Maigret
The Crystal Ball. 1962. Stars Rupert Davies, Veronica Turleigh & Neal Arden. Maigret investigates the murder of a fortune teller after the prediction of their own death comes true.
Sex (Re) Education
Feodor Atkine, Sylwvie Granotier & Irene Jacob. To contain the syphilis epidemic, the management confines the residents. Isabelle tries to hide her affair with Edouard.
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.
Black Memory
Oswald Mitchell. Stars Michael Medwin, Michael Atkinson, Moyra O'Connell & Sid James. Danny Cruff hobnobs with London's underworld after his father is wrongly accused of murder.
Thunderbirds
Sun Probe. 1965. Stars David Holliday, Peter Dyneley & Shane Rimmer. A system failure leaves a space probe set on a collision course with the sun. Can International Rescue reach them in time.
She Knows Y'Know
Montgomery Tully. Stars Hylda Baker, Cyril Smith, Joan Sanderson & Alfred Burke. A young girl's sudden pregnancy unfolds dramas between two families.
Harmony Lane
1954. Musical Comedy. Directed by Lewis Gilbert. A Musical featurette starring Max Bygraves, The Beverly Sisters and Dora Bryan.
Dateline Diamonds
1965. Directed By Jeremy Summers. Comedy musical stars The Small Faces, The Chantelles and Kiki Dee. Lester Benson (Kenneth Cope) the manager of top rock band The Small Faces, is hiding a secret.
Scrooge
1935. Family. Ebenezer Scrooge (Seymour Hicks) is persuaded to change his ways one Christmas by visitations from the ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet-to-come. Also stars Donald Calthrop.
Sea Devils
Raoul Walsh. Stars Rock Hudson, Yvonne De Carlo, Maxwell Reed. Based on Victor Hugo's 'Toilers of the Sea', the threat of Napoleonic invasion hangs heavy over Britain.
Genevieve
1953. Comedy. Director Henry Cornelius. Stars Kenneth More, Dinah Sheridan and Kay Kendall. Alan and Ambrose are not going to let friendship get in the way of winning the London to Brighton rally.
The Stories Behind the Songs
Kate Garner explores why the writer of 'Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag' lived with a lifetime of guilt and the incredible story of Tony Jackson who built his own piano at the age of 10.
Crown Court
Beggar On Horseback - Part 1. 1973. Stars Donald Hewlett, James Cossins & James Donnelly. The Personnel Manager of a metal factory is accused of stealing a coat belonging to the Managing Director.
Crown Court
Beggar On Horseback - Part 2. 1973. Stars William Mervyn, Donald Hewlett & Brian Miller. The former owner of Wright-Samkins Metals Ltd is cross examined and is accused of fabricating a charge.
Crown Court
Beggar On Horseback - Part 3. 1973. Stars James Cossins, David Ashford & Bernard Gallagher. Graham Erringburn is called to give evidence, but will his claims sway the opinion of the jury.
Enemy At The Door
Escape. 1980. Stars Alfred Burke, Bernard Horsfall & Antonia Pemberton. Confronting and killing the latest intrude at his farm lead Peter to a desperate escape but not one he imagined.
Hook, Line and Sinker
This short film made in the 1950s or early 1960s covers the maiden voyage of the 'Glenstruan', a great line fishing vessel from Aberdeen, to within the Arctic Circle and back again.
The Halfway House
1944. Drama. Directed by Basil Dearden. Starring Mervyn Johns, Glynis Johns & Tom Walls. A group of travellers, all with something to hide in their past, take shelter from a storm in an old inn.
The Brothers
Life Goes On. 1975. Stars Colin Baker, Richard Easton & Carole Mowlam. Six months on from the crucial vote and the Hammond family has changed considerably, both publicly and privately.
Across The Bridge
1957. Thriller. Directed by Ken Annakin. Stars Rod Steiger, David Knight & Bernard Lee. An unscrupulous financier absconds to Mexico in an attempt to avoid capture for embezzlement.
Live Now Pay Later
1962. Drama. Directed by Jay Lewis. Stars Ian Hendry, June Ritchie & John Gregson. The adventures of a devious door to door salesman and his unscrupulous efforts to line his own pockets.
Live Now Pay Later
1962. Drama. Directed by Jay Lewis. Stars Ian Hendry, June Ritchie & John Gregson. The adventures of a devious door to door salesman and his unscrupulous efforts to line his own pockets.
Bullet Scars
1942. Crime Drama. Directed by D. Ross Lederman. Stars Regis Toomey, Adele Longmire & Howard Da Silva. A doctor and a nurse are forced to treat a wounded gangster who was injured during a robbery.
The Night Holds Terror
Andrew Stone. Stars Jack Kelly, Hildy Parks & Vince Edwards. Based on a true story, a family are taken hostage and terrorised by a group of hitchhikers demanding a ransom.
Atomic Rulers
1965. Sci-fi. Directed by Koreyoshi Akasaka, Teruo Ishii & Akira Mitsuwa. Stars Ken Utsui & Sachihiro Ohsawa. Starman is sent to Earth after learning of a devastating plot to destroy the planet.
Cinebox Memories
Dave Storm and The Diamonds perform the sensational hit 'If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody.
Vintage Wine
1935. Comedy. The family head of a wine company refuses to retire, but his family have other ideas. Starring Seymour Hicks.
12 days of Christmas
Charming 1950s animation of the 12 days of Christmas. First aired in 1956 on Christmas eve.
I'll Turn To You
1946. Starring Irene Handl. A returning soldier finds readjusting to married life and civvy street very difficult. Stars Don Stannard & Terry Randall.
Song of London
1963. Short film. Directed by John Durst. Starring David De Keyser, Shirley Abicair, Kim Cordell & Bob Roberts. A nostalgic look back at 60s London with Tommy Trinder and a host of stars.
Beyond Christmas
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.
Christmas In Britain - Glimpses
Join the festive cheer all over the country in this short film showing how Christmases past were celebrated in London, the great British countryside and a traditional British home.
Johnnie Ray Sings
1959. Singer, songwriter and pianist Johnnie Ray treats an audience to a variety of musical numbers, accompanied by Jack Parnell and his orchestra, also featuring special guest Shani Wallis.
The Four Just Men
Riot. 1960. Stars Richard Conte, Neil McCallum & Peter Dyneley. A riot breaks out in a state prison. Ryder is taken hostage by the convicts and used in a battle against the State Troopers.
Those British Faces
1993. Documentary series that acts as a tribute to the greats of British cinema. This episode focuses on a delightful tribute to Will Hay.
Law and Disorder
1940. Comedy/Crime. Directed by David MacDonald. Stars Alastair Sim, Barry K. Barnes & Diana Churchill. A young solicitor takes to defending successfully a number of thugs accused of sabotage.
Assignment Paris
1952. Drama. Directed by Robert Parrish. Stars Dana Andrews, Märta Torén & George Sanders. A reporter becomes entangled in a dangerous web when investigating a plot against Hungary's dictatorship.
The Dark Man
Jeffrey Dell. Stars Maxwell Reed, Edward Underdown, Natasha Parry & William Hartnell. An inspector hunts a killer who is looking for an actress who witnessed him commit murder.
Look At Life In Gear
1967. A magnificent look at the 'in' scene of London, with a focus on the fashions of today and all the different shops where you can buy trendy clothes.
Hobson's Choice
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.
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
Welcome to a horrifying night full of peril down in the Cellar Club, where host Caroline Munro introduces the first feature from the World of Hammer - The Curse of Frankenstein.
The World of Hammer
The Curse of Frankenstein. 1994. Narrated by Oliver Reed. A look at Hammer's controversially popular cycle of Frankenstein films, reborn as explicit gothic horrors in gloriously gory colour.
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
Caroline Munro takes us on a trip to Prague in tonight's enthralling feature Czech Mate; a mystifying tale about a woman who is betrayed and forced into the world of espionage and murder.
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Czech Mate. 1984. Stars Susan George, Patrick Mower & Peter Vaughan. Vicky goes to Prague with her ex-husband but soon finds herself alone, penniless and caught up in a murder.
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
Join Caroline Munro before she disappears into the night, as she gives us a sneak peek at next week's brilliant Hammer features.
The Moderns
Alan Rudolph. Stars Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino & Wallace Shawn. In 1920s Paris, a struggling artist's life takes an unexpected turn when he agrees to forge paintings.
The Moderns
Alan Rudolph. Stars Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino & Wallace Shawn. In 1920s Paris, a struggling artist's life takes an unexpected turn when he agrees to forge paintings.
Rage
Gilberto Gazcon. Stars Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens & David Reynoso. In Mexico, a small town doctor bitten by a rabid dog, races against time to get to the city and find help.
Climb Up the Wall
1960. Musical & Variety. Directed by Michael Winner. Featuring performers such as George 'Calypso' Browne, Russ Conway and Frances Day.
Look At Life A Car Is Born
1960. A look into the success of the British car. Featuring Triumph, Morris and Austin, from design, building and testing, to the open road. A fascinating look at the industry.
Time To Remember
Sir Michael Redgrave. It's 1920, Britain is in the spirit of peace with weddings and events galore, though there's industrial unrest and problems in Ireland.
300 Men and a Girl
1959. A delightful training film focusing on the launch of frozen food in independent shops and the training for the 'salesgirls.
Phantom From Space
1953. Sci-Fi. Director W Lee Wilder. Stars Ted Cooper, Noreen Nash, Dick Sands & Burt Wenland. A radioactive alien crash lands on Earth near a LA laboratory. His arrival attracts much attention.
Black Saddle
1959. The Freight Line. Western with Peter Breck. After his brothers are killed in a shootout, a gunfighter decides to hang up his guns and uphold the law by becoming a lawyer.
Stingray
The Ghost Ship. 1964. Stars Robert Easton, Don Mason & David Graham. The Stingray is sent to investigate the wreck of a sailing ship which has risen to the surface and begun sailing again.
Batman
While Gotham City Burns. 1966. Stars Adam West, Roddy McDowall & Francine York. The Bookworm stages a raid to steal a rare alchemy book and prepares a bizarre deathtrap for the Dynamic Duo.
Space Patrol
The Evil Eye of Venus. 1963. Stars Ysanne Churchman, Libby Morris & Murray Kash. The team responds when a new defensive weapon on Venus suddenly becomes malevolent.
A Hitch in Time
Jan Darnley-Smith. Stars Michael McVey, Pheona McLellan & Patrick Troughton. On their way to school, two children discover a professor trapped inside his own time machine.
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Women's War. 1958. Stars Richard Greene, Zena Walker & Neil Hallett. Robin allows two of his men to escort a noblewoman after she's rescued from the Sheriff, but Marian reveals that she is a spy.
Undersea Kingdom
Revenge of the Volkites. 1936. Stars Ray Corrigan, Lee Van Atta, Boothe Howard. Professor Norton, now a willing zombie, starts building rocket motors to propel Khan and his army to the Upperworld.
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.
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.
The Giant Claw
1957. Sci-fi. Directed by Fred F. Sears. Stars Jeff Morrow, Mara Corday & Morris Ankrum. A giant extraterrestrial bird arrives on Earth and leaves a trail of death and destruction in its wake.
Dick Barton
Clive Exton. Richard Marley asks Barton to look into the vanishing of his children (Fiona Fullerton & Kevan Sheehan). They come up against the criminal Melganik (John G Heller).
Fireball XL-5
Spy in Space. 1962. Stars David Graham, Sylvia Anderson & John Bluthal. Boris and Griselda Space Spy plot to steal Fireball XL5 from a deep-space refuelling station, but will they succeed.
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Flight to Atlantica. 1968. Stars Ed Bishop, David Healy & Lian-Shin Yang. When the Mysterons threaten to destroy the World Navy Complex at Atlantica, Captains Blue and Ochre are sent to help.
Went The Day Well?
Cavalcanti. Stars: Leslie Banks, Mervyn Johns & Basil Sydney. English villagers stage a fight back when visited by a platoon of german troops.
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre
Partners in Crime. 1960. Directed By Peter Duffell. Stars Bernard Lee, Moira Redmond & John Van Eyssen. A Wealthy company director has been found dead and his safe cracked, but not emptied.
Beau Geste
Episode Five. 1982. Stars Benedict Taylor, John Forgeham & John Rumney. Boldini informs Lejaune that Michael has a stolen jewel on him. Lejaune persuades Bolidar, a former pickpocket, to steal it.
Z-Cars
Occupation. 1974. Stars Douglas Fielding & Wendy Wax. PC Quilley guards a coach works subject to a sit-in by recently laid off employees, keeping the peace, waiting for someone to break it.
Travelling Man
Moving On. 1984. Stars Leigh Lawson, Colin Jeavons & Jeffrey Hardy. While Lomax works in a riverside pub, he is spotted by a man from his past who plots to drive him away from the area.
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977. Thriller. Directed by Robert Aldrich. Stars Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark & Roscoe Lee Browne. An imprisoned rogue Air Force general seizes a nuclear silo and threatens to start WWIII.
Spanish Fly
Bob Kellett. Stars: Leslie Phillips, Terry-Thomas, Graham Armitage. A businessman is trying to shoot an ad for his company's new line of lingerie when he encounters a rival.
Spanish Fly
Bob Kellett. Stars: Leslie Phillips, Terry-Thomas, Graham Armitage. A businessman is trying to shoot an ad for his company's new line of lingerie when he encounters a rival.
The Gamma People
1956. Sci-fi. Directed by John Gilling. Stars Paul Douglas, Eva Bartok & Leslie Phillips. Two journalists become stranded in an isolated country where scientists conduct experiments on the locals.
Vanishing Point
Richard Sarafian. Stars Barry Newman, Cleavon Little & Dean Jagger. A car delivery driver accepts a challenge to get a race car from Denver to San Francisco in record time.
Look At Life Jobs With A Thrill
1961. A look into some exciting careers, one of which being the most exciting job, being a steeplejack. Think your job is too boring? See what these men do for a living.
The Law & Mr Jones
What Can You Learn from Smoke Signals? Created by Sy Gomberg. Stars James Whitmore, Janet De Gore & Conlan Carter. Abraham is an attorney handling white collar cases from star studded clients.
The Fast and the Furious
1954. Action. Directed by John Ireland & Edward Sampson. Stars John Ireland & Dorothy Malone. A man framed for murder escapes prison and takes a young woman and her car on a wild race for freedom.
Valley of the Dragons
1961. Sci-fi. Directed by Edward Bernds. Stars Cesare Danova, Sean McClory & Joan Staley. In 1881, two men are swept away by a comet and transported to a world with a prehistoric civilisation.
They Came From Beyond Space
Freddie Francis. Stars: Robert Hutton, Jennifer Jayne, Zia Mohyeddin & Bernard Kay. Scientists investigating an unusual meteor shower are possessed by an alien force.
Sherlock Holmes
Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford & Eugene Deckers. A serial killer sentenced to death threatens to kill Sherlock before the execution.
Yellow Sky
1948. Western. Directed by William Wellman. Stars Gregory Peck, Anne Baxter & Richard Widmark. Outlaws seeking refuge find a ghost town inhabited by a girl and her grandfather who have found gold.
Batman
While Gotham City Burns. 1966. Stars Adam West, Roddy McDowall & Francine York. The Bookworm stages a raid to steal a rare alchemy book and prepares a bizarre deathtrap for the Dynamic Duo.
The Ghost Goes West
1935. Comedy. Directed by René Clair. Stars Robert Donat, Jean Parker & Elsa Lanchester. A haunted Scottish castle is sold, dismantled and transported to Florida, bringing the ghost along with it.
Christmas Under The Sun
Made in 1947. The joys of living in Australia at Christmas time. Cool drinks have taken the place of hot refreshments and much time is spent outdoors but the spirit of Christmas is unchanged.
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Lottery. 1958. Stars Richard Greene, Alan Wheatley & Alfred Burke. The sheriff organises a fraudulent lottery to bring in money for Prince John. Robin soon catches wind of his shady operation.
Out of Town
Sheep Farming/Centenarian Angler. 1981. It's ramming time at the sheep farm, while on the river Frome in Dorset, angler George Dunton attempts to catch a fish on his hundredth birthday.
The Footage Detectives
It's a star studded Christmas Special with Jack Hulbert, David Tomlinson, Jack Warner and many more! We look at different Christmas's in the 50s and 60s, and a reel of lost children in 50s London.
The Runaway Bus
Val Guest. Stars Frankie Howerd, Margaret Rutherford & Petula Clark. An inept bus driver gets lost in fog with a group of passengers, on a coach laden with stolen gold.
The Day Will Dawn
Harold French. Stars Deborah Kerr, Ralph Richardson & Hugh Williams. A British foreign correspondent, forced out of Norway, returns to the occupied Scandinavian country.
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).
The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club
1974. Buddy Greco sings This Time and Sunshine of My Life, and is joined by fellow performers The Wedgewoods, Beryl Calvert, Jimmy Jewel, Marie and Johnnie Wager.
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.
Mountains of the Moon
1990. Adventure. Directed by Bob Rafelson. Stars Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen & Richard E. Grant. The legendary story of two explorers and their expedition to locate the source of the Nile river.
The Killer is Loose
Budd Boetticher. Stars Joseph Cotten, Rhonda Fleming & Wendell Corey. A crazed convict escapes prison to seek revenge on the detective who accidently killed his wife.
Those British Faces
1993. Documentary series that acts as a tribute to the greats of British cinema. Narrated by Richard Todd, looking at the life of James Justice Robertson.
The Texan
Jail for the Innocents. 1958. Stars Rory Calhoun, Ray Ferrell & Vaughn Taylor. After finding a frightened boy by his campsite, Bill must find a way to help as two henchmen attempt to take him.
The Larkins
Gift Horse Power. 1959. Stars Shaun O'Riordan, Sam Kydd & Bill Shine. Ada wants a new washing machine for her birthday, but Alf faces a dilemma when Eddie spends the money on an old car.
The Westerner
Sam Peckinpah. Stars: Brian Keith, Spike & Hank Gobble. Dave is hired to find and return an indiscreet painting of a Spanish Contessa named Carla.
The Great Van Robbery
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.
Doctor Morelle
1949. Mystery. Directed by Godfrey Grayson. Stars Valentine Dyall, Julia Lang & Hugh Griffith. When a young woman mysteriously disappears, her friend turns to Doctor Morelle to help investigate.
The Affairs of a Rogue
1949. Romance. Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti. Stars Jean-Pierre Aumont & Joan Hopkins. As the Prince Regent tries to marry off his unruly daughter, she falls in love with an impoverished prince.
You Were Never Lovelier
1942. Musical. Directed by William A. Seiter. Stars Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth & Adolphe Menjou. A down-on-his-luck dancer romances an elegant woman against the wishes of her suspicious father.
The Weaker Sex
Roy Ward Baker. Stars Ursula Jeans, Cecil Parker, Derek Bond & Thora Hird. Martha tries to keep her home running as normal during the run up to the D Day landings.
The Saint
The Persistent Parasites. 1965. Stars Roger Moore, Cec Linder & Jan Holden. In Southern France, a gathering for a rich man's wedding ends in murder. Can Simon expose the money hungry culprit.
Worzel Gummidge
A Cup O' Tea an' a Slice O' Cake. 1980. Stars John Pertwee, Billy Connolly & Barbara Windsor. Worzel looks destined to spend Christmas alone when the Crowman bans him from the Scarecrow Ball.
Dixon of Dock Green
Before the Ball. 1963. Stars Jack Warner, John Barrard & Ann Tempest. The Annual Police Ball approaches and everything seems to be running smoothly, that is until the team run into trouble.
For the Love of Ada
Wilfred Pickles, Irene Handl & Jack Smethurst. Join Ada, Walter, Ruth and Leslie on this penultimate episode of the season. (S4, E05).
Out of Town
Sheep Farming/Centenarian Angler. 1981. It's ramming time at the sheep farm, while on the river Frome in Dorset, angler George Dunton attempts to catch a fish on his hundredth birthday.
The Footage Detectives
We have exclusive, precious footage of a Harley Davidson meet up - but when and where? There's 60s footage of the Timken Show and we are off to the docks with a brilliant reel of vintage cars.
Public Eye
1972. Drama. Horse and Carriage. Stars Alfred Burke, Pat Heywood & Tony Melody. Marker finds the season of goodwill a little hard to bear when a husband hires Marker to investigate his wife.
Hot Money
2001. Crime Drama. Directed by Terry Winsor. Stars Caroline Quentin, Melanie Hill & Georgia Mackenzie. Three women plot to steal thousands of pounds from the Bank of England's incinerators.
The Weak and the Wicked
1954. Drama. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Stars Glynis Johns, Diana Dors & John Gregson. A powerful drama about the lives of several inmates within a women's prison.
The Weak and the Wicked
1954. Drama. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Stars Glynis Johns, Diana Dors & John Gregson. A powerful drama about the lives of several inmates within a women's prison.
Gloria
John Cassavetes. Stars Gena Rowlands, Buck Henry & Julie Carmen. A young boy and his tough neighbour Gloria must run for their lives after the mob murders his family.
Boy Who Caught a Crook
1961. Family. Directed by Edward L. Cahn. Stars Wanda Hendrix, Don Beddoe & Roger Mobley. A young newsboy becomes the target of a bank robber after he finds a suitcase full of money.
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
The Deadly Gift. 1956. Stars Boris Karloff, Ewan Roberts. A pretty barmaid receives an unusual Christmas gift, a music box from a thief, dead ten years.
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 the festive period.
Dangerous Assignment
The Dead General Story. 1952. Stars Brian Donlevy, John Dehner & Nestor Paiva. In the Balkans, Steve poses as a journalist to locate a murdered general's secret documents before enemies get them.
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.
Murder at the Windmill
1949. Crime Drama. Directed by Val Guest. Stars Garry Marsh, Jack Livesey & Jon Pertwee. Two London detectives order the repeat of a stage show after a spectator is shot during a performance.
The Dark Man
Jeffrey Dell. Stars Maxwell Reed, Edward Underdown, Natasha Parry & William Hartnell. An inspector hunts a killer who is looking for an actress who witnessed him commit murder.
Royal Family at War
1995. Documentary. Narrated by Peter Williams. An intriguing insight into the lives of the Royal Family during WWII, with personal accounts from those who had surrounded them throughout the war.
Christmas Carols from Cambridge
1978. Musical. Directed by Peter Morley. The choir of King's College Cambridge sing famous carols, and the lessons that tell the story of the birth of Jesus are read by the great Sir John Gielgud.
The Christmas Tree
1966. Family. Starring Brian Blessed, William Burleigh, Anthony Honour & Kate Nicholls. Gary determines to get a tree for children who will be in hospital for Christmas. Directed by Jim Clark.
Heritage Chart Show Christmas Special
A Heritage Chart TV Spectacular with Mike Read, featuring festive songs by terrific artists, including Cliff Richard, Tony Hadley, Billy J Kramer, Limahl, and many more.
Crooks Anonymous
1962. Comedy. Directed by Ken Annakin. Stars Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter & Wilfrid Hyde-White. Petty thief, Dandy Forsdyke, joins an unofficial organisation for reforming criminals.
Maigret
A Crime For Christmas. 1961. Stars Rupert Davies, Heather Chasen & Barry Foster. Father Christmas displays a strange interest in the floorboards when visiting the house across from the Maigret's.
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
The Second Mona Lisa. 1956. Stars Boris Karloff, Ewan Roberts. The Second Mona Lisa, painted six months after the first, is targeted by rival collectors.
Batman
Not Yet, He Ain't. 1966. Stars Adam West, Burgess Meredith & Kathleen Crowley. When the Penguin discovers Batman and Robin have escaped, he organises a manhunt to apprehend the dirty duo.
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 the festive period.
The Christmas Cavalcade
The Christmas Cavalcade.
Rumpole of the Bailey
Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Bill Fraser. While defending one of the Timson clan, Rumpole plans for his retirement.
The Best of Benny Hill
1974. Comedy. Directed by John Robins. Stars Benny Hill & Patricia Hayes. A brilliant collection of sketches and musical numbers taken from Benny Hill's popular British television show.
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
Screams and laughter will fill the air tonight as an evening full of horror and comedy awaits. Caroline introduces the first feature, the 1974 British comedy horror Vampira, starring David Niven.
Vampira
1974. Comedy Horror. Directed by Clive Donner. Stars David Niven, Teresa Graves & Peter Bayliss. A lonely Count Dracula attempts to revive his departed wife but receives unexpected results.
Vampira
1974. Comedy Horror. Directed by Clive Donner. Stars David Niven, Teresa Graves & Peter Bayliss. A lonely Count Dracula attempts to revive his departed wife but receives unexpected results.
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
We take a dark turn as Caroline Munro introduces the 1967 British horror thriller Berserk. Starring Joan Crawford and Diana Dors, it's a twisted tale about a circus plagued by a spate of murders.
Berserk
1967. Horror. Directed by Jim O'Connolly. Stars Joan Crawford, Ty Hardin & Diana Dors. The scheming owner of a small circus comes under suspicion when the circus becomes plagued by murder.
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
We come face to face with monsters in King of the Zombies. Caroline Munro presents the 1941 comedy horror which follows the journey of three travellers stranded on a spooky island.
King of the Zombies
1941. Horror. Directed by Jean Yarbrough. Stars Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury & Mantan Moreland. Three stranded travellers take refuge in a doctor's house and stumble across a sinister secret.
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
As the night draws to a close, Caroline Munro takes a look at the three films to draw you back into The Cellar Club next week.
The Rogues
Mr White's Christmas. 1965. Gig Young, David Niven and Charles Boyer are The Rogues, members of two related families of international forgers and conmen.
For the Love of Ada
Wilfred Pickles, Irene Handl & Jack Smethurst. Join Ada, Walter, Ruth and Leslie on this penultimate episode of the season. (S4, E05).
The Larkins
Christmas with the Larkins. 1958. Stars David Kossoff, Peggy Mount & Ruth Trouncer. Ada invites a miserable man to spend Christmas with the family and Alf tries to defrost a meagre frozen turkey.
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 the festive period.
Scrooge
1935. Family. Ebenezer Scrooge (Seymour Hicks) is persuaded to change his ways one Christmas by visitations from the ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet-to-come. Also stars Donald Calthrop.
Christmas In Britain - Glimpses
Join the festive cheer all over the country in this short film showing how Christmases past were celebrated in London, the great British countryside and a traditional British home.
One Step Beyond
Make Me Not a Witch. 1959. Stars Patty McCormack & Robert Emhardt. A girl's parents are terrified when their daughter reveals that she can read minds. But her gift may be able to save lives.
The Runaway Bus
Val Guest. Stars Frankie Howerd, Margaret Rutherford & Petula Clark. An inept bus driver gets lost in fog with a group of passengers, on a coach laden with stolen gold.
Christmas Carols from Cambridge
1978. Musical. Directed by Peter Morley. The choir of King's College Cambridge sing famous carols, and the lessons that tell the story of the birth of Jesus are read by the great Sir John Gielgud.
The Postman
1952. In this delightful short film, David Tomlinson plays a postman who brings Christmas Greetings from a host of stars including Phyllis Calvert, Dirk Bogarde and Jack Warner.
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.
The Brothers
Suspicions. 1974. Stars Richard Easton, Jean Anderson & Gabrielle Drake. Brian travels to Dover to look at sites for a new depot. Julie's presence creates tension in David and Jill's marriage.
Scrooge
Brian Desmond Hurst. Stars Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison & Sir Michael Hordern. Christmas is not a time of celebration for the tight-fisted Ebenezer Scrooge.
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Christmas Goose. 1957. Stars Richard Greene, Jack Watling & Jane Asher. When a boy's pet goose is sentenced to be cooked for Christmas dinner, Robin and Friar Tuck join forces to save it.
The Beverly Hillbillies
Home for Christmas. 1962. Stars Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan & Donna Douglas. Jed, Elly May, Jethro and Granny take their first airplane flight back home for Christmas to pay cousin Pearl a visit.
A Night on Mount Edna
1990. The Dame treats Mel Gibson, Gina Lollobrigida, Julio Iglesias and Charlton Heston to a special Christmas extravaganza at her mountain retreat high in the Swiss Alps.
Z-Cars
Quiet as the Grave. 1974. Stars John Junkin, Norman Rossington & John Challis. Sunday night duty is traditionally quiet but on this occasion it's too quiet for Miller's comfort.
Manhunt
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? 1970. Stars Peter Barkworth, Rosalie Crutchley & Nora Swinburne. The château becomes a prison for the three escapees when the Gestapo occupy the lower rooms.
Maigret
Maigret's War of Nerves. 1996. Stars Bruno Cremer, Emmanuel Salinger & Marisa Berenson. Maigret arranges the escape of prisoner Joseph Heurtin, convinced that he is not guilty of murder.
Crime Story
The Mystery of Mrs Muriel McKay. 1992. Stars Anne Reid & Ed Devereaux. The intriguing true crime story about two brothers and their plan to kidnap Rupert Murdoch's wife.