Talking Pictures TV Programme Schedule
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TPTV Schedule November 19th to 25th 2018
| DATE | TIME | PROGRAMME | SYNOPSIS |
| Mon 19 Nov 18 | 6:00 | Fire Maidens From Outerspace | 1956. Sci-Fi comedy. Spacemen land on the 13th Moon of Jupiter and find man-hungry space girls waiting for them. Stars: Harry Fowler, Paul Carpenter & Sydney Tafler. |
| Mon 19 Nov 18 | 7:35 | HG Wells' Invisible Man | The Prize. 1959. Stars Tim Turner, Deborah Watling & Lisa Daniely. Peter Brady travels to Scandinavia to collect an international prize for his contribution to science |
| Mon 19 Nov 18 | 8:05 | Stagecoach West | Three Wise Men. Western with Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray. A young man is told he has less than a year to live and is determined to spend Christmas with his wife and kids. |
| Mon 19 Nov 18 | 9:05 | 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. |
| Mon 19 Nov 18 | 10:45 | Value For Money | 1955. Romcom. Director: Ken Annakin. Stars John Gregson, Diana Dors, Joan Hickson & Susan Stephen. Chayley falls for a nightclub performer after inheriting a large sum of money from his father. |
| Mon 19 Nov 18 | 12:30 | Hammer The Toff | 1952. Crime Drama by Maclean Rogers. The Toff (John Bentley) tries to help Susan (Patricia Dainton) reunite with her missing uncle who's been targeted by criminals that are after his steel formula. (Subtitles Available) |
| Mon 19 Nov 18 | 14:00 | A Family At War | 1970. The End of the Beginning. Created by John Finch. Stars Colin Douglas & Shelagh Fraser. Changes to the family become apparent over Christmas as an old will is discovered. (S1, E13) |
| Mon 19 Nov 18 | 15:00 | Orders To Kill | 1958. War drama. Director: Anthony Asquith. Stars: Eddie Albert, Paul Massie & Lillian Gish. An American agent faces a dilemma when he is parachuted into France to eliminate a suspected traitor. |
| Mon 19 Nov 18 | 17:10 | Will You Stop | 1937. Comedy. Directed by William Watson. Stars Tim Ryan, Irene Ryan & Hugh Cameron. Tim has written a skit about Antony and Cleopatra for the department store's annual employee show. |
| Mon 19 Nov 18 | 17:30 | The David Niven Show | Fortune's Folly. Stars Cameron Mitchell, Gail Kobe & Les Tremayne. British actor David Niven, introduces this 1950s US anthology series. (S1, E1) |
| Mon 19 Nov 18 | 18:00 | Just My Luck | 1957. Comedy. Director: John Paddy Carstairs. Stars Norman Wisdom, Jill Dixon, Leslie Phillips & Margaret Rutherford. Norman places a bet on the races so he can afford a diamond pendant. |
| Mon 19 Nov 18 | 19:45 | Eddie Carroll & His Orchestra | 1939. Directed by Horace Shepherd – Enjoy 'Harlem', 'Home', 'Taint what you do', 'What do you know about love?' and many more with Eddie Carroll and his Orchestra, sung by Gwen Jones. |
| Mon 19 Nov 18 | 20:00 | Public Eye | 1973. Detective & Mystery Drama. The Windsor Royal. Stars Alfred Burke, Raymond Francis & Stephanie Bidmead. Marker is hired to find a new breed of rose that has disappeared |
| Mon 19 Nov 18 | 21:00 | No Place For Jennifer | 1950. Drama. Directed by Henry Cass. Stars Leo Genn, Rosamund John, Janette Scott & Guy Middleton. When 9-year-old Jennifer's parents get divorced, she is sent to a centre for maladjusted children. |
| Mon 19 Nov 18 | 22:45 | Sunday in Southend in 1959 – Glimpses | A typical sunny Sunday in Southend in 1959, the rides, the trams, the roads, the handkerchiefs on heads, a lot of dodgems, kiss-me-quick hats and the prom, pom, pom with the brass band playing… |
| Mon 19 Nov 18 | 23:00 | The Gentle Touch | 1982. Crime Drama. Right of Entry. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Brian Gwaspari. A dead burglar and a case of paranoia add up to a difficult situation for Maggie. (S4, E1) |
| Mon 19 Nov 18 | 0:00 | Brubaker | 1980. Drama. Director: Stuart Rosenberg. Stars Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander & Morgan Freeman. The new warden of an Arkansas prison farm attempts to clean up the corruption of the staff |
| Mon 19 Nov 18 | 2:40 | Behemoth The Seamonster | 1959. Sci-Fi. Atomic marine tests cause the resurrection of a dormant sea-monster who then threatens to destroy London. |
| Mon 19 Nov 18 | 4:10 | The Big Valley | Cage of Eagles. 1967. Directed by Virgil W. Vogel. Stars Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Long, Peter Breck & Lee Majors. A fugitive goes to work at Barkley mine but does he have other intentions? (S2, E30) |
| Mon 19 Nov 18 | 5:10 | Shoulder Arms | 1918. Comedy. Directed by Charles Chaplin. Stars Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance & Syd Chaplin. Charlie is a boot camp private, with a dream of being a hero, who goes on a daring mission. |
| DATE | TIME | PROGRAMME | SYNOPSIS |
| Tue 20 Nov 18 | 6:00 | Crow Hollow | 1952. Drama. Directed by Michael McCarthy. Starring 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. |
| Tue 20 Nov 18 | 7:20 | HG Wells' Invisible Man | Flight Into Darkness. 1959. Stars Tim Turner, Deborah Watling & Lisa Daniely. A scientist is talked into believing his new discovery will endanger the safety of mankind |
| Tue 20 Nov 18 | 7:50 | Stagecoach West | By the Deep Six. Western with Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray, who run a stagecoach line in the Old West where they come across a wide variety of killers, robbers and ladies in distress. |
| Tue 20 Nov 18 | 8:50 | Not So Dusty | 1956. Comedy directed by Maclean Rogers. Two dustmen (Bill Owen and Leslie Dwyer) come into possession of a valuable book but the donor's sister wants it back. Also starring Joy Nichols. |
| Tue 20 Nov 18 | 10:30 | After The Ball | 1957. Musical. Director: Compton Bennett. Stars Pat Kirkwood, Laurence Harvey & Jerry Stovin. The biographical telling of the great music hall singer Vesta Tilley, who married into the nobility. |
| Tue 20 Nov 18 | 12:15 | Chase a Crooked Shadow | 1958. Thriller. Director: Michael Anderson. Stars Anne Baxter, Richard Todd, Herbert Lom & Faith Brook. At Kimberley's villa, a stranger shows-up & claims he is her brother who she thought to be dead. |
| Tue 20 Nov 18 | 14:00 | A Family At War | 1971. The Other Side of the Hill. Created by John Finch. Stars Colin Douglas & Shelagh Fraser. New Year, 1940. Sefton fights to keep Edwin at the works whilst David returns to his old ways. (S2, E1) |
| Tue 20 Nov 18 | 15:00 | Sunday in Southend in 1959 – Glimpses | A typical sunny Sunday in Southend in 1959, the rides, the trams, the roads, the handkerchiefs on heads, a lot of dodgems, kiss-me-quick hats and the prom, pom, pom with the brass band playing… |
| Tue 20 Nov 18 | 15:15 | God's Little Acre | 1958. Drama. Directed by Anthony Mann. Starring Robert Ryan, Tina Louise & Aldo Ray. A poor farmer is obsessed with finding gold on his land supposedly buried by his grandfather. |
| Tue 20 Nov 18 | 17:25 | Rollercoaster – Glimpses | Experience the thrill of an early British rollercoaster first hand in this short film by John Seccombe |
| Tue 20 Nov 18 | 17:30 | The David Niven Show | Life Line. Stars Don Taylor, Christine White & Richard Erdman. British actor David Niven, introduces this 1950s US anthology series. (S1, E2) |
| Tue 20 Nov 18 | 18:00 | Davy | 1958. Comedy. Directed by Michael Relph. Starring Harry Secombe, Ron Randell and George Relph. Young Davy is the star of his family's touring act, but will he go it alone when stardom calls? (Subtitles Available) |
| Tue 20 Nov 18 | 19:45 | BFI: A Letter From Ayrshire | 1954. Family. Directed by J.E. Ewins. This endearing travelogue takes the guise of a young lad's letter to his New York pen pal. |
| Tue 20 Nov 18 | 20:00 | Public Eye | 1973. Mystery Drama. It's a Woman's Privilege. Stars Alfred Burke, Pauline Delaney & Ray Smith. A pleasant visit from Marker's former landlady takes a turn when she tells Marker her problem. |
| Tue 20 Nov 18 | 21:00 | The Criminal | 1960. Drama. Director: Joseph Losey. Stars Stanley Baker, Sam Wanamaker, Patrick Magee & Margit Saad. A racetrack robber escapes from prison & tries to get his hands on the loot from the job. |
| Tue 20 Nov 18 | 23:00 | The Gentle Touch | 1982. Crime Drama. Be Lucky, Uncle. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Brian Gwaspari. Maggie tries to track down a missing informant. (S4, E2) |
| Tue 20 Nov 18 | 0:00 | The Trap | 1966. Drama. Directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Oliver Reed, Rita Tushingham and Linda Goranson. A fur trapper takes a mute girl as his unwilling wife to live with him in his cabin in the woods |
| Tue 20 Nov 18 | 2:10 | Viva Zapata | 1952. Drama. Directed by Elia Kazan. Starring Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn. The story of Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against oppressive dictator Porfirio Diaz. |
| Tue 20 Nov 18 | 4:25 | The Spaniard's Curse | 1958. Thriller. Director: Ralph Kemplen. Stars Tony Wright, Lee Patterson, Michael Hordern & Susan Beaumont. A man of Spanish heritage is convicted of murder and places a curse on the judge & jury. |
| DATE | TIME | PROGRAMME | SYNOPSIS |
| Wed 21 Nov 18 | 6:00 | Pot O' Gold | 1941. Musical starring James Stewart, Paulette Goddard and Horace Heidt. Jimmy, the owner of a failed music shop, goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. |
| Wed 21 Nov 18 | 7:45 | HG Wells' Invisible Man | Decoy. 1959. Stars Tim Turner, Deborah Watling & Lisa Daniely. Twin sister entertainers visit London as guests of the government, but one disappears mysteriously |
| Wed 21 Nov 18 | 8:15 | Stagecoach West | Object Partimony. Western with Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray, who run a stagecoach line in the Old West where they come across a wide variety of killers, robbers and ladies in distress. |
| Wed 21 Nov 18 | 9:15 | To Paris With Love | 1955. Comedy. Director: Robert Hamer. Stars Alec Guinness, Vernon Gray & Odile Versois. A Widower sends his 20 year-old son to Paris after deciding it is time to introduce him to the opposite sex. |
| Wed 21 Nov 18 | 10:55 | The Other Love | 1947. Romantic drama. Seriously ill concert pianist Karen (Barbara Stanwyck) is admitted to a Swiss sanatorium, where she is attracted to the suave Doctor Stanton (David Niven). |
| Wed 21 Nov 18 | 12:45 | Indiscretion of an American Wife | 1953. Drama. Directed by Vittorio De Sica. Stars Jennifer Jones, Montgomery Clift & Richard Beymer. A married woman gets into an affair in Rome and is torn between her old life and new romance. |
| Wed 21 Nov 18 | 14:00 | A Family At War | 1971. I Can Be Happy Can't I? Created by John Finch. Stars Colin Douglas & Shelagh Fraser. Margaret spends her time with eligible widower Michael Armstrong. Edwin comes to a decision. (S2, E2) |
| Wed 21 Nov 18 | 15:00 | The Keystone Hotel | The Keystone Hotel hosts a very prestigious beauty contest. When the judge presents the first prize to an elderly cleaning woman, angry members of the audience respond by hurling custard pies. |
| Wed 21 Nov 18 | 15:20 | The Root Of All Evil | 1947. Drama. Directed by Brock Williams. Stars Michael Rennie, Phyllis Calvert, Hazel Court & John McCallum. A girl from an impoverished family seeks revenge after she is jilted by her lover. |
| Wed 21 Nov 18 | 17:30 | The David Niven Show | Backtrack. Stars Frank Lovejoy, Dorothy Green & Stacy Harris. British actor David Niven, introduces this 1950s US anthology series. (S1, E3) |
| Wed 21 Nov 18 | 18:00 | BFI: Holiday | 1957. Documentary. Directed by John Taylor. Charming music-driven documentary about Blackpool. |
| Wed 21 Nov 18 | 18:20 | The Moonraker | 1958. Drama. Directed by David Macdonald. Stars George Baker, Sylvia Syms, Marius Goring & Peter Arne. After the battle of Worcester, Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth are to capture Charles Stuart. |
| Wed 21 Nov 18 | 20:00 | Public Eye | 1973. Detective & Mystery Drama. Home & Away. Stars Alfred Burke, Barbara Young, Bryan Pringle. Madge Reading turns to Marker when she suspects there is another woman in her husband's life. |
| Wed 21 Nov 18 | 21:00 | No Trees in the Street | 1959. Drama. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Stars Sylvia Syms, Herbert Lom, Ronald Howard & Stanley Holloway. A 50s London detective thinks back to how things were back in the 30s… |
| Wed 21 Nov 18 | 23:00 | The Gentle Touch | 1982. Crime. Cause & Effect. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Brian Gwaspari. Maggie encounters issues when an articulate, well-educated young black man confesses to a crime he didn't commit. (S4, E3) |
| Wed 21 Nov 18 | 0:00 | Richard's Things | 1980. Starring Liv Ullman and Amanda Redman. Richard dies of a heart attack whilst away on business, when collecting his things his wife learns that he had been travelling with another woman. |
| Wed 21 Nov 18 | 2:00 | Custer of the West | 1968. Western. Directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Robert Shaw, Mary Ure and Ty Hardin. The story of U.S. Army commander George Armstrong Custer, a flamboyant hero of the Civil War |
| Wed 21 Nov 18 | 4:45 | Vengeance Is Mine | 1949. Drama. Director: Alan Cullimore. Stars Valentine Dyall, Anne Firth, Richard Goolden & Sam Kydd. A dying man hires an assassin to kill so he can frame his death on an enemy. |
| DATE | TIME | PROGRAMME | SYNOPSIS |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 6:00 | 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. |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 7:45 | HG Wells' Invisible Man | The White Rabbit. 1959. Stars Tim Turner, Deborah Watling & Lisa Daniely. A lab rabbit is responsible for unveiling one of the most cunning schemes ever created |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 8:15 | Stagecoach West | Come Home Again. Western with Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray, who run a stagecoach line in the Old West where they come across a wide variety of killers, robbers and ladies in distress. |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 9:15 | Judge For Yourself | Lost TV Pilot made in the 50s starring the Honourable Goodwin J. Knight who introduces a case based on actual court cases then at the end asks 'If you were judging this case, what would you do?' |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 9:30 | Narrowing Circle | 1955. Crime drama directed by Charles Saunders and starring Paul Carpenter and Hazel Court. A magazine crime writer is passed over for promotion by a rival who also steals the girl, but is murdered. |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 10:50 | Interrupted Journey | 1949. Thriller. Director: Daniel Birt. Stars Valerie Hobson, Richard Todd, Christine Norden & Tom Walls. John's wife appears to have been shot after finding her body in the wreckage of a train crash. |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 12:30 | The Spaniard's Curse | 1958. Thriller. Director: Ralph Kemplen. Stars Tony Wright, Lee Patterson, Michael Hordern & Susan Beaumont. A man of Spanish heritage is convicted of murder and places a curse on the judge & jury. |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 14:00 | A Family At War | 1971. A Lesson In War. Created by John Finch. Stars Keith Drinkel & David Swift. Philip and a Polish comrade capture a German soldier in the Western Desert. (S2, E3) |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 15:00 | Sunday in Southend in 1959 – Glimpses | A typical sunny Sunday in Southend in 1959, the rides, the trams, the roads, the handkerchiefs on heads, a lot of dodgems, kiss-me-quick hats and the prom, pom, pom with the brass band playing… |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 15:15 | Campbell's Kingdom | 1957. Drama. Directed by Ralph Thomas. Stars Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker, Michael Craig, Barbara Murray & John Laurie. A Canadian Rockies landowner leads the fight against a dam builder. |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 17:15 | The Worker & War – Front Magazine | A wartime magazine made to motivate and inform war workers, commissioned by the Ministry of Information and screened in factories, this was the final issue made in 1945. |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 17:30 | The David Niven Show | The Promise. Eddie Albert, Fay Wray & Fay Baker. British actor David Niven, introduces this 1950s US anthology series. (S1, E4) |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 18:00 | Barnacle Bill | 1957. Comedy. Directed by Charles Frend. Stars Alec Guinness, Harry Locke, Frederick Piper & Donald Pleasence. A seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. (Subtitles Available) |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 19:45 | BFI: Snow | Directed by Geoffrey Jones. A look at the efforts of British Railways in coping with the 1963 UK cold wave. Nominated for an academy award in 1965. |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 20:00 | Public Eye | 1973. Detective & Mystery Drama. Egg & Cress Sandwiches. Stars Alfred Burke, Robert Flemyng & Ray Smith. An unconventional vicar brings trouble to Marker. |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 21:00 | The Spiral Staircase | 1945. Drama. Directed by Robert Siodmak. Stars Dorothy Maguire, Rhonda Fleming, Ethel Barrymore & George Brent. A young mute woman is frightened by a maniac who is killing off people with disabilities |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 22:40 | Jitterbugs | 1938. Rollicking Slap Stick short involving a stolen diamond necklace, an important dinner date and a stolen turkey – who is the turkey thief? |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 23:00 | The Gentle Touch | 1982. Crime Drama. Auctions. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Brian Gwaspari. Maggie investigates dodgy dealings in the world of fine art. (S4, E4) |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 0:00 | 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. |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 2:45 | Rebecca | 1940. Mystery. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontanie and George Sanders. A self-conscious bride is tormented by the memory of her husband's dead first wife. (Subtitles Available) |
| Thu 22 Nov 18 | 5:20 | The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case | 1930. Comedy. Director: James Parrott. Stars Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Frank Austin, Stanley Blystone. Laurel & Hardy get involved in a murder case after the death of Stan's rich uncle Ebenezer. |
| DATE | TIME | PROGRAMME | SYNOPSIS |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 6:00 | Once In a New Moon | 1935. SCi-Fi. Stars Eliot Makeham, Rene Ray & Derrick de Marney. A small town gets dragged out into space and the populace try to organise a local government based on equal rights for all. |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 7:20 | HG Wells' Invisible Man | Man In Disguise. 1959. Stars Tim Turner, Deborah Watling & Lisa Daniely. At Paris airport a man uses Dr. Brady's identity to smuggle drugs |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 7:50 | Stagecoach West | Finn McCool. Western with Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray, who run a stagecoach line in the Old West where they come across a wide variety of killers, robbers and ladies in distress. |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 8:50 | The Wedding Of Lilli Marlene | 1953. War Time Drama. Lilli will not marry her love, an American reporter, until she becomes a star. Starring Lisa Daniely, Hugh McDermott and Sid James. |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 10:35 | Live It Up | 1963. Featuring music from the likes of Kenny Ball, Gene Vincent and Heinz. A pop film classic from the golden era. Dave (David Hemmings) and his mates are GPO riders who dream of becoming stars. (Subtitles Available) |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 12:00 | One Million Years BC | 1966. Action. Diretced by Don Chaffey and stars Raquel Welch, John Richardson and Percy Herbert. Prehistoric man, Tumak, fights for the affections of Loana. |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 14:00 | A Family At War | 1971. Is Your Journey Really Necessary? Created by John Finch. Stars Colin Douglas & John McKelvey. Sefton discovers Tony's deception and in the process discovers his son's girlfriend, Jenny (S2, E4) |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 15:00 | Sheffield Anglers 1960s – Glimpses | Charming documentary made in the 1960s following the exodus of 100s of men every Sunday from Sheffield to Lincolnshire, Kirkstead for the weekly fishing competition. |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 15:15 | The Lady Vanishes (1979) | 1979. Thriller. Directed by Anthony Page. Stars Herbert Lom, Elliott Gould, Angela Lansbury & Cybill Shepherd. A diverse group of people are forced to unite when one of their passengers disappears. |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 17:15 | Orpheum | 1972. By Wilf Watters. Narrator: Vincent Worth. A look at the decline of cinema in the 70s as the home video boom began, with rare footage of the Odeon Finchley Road cinema in it's final days. |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 17:30 | The David Niven Show | The Twist of the Key. Joan Banks, John Dehner & Anne Francis. British actor David Niven, introduces this 1950s US anthology series. (S1, E5) |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 18:00 | Twice Round the Daffodils | 1962. Drama. Directed by Gerald Thomas. Stars Juliet Mills, Donald Houston, Donald Sinden & Joan Sims. When patients arrive at hospital to be treated, they wish to walk round daffodils twice. (Subtitles Available) |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 19:50 | Sunday in Southend in 1959 – Glimpses | A typical sunny Sunday in Southend in 1959, the rides, the trams, the roads, the handkerchiefs on heads, a lot of dodgems, kiss-me-quick hats and the prom, pom, pom with the brass band playing… |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 20:00 | Public Eye | 1973. Detective & Mystery Drama. The Trouble with Jenny. Stars Alfred Burke, Donald Houston & Petra Markham. In a dingy hotel, the strange activities of a young female guest come to Marker's attention |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 21:00 | Diamond City | 1949. Drama. Directed by David MacDonald. Stars David Farrar, Honor Blackman & Diana Dors. Set in the diamond fields of South Africa, A lawman is trying to maintain a semblance of law and order. (Subtitles Available) |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 22:45 | A Tale Of The Fjords – Glimpses | Filmed in 1955 by the distinguished Swedish Cameraman Arne Sucksdorff, focusing on the Vestland region of Norway. A beautiful presentation of two children hunting for the Valley Of happiness. |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 23:00 | The Gentle Touch | 1982. Crime Drama. Dany. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Brian Gwaspari. Maggie tries to find a witness who is on the run from the German police and an international network of pornographers. (S4, E5) |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 0:00 | I Walk the Line | 1970. Drama. Director: John Frankenheimer. Stars: Gregory Peck, Tuesday Weld and Estelle Parsons. A small town sherrif's world is turned upside down by a beautiful young woman. (Subtitles Available) |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 2:00 | Rome Express | 1932. Thriller. Director: Walter Forde. Stars Conrad Veidt, Esther Ralston, Frank Vosper & Gordon Harker. A stolen Van Dyke painting is transported on a train speeding from Paris to Rome. |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 3:50 | Value For Money | 1955. Romcom. Director: Ken Annakin. Stars John Gregson, Diana Dors, Joan Hickson & Susan Stephen. Chayley falls for a nightclub performer after inheriting a large sum of money from his father. |
| Fri 23 Nov 18 | 5:35 | Walter Forde In Walter The Sleuth | 1927. Comedy Drama. Directed by Walter Forde. Featuring Walter Forde, Pauline Peters & George Foley. Walter poses as a detective to impress his girlfriend and ends up having to fend off thieves. |
| DATE | TIME | PROGRAMME | SYNOPSIS |
| Sat 24 Nov 18 | 6:00 | Behemoth The Seamonster | 1959. Sci-Fi. Atomic marine tests cause the resurrection of a dormant sea-monster who then threatens to destroy London. |
| Sat 24 Nov 18 | 7:30 | Felix Follows Swallows | 1925. Animated. Directed by Otto Messmer. Winter in his hometown is too cold for Felix, so Felix decides to build some wings and fly south. |
| Sat 24 Nov 18 | 7:35 | Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome | 1947. Action. Director: John Rawlins. Stars Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd & Anne Gwynne. Dick Tracy goes up against a villain who robs banks using a nerve gas. |
| Sat 24 Nov 18 | 8:50 | Hammer The Toff | 1952. Crime Drama by Maclean Rogers. The Toff (John Bentley) tries to help Susan (Patricia Dainton) reunite with her missing uncle who's been targeted by criminals that are after his steel formula. (Subtitles Available) |
| Sat 24 Nov 18 | 10:20 | Canterbury | Made in 1933 and first shown to an audience at the Prince Of Wales Theatre London, this series focused on areas on interest. This episode has remarkable shots and commentary on a 1930s Canterbury. |
| Sat 24 Nov 18 | 10:35 | Street Corner | 1953. Drama. Directed by Muriel Box. Stars Peggy Cummins, Anne Crawford, Rosamund John & Terence Morgan. A pseudo-docu-drama with an emphasis on the daily work and routine of female police. |
| Sat 24 Nov 18 | 12:30 | Holiday Camp | 1947. Adventure. Director: Ken Annakin. Stars Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Flora Robson, Dennis Price. The Huggett family meet criminals, runaways, spinsters, and other unlikely holiday makers. |
| Sat 24 Nov 18 | 14:30 | Eyewitness | 1956. Drama. Directed by Muriel Box. Stars Donald Sinden, Muriel Pavlow, Belinda Lee & Michael Craig. Lucy becomes the eyewitness to a robbery at a cinema shortly before being hospitalised. |
| Sat 24 Nov 18 | 16:10 | Watch Your Stern | 1960. Comedy. Directed by Gerald Thomas. Starring Kenneth Connor, Eric Barker, Joan Sims and Leslie Phillips. Details of a secret torpedo are ruined when the Admiral needs to present the plans. |
| Sat 24 Nov 18 | 17:55 | The Fallen Idol | 1948. Thriller. Directed by Carol Reed. Starring Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan and Jack Hawkins. A butler working in a foreign embassy in London falls under suspicion when his wife dies. (Subtitles Available) |
| Sat 24 Nov 18 | 19:55 | The Brinks Job | 1978. Comedy. Directed by William Friedkin. Starring Peter Falk, Peter Boyle and Allen Garfield. Crime story based on the real armed robbery of the Brink's Building in Boston |
| Sat 24 Nov 18 | 22:05 | The Last Valley | 1971. Drama. Directed by James Clavell. Stars Michael Caine, Omar Sharif & Nigel Davenport. A mercenary & a teacher, each fleeing the religious war in Germany, find a valley untouched by the war. |
| Sat 24 Nov 18 | 0:35 | Fragment Of Fear | 1970. Drama. Director: Richard C. Sarafian. Stars: David Hemmings, Gayle Hunnicutt and Wilfrid Hyde-White. Tim Brett is holidaying in Italy with his aunt. When she is murdered, he tries to investigate |
| Sat 24 Nov 18 | 2:35 | Interrupted Journey | 1949. Thriller. Director: Daniel Birt. Stars Valerie Hobson, Richard Todd, Christine Norden & Tom Walls. John's wife appears to have been shot after finding her body in the wreckage of a train crash. |
| Sat 24 Nov 18 | 4:15 | The Spiral Staircase | 1945. Drama. Directed by Robert Siodmak. Stars Dorothy Maguire, Rhonda Fleming, Ethel Barrymore & George Brent. A young mute woman is frightened by a maniac who is killing off people with disabilities |
| DATE | TIME | PROGRAMME | SYNOPSIS |
| Sun 25 Nov 18 | 6:00 | Second Best Bed | 1938. Comedy. Directed by Tom Walls. Stars Jane Baxter, Tom Walls, Veronica Rose & Carl Jaffe. A Newly married couple run into difficulty when the wife refuses to obey her husband. |
| Sun 25 Nov 18 | 7:30 | The Black Sheep Of Whitehall | 1942. Comedy. Directed by Basil Dearden & Will Hay. Stars Will Hay, John Mills, Basil Sydney & Felix Aylmer. A Professor discovers that a Nazi agent is sent to prevent a trade treaty from being signed |
| Sun 25 Nov 18 | 9:05 | Eddie Carroll & His Orchestra | 1939. Directed by Horace Shepherd – Enjoy 'Harlem', 'Home', 'Taint what you do', 'What do you know about love?' and many more with Eddie Carroll and his Orchestra, sung by Gwen Jones. |
| Sun 25 Nov 18 | 9:25 | The Devil-Ship Pirates | 1964. Drama. Directed by Don Sharp. Stars Christopher Lee, Andrew Keir, Susan Farmer & John Cairney. A deserter of the Spanish Armada arrives on the British coast and terrorizes the local inhabitants. |
| Sun 25 Nov 18 | 11:10 | The Wrong Arm Of the Law | 1963. Comedy. Director: Cliff Owen. Stars Peter Sellers, Lionel Jeffries, Bernard Cribbins & Nanette Newman. A gangster learns of a traitor in his midst and makes a deal with the police |
| Sun 25 Nov 18 | 13:00 | The Love Lottery | 1954. Comedy. Directed by Charles Crichton. Starring David Niven, Peggy Cummins and Herbert Lom. After getting away from being a Hollywood star, Rex unwittingly becomes the prize in a lottery (Subtitles Available) |
| Sun 25 Nov 18 | 14:45 | Diamond City | 1949. Drama. Directed by David MacDonald. Stars David Farrar, Honor Blackman & Diana Dors. Set in the diamond fields of South Africa, A lawman is trying to maintain a semblance of law and order. (Subtitles Available) |
| Sun 25 Nov 18 | 16:30 | The 39 Steps | 1978. Crime. Director: Don Sharp. Stars Robert Powell, Karen Dotrice, David Warner, John Mills & Timothy West. An engineer attempts to prevent Prussian agents from executing a political assassination. |
| Sun 25 Nov 18 | 18:35 | BFI: Terminus | 1961. Drama. Directed by John Schlesinger. Iconic short of a day in the life of a London Railway Station. |
| Sun 25 Nov 18 | 19:10 | Train of Events | 1949. Drama. Directed by Sidney Cole, Charles Crichton and Basil Dearden. Starring Jack Warner, Susan Shaw and Gladys Henson. A train disaster is told as four short stories |
| Sun 25 Nov 18 | 21:00 | The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre | The Rivals. 1963. Directed by Max Varnel. Stars Jack Gwillim, Erica Rogers & Brian Smith. Millionaire Swedish industrialist Rolf Neilson is horrified when his daughter is kidnapped. |
| Sun 25 Nov 18 | 22:10 | Some People | 1962. Drama. Directed by Clive Donner. Starring Kenneth More, Ray Brooks, Anneke Wills and David Hemmings.The story of three teenaged tearaways who find themselves at odds with society (Subtitles Available) |
| Sun 25 Nov 18 | 0:00 | 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. |
| Sun 25 Nov 18 | 2:00 | One Million Years BC | 1966. Action. Directed by Don Chaffey and stars Raquel Welch, John Richardson and Percy Herbert. Prehistoric man, Tumak, fights for the affections of Loana. |
| Sun 25 Nov 18 | 4:00 | Soldier of Fortune | 1955. Drama. Director: Edward Dmytryk. Stars Clark Gable, Susan Hayward, Gene Barry and Michael Rennie. Jane Hoyt comes to Hong Kong to find her husband who has been missing for three months. |
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| DATE | TIME | PROGRAMME | SYNOPSIS |
| Mon 26 Nov 18 | 7:45 | HG Wells' Invisible Man | The Gun Runners. 1959. Stars Tim Turner, Deborah Watling & Lisa Daniely. Peter accompanies a diplomat on a visit to Bay Akim to prove they're gun running |
| Mon 26 Nov 18 | 8:15 | Stagecoach West | Image of A Man. Western with Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray, who run a stagecoach line in the Old West where they come across a wide variety of killers, robbers and ladies in distress. |
| Mon 26 Nov 18 | 9:15 | The Sandwich Man | 1966. Comedy. Director: Robert Hartford-Davis. Stars Michael Bentine, Harry H Corbett & Norman Wisdom. A man with a sandwich-board goes around London meeting people from all walks of life. |
| Mon 26 Nov 18 | 11:15 | Death Goes To School | 1953. Crime drama with Barbara Murray and Gordon Jackson in the lead role. A rare, old British mystery surrounding a strangulation at a school that needs Scotland Yard to investigate. |
| Mon 26 Nov 18 | 12:30 | Time Lock | 1957. Adventure. Director: Gerald Thomas. Stars Robert Beatty, Betty McDowall & Vincent Winter. It's a race against time to save six-year old, Stephen, after he locks himself in a time locked vault. |
| Mon 26 Nov 18 | 14:00 | A Family At War | 1971. The 48 Hour Pass. Created by John Finch. Stars Colin Douglas & Shelagh Fraser. David returns on leave with Margaret's illegitimate child expected. Shelia and David grow further apart. (S2, E5) |
| Mon 26 Nov 18 | 15:00 | The Square Peg | 1958. Comedy. Directed by John Paddy Carstairs. Stars Norman Wisdom, Edward Chapman, Honor Blackman & Hattie Jacques. Norman gets drafted and is mistakenly parachuted into Nazi occupied France. |
| Mon 26 Nov 18 | 16:45 | Highlights Of Variety – 1938 | More from the famous Bell & Howell Music Hall, in this episode we see Ernest Shannon, Sam Browne singing 'The Glory Of Love' and G. Melvin and The Cornona Kids! You can’t beat the old fleecy lined! |
| Mon 26 Nov 18 | 17:00 | Take a Letter Mr Jones | The Interview. Starring John Inman & Rula Lenska. Joan is about to do an interview with a reporter about being a successful woman in business and she is becoming concerned. (S1, E1) |
| Mon 26 Nov 18 | 17:30 | The David Niven Show | A Day of Small Miracles. Eddie Bracken, Eddie Bracken & Linda Watkins. British actor David Niven, introduces this 1950s US anthology series. (S1, E6) |
| Mon 26 Nov 18 | 18:00 | His Excellency | 1952. Comedy. Directed by Robert Hamer. Stars Eric Portman, Cecil Parker, Helen Cherry & Susan Stephen. A former trade union leader is sent to become the Governor of a Mediterranean island. |
| Mon 26 Nov 18 | 19:40 | Sing Mae, Swing! – Glimpses | 1934. Mae West stars with the Original Duke Ellington Band in extracts from 'Belle Of The Nineties' where Mae Plays Ruby Carter |
| Mon 26 Nov 18 | 20:00 | Public Eye | 1975. Detective & Mystery Drama. Nobody Wants to Know. Stars Alfred Burke, Ray Smith & Geoffrey Beevers. Marker has one week in which to find a witness. When he does so, he'll never forget her. |
| Mon 26 Nov 18 | 21:00 | Before Winter Comes | 1969. Drama. Director: J. Lee Thompson. Stars: David Niven, Topol, Anna Karina and John Hurt. After World War II, in a camp for the displaced, an interpreter mediates between the British and Soviets. |
| Mon 26 Nov 18 | 23:00 | The Gentle Touch | 1982. Crime Drama. Victims. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Brian Gwaspari. DS Barratt falls for a mugging victim. (S4, E6) |
| Mon 26 Nov 18 | 0:00 | The Ghost & Mrs Muir | 1947. Drama. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Starring Rex Harrison, Gene Tierney and George Sanders. Mrs Muir discovers that her holiday cottage is haunted by a previous owner. |
| Mon 26 Nov 18 | 2:00 | The Great Houdini | 1976. Drama. Directed by Melville Shavelson and starring Peter Cushing and Paul Michael Glaser. A biography of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult. |
| Mon 26 Nov 18 | 4:00 | All Over The Town | 1949. Drama. Director: Derek N. Twist. Norman Wooland, Sarah Churchill, Bryan Forbes & James Hayter. After serving in the RAF during WW2, Nat Hearn struggles to return to his pre-war job. |
| Mon 26 Nov 18 | 5:45 | Winter Weekend | 1952. Comedy. Director: Bernard Devlin. Stars Charles Boivin & Denise Dubreuil. A group of skiers end up spending their weekend in the Gatineaus enjoying themselves but never making it onto the hill. |
| DATE | TIME | PROGRAMME | SYNOPSIS |
| Tue 27 Nov 18 | 6:00 | 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. |
| Tue 27 Nov 18 | 7:15 | HG Wells' Invisible Man | Man In Power. 1959. Stars Tim Turner, Deborah Watling & Lisa Daniely. A Middle East king is murdered by his power-crazy Army chief |
| Tue 27 Nov 18 | 7:45 | Stagecoach West | Not In Our Stars. Western with Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray, who run a stagecoach line in the Old West where they come across a wide variety of killers, robbers and ladies in distress. |
| Tue 27 Nov 18 | 8:45 | Call Me Mister | 1951. Musical. Director: Lloyd Bacon. Stars Betty Grable, Danny Thomas, Richard Boone & Dan Dailey. Former stage star, Shep, awaits discharge in post-war Tokyo when he meets his estranged love, Kay. |
| Tue 27 Nov 18 | 10:45 | The Old Curiosity Shop | 1934. Drama. Director: Thomas Bentley. Stars Elaine Benson, Ben Webster & Hay Petrie. A kind shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop and evict him. |
| Tue 27 Nov 18 | 12:45 | Shadow of Fear | 1963. Crime drama directed by Ernest Morris and starring Paul Maxwell, Clare Owen and Anita West. Waiting for his flight home from Baghdad, Bill takes a message from a British secret agent. |
| Tue 27 Nov 18 | 14:00 | A Family At War | 1971. Hope Against Hope. Created by John Finch. Stars Colin Douglas & Shelagh Fraser. Michael battles his conscience as Edwin and Jean clash over Margaret's pregnancy. (S2, E6) |
| Tue 27 Nov 18 | 15:00 | The Love Lottery | 1954. Comedy. Directed by Charles Crichton. Starring David Niven, Peggy Cummins and Herbert Lom. After getting away from being a Hollywood star, Rex unwittingly becomes the prize in a lottery (Subtitles Available) |
| Tue 27 Nov 18 | 16:45 | Petticoat Lane, London in the 1950s – Glimpses | Glimpses: Directed by JB Grainger around the late 1950s. The empty market in the early morning; barrows being wheeled in, people bringing their goods in taxis, others carrying parcels. |
| Tue 27 Nov 18 | 17:00 | Take a Letter Mr Jones | The Protector. Stars John Inman & Rula Lenska. Joan is running late and misses an appointment with an Australian businessman. Graham is left to entertain him but he drinks a bit too much (S1, E2) |
| Tue 27 Nov 18 | 17:30 | The David Niven Show | The Lady from Winnetka. Jacques Bergerac, Argentina Brunetti & Eduardo Ciannelli. British actor David Niven, introduces this 1950s US anthology series. (S1, E7) |
| Tue 27 Nov 18 | 18:00 | The Woman In Question | 1950. Mystery. Directed by Anthony Asquith. Starring Dirk Bogarde and Jean Kent. Police interview the five principle suspects in the murder of Astra (Jean Kent), an enigmatic fortune teller. |
| Tue 27 Nov 18 | 19:50 | Canterbury | Made in 1933 and first shown to an audience at the Prince Of Wales Theatre London, this series focused on areas on interest. This episode has remarkable shots and commentary on a 1930s Canterbury. |
| Tue 27 Nov 18 | 20:00 | Public Eye | 1975. Detective & Mystery Drama. 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. |
| Tue 27 Nov 18 | 21:00 | The Wild Heart | 1952. Drama. Directed by Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger. Stars Jennifer Jones, David Farrar & Cyril Cusack. Hazel, a child of nature, turns to a book of spells and charms when she has problems. |
| Tue 27 Nov 18 | 22:40 | The Midlands in the 1960s – Glimpses | Glimpses: Filmed in the 1960s this documentary short covers the growth of the Midlands, its industries and landmarks. Great footage of 60s Birmingham and Manchester. |
| Tue 27 Nov 18 | 23:00 | The Gentle Touch | 1982. Crime Drama. The Meat Rack. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Paul Moriarty. Maggie and a CID detective go undercover to track down a maniac who has been murdering prostitutes. (S4, E7) |
| Tue 27 Nov 18 | 0:00 | Shampoo | 1975. Comedy. Directed by Hal Ashby. Stars Warren Beatty, Lee Grant, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn & Carrie Fisher. A Hairdresser runs into trouble when his habits begin to clash with his ambitions. (Subtitles Available) |
| Tue 27 Nov 18 | 2:10 | Hoffman | 1970. Drama. Director: Alvin Rakoff. Stars Peter Sellers, Sinead Cusack, Jeremy Bulloch, Ruth Dunning & David Lodge. A businessman blackmails his secretary to spend a romantic holiday with him. |
| Tue 27 Nov 18 | 4:20 | Too Many Crooks | 1959. Comedy. Directed by Mario Zampi and starring Terry-Thomas, George Cole and Sidney James. 'Fingers' runs an unsuccessful gang. When they decide to rob a wealthy man, things don't go to plan. |
| DATE | TIME | PROGRAMME | SYNOPSIS |
| Wed 28 Nov 18 | 6:00 | 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 |
| Wed 28 Nov 18 | 7:20 | HG Wells' Invisible Man | The Rocket. 1959. Stars Tim Turner, Deborah Watling & Lisa Daniely. Gambling losses lead one of Peter Brady's staff, Smith, into selling information to a foreign power |
| Wed 28 Nov 18 | 7:50 | Stagecoach West | The Arsonist. Western with Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray, who run a stagecoach line in the Old West where they come across a wide variety of killers, robbers and ladies in distress. |
| Wed 28 Nov 18 | 8:50 | Romantic Undertakings | 1996. A daughter takes on the running of a funeral business after her father's death. Stars William Katt. |
| Wed 28 Nov 18 | 10:45 | Soldier of Fortune | 1955. Drama. Director: Edward Dmytryk. Stars Clark Gable, Susan Hayward, Gene Barry and Michael Rennie. Jane Hoyt comes to Hong Kong to find her husband who has been missing for three months. |
| Wed 28 Nov 18 | 12:45 | 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 WW2 Libya in this Ealing Studios film |
| Wed 28 Nov 18 | 14:00 | A Family At War | 1971. A Time To Be Born. Created by John Finch. Stars Colin Douglas & Shelagh Fraser. Sefton gets into trouble over his investment in a pig. Margaret is taken into hospital. (S2, E7) |
| Wed 28 Nov 18 | 15:00 | Mine's a Terrier | Made in 1945 by G.H Badcock, narrated by Brian Hession. A Delightful film looking at the nature, habits and characteristics of some of the famous terrier breeds in the 40s. |
| Wed 28 Nov 18 | 15:15 | Watch Your Stern | 1960. Comedy. Directed by Gerald Thomas. Starring Kenneth Connor, Eric Barker, Joan Sims and Leslie Phillips. Details of a secret torpedo are ruined when the Admiral needs to present the plans. |
| Wed 28 Nov 18 | 17:00 | Take a Letter Mr Jones | The Holiday. Starring John Inman & Rula Lenska. Graham is about to go on holidays but must complete a report with Joan before he leaves, but Joan is sick. (S1, E3) |
| Wed 28 Nov 18 | 17:30 | The David Niven Show | The Last Room. Stars Eduard Franz, John Hoyt & Michael Fox. British actor David Niven, introduces this 1950s US anthology series. (S1, E8) |
| Wed 28 Nov 18 | 18:00 | Sapphire | 1959. Murder mystery. Directed by Basil Dearden and stars Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell and Michael Craig. Superintendent Robert Hazard investigates a murder, which could be racially motivated. |
| Wed 28 Nov 18 | 19:50 | Rome: The Eternal City in 1947 | A 1947 Castle Films 'World Parade' film. A narrated tour of the architecture and monuments of Rome, the Colosseum and even its traffic guards! |
| Wed 28 Nov 18 | 20:00 | Public Eye | 1975. Detective & Mystery Drama. How About It, Frank? Stars Alfred Burke, Peter Childs & Ray McAnally. Ron Gash wants Marker as his new partner. But are Gash's methods compatible with Marker's? |
| Wed 28 Nov 18 | 21:00 | Breakout | 1975. Action. Director: Tom Gries. Stars: Charles Bronson, Robert Duvall and Jill Ireland. A bush pilot is hired for fifty thousand dollars to go to Mexico to free an innocent prisoner. (Subtitles Available) |
| Wed 28 Nov 18 | 23:00 | The Gentle Touch | 1982. Crime Drama. Joker. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Brian Gwaspari. Maggie investigates when a fellow detective tries to frame an old villain for a jewellery theft. (S4, E8) |
| Wed 28 Nov 18 | 0:00 | The Boys | 1962. Crime drama starring Richard Todd, Robert Morley and Jess Conrad OBE. When a nightwatchman is murdered, four young men are put on trial. Cleverly directed by Sidney J. Furie. |
| Wed 28 Nov 18 | 2:30 | Forbidden Cargo | 1954. Drama. Directed by Harold French. Starring: Jack Warner, Nigel Patrick, Elizabeth Sellars and Terence Morgan. Narcotics agent Michael Kenyon receives a tip about a drug smuggling operation. |
| Wed 28 Nov 18 | 4:15 | The Square Peg | 1958. Comedy. Directed by John Paddy Carstairs. Stars Norman Wisdom, Edward Chapman, Honor Blackman & Hattie Jacques. Norman gets drafted and is mistakenly parachuted into Nazi occupied France. |
| DATE | TIME | PROGRAMME | SYNOPSIS |
| Thu 29 Nov 18 | 6:00 | Dick Tracy's Dilemma | 1947. Crime mystery. Directed by John Rawlins and starring Ralph Byrd, Lyle Latell and Kay Christopher. Tracy investigates the theft of fur coats and an insurance swindle linked to a hook handed thug. |
| Thu 29 Nov 18 | 7:15 | HG Wells' Invisible Man | Shadow Bomb. 1959. Stars Tim Turner, Deborah Watling & Lisa Daniely. Peter Brady risks his life when trying to save a friend from being blown-up by a new type of bomb detonator |
| Thu 29 Nov 18 | 7:45 | Stagecoach West | Songs My Mother Taught Me. Western with Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray, who run a stagecoach line in the Old West where they come across a wide variety of killers, robbers and ladies in distress |
| Thu 29 Nov 18 | 8:45 | The Plough & The Stars | 1936. Drama. Starring Barbara Stanwyck. Nora attempts to lead a quiet life away from the political chaos of the Easter Rebellion that has engulfed Ireland and her home city. Directed by John Ford. |
| Thu 29 Nov 18 | 10:10 | Beyond Christmas | 1940. Drama. Directed by A Edward Sutherland. Stars Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith & Charles Winninger. The ghosts of three victims of an airplane crash return to Earth to help reunite a young couple. (Subtitles Available) |
| Thu 29 Nov 18 | 11:45 | 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. |
| Thu 29 Nov 18 | 14:00 | A Family At War | 1971. A Hero's Welcome. Creator: John Finch. Stars Colin Douglas & Shelagh Fraser. Christmas 1941. Peter struggles with the image he has cultivated of his father, souring their relationship. (S2, E8) |
| Thu 29 Nov 18 | 15:00 | The Loves of Joanna Godden | 1947. Drama. Directed by Charles Frend & Robert Hamer. Stars Googie Withers, Jean Kent, John McCallum & Derek Bond. When Joanna is given a farm, she finds she has three suiters. |
| Thu 29 Nov 18 | 16:45 | Wilf Watters Presents Final Performance | A short documentary based around the closing day of The Regent Cinema, Amersham in 1962 |
| Thu 29 Nov 18 | 17:00 | Take a Letter Mr Jones | The Japanese Contract. Stars John Inman & Rula Lenska. Eight Star is about to sign a contract with a Japanese company. Everybody is on edge as they try to get all the Japanese customs right (S1, E4) |
| Thu 29 Nov 18 | 17:30 | The David Niven Show | Portrait. Stars James Best, Carolyn Jones & Robert Nichols. British actor David Niven, introduces this 1950s US anthology series. (S1, E9) |
| Thu 29 Nov 18 | 18:00 | Some People | 1962. Drama. Directed by Clive Donner. Starring Kenneth More, Ray Brooks, Anneke Wills and David Hemmings.The story of three teenaged tearaways who find themselves at odds with society (Subtitles Available) |
| Thu 29 Nov 18 | 19:50 | Bristol & Wales in 1964 – Glimpses | A Nice little trip around Wales in 1964 including Raglan Castle and a family trip to LLawhaden castle and the Welsh coast – with a very empty beach. |
| Thu 29 Nov 18 | 20:00 | Public Eye | 1975. Detective & Mystery Drama. 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. |
| Thu 29 Nov 18 | 21:00 | Night of the Demon | (AKA Curse of the Demon) 1957. Horror. Director: Jacques Tourneur. Stars Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins and Niall MacGinnis. A professor arrives in London to find himself investigating a devil worshipper |
| Thu 29 Nov 18 | 23:00 | The Gentle Touch | 1982. Crime Drama. Tough, Mrs. Rudge. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Paul Moriarty. Maggie sets out to confront a gang of teenagers who have been terrorising local pensioners. (S4, E9) |
| Thu 29 Nov 18 | 0:00 | The Great Houdini | 1976. Drama. Directed by Melville Shavelson and starring Peter Cushing and Paul Michael Glaser. A biography of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult. |
| Thu 29 Nov 18 | 2:00 | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | 1979. Drama. Released from prison, Pinky (Richard Jordan) vows to go straight, but after taking a maintenance job, he attracts a lot of attention. Starring David Niven |
| Thu 29 Nov 18 | 4:05 | The Ghost Train | 1941. Comedy horror. Directed by Walter Forde. Starring Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch & Kathleen Harrison. High jinks and chills ensue when a group of people become stranded at an isolated station. |
| Thu 29 Nov 18 | 5:50 | The Story Of Elsie Bossing | Introduced by Henry Cooper and made in 1972. A stop-motion animation story of a difficult old woman who takes risks crossing the road. Narrated by the great Cyril Fletcher, story by Peter Hart. |
| DATE | TIME | PROGRAMME | SYNOPSIS |
| Fri 30 Nov 18 | 6:00 | Bond of Fear | 1956. Crime Drama directed by Henry Cass and starring Dermot Walsh and Jane Barrett. Filmed at Nettlefold. A man and his family on a caravan holiday in France are taken hostage by an escaped convict. |
| Fri 30 Nov 18 | 7:20 | HG Wells' Invisible Man | The Big Plot. 1959. Stars Tim Turner, Deborah Watling & Lisa Daniely. A plane crash reveals that a canister of uranium, half of an atom bomb, was being smuggled into England |
| Fri 30 Nov 18 | 7:50 | Stagecoach West | The Root of Evil. Western with Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray, who run a stagecoach line in the Old West where they come across a wide variety of killers, robbers and ladies in distress. |
| Fri 30 Nov 18 | 8:50 | The Intelligence Men | 1965. Comedy. Director: Robert Asher. Stars Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, William Franklyn & April Olrich. A humble coffee shop manager is forced into the world of spies in swinging London. |
| Fri 30 Nov 18 | 10:50 | Up With the Lark | 1943. Musical. Directed by Phil Brandon. Starring Ethel Revnell, Gracie West & Adrienne Fancey. Ethel and Gracie pursue a gang of robbers to their secret headquarters in the countryside. |
| Fri 30 Nov 18 | 12:00 | Junior Bonner | 1972. Western. Directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Steve McQueen, Robert Preston and Ida Lupino. Ace Bonner returns to Arizona several years after he abandoned his family |
| Fri 30 Nov 18 | 14:00 | A Family At War | 1971. We Could Be A Lot Worse Off. Created by John Finch. Stars Colin Douglas & Shelagh Fraser. Freda is disturbed by her feelings for Michael. Meanwhile, Robert meets with a sticky end. (S2, E9) |
| Fri 30 Nov 18 | 15:00 | The Fallen Idol | 1948. Thriller. Directed by Carol Reed. Starring Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan and Jack Hawkins. A butler working in a foreign embassy in London falls under suspicion when his wife dies. (Subtitles Available) |
| Fri 30 Nov 18 | 17:00 | Take a Letter Mr Jones | The Trade Fair. Starring John Inman & Rula Lenska. There is a trade fair in Milan and Joan is suddenly required to attend. Joan is disappointed as she was going to be with Lucy. (S1, E5) |
| Fri 30 Nov 18 | 17:30 | The David Niven Show | Sticks and Stones. Stars John Ericson, Peggy McCay & Mort Mills. British actor David Niven, introduces this 1950s US anthology series. (S1, E10) |
| Fri 30 Nov 18 | 18:00 | Lured | 1947. Crime. Director: Douglas Sirk. Stars George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn & Boris Karloff. A killer in London is murdering women he meets through the personal columns of newspapers. |
| Fri 30 Nov 18 | 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. |
| Fri 30 Nov 18 | 21:00 | Black Widow | 1954. Mystery. Directed by Nunnally Johnson. Starring Ginger Rogers, Van Heflin and Gene Tierney. A young writer is found dead in a Broadway producer's apartment. But who is the real culprit? |
| Fri 30 Nov 18 | 23:00 | The Gentle Touch | 1983. Crime Drama. Private Views. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Brian Gwaspari. Maggie questions an informant who has information about a gang of thieves. (S4, E10) |
| Fri 30 Nov 18 | 0:00 | Every Home Should Have One | 1970. Comedy. Directed by Jim Clark. Stars Marty Feldman, Judy Cornwell, Garry Miller & Shelley Berman. Teddy, working at an advertising agency, has to come up with a campaign for frozen porridge. |
| Fri 30 Nov 18 | 1:50 | Sapphire | 1959. Murder mystery. Directed by Basil Dearden and stars Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell and Michael Craig. Superintendent Robert Hazard investigates a murder, which could be racially motivated. |
| Fri 30 Nov 18 | 3:40 | The Million Pound Note | 1954. Comedy. Director: Ronald Neame. Stars Gregory Peck, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Ronald Squire & Joyce Grenfell. Two wealthy brothers loan a penniless man 1 million pounds, in the form of one note. |
| Fri 30 Nov 18 | 5:30 | June Allyson | The Lie. Stars June Allyson as the regular hostess and occasional star of this dramatic anthology series, from light comedy to melodrama with incredible support from other stars. (S2, E1) |
| DATE | TIME | PROGRAMME | SYNOPSIS |
| Sat 01 Dec 18 | 6:00 | Thunder In The City | 1937. Comedy. Stars Edward G. Robinson, Nigel Bruce, Constance Collier & Ralph Richardson. A visiting American engages in a bold business promotion, the likes of which the British have never seen. |
| Sat 01 Dec 18 | 7:40 | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | 1979. Drama. Released from prison, Pinky (Richard Jordan) vows to go straight, but after taking a maintenance job, he attracts a lot of attention. Starring David Niven |
| Sat 01 Dec 18 | 9:45 | Forbidden Cargo | 1954. Drama. Directed by Harold French. Starring: Jack Warner, Nigel Patrick, Elizabeth Sellars and Terence Morgan. Narcotics agent Michael Kenyon receives a tip about a drug smuggling operation. |
| Sat 01 Dec 18 | 11:30 | The Ghost Train | 1941. Comedy horror. Directed by Walter Forde. Starring Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch & Kathleen Harrison. High jinks and chills ensue when a group of people become stranded at an isolated station. |
| Sat 01 Dec 18 | 13:15 | 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. |
| Sat 01 Dec 18 | 15:00 | The Shiralee | 1957. Drama. Director: Leslie Norman. Stars Peter Finch, Dana Wilson, Elizabeth Sellars, Russell Napier & George Rose. When Jim finds his wife with another man, he takes their daughter & hits the road |
| Sat 01 Dec 18 | 17:00 | SOS Titanic | 1979. Drama. Directed by William Hale. Stars David Janssen, Cloris Leachman & Harry Andrews. In April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable R.M.S. Titanic hits an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Sat 01 Dec 18 | 19:00 | The Hireling | 1973. Drama. Director: Alan Bridges. Stars: Robert Shaw, Sarah Miles and Peter Egan. A young woman suffering from depression, over the loss of her husband, develops a relationship with her chauffeur (Subtitles Available) |
| Sat 01 Dec 18 | 21:05 | Cage Of Gold | 1950. Drama. Directed by Basil Dearden. Stars Jean Simmons, David Farrar, James Donald, Herbert Lom & Bernard Lee. A young widowed bride receives an unexpected visit when she remarries. |
| Sat 01 Dec 18 | 22:45 | Night of the Demon | (AKA Curse of the Demon) 1957. Horror. Director: Jacques Tourneur. Stars Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins and Niall MacGinnis. A professor arrives in London to find himself investigating a devil worshipper |
| Sat 01 Dec 18 | 0:45 | The Sandwich Man | 1966. Comedy. Director: Robert Hartford-Davis. Stars Michael Bentine, Harry H Corbett & Norman Wisdom. A man with a sandwich-board goes around London meeting people from all walks of life. |
| Sat 01 Dec 18 | 2:45 | Riddle Of The Sands | 1978. Adventure. Director: Tony Maylam. Stars Michael York, Jenny Agutter & Simon MacCorkindale. Set in 1901, a pair of British yachtsmen discover a German plot to invade England. |
| Sat 01 Dec 18 | 4:45 | Indiscretion of an American Wife | 1953. Drama. Directed by Vittorio De Sica. Stars Jennifer Jones, Montgomery Clift & Richard Beymer. A married woman gets into an affair in Rome and is torn between her old life and new romance. |
| DATE | TIME | PROGRAMME | SYNOPSIS |
| Sun 02 Dec 18 | 6:00 | 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. |
| Sun 02 Dec 18 | 7:20 | The Flaw | 1955. Crime directed by Terence Fisher. A racing driver (John Bentley) plans to murder his heiress wife (Rona Anderson). The lawyer (Donald Houston) discovers the plot. |
| Sun 02 Dec 18 | 8:35 | Too Many Crooks | 1959. Comedy. Directed by Mario Zampi and starring Terry-Thomas, George Cole and Sidney James. 'Fingers' runs an unsuccessful gang. When they decide to rob a wealthy man, things don't go to plan. |
| Sun 02 Dec 18 | 10:15 | Demi-Paradise | 1943. Drama. Directed by Anthony Asquith. Stars Laurence Olivier, Penelope Ward, Margaret Rutherford & Felix Aylmer. A Russian engineer recounts his time in England during WW2. |
| Sun 02 Dec 18 | 12:30 | Dick Powell Theatre | Somebody's Waiting. Dick Powell served as host to this hugely popular 60s series with a glittering cast of guest stars. Starring Mickey Rooney & Susan Oliver. (S1, E4) |
| Sun 02 Dec 18 | 13:30 | The Loves of Joanna Godden | 1947. Drama. Directed by Charles Frend & Robert Hamer. Stars Googie Withers, Jean Kent, John McCallum & Derek Bond. When Joanna is given a farm, she finds she has three suiters. |
| Sun 02 Dec 18 | 15:15 | Frieda | 1947. Drama. Directed by Basil Dearden. Stars David Farrar, Glynis Johns, Mai Zetterling & Flora Robson. An RAF pilot who was shot down during WWII marries a German woman who helps him escape. |
| Sun 02 Dec 18 | 17:15 | Geordie | 1955. Comedy. Directed by Frank Launder. Stars Bill Travers, Alastair Sim, Miles Malleson & Raymond Huntley. A Scottish lad represents Britain in the Olympics but insists on wearing his Kilt. |
| Sun 02 Dec 18 | 19:15 | The Divided Heart | 1954. Drama. Directed by Charles Crichton. Stars Cornell Borchers, Yvonne Mitchell & Armin Dahlen. After WW2, an orphan is adopted by a German couple. When he turns 10, he hears his mother is alive. |
| Sun 02 Dec 18 | 21:00 | The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre | To Have and To Hold. 1963. Directed by Herbert Wise. Sent to protect a woman, Sergeant Fraser goes against all codes of police conduct and falls in love with his victim. |
| Sun 02 Dec 18 | 22:30 | Eureka Stockade | 1949. Drama. Directed by Harry Watt. Stars Chips Rafferty, Jane Barrett, Jack Lambert, Peter Illing & Gordon Jackson. In 1854, Australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights. |
| Sun 02 Dec 18 | 0:40 | Shampoo | 1975. Comedy. Directed by Hal Ashby. Stars Warren Beatty, Lee Grant, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn & Carrie Fisher. A Hairdresser runs into trouble when his habits begin to clash with his ambitions. (Subtitles Available) |
| Sun 02 Dec 18 | 2:50 | Time Lock | 1957. Adventure. Director: Gerald Thomas. Stars Robert Beatty, Betty McDowall & Vincent Winter. It's a race against time to save six-year old, Stephen, after he locks himself in a time locked vault. |
| Sun 02 Dec 18 | 4:20 | 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 WW2 Libya in this Ealing Studios film |
| Sun 02 Dec 18 | 5:40 | Jail Bait | 1937. Comedy. Directed by Charles Lamont. Stars Buster Keaton, Harold Goodwin & Matthew Betz. Buster poses as a murderer to throw off the police while a reporter searches for the real killer. |
