ...Chips Fall. 1955. Stars Charles Boyer, Rhys Williams & Jean Willes. A reformed card sharp is enlisted to unmask a suspected poker cheat among a group of wealthy gamblers. |
| 13:00 | The Buccaneers | The Decoy. 1957. Stars Robert Shaw, Virginia Maskell & Marne Maitland. Whilst Tempest sails to Charleston, he encounters a strange woman alone in a boat at sea who tells him a peculiar story. [S] |
| 13:35 | Doctor In Distress | 1963. Comedy. Directed by Ralph Thomas. Stars Dirk Bogarde, James Robertson Justice & Samantha Eggar. Dr. Simon Sparrow's love life improves when the lovely Delia Mallory is brought into casualty. [S] |
| 15:40 | Four Star Playhouse: The Lost Silk Hat | ...Silk Hat. 1952. Stars Ronald Colman, Richard Whorf & Jay Novello. After a lovers' quarrel and a vow to never return, a man realises he has left behind his silk hat. How will he retrieve it? |
| 16:10 | What's On TPTV With Noel | 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] |
| 16:20 | Scandal Sheet (1952) | 1952. Crime. Directed by Phil Karlson. Stars John Derek, Donna Reed & Broderick Crawford. A newspaper editor accidentally kills his ex-wife and his protégé is assigned to investigate the story. [S] |
| 18:00 | Rooms | Miss Peebles and Mr Busby Pt1. Stars Graham Crowden, Anne Stallybrass and Sylvia Kay. Mr Busby, an eccentric elderly tenant, is accused of stealing from Miss Peebles. [S] |
| 18:30 | Rooms | Miss Peebles and Mr Busby Pt2. Stars Graham Crowden, Anne Stallybrass and Sylvia Kay. Miss Peebles patience wears thin with Mr Busby upstairs. [S] |
| 19:00 | Out of Town | 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] |
| 19:30 | Dick Turpin | The Hero. 1979. Stars Richard O'Sullivan, Kevin Brennan, David Daker. Dick takes pity on an unimpressive suitor, when the wealthy Phyllida is arranged to marry, helping to unite the young lovers. [S] |
| 20:05 | Van der Valk | The Rainbow Ends Here. Stars Barry Foster, Michael Latimer & Susan Travers. Van der Valk searches for a teenage girl abducted on her way to a clandestine rendezvous with a married man. [S] |
| 21:10 | Sherlock Holmes: Murder by Decree | 1979. Crime. Director: Bob Clark. Stars: Christopher Plummer, James Mason & David Hemmings. Holmes investigates Jack the Ripper's murders and discovers a conspiracy to protect the killer. [S] |
| 23:45 | The Appointment | 1981. Horror. Director: Lindsey C. Vickers. Stars Edward Woodward, Jane Merrow & Samantha Weysom. Ian misses his daughter's concert so he will have to contend with more than just childish sulking. [S] |
Thursday 19th November
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Thursday 19th November
| 01:35 | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers | 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] |
| 03:50 | Look At Life | 1962. A look at the arguments for and against building by-passes, featuring Transport Minister Ernest Marples. With a look at the by-passes being built and the effects on small towns and villages. |
| 04:00 | Stagecoach West | The Renegades. 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] |
| 05:00 | Batman | Hizzonner the Penguin. 1966. Stars Adam West & Burgess Meredith. Suspiciously endearing himself to the citizens of Gotham by foiling a robbery, the Penguin announces he is running for mayor. [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | Dizzonner the Penguin. 1966. Stars Adam West, Burgess Meredith & Woodrow Parfrey. The Penguin kidnaps members of the election board in an attempt to sway the votes to become mayor in his favour. [S] |
| 06:00 | The Directors | Alfred Hitchcock defined his own unique style of filmmaking from the early days of the 39 Steps and the Lodger to the Hollywood glamour of North by Northwest. [S] |
| 07:00 | Stock Car | 1955. Drama. After the death of her father while motor racing, the daughter (Rona Anderson) is dissuaded from selling his garage by fellow racer Larry (Paul Carpenter) who helps her run it. [S] |
| 08:20 | Liz Fraser | Desert Mice. Talking Pictures was fortunate to film with Liz Fraser and discuss her life in film a few years ago. Here she talks exclusively to Robert Ross. |
| 08:25 | Desert Mice | 1959. Comedy. Set in WW2, this is the story of an ENSA troupe of entertainers. Starring Sid James, Dora Bryan, Alfred Marks and Liz Fraser. [S] |
| 10:10 | Love In Pawn | 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] |
| 11:45 | So Long at the Fair | 1950. Mystery. Directors: Antony Darnborough & Terence Fisher. Stars Jean Simmons & Dirk Bogarde. Two siblings visit Paris for the Great Exhibition of 1889 when one of them goes missing. [S] |
| 13:30 | The Duchess of Duke Street | One Night's Grace. 1976. Stars Gemma Jones, Christopher Cazenove & Sally Osborne. Everyone is intrigued when an attractive young lady asks to see Lord Haslemere. Who is she and what is she after? [S] |
| 14:35 | The End of the Affair | 1955. Drama. Director: Edward Dmytryk. Stars Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson & John Mills. In WW2 London, a writer falls in love with the wife of a civil servant. Both men suspect her of infidelity. [S] |
| 16:45 | Whispering Smith Hits London | 1952. Mystery. Director: Francis Searle. Stars Richard Carlson, Greta Gynt & Herbert Lom. US sleuth Whispering Smith arrives in London on holiday but soon becomes embroiled in a murder case. [S] |
| 18:25 | Weir's Way | An Edinburgh Volcano. 1981. Tom visits Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh, the most studied volcano in the world and where the very beginnings of geology were laid by Edinburgh geologist James Hutton. |
| 18:55 | The Brothers | The Guilt Beneath the Gingerbread. 1974. Stars Richard Easton, Bill Treacher & Timothy Carlton. Brian finds himself alone to answer police questioning. Meanwhile, unrest at the depot continues. [S] |
| 20:00 | Mark Saber | Man About To Die. 1958. Stars Donald Gray & Neil McCallum. The hero of a children's sci-fi programme on television is a man without enemies, or so he thinks until someone threatens his life. [S] |
| 20:30 | The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club | ...Social Club. Episode 25. 1975. Julie Rogers performs 'My World Gets Smaller Every Day', and Wild Honey perform 'I Can't Leave You Alone'. Plus, Dustin Gee, Ronnie Dukes and Ricki Lee star. [S] |
| 21:20 | Lord Jim | 1965. Adventure. Directed by Richard Brooks. Stars James Mason, Peter O'Toole & Curt Jurgens. A discredited seaman, desperately seeking to redeem himself, agrees to deliver a dangerous shipment. [S] |
Friday 20th November
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Friday 20th November
| 00:20 | Up The Chastity Belt | 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] |
| 02:10 | A Home of Your Own | 1965. Comedy. Directed by Jay Lewis Stars Ronnie Barker, Peter Butterworth & Bernard Cribbins. A wordless, satirical look at British builders as they attempt to build a young couple's dream home. |
| 03:00 | Sergeant Cork | The Case of the Knotted Scarf. 1963. Stars John Barrie, William Gaunt & Brewster Mason. A woman is found dead, strangled with a knotted scarf. Leaving behind a husband some 26 years her senior. [S] |
| 04:00 | Burke's Law | Who Killed Rosie Sunset? 1965. Stars Gene Barry, Gary Conway & Regis Toomey. A nice old lady has been murdered. Who and why would do such thing. She only sold maps of stars homes. |
| 05:00 | Batman | Green Ice. 1966. Stars Adam West, Otto Preminger & Dee Hartford. Mr. Freeze kidnaps Miss Iceland from the Gotham City Beauty Contest to freeze her to 50 degrees below zero and marry her. [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | Deep Freeze. 1966. Stars Adam West, Otto Preminger & Kem Dibbs. As public animosity mounts, Batman and Robin hang up their capes. Meanwhile, Mr. Freeze decides to blackmail Gotham City. [S] |
| 06:00 | The Secret Man | 1958. Thriller. Director: Ronald Kinnoch. Stars Marshall Thompson, John Loder & Henry Oscar. A physicist finds himself drawn into an investigation to track down a spy at his research station. [S] |
| 07:30 | Life In Emergency Ward 10 | 1959. Drama. Based on the smash hit TV series about the daily life and the ups and downs of a hospital. Stars Michael Craig, Wilfred Hyde-White and Joan Sims. [S] |
| 09:15 | Railway Murders | The Guardsman. 2021. Stars Nicholas Day, Judith Rowbotham & Alan Moss. 28 year old Geoffrey Charles Dean was murdered by a railway fireman who stole £160 from the railway booking office. [S] |
| 10:15 | There Was a Young Lady | 1953. Comedy. Director: Lawrence Huntington. Stars Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray & Sydney Tafler. A diamond merchants' secretary gets fired by her new boss for being too efficient. [S] |
| 11:55 | The History Of Mr Polly | 1949. Drama. Director: Anthony Pelissier. Stars John Mills, Betty Ann Davies, Megs Jenkins, Moore Marriott & Finlay Currie. Alfred reluctantly uses inherited money on two big ventures. [S] |
| 13:55 | Camera Magic | 1947. A rarity from Castle Films when Eugene Castle was presumed to be in charge of operations. An insight behind the scenes of the 'magic making' of films and many 'tricks of the trade'. |
| 14:05 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | The Thorkil Ghost. 1956. Stars Richard Greene, Victor Woolf & Barbara Mullen. A young man tells Robin of hidden treasure in a castle that his late father had an encounter with a Viking ghost. [S] |
| 14:40 | Carrie's War | 2004. Drama. Director: Coky Giedroyc. Stars Alun Armstrong, Geraldine McEwan & Jack Stanley. Carrie and her brother are evacuated to Wales where they meet friends who make their time delightful. [S] |
| 16:30 | The Cheaters | Knight of the Road. 1962. Stars John Ireland, Robert Ayres & Richard Vernon. Eastern Insurance pay £6,000 to Ken Northwood when his car is stolen but three other insurers have also paid out... [S] |
| 17:00 | A Family At War | 1971. Clash By Night. Creator: John Finch. Stars John McKelvey & Keith Drinkel. A still-blind Phillip encounters an old enemy who once shot one of his comrades in the Spanish Civil War. (S2, E16) [S] |
| 18:05 | Appointment In London | 1953. War. Director: Philip Leacock. Stars Dirk Bogarde, Ian Hunter & Dinah Sheridan. A strained British Wing Commander leads his squadron of Lancaster bombers into another dangerous mission. [S] |
| 20:00 | Public Eye | How About It, Frank? 1975. Detective & Mystery Drama. Stars Alfred Burke, Peter Childs & Ray McAnally. Ron Gash wants Marker as his new partner. But are Gash's methods compatible with Marker's? [S] |
| 21:00 | Cellar Club with Caroline Munro | Caroline Munro is down in The Cellar Club ready to whisk you away to Hong Kong with the 1974 film Shatter, a co-production by Hammer Films and Shaw Brothers Studio. [S] |
| 21:05 | Shatter | 1974. Action Drama. Director: Michael Carreras. Stars Stuart Whitman, Peter Cushing & Lung Ti. An international hitman is hiding out in Hong Kong after completing a contract on an African leader. [S] |
| 22:50 | Cellar Club with Caroline Munro | Caroline Munro asks you to don your rain macs and camel hair coats next week, to travel once again outside the confines of the Cellar Club for a very special live event. [S] |
| 22:55 | Sherlock Holmes: The Last Vampyre | 1993. Drama. Director: Tim Sullivan. Stars Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke & Roy Marsden. Sherlock Holmes investigates strange and tragic happenings in a village where an unusual man resides. [S] |
Saturday 21st November
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Saturday 21st November
| 01:00 | The Big Trees | 1952. Western. Directed by Felix E. Feist. Stars Kirk Douglas, Eve Miller & Patrice Wymore. A timber baron sets his sights on California's redwood trees but faces conflict with a Quaker colony. [S] |
| 02:45 | Fort Algiers | 1953. Drama. Director: Lesley Selander. Stars Yvonne De Carlo, Carlos Thompson & Raymond Burr. In northwest Africa, a tribal leader tries to stir up a rebellion against the ruling powers. [S] |
| 04:20 | About Bread | 1938. A short reel about the process of making bread from importing ingredients, to baking and distributing. Plus, the nutritional benefits for everyone that bread can provide. |
| 04:30 | The Vise | Account Closed. 1955. Stars Ron Randell, Dennis Price & Helen Backlin. Harry Brandon gambles and fails on get rich quick schemes, until his wife is accused of theft and there is a finding fee. [S] |
| 05:00 | Batman | The Impractical Joker. 1966. Stars Adam West & Cesar Romero. The Joker vandalises a number of key objects around Gotham. Commissioner Gordon calls Batman and Robin to solve the enigmatic clues. [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | The Joker's Provokers. 1966. Stars Adam West & Cesar Romero. While Batman and Robin attempt to free themselves, The Joker plans to take over Gotham City using a time machine and hallucinogens. [S] |
| 06:00 | Bombay Waterfront | 1952. Directed by Maclean Rogers and starring John Bentley, Patricia Dainton and Peter Gawthorne. Follows Temple's efforts to aid the police in solving a series of gruesome murders. [S] |
| 07:20 | Serena | 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] |
| 08:30 | William Tell | Manhunt. 1959. Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard & Jennifer Jayne. Trapped on an island owned by Prince Erik, a man who enjoys hunting prey, Tell's careers appears to be at the end. [S] |
| 09:00 | Object Z | The Meteor. 1965. Stars Margaret Neale, Denys Peek & Trevor Bannister. Scientists around the world announce that a meteor will hit Earth in six weeks. |
| 09:30 | William at the Circus | Lost Cinema Serial - Episode 1. 1948. Stars William Graham, Garry Marsh & Jane Welsh. William Brown begins to devise a plan to secure more pay and shorter hours for schoolboys. [S] |
| 09:45 | Venture Adventure | 1941. A short film encouraging young men to enlist in the Army Training Corps, which was set up to train men in aviation skills, navigation and general duties for entry into the RAF. |
| 10:00 | Hawkeye & the Last of the Mohicans | False Faces. 1957. Directed by Sam Newfield. Stars John Hart, Lon Chaney Jr & Bill Walsh. A series of thefts are falsely attributed to the innocent. [S] |
| 10:30 | The Lone Ranger | Pete and Petro. 1949. Stars: Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels & Sheila Ryan. Pete and Pedro don't like working, until the Lone Ranger persuades them to help an attractive young woman save her ranch. [S] |
| 11:00 | Supercar | The Lost City. 1961. Stars David Graham, George Murcell & Graydon Gould. On the way to the South Pole, an uncontrolled force lands them on a strange island where they are in danger. [S] |
| 11:30 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Highland Fling. 1957. Stars Richard Greene, Alexander Gauge & Hugh McDermott. King Richard sends Robin Hood and Friar Tuck on a mission to Scotland to collect a debt in the form of gold. [S] |
| 12:00 | Target Earth | 1954. Sci-Fi. Directed by Sherman A. Rose. Starring Richard Denning. A large city is ordered to be completely evacuated as an army of robots, believed to be from the planet Venus, attack it. [S] |
| 13:35 | Gift Horse | 1952. Director: Compton Bennett. Stars Trevor Howard, Richard Attenborough, Sonny Tufts. In 1940, the Captain of an old Royal Navy destroyer struggles with his crew, as well as the Nazis. [S] |
| 15:35 | Scales of Justice | 1965. The Material Witness. Stars Edgar Lustgarten & John Carlin. A young executive plots to replace a firm's manager, and turns him in to police as a drunk driver. [S] (S1, E9) |
| 16:10 | Call Northside 777 | 1948. Drama. Directed by Henry Hathaway. Stars James Stewart, Richard Conte & Helen Walker. A Chicago reporter looks into an old murder and realises the man jailed for the crime is innocent. [S] |
| 18:25 | Dick Turpin | The King's Shilling. 1982. Stars Richard O'Sullivan & Ken Wynne. Swiftnick helps two lads who have been tricked into joining the King's army. The recruiting officers double back to get revenge. [S] |
| 19:00 | Maigret | The Liars. 1961. Stars Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon & Joseph Furst. Maigret travels to a coastal village to investigate the murder of the postmistress, with the schoolmaster being the main suspect. [S] |
| 20:05 | Lillie | Bertie. 1978. Stars Francesca Annis, Denis Lill & Ann Firbank. As Lillie acquires more admirers, her old friends see less of her, and she begins planning for the end of the season. [S] |
| 21:10 | Unfaithfully Yours | 1984. Comedy. Directed by Howard Zieff. Stars Dudley Moore, Nastassja Kinski & Armand Assante. An orchestra conductor believes that his wife is cheating on him and concocts a plan to murder her. |
| 23:05 | Confessions from a Holiday Camp | 1977. Comedy. Directed by Norman Cohen. Stars Anthony Booth, Robin Askwith & Bill Maynard. Holiday camp employees enjoy their summer celebrations until a new manager arrives to spoil the fun. |
Sunday 22nd November
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Sunday 22nd November
| 00:50 | EuroTrash | 1998. Hosted by Antoine de Caunes. We go in search of the Christmas cracker, shake out legs with a Christmas turkey and jingle bells with the Eurotrash Christmas gift guide. |
| 01:20 | Yanky Panky | 2000. Join country music persona Tina C as she uncovers the eccentric subcultures, bizarre personalities, and the rude, crude and lewd underbelly of American society. |
| 02:20 | The Hitch-Hiker | 1953. Thriller. Director Ida Lupino. Stars Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy & William Talman. Ray & Gilbert's fishing trip takes a turn when they pick up a hitch-hiker who turns out to be on the run. [S] |
| 03:50 | The Day Time Ended | 1979. Sci-Fi. Director: John Cardos. Stars Jim Davis, Christopher Mitchum & Dorothy Malone. Aliens visit the house of a family. The house is sucked into a time warp that sends it back in time. [S] |
| 05:25 | One Step Beyond | Who Are You? 1960. Stars Philip Bourneuf & Anna Lee. After a young girl recovers from scarlet fever, she rejects her parents and insists she is the recently deceased daughter of another family. [S] |
| 06:00 | Down Among The Z Men | 1952. Comedy directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Michael Bentine, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers. Prof. Pureheart loses a secret formula in the grocery shop. [S] |
| 07:25 | Scotland Yard | 1959. The Unseeing Eye. Directed by Geoffrey Muller. Starring Russell Napier, John Stone and Denny Dayviss. A night worker returning home sees smoke and flames coming from a building. (S1, E30) |
| 08:00 | Sherlock Holmes | The Case of the Split Ticket. 1954. Starring: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford & Archie Duncan. When O'Casey wins the lottery, they must find Albert before the ticket runs out. [S] |
| 08:30 | The Brave Don't Cry | 1952. Drama. Directed by Philip Leacock. Starring John Gregson, Meg Buchanan & John Rae. Based on a true story. In a small Scots mining-town, a mine cave-in seals the entire crew. [S] |
| 10:15 | X The Unknown | 1956. Fantasy. Directed by Leslie Norman. Stars Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman & Leo McKern. A radioactive creature terrorises a remote Scottish village, will anyone be able to stop it? [S] |
| 11:50 | North West Frontier | 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] |
| 14:20 | Water World | 2000. Actor and canal enthusiast Timothy West narrates the story of the incredible engineering feats needed to build canals and meets some of the characters to be found on inland waterways today. |
| 14:55 | That's My Boy | Surprise, Surprise. 1985. Stars Mollie Sugden, Deddie Davies & Eric Francis. Ida drops hints about what she wants for her upcoming birthday, but when it arrives she ends up disappointed. [S] |
| 15:30 | For the Love of Ada | Birth. Stars: Wilfred Pickles, Irene Handl & Jack Smethurst. Ada is about to become a grandmother but when Ruth's baby arrives, Leslie is at first nowhere to be found. (S4, E03) [S] |
| 16:00 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E | The Waverly Ring Affair. 1966. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum & Larry Blyden. THRUSH has a mole inside New York headquarters. Solo and Kuryakin are assigned to root out the double agent. [S] |
| 17:00 | The Footage Detectives | The Footage Detectives |
| 18:00 | Enemy At The Door | Pains And Penalties. 1978. Stars: Alfred Burke, Bernard Horsfall. Dr. Martel arranges hospitalisation for frail old Mrs. Bree who, with her son Edward, are rent-free tenants of Peter. [S] |
| 19:00 | Jigsaw | 1962. Directed by Val Guest and starring Jack Warner. A woman is murdered and it's up to Detective Fellows to sift through the clues and solve the 'Jigsaw'. Great shots of Brighton in the 60s. [S] |
| 21:05 | Fox | Just An Iron Monkey. 1980. Stars Bernard Hill, Mary Peach & Lee Walker. Vin tries to sort out his finances so he can buy a country pub. Ray is also offered a good business proposition. [S] |
| 22:10 | An Innocent Man | 1989. Crime Drama. Directed by Peter Yates. Stars Tom Selleck, F. Murray Abraham & Laila Robins. Two corrupt cops send an innocent man to prison, leading him to seek revenge on his release. [S] |
Monday 23rd November
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Monday 23nd November
| 00:30 | The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read | 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. |
| 01:35 | Play of the Month: Robinson Crusoe | 1974. Drama. Director: James MacTaggart. Stars Stanley Baker, Ram John Holder & Jerome Willis. A man struggles to survive after being shipwrecked on a deserted island. [S] |
| 03:40 | Three Silent Men | 1940. Crime. An inventor of a deadly weapon to be used against the allies is injured in a crash. Surgeon, Sir James (Sebastian Shaw) saves his life but learns of his plot. Stars Derrick De Marney. [S] |
| 05:00 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | The Hero. 1956. Stars Richard Greene, Bill Owen & John Dearth. After the sheriff's brother is killed, the man responsible is taken in by Robin, but tensions soon rise as he struggles to fit in. [S] |
| 05:30 | Supercar | The Lost City. 1961. Stars David Graham, George Murcell & Graydon Gould. On the way to the South Pole, an uncontrolled force lands them on a strange island where they are in danger. [S] |
| 06:00 | The Vise | The Rattan Trunk. 1955. Stars Ron Randell, Peter Grant & Jan Holden. Bert Edwards receives a trunk full of Persian rugs. Soon after the luggage turns up at Euston Station with a body inside. [S] |
| 06:35 | The Detectives | Conspiracy Of Silence. Captain Matt Holbrook (Robert Taylor) leads a squad of brave and tough detectives tackling crime. Also Stars: Tige Andrews, Russell Thorson, Adam West. [S] |
| 07:10 | The Great Van Robbery | 1959. Crime Drama. Director: Max Varnel. Stars Denis Shaw, Kay Callard & Tony Quinn. An Interpol detective pursues a dangerous thief who has placed his loot into a bank account in Rio de Janeiro. [S] |
| 08:30 | Morocco | 1930. Romance. Director: Josef von Sternberg. Stars Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich & Adolphe Menjou. A night club singer and a Legionnaire fall in love, but their relationship becomes complicated. [S] |
| 10:20 | Salvage with a Smile 1940 | 1940. Second World War comedy short explaining the value of salvage with Kathleen Harrison and Ronald Shiner, made at Ealing Studios. |
| 10:30 | Z-Cars | Guns. 1976. Stars Ray Lonnen, Albert Welling & John Cording. Armed robbery is becoming almost a daily event and soon someone will get hurt. What happens if the police meet violence with violence? [S] |
| 11:35 | Della | 1964. Drama. Director: Robert Gist and starring Joan Crawford. Della (Crawford), a reclusive matriarch of Royal Bay, watches over the affluent coastal town. Possession, for her, is everything. [S] |
| 12:55 | Banking a Banana | 1961. A charming comedy short about using bananas as a form of currency. |
| 13:00 | Richard the Lionheart | The Man Who Sold Pardons. 1963. Stars Dermot Walsh, Nigel Green & Robin Hunter. A charlatan posing as a monk is going through towns selling indulgences, bearing a forged document from the king! [S] |
| 13:35 | Send For Paul Temple | 1946. Crime Drama. Directed by John Argyle. Starring Anthony Hulme and Joy Shelton. Scotland Yard calls in novelist and amateur detective Paul Temple to help track down a gang of diamond robbers. [S] |
| 15:15 | Film Noir | Origins of Noir. 2022. The origins of Film Noir begin with the industrial revolution and with the ideas that that form of mechanised production produces. [S] |
| 16:15 | Blithe Spirit | 1945. Comedy. Director: David Lean. Stars Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond, Margaret Rutherford. A newly-married writer and his second wife are haunted by the ghost of his first wife. [S] |
| 18:15 | Look At Life | 1961. How does a homing pigeon 'home'? This film takes a look at the development of the birds, from fledglings to long-distance champions. |
| 18:25 | Scales of Justice | 1965. The Material Witness. Stars Edgar Lustgarten & John Carlin. A young executive plots to replace a firm's manager, and turns him in to police as a drunk driver. [S] (S1, E9) |
| 19:00 | The Footage Detectives | Mike and Noel step back to 1947 with warnings for curious children, then it's off to Sweden for a little nostalgia from 1957 and the detectives talk fireworks 50s style and explosive escapades. [S] |
| 20:00 | Maigret | Maigret Versus Mr Cavre. 1997. Stars Bruno Cremer, Nade Dieu & Jacques Boudet. Maigret travels to a small town in Belgium to help a friend whose brother-in-law has been accused of murder. [S] |
| 21:50 | Adventures of a Plumber's Mate | 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] |
| 23:35 | Murders In... | Murders in Martinique - Meurtres en Martinique. 2016. Director: Philippe Niang. Stars Sara Martins & Olivier Marchal. Parisian forensic specialist helps in an investigation near Mount Pelée. [S] |
Tuesday 24th November
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Tuesday 24th November
| 01:35 | Birmingham & The Road Patrol Bikes in the 1950s - Glimpses | Glimpses: 1950s. We start in Birmingham at the famous BSA factory where we follow the annual Road Patrol. Marvel at their side chassis and box carriers and follow them to Exeter, Abroath & Belfast. |
| 01:50 | The Lawless Years | The Muddy Kasoff Story. 1959. Stars James Gregory, Nita Talbot, Robert Karnes. Barney Ruditsky investigates the murder of Muddy Kasoff, using minimal clues to track down the gangsters responsible. |
| 02:25 | Mrs Mike | 1949. Drama. Director: Louis King. Stars Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes & J.M Kerrigan. Kathy O'Fallon meets Mountie Mike Flannigan. They fall in love, but can their love survive? [S] |
| 04:20 | Star Performance: The Book | 1954. Drama. Directed by Roy Kellino. Stars David Niven, Marguerite Chapman & Douglas Fowley. An author's curiosity about a piece of paper found in a library book leads him to a group of spies. [S] |
| 04:50 | Look At Life | 1960. An entertaining look at the role mud plays in all of our lives. |
| 05:00 | Batman | Marsha, Queen of Diamonds. 1966. Stars Adam West, Carolyn Jones & Estelle Winwood. Batman and Robin attempt to foil Marsha, Queen of Diamonds' plan to steal the Batcomputer's power source. [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | Marsha's Scheme of Diamonds. 1966. Stars Adam West, Carolyn Jones & Woody Strode. Marsha searches for a new potion to use on the Caped Crusaders in an attempt to obtain the Batcave's bat-diamond. [S] |
| 06:00 | The Broken Melody | 1934. Directed by Bernard Vorhaus. Paul Verlaine, a struggling composer (John Garrick) is supported by Germaine (Merle Oberon) who is secretly in love with him. [S] |
| 07:40 | The Mysterious Mr Nicholson | 1947. Crime drama. Directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Anthony Hulme, Lesley Osmond and Frank Hawkins. A solicitors' clerk is sent to deliver a will and finds the recipient murdered. [S] |
| 09:10 | Up The River | 1930. Comedy. Directed by John Ford. Stars Spencer Tracy, Claire Luce & Humphrey Bogart. When a paroled convict and former inmate are blackmailed, two career criminals come to their rescue. [S] |
| 11:00 | Terror By Night | 1946. Crime Drama. Starring: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce & Alan Mowbray. When a diamond is stolen on a train and the son of its owner is murdered, everybody is a suspect to Sherlock Holmes. [S] |
| 12:15 | Scotland Yard | 1956. Person Unknown. Directed by Montgomery Tully. Starring Russell Napier, Edward Cast and Alan Robinson. A Polish spy changed places with a would-be assassin. (S1, E18) |
| 13:00 | William Tell | The Spider. 1959. Stars Conrad Phillips & Donald Pleasence. Austrian commander 'The Spider' captures two of Tell's men and threatens to torture them. Now Tell must infiltrate The Spider's ranks. [S] |
| 13:35 | Rage at Dawn | 1955. Western. Directed by Tim Whelan. Stars Randolph Scott, Forrest Tucker & Mala Powers. A private detective from Chicago is sent out west to take down the notorious Reno brothers. [S] |
| 15:20 | Out of the Fog | 1962. Crime drama directed by Montgomery Tully. An ex-con is the prime suspect when a series of murders occur under a full moon. Every victim is a blonde young woman. Starring David Sumner. [S] |
| 16:40 | Daily Sketch Jigsaw Puzzle 1938 | Take a nostalgic trip back to 1938 with this short film about the Daily Sketch's jigsaw puzzle. |
| 16:45 | Storm Over the Nile | 1955. Directors: Zoltan Korda & Terence Young. Stars Anthony Steel & Laurence Harvey. A British officer is accused of cowardice by his friends and woman he loves. He sets out to prove his courage. [S] |
| 18:55 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E | The Waverly Ring Affair. 1966. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum & Larry Blyden. THRUSH has a mole inside New York headquarters. Solo and Kuryakin are assigned to root out the double agent. [S] |
| 20:00 | Hannay | A Point of Honour. 1988. Stars Robert Powell, Christopher Scoular & Gavin Richards. An encounter with a young lady on a train leads to a strange weekend of mistaken identity and danger. [S] |
| 21:05 | An Englishman Abroad | 1983. Drama. Director: John Schlesinger. Stars Alan Bates, Coral Browne & Charles Gray. Based on a true story, actress Coral Browne has a chance meeting with a member of the Cambridge spy ring. [S] |
| 22:20 | Run Wild, Run Free | 1969. Drama. Directed by Richard C. Sarafian. Stars John Mills, Sylvia Syms & Gordon Jackson. A psychosomatically mute young boy finds an emotional release through his love for a wild white colt. [S] |
Wednesday 25th November
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Wednesday 25th November
| 00:25 | Road Games | 1981. Thriller. Directed by Richard Franklin. Stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Stacy Keach & Marion Edward. A truck driver in Australia begins to suspect that a man is killing young women along his route. [S] |
| 02:30 | The Big Lift | 1950. War drama starring Montgomery Clift. In 1948 the Soviet Union blockades the allied sectors of Berlin, to bring the entire city under their control. [S] |
| 04:55 | Far Away Places | Parkside Productions present The Malcolm Mitchell Group playing 'Far Away Places'. Directed by Roger Proudlock. |
| 05:00 | Batman | Come Back, Shame. 1966. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Cliff Robertson. Batman and Robin reckon something's up when Shame steals Grimaldi Smith's hot racing car in the middle of the Gotham City 500. [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | It's How You Play the Game. 1966. Stars Adam West, Cliff Robertson & Eric Shea. Shame goes to work on his final caper - the theft of four prize cattle worth over one million dollars. [S] |
| 06:00 | Johnny On The Spot | 1954. Crime directed by Maclean Rogers. Johnny (Hugh McDermott) returns from a prison sentence to get the man who framed him. [S] |
| 07:30 | Girdle of Gold | 1952. Comedy directed by Montgomery Tully and filmed at Nettlefold. Starring Esmond Knight and Maudie Edwards. A husband hides a fortune in his wife's girdle, only for the girdle to go 'missing'. [S] |
| 08:45 | Hell's Angels | 1930. War. Director: Howard Hughes. Stars Ben Lyon, James Hall & Jean Harlow. Epic war film following the lives of two dissimilar brothers as they join the Royal Flying Corps when war breaks out. [S] |
| 11:20 | Sussex Fortnight | Made in 1950. By bicycle with Raymond Glendenning to Arundel, Littlehampton and a horse show, ending with the Goodwood Cup. |
| 11:45 | Night Train to Paris | 1964. Drama. Director: Robert Douglas. Stars Leslie Nielsen & Aliza Gur. A retired spy agrees to a friend's request to deliver a tape to Paris and prevent it from falling into the wrong hands. [S] |
| 13:00 | The Buccaneers | The Instrument of War. 1957. Stars Robert Shaw, Andrew Keir & Charles Houston. Dan travels to Prisoner's Island to collect valuable cargo, however, the cargo is a single Scottish Highland Chief. [S] |
| 13:35 | The Young Land | 1959. Western. Director: Ted Tetzlaff. Stars Patrick Wayne, Yvonne Craig & Dennis Hopper. American gunslinger kills a Mexican man. He is arrested and the Hispanic population wait for justice. [S] |
| 15:25 | Oliver Twist (1982) | 1982. Drama. Director: Clive Donner. Stars George C. Scott, Tim Curry & Michael Hordern. The classic tale of an orphan boy who finds himself joining a band of thieves after escaping the orphanage. [S] |
| 17:25 | Scales of Justice | 1966. Infamous Conduct. Stars Edgar Lustgarten & Dermot Walsh. A famous surgeon loses his license (and his wife) after a female patient accuses him of conduct unbecoming a physician. [S] (S1, E12) |
| 18:00 | Rooms | Ted & Mrs Fox P1. Stars Russell Hunter, Madeline Smith and Maureen Pryor. In a world where nobody has the time to 'listen', people like Ted and Mrs Fox are lucky to find each other. [S] |
| 18:30 | Rooms | Ted & Mrs Fox P2. Stars Joyce Heron, Russell Hunter, Perry Balfour, Madeline Smith & Maureen Pryor. Mrs Fox and Ted are incurable romantics, clinging to memories of the past. [S] |
| 19:00 | Out of Town | Fly Casting/The Log Splitter. 1986. Jack Hargreaves illustrates the technical advances in fly fishing. He then shows us his latest gadget for chopping logs for his wood burning stove. [S] |
| 19:30 | Dick Turpin | The Turncoat. 1979. Stars Richard O'Sullivan, David Daker & Forbes Collins. Spiker is ambushed whilst carrying a letter for Sir John Glutton, who then forces Dick Turpin to recover the message. [S] |
| 20:05 | Van der Valk | Enemy. Stars Barry Foster, Joanna Dunham & Nigel Stock. When Van der Valk and his wife Arlette receive death threats, the detective finds himself looking for a mysterious Enemy. [S] |
| 21:10 | An Innocent Man | 1989. Crime Drama. Directed by Peter Yates. Stars Tom Selleck, F. Murray Abraham & Laila Robins. Two corrupt cops send an innocent man to prison, leading him to seek revenge on his release. [S] |
| 23:30 | The Devil's Hand | 1961. Horror. Directed by William J. Hole Jr. Stars Linda Christian, Robert Alda & Ariadne Welter. A man, haunted by visions of a beautiful woman, winds up in a Satanic cult after meeting her. [S] |
Thursday 26th November
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Thursday 26th November
| 01:00 | The Mark of Cain | 1947. Crime Drama. Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst. Stars Eric Portman, Sally Gray & Patrick Holt. A young French girl instigates rivalry between two brothers when she marries the younger one. [S] |
| 02:50 | Action Stations | 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] |
| 03:55 | Cinebox Memories | Join the amazing Vince Taylor as he performs the entrancing hit Twenty Flight Rock. |
| 04:00 | Stagecoach West | The Marker. 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] |
| 05:00 | Batman | The Penguin's Nest. 1966. Stars Adam West, Burgess Meredith & Vito Scotti. The Penguin tries to get arrested as he wants to be sent back to prison so he can team up with a forger residing there. [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | The Bird's Last Jest. 1966. Stars Adam West, Burgess Meredith & Alan Napier. Batman requests Alfred to go undercover, in an attempt to spring a trap on the Penguin and stop his latest scheme. [S] |
| 06:00 | The Directors | Sam Peckinpah, a hard-hitting director who had seen atrocities at the end of the war as a marine became known for his violent scenes, he is remembered as the man who reinvented the western. [S] |
| 07:00 | Demobbed | 1944. Comedy. Demobbed from the army, four troublesome soldiers are reunited with their old Sergeant. Starring Norman Evans, Nat Jackley and Dan Young. Directed by John E Blakely. [S] |
| 08:50 | The Widow From Chicago | 1930. Crime Drama. Directed by Edward F. Cline. Stars Alice White, Edward G. Robinson & Neil Hamilton. A woman infiltrates the mob in order to avenge her brother's death. [S] |
| 10:10 | The Breaking Point | 1961. The nephew of a printer gets involved with foreign spies' intent on making counterfeit money. Stars Peter Reynolds & Dermot Walsh. [S] |
| 11:20 | Crown Court | Public Lives - Part 1. 1973. Stars Jim Norton, Jill Freud, Joseph Berry. A theatre director and a theatre producer face obscenity charges relating to a play they presented entitled 'Public Lives'. [S] |
| 11:55 | Crown Court | Public Lives - Part 2. 1973. Stars Kevin Stoney, Brian Wilde & Jennifer Clulow. Actress Mandy Jenkins speaks about how she was sacked from the play and author E.W. Appleby makes a statement. [S] |
| 12:30 | Crown Court | Public Lives - Part 3. 1973. Stars Jim Norton & Christopher Burgess. Jeremy Williams continues giving evidence and denies making an obscene production, and Anthony Standing MP provides his views. [S] |
| 13:05 | Pete Murray Takes You To Hastings 1983 | ... Hastings 1981. Pete Murray takes you along his travels through the picturesque and historical coastal town of Hastings. [S] |
| 13:30 | The Duchess of Duke Street | Plain Sailing. 1976. Stars Gemma Jones, Christopher Cazenove & Jan Francis. Louisa turns the air blue when she buys a summer resort adjacent to a posh private club at Cowes. [S] |
| 14:35 | Profile | 1954. Drama. Director Francis Searle and starring John Bentley, Kathleen Byron and Thea Gregory. The editor of a magazine is keen on the boss's daughter but her mother is keen on him. [S] |
| 15:55 | Call Northside 777 | 1948. Drama. Directed by Henry Hathaway. Stars James Stewart, Richard Conte & Helen Walker. A Chicago reporter looks into an old murder and realises the man jailed for the crime is innocent. [S] |
| 18:10 | Look At Life | 1963. A look at the origins of man-powered flight, focusing on John Wimpenny, the first man to pedal himself through the air for more than half a mile. Also featuring a look at today's attempts. |
| 18:25 | Weir's Way | Fast Castle to Abb's Head. 1981. Tom takes the 5 mile trek from the remarkable Fast Castle, built on crags and reckoned to have been built for shipwrecking, to the popular destination of St Abbs. [S] |
| 18:55 | The Brothers | A Bad Mistake. 1974. Stars Hilary Tindall, Gabrielle Drake & Colin Baker. Ann fears losing everything. Meanwhile, Edward meets prospective shareholders, but his honesty causes a setback. [S] |
| 20:00 | Mark Saber | Saber at Sea. 1958. Stars Donald Gray, Ann Stephens & Robert Arden. Saber helps a woman who has turned amateur detective upon finding a dead body aboard a cruise ship. [S] |
| 20:30 | The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club | ...Social Club. Episode 26. 1975. Ronnie Hilton sings a number of hits, New World perform 'Kara, Kara' and 'Sister Jane'. David Copperfield, Valentino and Jimmy Marshall also star. [S] |
| 21:20 | Unfaithfully Yours | 1984. Comedy. Directed by Howard Zieff. Stars Dudley Moore, Nastassja Kinski & Armand Assante. An orchestra conductor believes that his wife is cheating on him and concocts a plan to murder her. [S] |
| 23:15 | The Reckless Moment | 1949. Drama. Director: Max Ophuls. Stars James Mason, Joan Bennett & Geraldine Brooks. Finding her daughter's lover dead, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal. [S] |
Friday 27th November
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Friday 27th November
| 00:55 | Man Who Cheated Himself | 1950. Crime. Director: Felix E. Feist. Stars Lee J. Cobb, Jane Wyatt & John Dall. A homicide detective who witnesses his girlfriend kill her husband is assigned to the case, alongside his brother. [S] |
| 02:35 | Portraits of Terror | 1957. Horror. Directed by Ed Wood Jr. Stars James 'Duke' Moore, Dudley Manlove & Jeannie Stevens. An actor roams an empty theatre after dark, where he is haunted by creepy sounds and eerie sights. [S] |
| 03:00 | Sergeant Cork | The Case of the Stage Door Johnnie. 1963. Stars John Barrie, William Gaunt & Cicely Courtneidge. Kate Seymour is engaged to James Stratton, but she is receiving letters warning of his womanising. [S] |
| 04:00 | Burke's Law | Who Killed Wimbledon Hastings? 1965. Stars Gene Barry, Gary Conway & Regis Toomey. An exploding tennis ball kill a tennis star at a charity event. Time for Burke to investigate. |
| 05:00 | Batman | The Cat's Meow. 1966. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward, Julie Newmar & Sharyn Wynters. Catwoman steals Chad and Jeremy's voices and holds them for ransom. [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | The Bat's Kow Tow. 1966. Stars Adam West, Julie Newmar & Ric Roman. Batman and Robin rush to the Policeman's Ball where Chad and Jeremy are singing but Catwoman is already there to cause mayhem. [S] |
| 06:00 | The Marked One | 1963. Crime. Director: Francis Searle. Stars William Lucas, Zena Walker & Patrick Jordan. Criminals kidnap a man's daughter in order to obtain forgery plates which they believe he possesses. [S] |
| 07:15 | The Agitator | 1945. Drama. Director: John Harlow. Stars William Hartnell, Mary Morris & John Laurie. In this 'lost' William Hartnell film, a socialist inherits the British factory where he works as a union mechanic |
| 09:15 | Railway Murders | Death on the Underground. 2021. Stars Nicholas Day, Judith Rowbotham & Alan Moss. The murder of 73 year old aristocrat Countess Teresa Lubienska on the eastbound Piccadilly line platform in 1957. [S] |
| 10:15 | Paid | 1930. Drama. Directed by Sam Wood. Stars Joan Crawford, Robert Armstrong & Marie Prevost. Mary Turner, a wrongly accused ex-convict, seeks revenge on those who sent her to prison. [S] |
| 12:00 | Inspector Hornleigh | 1938. Mystery. Directed by Eugene Forde. Stars Gordon Harker, Alastair Sim & Miki Hood. Inspector Hornleigh is called in to investigate a murder linked to the theft of government secrets. [S] |
| 13:30 | Scotland Yard | 1953. The Missing Man. Directed by Ken Hughes. Stars Tristan Rawson & Evelyn Moore. The Dream of a Retired Vicar's wife sets police on the trail of a man who has been missing since 1938. (S1, E2) |
| 14:05 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | The Knight Who Came To Dinner. 1956. Stars Richard Greene, Victor Woolf & Archie Duncan. Little John and Friar Tuck capture a knight, but are concerned about his value judging by his equipment. [S] |
| 14:40 | Doctor at Sea | 1955. Comedy. Directed by Ralph Thomas. Stars Dirk Bogarde, Brigitte Bardot, James Robertson. A young man signs up to be a ship's doctor in an effort to bring some excitement into his life. [S] |
| 16:30 | The Cheaters | Diamond Studded Malaria. 1962. Stars John Ireland, Robert Ayres & Bill Nagy. Bill Harrison has just been acquitted of murder. He was escorting diamonds to London but came down with malaria. [S] |
| 17:00 | A Family At War | 1971. Salute The Happy Morn. Created by John Finch. Stars Colin Douglas & Shelagh Fraser. Mrs Porter discovers the truth about Margaret's illegitimate child. Sheila has designs on Colin. (S2, E17) [S] |
| 18:00 | Nowhere To Go | 1958. Crime. Directors: Seth Holt, Basil Dearden. Stars George Nader, Maggie Smith, Bernard Lee. Paul is released from jail, following a stretch for robbing a woman who falls for his charms. [S] |
| 20:00 | Public Eye | 1975. They All Sound Simple at First. Stars Alfred Burke, Peter Childs & Philip Madoc. Marker is called in by a cabinet-maker to recover £700 he's owed for an antique clock. [S] |
| 21:00 | Cellar Club with Caroline Munro | Join Caroline Munro as she introduces a unique live event - The Cellar Club Live, featuring fellow Scream Queens Madeline Smith and Judy Matheson. [S] |
| 21:05 | Cellar Club Live (Scream Queens) | 2026. Actress and novelist Linda Regan is joined by the fabulous Scream Queens Caroline Munro, Judy Matheson and Madeline Smith, and look into the psychology of horror with Katie Evans. [S] |
| 23:15 | Cellar Club with Caroline Munro | Before Caroline leaves tonight, let her tell you about the classic film coming up in next week's Cellar Club. [S] |
| 23:20 | Assault | 1971. Thriller. Director: Sidney Hayers. Stars Suzy Kendall, Frank Finlay, Freddie Jones. After two schoolgirls are assaulted in the woods, a teacher uses herself as bait to catch the perpetrator. [S] |
Saturday 28th November
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Saturday 28th November
| 01:10 | The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle | ...Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle. 2005. Drama. Director: Cilla Ware. Stars Douglas Henshall, Brian Cox & Emily Blunt. The story of Conan Doyle's remarkable life and the birth of Sherlock Holmes. [S] |
| 03:00 | Ghosts on the Loose | 1943. Comedy. Stars Bela Lugosi & Ava Gardner. The East Side Kids try to fix up a house for newlyweds, but find the place next door 'haunted' by mysterious men. [S] |
| 04:20 | 1960s London - Glimpses | 1960s Life in England we particularly look at London in this great montage of clips from more of our favourite 1960s films along with remembering the fashions the songs the cars and the music. |
| 04:30 | The Vise | The Serpent Beneath. 1955. Stars Ron Randell, Dennis Price & Zena Marshall. A renowned playwright becomes stale so he steals the play of an unknown author which gets him involved in complications. [S] |
| 05:00 | Batman | The Puzzles are Coming. 1966. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. The Puzzler tries to fool Knab while the Dynamic Duo hunt the truth, but The Puzzler plans to stop their search. [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | The Duo is Slumming. 1966. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & William Dozier. The Puzzler is trying to hijack Knab's plane and hold it for ransom, but Batman and Robin find clues left behind. [S] |
| 06:00 | I Lived With You | 1933. Drama. Stars: Ursula Jeans, Ida Lupino & Minnie Rayner. A penniless Russian Prince is befriended by Gladys who takes him home to live with her folks. Co-written by Ivor Novello. [S] |
| 07:55 | Scotland Yard | 1960. The Dover Road Mystery. Directed by Gerard Bryant. Starring Geoffrey Keen, Edward Cast and Leonard Sachs. A stolen car used in a bank robbery proves too fast for the squad car. (S1, E32) |
| 08:30 | William Tell | The Killer. 1959. Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard & Jennifer Jayne. Accused of murdering a partisan helper and stealing his gold, Tell must find a way to prove his innocence. [S] |
| 09:00 | Object Z | The World in Fear. 1965. Stars Margaret Neale, Brandon Brady & Terence Donovan. The British public begin to build shelters. Meanwhile in Australia, a 1000 mega ton bomb is launched at Object Z. [S] |
| 09:30 | William at the Circus | Lost Cinema Serial - Episode 2. 1948. Stars William Graham, Garry Marsh & Jane Welsh. William attempts to raise money to ensure all the boys can go on a trip to London to visit Downing Street. [S] |
| 09:50 | There Was An Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe | ...Lived In A Shoe. 1940. A wonderful animated short film directed by George Pal featuring a twist on the classic nursery rhyme. |
| 10:00 | Hawkeye & the Last of the Mohicans | The Morristown Story. 1957. Directed by Sam Newfield. Stars John Hart, Lon Chaney Jr & George Barnes. Hawkeye has tracked outlaw Simon Girty to Morristown but he and Chingachgook are turned away. [S] |
| 10:30 | The Lone Ranger | The Renegades. 1949. Stars: Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels & Gene Roth. While on the trail, Tonto gets an urgent message to meet Chief Swift Eagle. [S] |
| 11:00 | Supercar | Trapped in the Depths. 1961. Stars David Graham & Graydon Gould. The US Navy are testing a new bathyscaphe when disaster strikes. The Supercar team spring into action to save the trapped crew. [S] |
| 11:30 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | The Mystery of Ireland's Eye. 1957. Stars Richard Greene, Eddie Byrne & Nigel Davenport. Robin and Friar Tuck escort Marian to Ireland to search for her uncle and encounter a monstrous priest. [S] |
| 12:00 | Zontar - Thing From Venus | 1967. Sci-fi. Directed by Larry Buchanan. Stars John Agar, Susan Bjurman & Tony Huston. A young scientist believes an alien from Venus can help Earth but soon discovers it has a malevolent plan. [S] |
| 13:40 | The Blue Lamp | 1949. Crime. Directed by Basil Dearden. Stars Dirk Bogarde, Jack Warner & Jimmy Hanley. A killer shoots a London policeman during a robbery. [S] |
| 15:25 | Scales of Justice | 1966. Company of Fools. Stars Edgar Lustgarten & Barrie Ingham. Five strangers band together to exact revenge on a man who ruined them financially. [S] (S1, E10) |
| 16:00 | Three Coins in the Fountain | 1954. Romantic Comedy. Director: Jean Negulesco. Stars Dorothy McGuire & Jean Peters. Three women toss coins into Rome's Trevi Fountain for luck in romance. But none have the luck they hoped for! [S] |
| 18:05 | Look At Life | 1963. A look at the chaos brought in by ice and snow each year in Britain, why it happens in an age of scientific miracles and what is being done about it. |
| 18:25 | Dick Turpin | The Hanging. 1982. Stars Richard O'Sullivan & Jennie Linden. Turpin and Swiftnick try to help a mysterious woman who is being blackmailed by Captain Spiker, but they are led into a trap. [S] |
| 19:00 | Maigret | The Reluctant Witnesses. 1962. Stars Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon & Neville Jason. An old, dilapidated mansion is burgled and Maigret discovers a disturbing reason why a family is reluctant to talk. [S] |
| 20:05 | Lillie | Let Them Say. 1978. Stars Francesca Annis, Denis Lill & Ann Firbank. Visiting Crown Prince Rudolf becomes smitten with Lillie, prompting Bertie to arrange for Lillie to be presented to the Queen. [S] |
| 21:10 | The Paper Chase | 1973. Comedy Drama. Directed by James Bridges. Stars Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner & John Houseman. A law student learns that his tyrannical professor is also the father of the student he loves. [S] |
| 23:25 | Confessions of a Pop Performer | 1975. Comedy. Director: Norman Cohen. Stars Robin Askwith, Anthony Booth & Bill Maynard. The adventures of accident-prone, amorously inclined Timmy Lea, as he tries to achieve pop music stardom. |
Sunday 29th November
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Sunday 29th November
| 01:10 | EuroTrash | 1998. Hosted by Antoine de Caunes. Tonight, special guests include Avari, Celebrity Flasher: Adriana Sklenarikova, Gunther Brendel, Philip Mond, Coumba Gawlo and Lolo Bounces Up and Down. |
| 01:45 | Yanky Panky | 2000. Join country music persona Tina C as she uncovers the eccentric subcultures, bizarre personalities, and the rude, crude and lewd underbelly of American society. |
| 02:45 | Adventures of a Private Eye | 1977. Comedy. Director: Stanley Long. Stars Chris Neil, Suzy Kendall, Harry H. Corbett. While his boss is away, Bob helps a model being blackmailed, finds a dead body & ends up in a cabaret club. [S] |
| 04:40 | Four Star Playhouse: The Island | The Island. 1952. Stars Charles Boyer, Dick Powell, Joel McCrea and David Niven. George catches a shady doctor using a fake name. George falls sick and must be operated on by him. [S] |
| 05:15 | Look At Life | 1960. A look behind the scenes of industry, exploring what is being done to improve Britain's output. |
| 05:25 | One Step Beyond | Tidal Wave. 1960. Stars Jean Allison, Dennis Patrick & Ted Knight. In Hawaii, a tsunami threatens a wheelchair bound woman, will anyone be able to help save her? [S] |
| 06:00 | All Living Things | Drama. 1955. Directed by Victor M. Gover. Stars Patrick Barr, Helen Christie & Ian Fleming. An incident with his son and his dog changes the mind of a Professors uses of animals in his research. |
| 06:25 | The Man In The Mirror | 1936. Drama with Edward Everett-Horton & Alastair Sim. A timid businessman, while looking into his mirror, is confronted by his alter ego. [S] |
| 08:00 | Sherlock Holmes | The Case of the French Interpreter. 1954. Starring: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford & Archie Duncan. When an interpreter says he was kidnapped, Sherlock investigates further. [S] |
| 08:35 | Our Man in Havana | 1960. Comedy. Director: Carol Reed. Stars Alec Guinness, Maureen O'Hara & Burl Ives. Vacuum cleaner salesman Jim agrees to work as an agent and recruit agents for the British Secret Service. [S] |
| 10:45 | Scotland Yard | 1957. Night Crossing. Directed by Montgomery Tully. Starring Russell Napier, John Serret and Andre Maranne. The quiet of an idyllic port town is shattered when a body is found on the beach. (S1, E26) |
| 11:30 | Salvage with a Smile 1940 | 1940. Second World War comedy short explaining the value of salvage with Kathleen Harrison and Ronald Shiner, made at Ealing Studios. |
| 11:40 | Reach For The Sky | 1956. War drama. Directed by Lewis Gilbert and stars Kenneth More, Muriel Pavlow and Lyndon Brook. This is the true story of Douglas Bader, who loses his legs but returns to flight during WW2. [S] |
| 14:20 | Water World | 2000. Actor and narrowboat enthusiast David Suchet joins the battle to save a stretch of historic Midlands canal threatened by a new road and conservationists try to rescue the native water voles. [S] |
| 14:55 | That's My Boy | Digging In. 1986. Stars Mollie Sugden, Christopher Blake & Harold Goodwin. Ida becomes distraught when Wilfred disappears, but there is more drama when he is found. [S] |
| 15:30 | For the Love of Ada | The Admirer. Stars: Wilfred Pickles, Irene Handl & Jack. A gentleman admirer starts flirting with Ada and she is flattered but what does Walter think to all this. (S4, E04) [S] |
| 16:00 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E | The Bridge of Lions Affair: Part One. 1966. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum & Vera Miles. U.N.C.L.E. and THRUSH race against each other in a bid to get hold of a machine that reverses aging. [S] |
| 17:00 | The Footage Detectives | Pete Murray gives the lowdown on the New Musical Express, join Noel for 'Home Movie Day' at London's Cinema Museum and there's ballroom dancing at the Hammersmith Palais in the swinging 60s. [S] |
| 18:00 | Enemy At The Door | The Prussian Officer. 1978. Stars: Alfred Burke, Bernard Horsfall & Emily Richard. Officer Von Bulow comes to the island and is billeted with Peter whilst he trains soldiers for the Russian front. [S] |
| 19:05 | Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? | 1957. Comedy. Director: Frank Tashlin. Stars Tony Randall, Jayne Mansfield & Joan Blondell. An ad man and a famous Hollywood actress must pretend to be a couple as part of an advertising campaign. [S] |
| 20:55 | Look At Life | 1960. A fascinating look at the lighthouses and light-ships around Britain's coast. |
| 21:05 | Fox | Just Another Villain in a Cheap Suit. 1980. Stars Derrick O'Connor, Larry Lamb, Dilys Lane & Trudie Goodwin. Ray is asked to repay an old debt he would rather forget. [S] |
| 22:10 | The Boys From Brazil | 1978. Drama. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. Stars Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier & James Mason. A Nazi hunter in Paraguay discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich. [S] |
Monday 30th November
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Monday 30th November
| 00:45 | The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read | 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. |
| 01:50 | Crosstrap | 1962. Crime Drama. Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis. Starring Laurence Payne and Jill Adams. Husband and wife look forward to their vacation but get caught between rival jewel thieves. |
| 03:05 | The Public Enemy | 1931. Crime Drama. Directed by William A. Wellman. Stars James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods & Joan Blondell. A compelling story about the rise and fall of two young Chicago hoodlums. [S] |
| 04:45 | Make a Meal of Cheese | 1973. A wonderful promo film issued by the Cheese Information Service to tie in with a book of yummy recipes. |
| 05:00 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | The Haunted Mill. 1956. Stars Richard Greene, James Hayter & Laurence Hardy. Tom the local baker believes his mill is haunted and seeks the help of Robin, but he suspects other forces are at work. [S] |
| 05:30 | Supercar | Trapped in the Depths. 1961. Stars David Graham & Graydon Gould. The US Navy are testing a new bathyscaphe when disaster strikes. The Supercar team spring into action to save the trapped crew. [S] |
| 06:00 | The Vise | The Better Chance. 1955. Stars Ron Randall, Kay Callard & Leslie Phillips. Penny cannot decide between dependable George or wealthy Mark but while on a walk together, George falls to his death. [S] |
| 06:35 | The Detectives | 12 Hours To live. Captain Matt Holbrook (Robert Taylor) leads a squad of brave and tough detectives tackling crime. Also Stars: Tige Andrews, Russell Thorson, Adam West. [S] |
| 07:10 | Murder At 3am | 1953. Crime drama. Director: Francis Searle. Starring Dennis Price, Philip Saville and Peggy Evans. A serial killer on the loose makes a habit of murdering women on the street at precisely 3am. [S] |
| 08:25 | Ladies of Leisure | 1930. Romantic Drama. Directed by Frank Capra. Stars Barbara Stanwyck, Ralph Graves, Lowell Sherman. Wealthy artist Jerry Strong hires a good girl with a bad past as a model, and romance follows. |
| 10:20 | What's On TPTV With Noel | Founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives, Noel Cronin, shares shows and films not to be missed throughout December. [S] |
| 10:30 | Z-Cars | 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] |
| 11:35 | Son of a Stranger | 1957. Drama. Directed by Ernest Morris. Stars James Kenney, Ann Stephens & Victor Maddern. A young man searches for the father he never knew, with the belief that he is a rich aristocrat. [S] |
| 12:55 | Soundie - Betty Brewer | 1941. The wonderful Betty Brewer sings I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter. |
| 13:00 | Richard the Lionheart | The Heir of England. 1963. Stars Dermot Walsh, Margaretta Scott & Christopher Witty. The young prince of England is to visit his uncle, King Richard. His escort is a kidnapper and takes his place! [S] |
| 13:35 | Five Days | 1954. Crime. Directed by Montgomery Tully. Stars Dane Clark, Cecile Chevreau & Paul Carpenter. A man on the verge of bankruptcy pays his friend to organise a hit on him, but will his plan pay off? [S] |
| 15:05 | Look At Life | 1960. A look at modern technology and how it is used to help make life harder for lawbreakers. |
| 15:15 | Film Noir | Classic Noir. 2022. The 1940s and 50s were the heyday of Film Noir. This new style which had developed from the days of silent film and German Expressionism was now reaching its peak in Hollywood. [S] |
| 16:15 | This Happy Breed | 1944. Drama. Director: David Lean. Stars Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, John Mills & Stanley Holloway. After WW1, a family lead an ordinary sort of life until the outbreak of WW2. [S] |
| 18:25 | Scales of Justice | 1966. Company of Fools. Stars Edgar Lustgarten & Barrie Ingham. Five strangers band together to exact revenge on a man who ruined them financially. [S] (S1, E10) |
| 19:00 | The Footage Detectives | 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] |
| 20:00 | Maigret | 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] |
| 21:50 | Murders In... | Murders in Sarlat - Meurtres à Sarlat. 2017. Director: Delphine Lemoine. Stars Cecile Bois & Thierry Godard. The son of the region's largest manufacturer of preserved foods has been murdered. [S] |
| 23:50 | The Lawless Years | Framed. 1959. Stars James Gregory, Robert Karnes, Milton Frome & Paul Genge. Ruditsky won't take a bribe when a couple of criminals are implicated in a crime, so their gang attempts to frame him. |
Tuesday 1st December
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Tuesday 1st December
| 00:25 | Deux Hommes dans la Ville | Two Men in the City. 1973. Drama. Director: Jose Giovanni. Stars Jean Gabin & Alain Delon. Gino tries to rebuild his life after a ten year prison sentence while Inspector Goitreau harasses him. [S] |
| 02:25 | Serious Charge | 1959. Drama. A new vicar (Anthony Quayle) falls foul of Hester (Sarah Churchill) as she backs up a false claim made by Larry (Andrew Ray) against the vicar. Cliff Richard sings Living Doll. [S] |
| 04:25 | Sunshine Island - Glimpses | 1939. Sunshine Island. Documentary short exploring the island of Madeira told from the perspective of a sea captain. |
| 04:50 | Look At Life | 1960. Exploring the modern Roman invasion of coffee bars, leather goods and Italian immigrants. |
| 05:00 | Batman | The Sandman Cometh. 1966. Stars Adam West & Michael Rennie. When a policewoman informs Gordon that Catwoman and the Sandman are planning mischief together, Batman and Robin spring into action. [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | The Catwoman Goeth. 1966. Stars Adam West & Burt Ward. Batman is lead to the lair of Catwoman by a clue. Catwoman sets out after the Sandman when she hears of his plans to keep her fortunes. [S] |
| 06:00 | Stadium Thrills | A fascinating collection of short films featuring a number of thrilling motorcycle races and informative commentary. |
| 06:25 | The Black Widow (1951) | 1951. Thriller. Directed by Vernon Sewell. Stars Christine Norden, Robert Ayres & Jennifer Jayne. A man suffering from amnesia learns that his scheming wife and her lover are plotting his demise. [S] |
| 07:40 | Colonel March Investigates | 1953. Crime drama starring Boris Karloff, Joan Sims and Richard Wattis. Colonel March runs the Scotland Yard office for the Department of Queer Complaints and investigates 3 strange crimes. [S] |
| 09:00 | Arsenal Stadium Mystery | 1939. Mystery. Director: Thorold Dickinson. Stars Leslie Banks, Greta Gynt, Ian McLean. Poison, death and mystery set at the Arsenal Stadium. Detective Slade is called to solve the crime. [S] |
| 10:45 | The One That Got Away | 1957. Drama. Director Roy Ward Baker. Stars Hardy Kruger, Colin Gordon & Michael Goodliffe. A German flight officer is shot down over England and makes numerous attempts to escape to fight again. [S] |
| 13:00 | William Tell | The Mountain People. 1959. Stars Conrad Phillips, Catherine Finn & James Booth. William rescues a beautiful girl from Austrian soldiers but then finds his life and reputation compromised. [S] |
| 13:35 | The Good Die Young | 1954. Thriller. Director: Lewis Gilbert. Stars Robert Morley, Joan Collins, Laurence Harvey & Stanley Baker. A group of down-and-outs are holding up a post office van but things start to go wrong. [S] |
| 15:35 | Emergency | 1962. Drama directed by Francis Searle and starring Dermot Walsh. When a young girl is knocked down there are only three donors of the same blood group. A frantic search to find the donors begins. [S] |
| 16:50 | Commandos Strike at Dawn | 1942. War. Directed by John Farrow. Stars Anna Lee, Paul Muni & Ray Collins. A Norwegian fisherman, enraged at the Nazi atrocities against his village, sets out to seek revenge and restore peace. [S] |
| 18:55 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E | The Bridge of Lions Affair: Part One. 1966. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum & Vera Miles. U.N.C.L.E. and THRUSH race against each other in a bid to get hold of a machine that reverses aging. [S] |
| 20:00 | Hannay | Voyage into Fear. 1988. Stars Robert Powell, Christopher Scoular & Gavin Richards. The Government of Great Britain and Imperial Germany are in a race to arm themselves with modern battleships. [S] |
| 21:05 | The Paper Chase | 1973. Comedy Drama. Directed by James Bridges. Stars Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner & John Houseman. A law student learns that his tyrannical professor is also the father of the student he loves. [S] |
| 23:20 | Crooks In Cloisters | 1964. Comedy. Director: Jeremy Summers. Stars Barbara Windsor, Bernard Cribbins, Melvyn Hayes. After pulling off the smallest train robbery, Little Walter and his crew decide to get out of London. [S] |
Wednesday 2nd December
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Wednesday 2nd December
| 01:20 | The Broken Horseshoe | 1953. Crime drama. A hit and run victim is operated on by Dr. Fenton (Robert Beatty), the victim is later murdered and the doctor is involved. Starring Elizabeth Sellars. [S] |
| 02:55 | The Night Visitor | 1971. Crime horror starring Max von Sydow, Trevor Howard and Liv Ullmann. Salem escapes from an insane asylum where he was confined for being an axe-murderer. Music by Mancini. |
| 04:55 | Cinebox Memories | American baritone singer Lou Rawls performs the soulful hit Three O'Clock in the Morning. |
| 05:00 | Batman | The Contaminated Cowl. 1967. Stars Adam West, Bob Kane & William Dozier. The Mad Hatter has escaped from prison and wants to steal Batman cowl to add to his hat collection. [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | The Mad Hatter Runs Afoul. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. With the world mourning the loss of Batman and Robin, the Mad Hatter snatches a ruby from the Golden Buddha. [S] |
| 06:00 | Glad Tidings | 1953. Drama. Colonel's adult children object to him marrying an American widow. Starring Barbara Kelly and Raymond Huntley. [S] |
| 07:20 | The Turners of Prospect Road | 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] |
| 08:35 | Night Nurse | 1931. Crime Drama. Directed by William A. Wellman. Stars Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon & Joan Blondell. A nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to stop a sinister plot to murder two children. [S] |
| 10:05 | A Gunman Has Escaped | 1948. Drama. Stars John Harvey, John Fitzgerald, Robert Cartland. Written by John Gilling. Three armed robbers kill a passer-by in a robbery and flee the city. [S] |
| 11:10 | The Naked Truth | 1957. Comedy. Director: Mario Zampi. Stars Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, Peggy Mount & Dennis Price. Nigel Dennis, a magazine publisher, blackmails high-profile politicians & celebrities. [S] |
| 13:00 | The Buccaneers | Pirate Honour. 1957. Stars Robert Shaw, Michael Caridia & Alex Scott. Major Langley sets the famed pirate Black Bart on Tempest after he tries to help him find Captain Drewitt's treasure. [S] |
| 13:35 | Orders Are Orders | 1954. Comedy. An American film crew are making a film in a British army camp, but the soldiers chase the film unit's girls. Starring Tony Hancock, Sid James & Peter Sellers. [S] |
| 15:10 | What's On TPTV With Noel | Founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives, Noel Cronin, shares shows and films not to be missed throughout December. [S] |
| 15:20 | Nobody Runs Forever | 1968. Action. Director: Ralph Thomas. Stars Christopher Plummer, Rod Taylor & Lilli Palmer. An Australian detective arrives in London to arrest a top diplomat for the murder of his first wife. [S] |
| 17:20 | Scotland Yard | 1959. The Ghost Train Murder. Directed by Geoffrey Muller. Starring Russell Napier, Gorgon Needham and Mary Laura Wood. A Hungarian girl is found murdered; stabbed by knitting needles. (S1, E31) |
| 18:00 | Rooms | Jo and Anne Pt1. Stars Susan Skipper, Sally Watts, Brian Protheroe. When Anne's roommate meets a new man, trouble starts between them. [S] |
| 18:30 | Rooms | Jo and Anne Pt2. Stars Susan Skipper, Sally Watts, Bill Dean. Anne is so busy looking for people to care about she misses what's right in front of her. [S] |
| 19:00 | Out of Town | 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] |
| 19:30 | Dick Turpin | The Hostages. 1979. Stars Richard O'Sullivan, Mary Maude & Griffith Davies. Swiftnick wants to get his name into songs. Meanwhile, Dick Turpin comes to the rescue when Glutton's niece is attacked. [S] |
| 20:05 | Van der Valk | Accidental. Stars Barry Foster, Joanna Dunham & Nigel Stock. The Chief Prosecutor in an international disappears, Van der Valk must investigate. [S] |
| 21:10 | Night of the Eagle | 1962. Horror. Director: Sidney Hayers. Stars Peter Wyngarde, Janet Blair & Margaret Johnston. A woman, who may be a witch, defends her husband from forces attempting to harm him. [S] |
| 22:55 | The Cassandra Crossing | 1976. Drama. Director: George P Cosmatos. Stars Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Burt Lancaster & Martin Sheen. Passengers of a European train can't escape after a deadly virus is planted. [S] |
Thursday 3rd December
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Thursday 3rd December
| 01:30 | The Lineup | 1958. Crime. Directed by Don Siegel. Stars Eli Wallach, Robert Keith & Richard Jaeckel. A ruthless hitman is sent to recover packages of drugs hidden inside the luggage of unsuspecting travellers. [S] |
| 03:15 | Anthony Perkins: The Actor Behind the Door | ...The Actor Behind the Door. 2020. Director: Christophe Champclaux. Anthony Perkins, so abusively reduced to his role as Alfred Hitchcock, struggled in the shadows of his most famous character. [S] |
| 04:20 | Scotland Yard | 1954. The Blazing Caravan. Director: Ken Hughes. Stars Edgar Driver, Alan Robinson & Betty Carter. A salesman turns murderer after learning that his client has won the football pools. [S] (S1, E4) |
| 05:00 | Batman | The Zodiac Crimes. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. The Joker returns and he brings a new zodiac themed crime wave. [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | The Joker's Hard Times. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. The Joker continues with his zodiac theme as the Dynamic Duo pursue him! [S] |
| 06:00 | The Directors | Fritz Lang began in Germany with Metropolis and M. He then built a new career following the Nazi uprising, moving to Hollywood to become the king of film noir. [S] |
| 07:00 | Crow Hollow | 1952. Drama. Director: Michael McCarthy. Stars Natasha Parry & Donald Houston. In a spooky mansion, one of three sinister spinsters tries to poison her nephew's wife to steal a large inheritance. [S] |
| 08:20 | Miss Robin Hood | 1952. Comedy. Henry is a mild man who writes adventure stories for his girls. All is fine until he meets Miss Honey! Starring Richard Hearne & Margaret Rutherford. Directed by John Guillermin. [S] |
| 09:50 | The Paper Gallows | 1950. Thriller. Directed by John Guillermin. Stars John Bentley, Dermot Walsh & Rona Anderson. A crime novelist, jealous over his secretary's affection for his brother, decides to murder her. [S] |
| 11:10 | Four Star Playhouse: Knockout | 1953. Drama. Directed by Blake Edwards. Stars Broderick Crawford, Ron Hargrave & Ted de Corsia. A young boxer finds, at the height of his career, that his championship fight has been fixed. |
| 11:45 | Crown Court | The Thunderbolts - Part 1. 1973. Stars Ralph Arliss, Michael Sheard & Jimmy Gardner. Sergeant Goss is accused of malicious prosecution in a civil action brought by the leader of a gang of youths. [S] |
| 12:20 | Crown Court | The Thunderbolts - Part 2. 1973. Stars Kenneth Cranham, John Flanagan & Gabrielle Hamilton. Thunderbolts gang member John Tucker takes to the stand and Amanda Grant provides a witness statement. [S] |
| 12:55 | Crown Court | The Thunderbolts - Part 3. 1973. Stars David Webb & Barbara Hickmott. Francis Larwood and Sgt. Goss's pregnant daughter give character references on his behalf. The final witness is Goss himself. [S] |
| 13:30 | The Duchess of Duke Street | A Test of Love. 1976. Stars Gemma Jones, Christopher Cazenove, Anton Rodgers & Jan Francis. With the death of His Majesty, King Edward VII, an era ends for Britain and for Louisa Trotter. [S] |
| 14:35 | A Kid For Two Farthings | 1955. Drama. Director: Carol Reed. Stars Diana Dors, Celia Johnson, David Kossoff, Brenda De Banzie. A boy, who's heartbroken when his pet chicken disappears, buys a goat believing it's a unicorn. [S] |
| 16:25 | Pollyanna | 2002. Drama. Directed by Sarah Harding. Stars Amanda Burton, Tom Bell & Kenneth Cranham. Young orphan Pollyanna, bringing mirth and mayhem to her new home, goes to stay with her Aunt Polly. [S] |
| 18:25 | Weir's Way | North East Scotland. 1985. Tom makes his way round the North-East of Scotland, visiting the coastal village of Gardenstown before moving on to his favourite fishing village, Pennan. [S] |
| 18:55 | The Brothers | The Fall Guy. 1974. Stars Murray Hayne, Gabrielle Drake & Patrick O'Connell. The company goes public, and in an atmosphere of tension the share issue is placed on the market. [S] |
| 20:00 | Mark Saber | Cheating Cheaters. 1958. Stars Donald Gray, Bernard Bresslaw & Ian Fleming. John Seaton and two men attempt to con a blind philanthropist. The suspicious family solicitor calls in Mark Saber. [S] |
| 20:30 | The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club | ...Social Club. Episode 27. 1975. Sheila Southern performs 'Sing', and Terry Lightfoot and his band perform four numbers. Pat Mooney, Wee Willie Harris and Stu Francis also feature. [S] |
| 21:20 | The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002) | 2002. Drama. Director: David Attwood. Stars Richard Roxburgh, Ian Hart & Richard E. Grant. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate after being told an heir's estate is plagued by a ghostly dog. [S] |
| 23:20 | The Nudist Story | 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] |
Friday 4th December
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Friday 4th December
| 01:10 | The Restless Breed | 1957. Western. Director: Allan Dwan. Stars Scott Brady, Anne Bancroft, Jay C. Flippen. A young lawyer travels to Mission, a small Texas border town, to even the score for the murder of his father. [S] |
| 02:50 | Look At Life | 1960. A look at the dedicated research carried out behind the scenes of medicine and the onward march of surgery. |
| 03:00 | Sergeant Cork | The Case of the Respectable Suicide. 1963. Stars John Barrie, William Gaunt & June Watts. A wealthy man takes his life, his will states that his money is left to his housekeeper not his wife. [S] |
| 04:00 | Burke's Law | Who Killed the Fat Cat? 1965. Stars Gene Barry, Gary Conway & Regis Toomey. A shady conglomerate owner dies, and the figurehead presidents of his corporations are all under suspicion. |
| 05:00 | Batman | The Penguin Declines. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. As the Joker and the Penguin's zodiac theme become even more grandiose, the Dynamic Duo's dissolution becomes its goal. [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | That Darn Catwoman. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. Catwoman mind controls Robin! The Caped Crusader must stop her before she does who knows what with him! [S] |
| 06:00 | Links of Justice | 1958. Drama. Director: Max Varnel. Stars Jack Watling, Sarah Lawson & Robert Raikes. Edgar Mills and his mistress Stella plot to murder Edgar's wealthy wife Clare, but things do not go to plan. [S] |
| 07:20 | River Beat | 1954. Crime drama directed by Guy Green. A radio operator is duped into smuggling diamonds and is caught by Customs Detective Baker (John Bentley). Starring Phyllis Kirk and Bill Nagy. [S] |
| 08:40 | Four Star Playhouse: Second Dawn | 1954. Drama. Directed by Roy Kellino. Stars Charles Boyer, Dorothy Hart & Luis Van Rooten. A man born without sight is given a life changing opportunity for surgery to restore his sight. |
| 09:10 | To Have And To Hold | 1951. Drama. Director: Godfrey Grayson. Stars Avis Scott, Patrick Barr & Robert Ayres. Following a riding accident, a countryman spends his final days arranging the future security of his family. [S] |
| 10:25 | Becoming Cary Grant | 2017. Director: Mark Kidel. Cary Grant, one of Hollywood's greatest stars, was troubled most of his life with self doubt and insecurity. In his fifties he began taking LSD to exorcise his demons. [S] |
| 11:30 | Doctor In Clover | 1966. Comedy. Directed by Ralph Thomas. Stars James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Shirley Anne Field. Gaston Grimsdyke enrols on a medical course run by Sir Lancelot Spratt. [S] |
| 13:30 | Scotland Yard | 1961. The Silent Weapon. Directed by Peter Duffell. Staring Geoffrey Keen, Stanley Morgan and Norma Parnell. A horse rider is found dead in suspicious circumstances. (S1, E35) |
| 14:05 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | The Wager. 1956. Starring: Alexander Gauge, Geoffrey Keen & George Rose. Friar Tuck and Robin bet to see who can raise more money. Robin will dress and act as a beggar. [S] |
| 14:40 | Three Coins in the Fountain | 1954. Romantic Comedy. Director: Jean Negulesco. Stars Dorothy McGuire & Jean Peters. Three women toss coins into Rome's Trevi Fountain for luck in romance. But none have the luck they hoped for! [S] |
| 16:45 | Ships Reporter - British Stars 1951 | ...British Stars 1951. Jack Mangan interviews a host of British stars including Francis L. Sullivan, Michael Wilding, Anna Neagle and Herbert Wilcox, all aboard a ship. |
| 17:00 | A Family At War | 1971. I Wanted to be with You. Stars Colin Douglas & Shelagh Fraser. The whole family gathers for Phillip's Birthday. Freda's boyfriend is introduced for the first time. (S2, E18) [S] |
| 18:05 | Chase a Crooked Shadow | 1958. Thriller. Director: Michael Anderson. Stars Anne Baxter, Richard Todd & Herbert Lom. At Kimberley's villa, a stranger shows-up & claims he is her brother who she thought to be dead. [S] |
| 19:50 | Look At Life | 1960. A look at a number of different sights, including the Manchester Whitweek walks, liners, pet-shop windows and holes. |
| 20:00 | Public Eye | 1975. Detective & Mystery Drama. The Fall Guy. Stars Alfred Burke, Peter Childs & Ronald Lewis. A girl brings more than beauty into Marker's life when he gets mixed up with the Lord of the Manor. [S] |
| 21:00 | Cellar Club with Caroline Munro | Caroline Munro introduces Hammer's classic 1958 version of Dracula, written by Jimmy Sangster, directed by Terence Fisher and starring horror legends Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. [S] |
| 21:05 | Dracula (1958) | 1958. Horror. Director Terence Fisher. Stars Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee & Melissa Stribling. After Dracula defeats a vampire slayer, he pursues his wife. [S] |
| 22:45 | Cellar Club with Caroline Munro | After the wonderful yet terrifying film, Caroline Munro prepares to close up The Cellar Club for the night but not before some interesting facts about Dracula (1958). [S] |
| 22:50 | Play for Today: The Flipside of Dominick Hide | ...Dominick Hide. 1980. Director: Alan Gibson. Stars Peter Firth, Caroline Langrishe & Pippa Guard. Dominick is a time traveller from Earth's future who is searching for an 'ancestor'. [S] |
Saturday 5th December
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Saturday 5th December
| 00:40 | A Dandy in Aspic | 1968. Thriller. Directed by Anthony Mann. Stars Mia Farrow, Laurence Harvey, Tom Courtenay. British Intelligence orders its operatives to eliminate a Soviet spy, unaware he's one of their own men. [S] |
| 02:50 | The Perfect Woman (1981) | 1978. Two dumb aliens are sent to earth to find an earthwoman suitable to be the wife of their leader. Stars Cameron Mitchell. [S] |
| 04:30 | The Vise | 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] |
| 05:00 | Batman | Scat! Darn Catwoman. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. Catwoman mind controls Batman. Will the Boy Wonder be able to pause her paws before she does something bad! [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | Penguin is a Girl's Best Friend. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. Penguin forms a motion picture company and teams up with Marsha, Queen of Diamonds. [S] |
| 06:00 | St. Martin's Lane | 1938. Drama. Director: Tim Whelan. Stars Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh & Rex Harrison. A busker works a poor girl into his act. He leads her to fame even if it means sacrificing his love for her. [S] |
| 07:45 | Scotland Yard | 1960. The Last Train. Directed by Geoffrey Muller. Starring Russell Napier, Norman Johns and Lisa Daniely. Duggan investigates a murder in the London Underground. (S1, E33) |
| 08:30 | William Tell | The Surgeon. 1959. Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard & Jennifer Jayne. Seriously wounded, Tell is taken to the home of a Swiss surgeon. To throw Gessler off their trail. [S] |
| 09:00 | Object Z | Flight from Danger. 1965. Stars Celia Bannerman, William Abney & Brandon Brady. A combined missile hits Object Z but has no effect, then instead of hitting the planet it starts circling the Earth. [S] |
| 09:30 | William at the Circus | Lost Cinema Serial - Episode 3. 1948. Stars William Graham, Garry Marsh & Jane Welsh. Following William's visit to Downing Street, a surprise package is delivered to his home. [S] |
| 09:50 | Bifball | 1951. Let's take a look back at Britain's latest craze of the 50s - Bifball! Featuring a wonderful competition at the Saturday Morning Pictures and children having fun on a day out at the seaside. |
| 09:55 | Fascinating Art of Yoyo | 1954. Enjoy this charming footage of a 1950s yoyo competition. The children compete in their local cinema club to try to win a bicycle, featuring Art Pickles, a professional yoyo demonstrator. [S] |
| 10:00 | Hawkeye & the Last of the Mohicans | Revenge. 1957. Directed by Sam Newfield. Stars John Hart, Lon Chaney Jr & Rodney Bunker. A young lieutenant seeks blind vengeance for the brutal murders of his parents. [S] |
| 10:30 | The Lone Ranger | The Tenderfeet. 1949. Stars: Clayton Moore & Jay Silverheels. A murder is pinned on two cowboys who strike it rich, until the Lone Ranger traps the real killer. [S] |
| 11:00 | Supercar | The Dragon of Ho Meng. 1961. Stars David Graham, George Murcell & Graydon Gould. As a storm forces Supercar to land in a remote part of China, the team discover they are not alone. [S] |
| 11:30 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | The Little People. 1957. Stars Richard Greene, Barry Keegan & Paul Eddington. Robin, Marian and Friar Tuck are accused of arson. To save themselves, Robin must prove that leprechauns are real. [S] |
| 12:00 | Davey Jones' Locker | 1966. Family. Director: Frederic Goode. Stars Anthony Bate, Susan George, Stephen Craig. A group of children join a diving class while on holiday but one of them decides to explore on their own. |
| 13:15 | I'm All Right Jack | 1959. Comedy. Director: John Boulting. Stars Peter Sellers, Terry-Thomas & Ian Carmichael. After leaving the army, upper class Windrush takes a job in industry. He then accidently starts a strike. [S] |
| 15:20 | Scales of Justice | 1966. The Haunted Man. Stars Edgar Lustgarten & Keith Barron. An actor receives a head injury breaking up a robbery. This effects his memory and he can no longer remember his part. [S] (S1, E11) |
| 15:55 | The Agony and the Ecstasy | 1965. Drama. Directed by Carol Reed. Stars Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento. The story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II. |
| 18:45 | Look At Life | 1959. A look at the traffic crisis In Britain and tomorrow's roads in the making, including the London to Yorkshire motorway, Preston Bypass, Runcorn Bridge and works around London. |
| 19:00 | Maigret | The White Hat. 1962. Stars Rupert Davies, John Carson & Donald Morley. Conflict arises between Maigret and a defence lawyer who is determined to score points in the media at the police's expense. [S] |
| 20:05 | Lillie | The Sailor Prince. 1978. Stars Francesca Annis, Denis Lill & John Castle. A scandal sheet broadcasts a rumoured Langtry divorce. Bertie introduces Lillie to his nephew, Prince Louis of Battenberg. [S] |
| 21:10 | French Connection II | 1975. Crime Drama. Director: John Frankenheimer. Stars Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey & Bernard Fresson. Narcotics detective Doyle travels to France to hunt the ringleader who eluded him in New York. [S] |
| 23:35 | EuroTrash | 1998. Hosted by Antoine de Caunes. Tonight, Lolo throws a pot, we hang out at a bear bar, we meet Umberto Billo, a 44 year old Italian Casanova and Antoine meets France's bestselling boy band. |
Sunday 6th December
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Sunday 6th December
| 00:10 | Yanky Panky | 2000. Join country music persona Tina C as she uncovers the eccentric subcultures, bizarre personalities, and the rude, crude and lewd underbelly of American society. |
| 01:05 | Adventures of a Taxi Driver | 1976. Comedy. Stars Barry Evans, Judy Geeson & Diana Dors. Joe loves picking up dolly birds so his job as a cabbie is perfect! Forget 'south of the river', these beauties are going all the way! [S] |
| 02:50 | California Suite | 1978. Comedy. Directed by Herbert Ross. Stars Jane Fonda, Maggie Smith & Michael Caine. The misadventures and struggles of four sets of guests staying at the luxury Beverly Hills Hotel. [S] |
| 04:55 | Tell Me Another | 1976. Stories about Starting in Showbusiness. Personal anecdotes as told to Dick Hills. This episode stars Thora Hird, Roy Hudd, Millicent Martin and Beryl Reid. [S] |
| 05:25 | One Step Beyond | Vanishing Point. 1960. Stars Edward Binns, Fredd Wayne & June Vincent. Quarrelsome couple Fred and Ruth decide to rent an old house but, following an argument, Ruth mysteriously vanishes. [S] |
| 06:00 | Hyde Park Corner | 1935. Drama. Directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Gordon Harker, Binnie Hale and Eric Portman. A duel is destined to be repeated when the two descendants of the original duel meet. [S] |
| 07:45 | What's On TPTV With Noel | Founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives, Noel Cronin, shares shows and films not to be missed throughout December. [S] |
| 08:00 | Sherlock Holmes | The Case of the Singing Violin. 1954. Stars Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford & Archie Duncan. Betty is being tormented by apparent hallucinations, so her fiancé calls Sherlock and Dr Watson. [S] |
| 08:35 | The Kansan | 1943. Western. Directed by George Archainbaud. Stars Richard Dix, Jane Wyatt & Albert Dekker. A cowboy's life takes a turn after he stops a gang of thieves from robbing a bank in the town. [S] |
| 10:15 | Fiend Without A Face | 1959. Sci-fi. Director: Arthur Crabtree. Stars Marshall Thompson & Terry Kilburn. A captain is assigned to investigate disappearances that residents are blaming on nuclear experiments. [S] |
| 11:50 | The Mosquito Coast | 1986. Director: Peter Weir. Stars Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren & River Phoenix. An inventor spurns his city life and moves his family into the jungles of Central America to make a utopia. [S] |
| 14:10 | Look At Life | 1960. A look at the steps taken to rebuild Coventry after the devastation of the Second World War. |
| 14:20 | Water World | 2000. Meet some of the people who live, work and play on the inland waterways of Britain, from traditional boat people to a new generation of high-tech canal lovers. [S] |
| 14:55 | That's My Boy | Drugs on the Market. 1986. Stars Mollie Sugden, Christopher Blake, Thelma Whiteley. Ida starts stockpiling tablets and trades under the counter to get supplies. Robert seeks to stop the operation. [S] |
| 15:30 | For the Love of Ada | Insomnia. Stars: Wilfred Pickles, Irene Handl & Jack Smethurst. Join Ada, Walter, Ruth and Leslie on this penultimate episode of the season. (S4, E05) [S] |
| 16:00 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E | The Bridge of Lions Affair: Part Two. 1966. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Ann Elder. Solo and Illya are joined by Waverly in England as they continue to search for the rejuvenation machine. [S] |
| 17:00 | The Footage Detectives | This week, there's a cracking rail recruitment reel, a lovely soundie from Betty Brewer, 1938 proves to be a landmark year for glass and handbag manufacturing and who remembers the Horlicks Mixer? [S] |
| 18:00 | Enemy At The Door | The Judgement of Solomon. 1978. Stars: Alfred Burke, Bernard Horsfall & Emily Richard. Richter gives Dr. Martel permission to travel to France to get much needed medicines for the islanders. [S] |
| 19:05 | Look At Life | 1961. A look into the business of Christmas and the individuals who spend most of the year contributing to the festivities. |
| 19:15 | The Day The Earth Stood Still | 1951. Sci-fi. Directed by Robert Wise. Stars Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal & Hugh Marlowe. An alien emissary arrives on Earth to deliver a warning which could determine the worlds survival. [S] |
| 21:05 | Fox | Oh Dear - Oh Dear - Oh Dear! 1980. Stars Derrick O'Connor, Eamon Boland & Robert Urquhart. Ray makes his way up North, unaware that the police are lying in wait for him. [S] |
| 22:10 | Forever Amber | 1947. Drama. Directed by Otto Preminger & John M. Stahl. Stars Linda Darnell & Cornel Wilde. A woman confined by her Puritan upbringing, ventures to London where she finds a better life. [S] |
Monday 7th December
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Monday 7th December
| 00:55 | The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read | 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. |
| 02:00 | The Stranger | 1946. Drama nominated for an Oscar. Directed by Orson Welles. A war crimes investigator is on the trail of an infamous Nazi. Stars Orson Welles, Edward G. Robinson & Loretta Young. [S] |
| 03:55 | A Gunman Has Escaped | 1948. Drama. Stars John Harvey, John Fitzgerald, Robert Cartland. Written by John Gilling. Three armed robbers kill a passer-by in a robbery and flee the city. [S] |
| 05:00 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | The Black Patch. 1956. Stars Richard Greene, Duncan Lamont & Bernadette O'Farrell. Sir Dunstan of Travers arrives to set a trap for Robin. Maid Marian may be the only one that can stop him. [S] |
| 05:30 | Supercar | The Dragon of Ho Meng. 1961. Stars David Graham, George Murcell & Graydon Gould. As a storm forces Supercar to land in a remote part of China, the team discover they are not alone. [S] |
| 06:00 | The Vise | Money to Burn. 1955. Stars Ron Randell, Cyril Chamberlain & John Gray. Deception and fraud are Steve Mannix's bedfellows. His life is changed forever when murder is added to his list of crimes. [S] |
| 06:35 | The Detectives | Anatomy Of Fear. Captain Matt Holbrook (Robert Taylor) leads a squad of brave and tough detectives tackling crime. Also Stars: Tige Andrews, Russell Thorson, Adam West. [S] |
| 07:10 | Something in the City | 1950. Comedy. Director: Maclean Rogers. Stars: Richard Hearne, Garry Marsh, Ellen Pollock. A wonderfully simple story of Mr Ningle, who lost his job in the City many years ago. [S] |
| 08:45 | Burnt Evidence | 1954. Drama starring Jane Hylton, Duncan Lamont and Donald Gray. Lamont plays the jealous husband of Hylton. When confronting her lover, he accidentally shoots the man and runs for the hills. [S] |
| 09:55 | Scotland Yard | 1961. Wings of Death. Directed by Allan Davis. Starring Harry H. Corbett, Peter Bowles and Simon Lack. A light aeroplane comes down in Kent, killing the pilot. It was no accident... (S1, E38) |
| 10:30 | Z-Cars | The Frighteners. 1976. Stars James Ellis, Douglas Fielding, Paul Stewart, Ronald Radd & Judy Matheson. An ex-villain is entitled to police protection like anyone else - isn't he? [S] |
| 11:30 | The Kennel Murder Case | 1933. Mystery. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Stars William Powell, Mary Astor & Ralph Morgan. Philo Vance, with the help of his Scottish terrier, investigates the murder of a prominent collector. |
| 13:00 | Richard the Lionheart | The People's King. 1963. Stars Dermot Walsh, Alan Haywood & Robin Hunter. Richard's coronation in Westminster Abbey draws near. One lord may lose his status and so is smuggled into the coronation. [S] |
| 13:35 | Saloon Bar | 1940. Thriller. Director: Walter Forde. Stars: Gordon Harker, Elizabeth Allan & Mervyn Johns. A group of pub locals set out to prove that a local is not guilty of murder to prevent a hanging. [S] |
| 15:05 | Look At Life | 1964. A look at the almost two million motorcyclists in Britain, with a focus on the motorcyclists who are keen to travel at 100 miles per hour and how efforts are being made to stop the ton-up. |
| 15:15 | Film Noir | Styles of Noir. 2022. Film Noir has become one of the most enduring and fascinating genres in cinema. The core ingredients would be experimented with in innovative ways in Europe and Hollywood. [S] |
| 16:15 | The Man in the White Suit | 1951. Director: Alexander Mackendrick. Stars Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood & Cecil Parker. An altruistic chemist invents a fabric which resists wear and stain as a boon to humanity. [S] |
| 18:00 | The Great Game (1945) | 1945. A short documentary about football. This film explores everything football such as teaching school children football techniques, scouting the next professional players and nationwide matches! |
| 18:25 | Scales of Justice | 1966. The Haunted Man. Stars Edgar Lustgarten & Keith Barron. An actor receives a head injury breaking up a robbery. This effects his memory and he can no longer remember his part. [S] (S1, E11) |
| 19:00 | The Footage Detectives | Mike and Noel bring a touch of magic with amazing 1950s card tricks, then a visit to The Chelsea Flower Show in the 50s and there's a reel of Scottish football fans heading to the Empire Stadium. [S] |
| 20:00 | Maigret | Murder in a Vegetable Garden. 1999. Stars Bruno Cremer, Geneviève Fontanel & Michèle Simonnet. Maigret investigates the death of a homeless man, who was discovered at dawn in the shed of a garden. [S] |
| 21:50 | Murders In... | Murders in Maussane - Crime dans les Alpilles. 2017. Director: Eric Duret. Stars Florence Pernel & Vincent Winterhalter. Police are investigating the murder of Caroline Autiero, wife a mill owner. [S] |
| 23:50 | The Lawless Years | Four the Hard Way. 1959. Stars James Gregory, John Vivyan, Jack Kruschen, Dick Wilson & Lou Herbert. A gambler wanting to leave town gets roped into a rigged card game. |
Tuesday 8th December
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Tuesday 8th December
| 00:25 | Payday | 1973. Director: Daryl Duke. Stars Rip Torn, Ahna Capri & Elayne Heilveil. Maury Dann, a not-so-nice country-western singer, ruthlessly manipulates everyone around him to suit his selfish needs. [S] |
| 02:30 | X, Y and Zee | 1972. Drama. Director: Brian G. Hutton. Stars Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine & Susannah York. The venomous wife of a wealthy architect tries, at length, to break up her husband and his mistress. [S] |
| 04:45 | Look At Life | 1960. A look at a typical Sunday in England and the various changes that are taking place. |
| 05:00 | Batman | Penguin Sets a Trend. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. Batman and Robin rejoin the Penguin on his movie efforts in order to keep a close eye on him! [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | Penguin's Disastrous End. 1977. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. The Penguin attempts his scheme's masterstroke, complete with an audacious means of escape no one will see coming. [S] |
| 06:00 | A Free Soul | 1931. Drama. Directed by Clarence Brown. Stars Norma Shearer & Lionel Barrymore. A lawyer who gets a mobster off the hook for a murder charge objects when his free spirited daughter falls for him. [S] |
| 07:50 | The Little Snowman 1952 | 1952. A wonderfully festive musical featurette starring La Verne Higham, Howard Anthony and The Burton Twins. |
| 07:55 | Flannelfoot | 1953. Crime drama directed by Maclean Rodgers and starring Ronald Howard and Mary Germaine. Crime news hack Mitchell is out to discover the identity of the notorious jewel thief 'Flannelfoot'. [S] |
| 09:25 | Guilty? | 1956. Crime. A Solicitor (John Justin) is convinced that a wartime heroine is innocent of a murder charge but he uncovers more than the evidence he needs. Stars Donald Wolfit & Sydney Tafler. [S] |
| 11:15 | The Bishop Murder Case | 1930. Mystery. Directors: David Burton & Nick Grinde. Stars Basil Rathbone & Leila Hyams. When a man's body is found with an arrow in the heart along with a chess bishop, Philo Vance investigates. |
| 13:00 | William Tell | Undercover. 1959. Stars Conrad Phillips & Jill Browne. After hearing that a friend, an agent to the Emperor, has died, William goes undercover and plans to rescue the Emperor's daughter. [S] |
| 13:35 | Man In The Moon | 1960. Comedy. Directed by Basil Dearden and starring Kenneth More, Shirley Anne Field and Michael Hordern. Scientists are looking for the perfect man to send to the moon. [S] |
| 15:35 | Four Star Playhouse: Go Ahead And Jump | ...Ahead and Jump. 1954. Stars Dick Powell, William Johnstone & Joanne Jordan. A world weary taxi driver collects a rich businessman with marital problems who asks him to go to the big bridge. |
| 16:05 | The Winslow Boy | 1948. Drama. Directed by Anthony Asquith. Stars Robert Donat, Cedric Hardwicke & Basil Radford. Pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy for theft. His parents demand a trial. [S] |
| 18:25 | Dial 999 | Gun Rule. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, John Witty & Peter Illing. Maguire asks for his men to be armed whilst investigating an attempted murder, but his request is denied. [S] |
| 18:55 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E | The Bridge of Lions Affair: Part Two. 1966. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Ann Elder. Solo and Illya are joined by Waverly in England as they continue to search for the rejuvenation machine. [S] |
| 20:00 | Hannay | Death with Due Notice. 1988. Stars Robert Powell, Christopher Scoular & Gavin Richards. A quiet break in the country turns into a weekend of murder when Hannay is targeted by a killer. [S] |
| 21:00 | Eyewitness (1971) | 1970. Drama. Directed by John Hough. Stars Mark Lester, Susan George & Lionel Jeffries. A boy is a witness to a killing. He goes on the run with his older sister, helped by their grandfather. [S] |
| 22:45 | Night of the Big Heat | 1967. Sci-Fi. Directed by Terence Fisher. Starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing & Patrick Allen. A heatwave forces the atmosphere to boil. It falls on Godfrey Hanson to discover the reason. [S] |
Wednesday 9th December
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Wednesday 9th December
| 00:35 | The Case of Marcel Duchamp | 1984. Drama. Director: David Rowan. Stars Guy Rolfe, Raymond Francis & Juliet Hammond. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson exit retirement to solve a case concerning the artist, Marcel Duchamp. [S] |
| 02:40 | The Woman Who Came Back | 1945. Horror. Directed by Walter Colmes. Stars John Loder, Nancy Kelly & Otto Kruger. A woman returns to her hometown and becomes convinced that she has been possessed by a witch's spirit. [S] |
| 04:00 | The Promise | 1952. Drama. Directed by Norman Walker. Stars Lesley Dudley, Harry Fowler & Everley Gregg. A newly appointed Prison Missioner, struggling in his new role, turns to the Holy Spirit for inspiration. [S] |
| 05:00 | Batman | Batman's Anniversary. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. At a party for Batman's crime fighting anniversary, the Riddler nabs a golden calf filled with money. [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | A Riddling Controversy. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. The Riddler Professor Charm's Demolecularizer. If all criminal statues are not rescinded, he will dissolve Gotham. [S] |
| 06:00 | Dance, Fools, Dance | 1931. Drama. Director: Harry Beaumont. Stars Joan Crawford & Cliff Edwards. After the death of their father and loss of the family fortune, a brother and sister are forced to make major changes. [S] |
| 07:40 | Look At Life | 1964. A look at the various aspects of London Airport with a focus on BOAC and BEA airlines. |
| 07:50 | The Proud Rebel | 1958. Western. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Stars Alan Ladd, Olivia de Havilland & David Ladd. A confederate veteran returns home to tragedy and loss, but now determined to do the best for his son. [S] |
| 09:55 | It's a Wonderful World | 1956. Comedy directed by Val Guest and starring Terence Morgan, George Cole, Kathleen Harrison. Two struggling composers hit on a novel way of producing music backwards! [S] |
| 11:40 | The Benson Murder Case | 1930. Mystery. Directed by Frank Tuttle. Stars William Powell & William Boyd. A crooked stockbroker is murdered at his country estate. An already present detective Philo Vance investigates. |
| 13:00 | The Buccaneers | Printer's Devil. 1957. Stars Robert Shaw, Miles Malleson & Noel Coleman. Tempest comes to the aid of a printer who is shut down for spreading the truth about corruption within the government. [S] |
| 13:35 | Carve Her Name With Pride | 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] |
| 15:55 | The Spider and the Fly | 1949. Crime. Directed by Robert Hamer. Stars Eric Portman, Nadia Gray & George Cole. An unusual love triangle develops between two criminals and a policeman on the eve of the first World War. [S] |
| 17:55 | Road Safety: Thunderbirds Lorry | The Thunderbirds team are out in London to protect children from the dangers of the road. |
| 18:00 | Rooms | Dorothy and Clive Pt1. Stars Brian Marshall, Sylvia Kay, Doran Godwin. The House is full of empty rooms and hundreds of chairs, times are tough. [S] |
| 18:30 | Rooms | Dorothy and Clive Pt2. Stars Brian Marshall, Sylvia Kay, Doran Godwin. Even when Dorothy and Clive's relationship is hard, they understand it could be worse. [S] |
| 19:00 | Out of Town | 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] |
| 19:30 | Dick Turpin | The Jail-Birds. 1979. Stars Richard O'Sullivan, Alfie Bass, Bryan Pringle. Dick and Swiftnick find themselves in jail with Glutton and Spiker. They seem to be done for until Isaac Rag joins them. [S] |
| 20:05 | Van der Valk | The Runt. Stars Barry Foster, Joanna Dunham & Nigel Stock. A young thief becomes wealthy and appears to have connections in high places, Van der Valk must find out how the miracle occurred. [S] |
| 21:10 | Scandal | 1989. Drama. Director: Michael Caton-Jones. Stars John Hurt, Joanne Whalley & Bridget Fonda. An affair between an exotic dancer and the Minister of War shakes up the British government. [S] |
| 23:30 | Lost Command | 1966. Action. Director: Mark Robson. Stars Anthony Quinn, Alain Delon & George Segal. French Army colonel Raspeguy leads his paratroopers into battle against the Communist Viet Minh in Indochina. [S] |
Thursday 10th December
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Thursday 10th December
| 02:05 | Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing | ...Damn Thing. 1973. Comedy. Directed by Alan J. Pakula. Stars Maggie Smith, Timothy Bottoms & May Heatherly. A prim English spinster meets a college drop-out while on a bus trip through Spain. [S] |
| 04:20 | Scotland Yard | 1954. The Dark Stairway. Director: Ken Hughes. Stars Vincent Ball & George Manship. A blind man who is witness to a murder on a darkened stairway, is asked to identify the killer. (S1, E5) |
| 05:00 | Batman | The Joker's Last Laugh. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. Counterfeit money is being distributed by respectable citizens in Gotham City. One of the Joker's robots is a bank teller. [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | The Joker's Epitaph. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. The Joker is now Vice Chairman of the Gotham National Bank, due to an unsuccessful plan of Batman's. [S] |
| 06:00 | The Directors | Sir David Lean, the British two time Academy Award winning director is best known for his extraordinary cinematic epics like The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962). [S] |
| 07:00 | Devil's Bait | 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] |
| 08:10 | Undercover Girl | 1958. Crime Drama. A reporter on the verge of exposing a drugs ring is killed before he can write the story. Stars Paul Carpenter and Jackie Collins. [S] |
| 09:30 | Beyond the Curtain | 1960. Drama. Directed by Compton Bennett. Starring Richard Greene, Eva Bartok and Marius Goring. East German refugee Karen finds herself back at home when the flight she works on is forced down. [S] |
| 11:15 | Dial 999 | 50,000 Hands. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, William Hartnell & Bill Fraser. Two crooks rob a factory safe, but one of them is shot and injured. Maguire takes unusual steps to expose the criminals. [S] |
| 11:45 | Crown Court | The Landing at Blackbeard's Bay (aka: Treason) - Part 1. 1973. Stars John Horsley & Neil Hallett. A mercenary is on trial for treason after leading an armed revolt on the island of Santa Isabella [S] |
| 12:20 | Crown Court | The Landing at Blackbeard's Bay (aka: Treason) - Part 2. 1973. Stars Victor Brooks & Michael Elphick. Det. Chief Supt. Lane explains the reasons behind the arrest of mercenary George Clement. [S] |
| 12:55 | Crown Court | The Landing at Blackbeard's Bay (aka: Treason) - Part 3. 1973. Stars Sonia Graham & Jacob Witkin. George tells the court how the raid was botched, and Margaret Clement also takes to the stand. [S] |
| 13:30 | The Duchess of Duke Street | Family Matters. 1977. Stars Gemma Jones, Martin Shaw & John Rapley. Louisa's only brother returns to London after a decade and her mother pressures Louisa into offering him a job. [S] |
| 14:35 | Look At Life | 1960. A fascinating look at donkeys and their ever increasing popularity. |
| 14:45 | Cheaper By The Dozen | 1950. Comedy. Director: Walter Lang. Stars Clifton Webb, Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain & Betty Lynn. Based on a true story. Follow Frank Gilbreth and his wife Lillian, as they raise their 12 children. [S] |
| 16:30 | Four Star Playhouse: The Witness | 1953. Drama. Directed by Robert Aldrich. Stars Dick Powell, James Millican & Marian Carr. A defense attorney delays his client's trial while searching for a crucial witness. |
| 17:05 | Nine Men | 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] |
| 18:25 | Weir's Way | Orkney Isles. 1985. The islands of the Orkneys are occupied by owner-farmers, descendants of those who survived the bad farming times of the 1920s and 30s. Tom Weir examines their way of life. [S] |
| 18:55 | The Brothers | The Crucial Vote. 1974. Stars Jennifer Wilson, Patrick O'Connell & Annabelle Lanyon. Edward fights for survival as Chairman and Managing Director of the company, and everyone's loyalty is tested. [S] |
| 20:00 | Mark Saber | Six Months to Talk. 1958. Stars Donald Gray, Kay Callard & Frank Forsyth. Mark Saber is called in to solve a six-month old murder to the roommate of eccentric liar John Bayes. [S] |
| 20:30 | The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club | ...Social Club. Episode 28. 1975. In this jam packed episode, there are brilliant performances from The Chants, Joe 'Mr Piano' Henderson, George Roper, Lorne Lesley, Jim Bowen and The Hermits. [S] |
| 21:15 | The Killing Of Sister George | 1968. Drama. Directed by Robert Aldrich. Stars Beryl Reid, Susannah York, Coral Browne, Patricia Medina & Ronald Fraser. An aging actress faces the loss of her popular television role. [S] |
Friday 11th December
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Friday 11th December
| 00:00 | Echo of Barbara | 1961. Director: Sidney Hayers. Stars Mervyn Johns, Ronald Hines & Tom Bell. Paula is as stripper whom Mike hires as part of a scheme to fool Mike's ex-convict dad into revealing hidden loot. [S] |
| 01:15 | Warp Speed | 1980. Sci-Fi. A beautiful psychic is dispatched to investigate a space shuttle when its crew mysteriously disappears. Starring Adam West and Camille Mitchell. [S] |
| 03:00 | Sergeant Cork | The Case of the Slithy Tove. 1963. Stars John Barrie, William Gaunt & Ann Lynn. Petty criminal Trumble has been killed. Cork is confused as to why a reformed criminal has been killed. [S] |
| 04:00 | Burke's Law | Who Killed the Man on the White Horse? 1965. Stars Gene Barry, Gary Conway & Regis Toomey. There are many suspects when Clayton Steele is murdered at a rodeo. Only one had opportunity and motive. |
| 05:00 | Batman | Catwoman Goes to College. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. Catwoman is released from prison, and claiming she wants to enrich her education, enrols at Gotham City University. [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | Batman Displays His Knowledge. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. Catwoman realizes she has been tricked and vows to get revenge on the Caped Crusader once and for all. [S] |
| 06:00 | Mysterious Mr Davis | 1936. Comedy. Businessman Julian (Henry Kendall) invents an important but imaginary partner to stave off his creditors. Stars Alastair Sim. [S] |
| 07:10 | Identity Unknown | 1960. War Drama. Directed by Frank Marshall. Stars Richard Wyler, Pauline Yates, Patricia Plunkett. Two reporters develop a relationship while investigating an aircraft accident. [S] |
| 08:30 | The Dark Eyes of London | 1939. Horror. Directed by Walter Summers. Stars Bela Lugosi & Hugh Williams. A series of drownings in the Thames starts Inspector Holt on the trail of one of London's most sinister murderers. [S] |
| 10:00 | Grand National Night | 1953. Crime Drama. Directed by Bob McNaught. Stars Nigel Patrick & Moira Lister. A horse trainer's wife unexpectedly dies after a bitter argument, leaving him fearful of being accused of murder. [S] |
| 11:35 | The Boys | 1962. Crime drama starring Richard Todd, Robert Morley, Dudley Sutton & Jess Conrad. When a nightwatchman is murdered, four young men are put on trial. Cleverly directed by Sidney J. Furie. [S] |
| 14:05 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | The Prisoner. 1956. Starring: Bernadette O'Farrell, Donald Pleasence & Richard Greene. A rumour spreads that Richard is dead and John acts quickly to claim the throne. [S] |
| 14:40 | The Good Die Young | 1954. Thriller. Director: Lewis Gilbert. Stars Robert Morley, Joan Collins, Laurence Harvey & Stanley Baker. A group of down-and-outs are holding up a post office van but things start to go wrong. [S] |
| 16:45 | Look At Life | 1963. A look at the railway modernisation schemes taking place and the controversy they have caused. |
| 17:00 | A Family At War | 1971. A Separate Peace. Created by John Finch. Stars Colin Douglas & Shelagh Fraser. The Ashton family are all called home. (S2, E19) [S] |
| 18:05 | Nurse on Wheels | 1963. Comedy. Director: Gerald Thomas. Stars Juliet Mills, Ronald Lewis, Joan Sims. Quietly competent young Joanna moves to a country village to take up her first job as District Nurse. [S] |
| 19:50 | Look At Life | 1959. Following the reflections of a student nurse over her three years of training. |
| 20:00 | Public Eye | 1975. What's to Become of Us. Stars Alfred Burke, Peter Childs & John Woodnutt. Marker decides it is time to head for fresh fields - providing his client allows him to leave. [S] |
| 21:00 | Cellar Club with Caroline Munro | Caroline Munro is back to provide more horror and frights, and introduces the 1971 horror Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde, also with an exclusive interview with Martine Beswick [S] |
| 21:20 | Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde | 1971. Horror. Directed by Roy Ward Baker. Stars Ralph Bates, Martine Beswick & Gerald Sim. Victorian scientist Dr Jekyll tests a serum that transforms him into a beautiful murderess. [S] |
| 23:15 | Cellar Club with Caroline Munro | Join Caroline Munro and Martine Beswick for a round up of the film and a snippet of next week's cruel and gruesome horror. [S] |
| 23:30 | Horror of Frankenstein | 1971. Horror. Directed by Jimmy Sangster. Stars Dennis Price, Kate O'Mara & Ralph Bates. Young Victor Frankenstein inherits his father's title, his castle and his taste for grisly experiments. [S] |
Saturday 12th December
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Saturday 12th December
| 01:30 | The Blue Lagoon | 1980. Drama. Directed by Randal Kleiser. Stars Christopher Atkins, Brooke Shields & Leo McKern. Two children are stranded on an enchanting island and experience the mysteries of adolescence. [S] |
| 03:40 | The Cheaters | Libel. 1961. Stars John Ireland & Philip Latham. Two investment brokers sue a newspaper for an article claiming they worked for the Nazis. Eastern Insurance must prove the story is not libellous. [S] |
| 04:15 | Musical Masquerade | 1946. Musical. A lost British short detailing where a composer's inspiration comes from and The London Symphony Orchestra. |
| 05:00 | Batman | A Piece of the Action. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. The Dynamic Duo is out to stop the Green Hornet and Kato, not knowing their true heroic motives for coming to Gotham City. [S] |
| 05:30 | Batman | Batman's Satisfaction. 1967. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Alan Napier. Colonel Gumm planned a heist at a stamp exhibition which results in a showdown between Batman and The Green Hornet. [S] |
| 06:00 | The Drum | 1938. War. Directed by Zoltan Korda. Stars Sabu, Raymond Massey & Roger Livesey. When the Khan of Tokot is murdered, his killer, the evil Prince Ghul, plots an uprising against British rule. [S] |
| 07:50 | Scotland Yard | 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, E8) |
| 08:30 | William Tell | The Ensign. 1959. Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard & Jennifer Jayne. When faced with conflict between duty and conscience, Fritz, a Austrian soldier, unexpectedly turns not to Gessler. [S] |
| 09:00 | Object Z | The Aliens. 1965. Stars Margaret Neale, Trevor Bannister & Brandon Brady. The government has moved to an underground bunker. The aliens are coming closer. What do they want? [S] |
| 09:30 | William at the Circus | Lost Cinema Serial - Episode 4. 1948.Stars William Graham, Garry Marsh & Jane Welsh. William attempts to hide a monkey in the house and learns that his father has bought tickets for the circus. [S] |
| 09:45 | Carry On Children | 1940. Documentary. Directed by Michael Hankinson. A short wartime public information film displaying the health service facilities for children in Britain, including school dinners and PE classes. [S] |
| 10:00 | Hawkeye & the Last of the Mohicans | The Contest. 1957. Directed by Sam Newfield. John Hart, Lon Chaney Jr & James Barron. Hawkeye and Chingachcook match their wits against two thieves who have phony identities. [S] |
| 10:30 | The Lone Ranger | High Heels. 1949. Stars Clayton Moore & Jay Silverheels. A rancher who is embarrassed by his height is aided by Tonto and The Lone Ranger when he receives platform shoes. [S] |
| 11:00 | Supercar | The Magic Carpet. 1961. Stars David Graham, George Murcell & Graydon Gould. The Supercar team launch a goodwill mission to save the Prince of Karakan who is in desperate need of first aid. [S] |
| 11:30 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | The Infidel. 1957. Stars Richard Greene, Francis Matthews & Nigel Davenport. Sir James devises a plot that will allow him to inherit his uncle's fortune, but Robin tries to teach him a lesson. [S] |
| 12:00 | Five O'Clock Finish | 1954. Comedy. Directed by John Irwin. Stars Peter Butterworth, Humphrey Kent & Lloyd Pearson. A lazy mechanic must deliver a motorcycle to its owner before five o'clock. |
| 12:20 | The Magic Sword | 1962. Adventure. Directed by Bert I. Gordon. Stars Basil Rathbone, Estelle Winwood & Gary Lockwood. Sir George, a young knight, sets out to rescue the woman he loves from the evil wizard Lodac. [S] |
| 14:00 | Hobson's Choice | 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] |
| 16:10 | Scales of Justice | 1966. Infamous Conduct. Stars Edgar Lustgarten & Dermot Walsh. A famous surgeon loses his license (and his wife) after a female patient accuses him of conduct unbecoming a physician. [S] (S1, E12) |
| 16:45 | Went The Day Well? | 1942. War. Director: Cavalcanti. Stars: Leslie Banks, Mervyn Johns & Basil Sydney. English villagers stage a fight back when visited by a platoon of German troops. [S] |
| 18:35 | Twist or Stick | It's a 1960s twisting compilation see 'The Hollies' Shane Fenton & The Fentones, The Orchids, The Keytones, a lot of 'That Old Yeah, Yeah Feeling' and much more. |
| 19:00 | Maigret | Murder On Monday. 1962. Stars Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon & Neville Jason. Maigret untangles a strange secret after a man who usually leaves for and returns from work like clockwork fails to return. [S] |
| 20:05 | Lillie | Going on the Stage. 1978. Stars Francesca Annis & Annette Crosbie. The Prince arranges for Lillie to finish her pregnancy in Paris. To support herself, she returns to London to become an actress. [S] |
| 21:10 | House of Secrets | 1956. Drama. Director: Guy Green. Stars Michael Craig, Anton Diffring, Brenda De Banzie & Julia Arnall. Due to his resemblance to a known criminal, a seaman is recruited by law enforcement. [S] |
| 23:10 | EuroTrash | 1998. Hosted by Antoine de Caunes. Tonight, Lolo licks a Lolly, we meet a spanking good family, Mr Penguin travels to France and we take Reinhard Seufert back to one of his favourite haunts. |
| 23:45 | Yanky Panky | 2000. Join country music persona Tina C as she uncovers the eccentric subcultures, bizarre personalities, and the rude, crude and lewd underbelly of American society. |
Sunday 13th December
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Sunday 13th December
| 00:40 | Fritz the Cat | Director: Ralph Bakshi. Stars Skip Hinnant, Rosetta LeNoire & John McCurry. A pretentious, womanizing young cat drops out of college and finds himself caught in all kinds of illegal business. |
| 02:20 | Killer Fish | 1979. Horror. Directed by Antonio Margheriti. Stars Lee Majors, Karen Black & Margaux Hemingway. Thieves try to recover treasure from piranha infested waters, but there's a traitor amongst them. [S] |
| 04:20 | The Vise | Man in Demand. 1955. Stars Ron Randell, Dorothy Gordon & Enid Lorimer. A young wife finds her marriage in danger due to her mother in law's excessive demands on her son. [S] |
| 04:50 | Who Do You Do? | 1972. With Freddie Starr and Peter Goodwright, guest acts such as Barry Cryer, Margo Henderson and Peter Cavanagh play a number of roles in a series of sketches and songs! [S] |
| 05:25 | One Step Beyond | Anniversary of a Murder. 1960. Stars Harry Townes, Randy Stuart & Amzie Strickland. An adulterous businessman tries to hide the accidental death of a young boy, until he begins to hear his voice. [S] |
| 06:00 | Old Mother Riley Meets The Vampire | 1952. Comedy. A mad scientist known as 'The Vampire' (Bela Lugosi) comes to England to further his evil plans. Starring Arthur Lucan and Dora Bryan. [S] |
| 07:25 | Scotland Yard | 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) |
| 08:00 | Sherlock Holmes | The Case of the Thistle Killer. 1954. Starring: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford & Archie Duncan. Sherlock helps hunt down a killer of women who leaves three thistles next to each body. [S] |
| 08:35 | To The Four Corners | 1956. Directed by Eric Marquis. From Kilkeel in Northern Ireland to Lincoln Cathedral, travel across the four corners of the United Kingdom in 1956. |
| 08:55 | The Steel Key | 1953. Directed By Robert S. Baker and starring Terence Morgan, Joan Rice and Raymond Lovell. A professor working on a steel formula is murdered. Those after the formula will stop at nothing. [S] |
| 10:20 | A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed | ...Should Be Robbed. 1958. Comedy. Director: Henry Levin. Stars Tom Ewell & Mickey Rooney. Two crooks rob a bank to buy a racehorse but realise they have to continue robbing banks to support it. [S] |
| 12:05 | The Silent Enemy | 1957. Action. Directed by William Fairchild. Stars Laurence Harvey, Dawn Addams & Michael Craig. During WWII, the British must prevent the Italian Navy from attaching mines to their warships. [S] |
| 14:20 | Water World | 2000. A look at some of the engineering marvels produced during the construction of Britain's 1800-mile canal network; from Shelmore Bank in Shropshire to the famous aqueduct at Ponycysylite. [S] |
| 14:55 | That's My Boy | Jezebel. 1986. Stars Mollie Sugden, Christopher Blake & Carol Hawkins. Robert gives a talk to the Young Wives' Group in the village and Ida convinces Angie that a young woman fancies her husband. [S] |
| 15:30 | For the Love of Ada | The Christening. Stars: Wilfred Pickles, Irene Handl & Jack Smethurst. It's baby Anthony's christening day. The family converge on St Nicholas Church in Pyrford to celebrate the event. (S4, E06) [S] |
| 16:00 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E | The Foreign Legion Affair. 1966. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum & Danielle De Metz. Illya is captured with a THRUSH code and must bail out of a plane, only to land in the desert. [S] |
| 17:00 | The Footage Detectives | It's 'eyes down' for a family story at the Rivoli Ballroom, then it's back to 1932 and the Croydon aerodrome and there's a fabulous fashion show from the 60s... all this plus a special guest! [S] |
| 18:00 | Enemy At The Door | Call of the Dead. 1980. Stars Alfred Burke, David Waller, Antonia Pemberton. Hard line General Muller visits Richter and accuses him of leniency with Dr. Martel and Peter. [S] |
| 19:05 | The Young Mr. Pitt | 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] |
| 21:05 | Fox | The Family... and the Future. 1980. Elizabeth Spriggs, Bernard Hill, Ray Winstone & Larry Lamb. After all the traumas and drama, the Fox family find new paths and new relationships. [S] |
| 22:10 | The Boston Strangler | 1968. Drama. Director: Richard Fleischer. Stars Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda & Sally Kellerman. When a string of women in Boston start turning up dead, the police launch an investigation. [S] |