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A glance at what the news looked like in the old days, with the GREAT! channel digging up the headlines from this week – just as they were reported years ago.
Nicolas Cage and Elijah Wood star as two dodgy detectives who spot a hefty bail receipt and decide to chase down where the money originated. (2016)
Bruce Willis stars in this high‑octane kidnapping tale. After his girlfriend is
A glance at what the news looked like in the old days, with the GREAT! channel digging up the headlines from this week – just as they were reported years ago.
Bruce Willis stars in this high‑octane kidnapping tale. After his girlfriend is
Goku finally masters the Super Saiyan God form and can actually stand up to Beerus, the laid‑back god of destruction. He soon realizes Beerus is holding back on purpose, trying to push Goku harder, w…
Air Rescue follows the RAF SAR crews as they swoop in on a dramatic night at sea, where two fishermen cling to a cooler box and are pulled to safety. The same episode also sees a teenager terrified o…
A cheery roundup of positive headlines from the UK and beyond.
See the US Coast Guard braving tough weather to pull off sea rescues and get people to safety.
A cheery roundup of positive headlines from the UK and beyond.
A cheery roundup of positive headlines from the UK and beyond.
A cheery roundup of positive headlines from the UK and beyond.
James Stewart leads this 1961 western, where a crooked sheriff teams up with an army officer for a bold rescue. Once the prisoners are freed, they have to grapple with fitting back into society and f…
A glance at what the news looked like in the old days, with the GREAT! channel digging up the headlines from this week – just as they were reported years ago.
James Stewart leads this 1961 western, where a crooked sheriff teams up with an army officer for a bold rescue. Once the prisoners are freed, they have to grapple with fitting back into society and f…
Wanted: Dead Or Alive is a classic Western where bounty hunter Josh Randall (Steve McQueen) takes on gritty jobs – like a drunk, grieving father who hands him his last $30 to track down his murdered …
The High Chaparral is a 1960s Western set on a 1870s Arizona ranch. It stars Leif Erickson as Big John Cannon, Linda Cristal as his wife Victoria, and Cameron Mitchell as the cheeky neighbour Manolit…
Buck and Manolito finally buy a cattle ranch to start over, but new problems quickly surface. This is Season 3, Episode 13, “Friends and Partners,” from the 1967 western series starring Cameron Mitch…
Richard Burgi heads up this sci‑fi thriller. The long‑sleeping supervolcano beneath Yellowstone finally erupts, putting millions in danger. Rangers Charlie and Kate are on the front line, racing to s…
A glance at what the news looked like in the old days, with the GREAT! channel digging up the headlines from this week – just as they were reported years ago.
Richard Burgi heads up this sci‑fi thriller. The long‑sleeping supervolcano beneath Yellowstone finally erupts, putting millions in danger. Rangers Charlie and Kate are on the front line, racing to s…
The Persuaders! pairs American playboy Brett Sinclair (Tony Curtis) with British aristocrat Danny Wilde (Roger Moore). They get pulled into swashbuckling capers across Europe’s glittering capitals. A…
John Steed (Patrick Macnee) and his partner Tara King (Linda Thorson) investigate a seemingly harmless woman who charms senior civil servants into spilling top‑secret details. Their dry wit and dappe…
The Avengers is a 1960s British spy‑fi series starring Patrick Macnee as the dapper John Steed and Linda Thorson as his partner Tara King. In this episode they’re on the trail of a briefcase that kee…
Gary Dourdan, Serinda Swan and Andy Garcia headline this 2021 thriller. A war‑hero sets off on a bold rescue after his wife is kidnapped, with the clock ticking down. Can he get to her before time ru…
A glance at what the news looked like in the old days, with the GREAT! channel digging up the headlines from this week – just as they were reported years ago.
Gary Dourdan, Serinda Swan and Andy Garcia headline this 2021 thriller. A war‑hero sets off on a bold rescue after his wife is kidnapped, with the clock ticking down. Can he get to her before time ru…
Jason Statham stars as a homeless ex‑soldier on the run after a court‑martial. He gets a shot at a fresh start, but the streets of London keep dragging him back into danger. If you like fast‑paced, n…
A glance at what the news looked like in the old days, with the GREAT! channel digging up the headlines from this week – just as they were reported years ago.
36 programmes
Dragon Ball Super follows Goku and his rival Vegeta as they push their powers to the limit whenever Earth is threatened. They’re backed by Beerus, the god of destruction, and his mentor Whis, who add…
Goku returns to the fight, but his new tricks aren’t enough to defeat the God of Destruction, and his stamina runs out. Beerus and his mentor Whis watch the battle, raising the stakes for the Saiyan …
See the US Coast Guard braving tough weather to pull off sea rescues and get people to safety.
John Steed (Patrick Macnee) and his partner Tara King (Linda Thorson) investigate a seemingly harmless woman who charms senior civil servants into spilling top‑secret details. Their dry wit and dappe…
The Avengers is a 1960s British spy‑fi series starring Patrick Macnee as the dapper John Steed and Linda Thorson as his partner Tara King. In this episode they’re on the trail of a briefcase that kee…
A 1986 period western starring Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson as the notorious James brothers. It tracks the closing chapter of Frank and Jesse’s lives and how a sudden, life‑changing event throw…
Air Rescue follows the RAF SAR crews as they swoop in on a dramatic night at sea, where two fishermen cling to a cooler box and are pulled to safety. The same episode also sees a teenager terrified o…
Air Rescue follows real‑life emergency crews as they swoop in when things go badly wrong – a horrific car crash that needs four lives saved, a sick crewman plucked from the sea, and a teen winched of…
A cheery roundup of positive headlines from the UK and beyond.
A cheery roundup of positive headlines from the UK and beyond.
A cheery roundup of positive headlines from the UK and beyond.
A 1970 western starring James Garner and Dennis Weaver. When rumours of a gold hoard locked away start spreading, outlaw Luther Sledge and his gang roll in to try and snatch it.
A glance at what the news looked like in the old days, with the GREAT! channel digging up the headlines from this week – just as they were reported years ago.
A 1970 western starring James Garner and Dennis Weaver. When rumours of a gold hoard locked away start spreading, outlaw Luther Sledge and his gang roll in to try and snatch it.
Pat Conway plays Clay Hollister, a lawman who pretends to be an outlaw to get into border towns and hunt a Mexican bandit. The show takes place in the boomtown of Tombstone. Each 30‑minute episode mi…
Wanted: Dead Or Alive is a classic US western starring Steve McQueen as bounty‑hunter Josh Randall. In this episode Randall is asked by a friend’s wife to protect his war‑buddy’s mayoral campaign, an…
The High Chaparral is a 1960s western set on an Arizona ranch in the 1870s, following the Cannon family as they try to keep the peace. In the Season 3 episode “Alliance,” a US Army bounty hunter is s…
Buck (Cameron Mitchell) hires a retired gunfighter and his son to help on the Cannon ranch. Soon three men show up seeking revenge for their brother’s death. Leif Erickson plays John Cannon, bringing…
A tense caper featuring John Travolta and Christopher Plummer, where Raymond teams up with his dad and his son to pull off a daring job – nicking a Monet and swapping it for a flawless copy.
A glance at what the news looked like in the old days, with the GREAT! channel digging up the headlines from this week – just as they were reported years ago.
A tense caper featuring John Travolta and Christopher Plummer, where Raymond teams up with his dad and his son to pull off a daring job – nicking a Monet and swapping it for a flawless copy.
In this episode of *The Persuaders!* Tony Curtis’s self‑made millionaire Danny Wilde and Roger Moore’s suave Lord Brett Sinclair discover a crashed plane with a dead scientist clutching a mysterious …
John Steed (Patrick Macnee) comes back from a holiday with a three‑week memory gap and a sudden urge to kill someone called “Mother”. The story turns into a tense spy thriller as Steed’s allies race …
The Avengers is a 1960s British spy‑fi series starring Patrick Macnee as secret agent John Steed and Linda Thorson as his partner Tara King. In this episode Steed infiltrates a Jack the Ripper Club t…
A World‑War‑II drama follows a German officer (Jai Courtney) sent to a remote manor to spy on the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II (Christopher Plummer). There he meets a local Jewish maid (Lily James) and t…
A glance at what the news looked like in the old days, with the GREAT! channel digging up the headlines from this week – just as they were reported years ago.
A World‑War‑II drama follows a German officer (Jai Courtney) sent to a remote manor to spy on the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II (Christopher Plummer). There he meets a local Jewish maid (Lily James) and t…
A squad of troops tries to stay alive during a fierce fight at the Guadacanal. Features John Travolta, Jim Cavieze, Adrien Brody, Sean Penn, Woody Harrelson and John Cusack. 1998.
A glance at what the news looked like in the old days, with the GREAT! channel digging up the headlines from this week – just as they were reported years ago.
32 programmes
Goku is still fighting in Super Saiyan mode when the god‑of‑destruction Beerus knocks him out and threatens to wipe the planet. As Beerus prepares to destroy Earth
The latest Dragon Ball Super saga has Vegeta training to surpass Goku. He returns home and finds Whis waiting after Bulma’s invitation. The proud Saiyan bows to the god‑like trainer as he seeks new p…
John Steed (Patrick Macnee) comes back from a holiday with a three‑week memory gap and a sudden urge to kill someone called “Mother”. The story turns into a tense spy thriller as Steed’s allies race …
The Avengers is a 1960s British spy‑fi series starring Patrick Macnee as secret agent John Steed and Linda Thorson as his partner Tara King. In this episode Steed infiltrates a Jack the Ripper Club t…
Sterling Hayden fronts this 1952 western. After the Civil War a rancher finds himself wrongly locked up in a harsh desert gaol, and when a deadly disease begins spreading through the cells, he has to…
A cheery roundup of positive headlines from the UK and beyond.
See the US Coast Guard braving tough weather to pull off sea rescues and get people to safety.
A cheery roundup of positive headlines from the UK and beyond.
A cheery roundup of positive headlines from the UK and beyond.
A Civil War tale starring Inger Stevens, Glenn Ford and a young Harrison Ford. The war’s officially over, but a group of Confederate prisoners makes a break for it and kidnaps a Union major’s girlfri…
Pat Conway returns as Sheriff Clay Hollister. He chases a suspected thief and his companion who vanish in Tombstone’s Chinese Quarter. The episode blends frontier grit with a mystery as Hollister fol…
Wanted: Dead Or Alive follows bounty hunter Josh Randall (Steve McQueen) as he returns a dying friend’s body to his hometown of Cameron. He finds the locals quick to pass judgment. The 1958‑61 black‑…
The High Chaparral is a 1960s western set in 1870s Arizona. It follows rancher Big John Cannon (Leif Erickson) and his Mexican wife Victoria (Linda Cristal). When Victoria’s father, Don Sebastian Mon…
The High Chaparral is a 1960s western set on a desert ranch in the Arizona Territory, centred on Big John Cannon (Leif Erickson) and his new Mexican‑American wife Victoria (Linda Cristal). In this in…
Sean Patrick Flanery leads this 2019 thriller where terrorists hold patients hostage in a veterans' hospital, and an ex‑soldier coping with PTSD must confront his past and organise a rescue.
A glance at what the news looked like in the old days, with the GREAT! channel digging up the headlines from this week – just as they were reported years ago.
Sean Patrick Flanery leads this 2019 thriller where terrorists hold patients hostage in a veterans' hospital, and an ex‑soldier coping with PTSD must confront his past and organise a rescue.
The Persuaders! pairs Lord Brett Sinclair (Roger Moore) with American millionaire Danny Wilde (Tony Curtis). They reluctantly team up to stop crooks and espionage shenanigans. In this episode a trait…
John Steed (Patrick Macnee) must clear Tara King (Linda Thorson) after evidence suggests she’s been passing defence secrets to enemy agents. He follows a double‑agent conspiracy to prove her innocenc…
John Steed (Patrick Macnee) scrambles to track down his partner Tara King (Linda Thorson) after she vanishes following a visit to an antiques shop, and the trail leads straight into the sights of a f…
A modern western with Woody Harrelson and Liam Hemsworth. A Texas Ranger digs into a rash of murders in a strange frontier town and ends up at odds with its ruthless leader.
A glance at what the news looked like in the old days, with the GREAT! channel digging up the headlines from this week – just as they were reported years ago.
A modern western with Woody Harrelson and Liam Hemsworth. A Texas Ranger digs into a rash of murders in a strange frontier town and ends up at odds with its ruthless leader.
A sword‑swinging epic set in the dark days after the Romans left Britain. It follows Artorious Castus (Clive Owen) and his band of Sarmatian knights as they try to rescue a Roman priest from invading…
A glance at what the news looked like in the old days, with the GREAT! channel digging up the headlines from this week – just as they were reported years ago.
34 programmes
Gohan just welcomed a daughter, but Chi‑Chi isn’t letting her spar yet. Bulma reveals where Vegeta has been training, pointing to new power‑ups. This is Dragon Ball Super, and Goku and the others kee…
Goku arrives on Beerus’ planet ready for a serious training session, only to find Vegeta busy with chores instead of sparring. Beerus, the god of destruction, and his mentor Whis are there, and the t…
See the US Coast Guard braving tough weather to pull off sea rescues and get people to safety.
John Steed (Patrick Macnee) must clear Tara King (Linda Thorson) after evidence suggests she’s been passing defence secrets to enemy agents. He follows a double‑agent conspiracy to prove her innocenc…
John Steed (Patrick Macnee) scrambles to track down his partner Tara King (Linda Thorson) after she vanishes following a visit to an antiques shop, and the trail leads straight into the sights of a f…
James Craig leads this 1960 western, where a reformed gunslinger rides into a rowdy town aiming to set things straight, only to be thwarted by a nasty saloon owner whose disability oddly shields him …
Air Rescue follows the Westpac crew as they perform their biggest winch lift yet to rescue a stranded bushwalker from a remote gorge. The episode then turns to a horse‑racing incident when a jockey i…
Air Rescue follows crews who fly in to pull people out of dire situations—a ship’s captain with a suspected stroke at sea, a family of three injured when their car rolls down a forest track, a speedw…
After a head‑on collision with a lorry leaves a teenage biker badly injured, a helicopter crew rushes to the scene. One crew member is also trying to locate his former football coach, who’s gotten in…
A cheery roundup of positive headlines from the UK and beyond.
A cheery roundup of positive headlines from the UK and beyond.
A 1940 western starring Fred MacMurray, Patricia Morison and Albert Dekker. After dodging a firing squad, a misfit US soldier and his mates end up as the only thing standing between a hard‑nosed land…
Pat Conway stars as Sheriff Clay Hollister, the law‑man who rides into Tombstone to solve a postmaster’s murder on a mail run. The series is set in a rough‑and‑ready Arizona town in the late 1800s. I…
Josh is approached by the wife of a wanted man eager to turn himself in peacefully, provided Josh splits the bounty with his wife.
The High Chaparral is a 1960s western set on a desert ranch in 1870s Arizona. It stars Leif Erickson as Big John Cannon and Linda Cristal as his Mexican wife Victoria. An old army mate of the Cannons…
The High Chaparral is a 1960s American Western set in the 1870s Arizona desert. Rancher “Big John” Cannon (Leif Erickson) runs the eponymous spread near the Mexican border. In this episode a new hire…
Freddie Highmore and Famke Janssen front a 2021 caper where a gang plots a bold Bank of Spain heist, using the World Cup final as a distraction. Can they pull it off?
A glance at what the news looked like in the old days, with the GREAT! channel digging up the headlines from this week – just as they were reported years ago.
Freddie Highmore and Famke Janssen front a 2021 caper where a gang plots a bold Bank of Spain heist, using the World Cup final as a distraction. Can they pull it off?
In this instalment Danny Wilde (Tony Curtis) is mistaken for Lomax, an international criminal planning to rob an American air‑force base. His aristocratic pal Lord Brett Sinclair (Roger Moore) goes u…
Steed (Patrick Macnee) and his chic partner Tara King (Linda Thorson) are called in by a nervous vicar to look into a string of odd deaths among a team of archaeologists digging beneath his church, a…
On his birthday, Steed visits his two elderly aunts and tells them a story about a classic Avengers case. An international crime ring is after a stash of priceless art. The episode mixes the series’ …
Larry Lamb leads this true‑crime drama about a band of veteran thieves targeting what could be Britain’s biggest robbery ever. Joely Richardson and Phil Daniels also turn up.
A glance at what the news looked like in the old days, with the GREAT! channel digging up the headlines from this week – just as they were reported years ago.
Larry Lamb leads this true‑crime drama about a band of veteran thieves targeting what could be Britain’s biggest robbery ever. Joely Richardson and Phil Daniels also turn up.
Six U.S. agents must protect a key witness as he testifies against the drug dealers after him. The film stars Steven Seagal as John Harrison, Luke Goss as Maj Tom Jensen, and MMA legend Georges St‑Pi…
A glance at what the news looked like in the old days, with the GREAT! channel digging up the headlines from this week – just as they were reported years ago.
34 programmes
Goku and Vegeta are back, training hard while the remnants of the Frieza Force plot revenge for their fallen boss. Meanwhile, Sorbet and his crew jet off to Earth to hunt the Dragon Balls, bringing p…
Frieza returns, seeking revenge on Goku and Earth. When he sees how strong Goku has become, he begins training on his own. Meanwhile, Goku and Vegeta keep pushing their limits with help from Beerus, …
See the US Coast Guard braving tough weather to pull off sea rescues and get people to safety.
Steed (Patrick Macnee) and his chic partner Tara King (Linda Thorson) are called in by a nervous vicar to look into a string of odd deaths among a team of archaeologists digging beneath his church, a…
On his birthday, Steed visits his two elderly aunts and tells them a story about a classic Avengers case. An international crime ring is after a stash of priceless art. The episode mixes the series’ …
A gritty western starring Sam Elliott and Tom Conti. A family gets caught up with a vicious gang of outlaws, and only a lone drifter
See the US Coast Guard braving tough weather to pull off sea rescues and get people to safety.
Westpac’s rescue crew are on the job, tackling a shark‑attack victim, a rock fisherman risking it all for the perfect catch and an elderly man battling severe chest pains. The series is part of Air T…
A cheery roundup of positive headlines from the UK and beyond.
Wrangler is a 1989 Western starring Jeff Fahey. It takes place in the harsh Australian outback and follows a determined woman who tries to keep her family’s ranch alive. Two rival suitors compete for…
A glance at what the news looked like in the old days, with the GREAT! channel digging up the headlines from this week – just as they were reported years ago.
Wrangler is a 1989 Western starring Jeff Fahey. It takes place in the harsh Australian outback and follows a determined woman who tries to keep her family’s ranch alive. Two rival suitors compete for…
Tombstone Territory is a 1950s western set in the boomtown of Tombstone, Arizona. Sheriff Clay Hollister (Pat Conway) keeps the peace with his deputies and the local newspaper. The show has Richard E…
Dead Or Alive follows bounty hunter Josh Randall, played by Steve McQueen, as he guides a family across the desert in search of a rumored cache of Spanish gold. The show is a 1950s Western filmed in …
In this episode of the 1960s Western The High Chaparral, Victoria Cannon (Linda Cristal) is injured after a prisoner—a doctor jailed for murder—makes a desperate escape attempt. The series follows Bi…
Buck and Manolito go with Victoria to protect her on the way to another ranch to help deliver a baby. However, an attack by Apaches leads to Victoria being taken hostage.
A 2011 thriller starring Richard Gere and Martin Sheen. A retired CIA operative teams up with an FBI agent to hunt a Soviet assassin, and as the chase tightens they begin to doubt each other's loyalt…
A glance at what the news looked like in the old days, with the GREAT! channel digging up the headlines from this week – just as they were reported years ago.
A 2011 thriller starring Richard Gere and Martin Sheen. A retired CIA operative teams up with an FBI agent to hunt a Soviet assassin, and as the chase tightens they begin to doubt each other's loyalt…
Danny Wilde (Tony Curtis) buys a crumbling country cottage, but a pushy local squire tries to wrest it away. The show pairs the American millionaire with aristocratic Lord Brett Sinclair (Roger Moore…
The Avengers is a classic 60s British spy‑fi series starring Patrick Macnee as John Steed and Linda Thorson as his new partner Tara King. In this later‑series episode Tara is drafted to protect Steed…
The Avengers is a 1960s British spy‑fi series starring Patrick Macnee as the debonair secret agent John Steed. He’s often teamed up with Cathy Gale, Emma Peel or Tara King. When four mysterious house…
Shadow Wolves (2019) is a thriller that follows Thomas Gibson as a rogue NSA operative who joins a group of Native American trackers to stop terrorists crossing the US border. Louise Lombard also app…
A glance at what the news looked like in the old days, with the GREAT! channel digging up the headlines from this week – just as they were reported years ago.
Shadow Wolves (2019) is a thriller that follows Thomas Gibson as a rogue NSA operative who joins a group of Native American trackers to stop terrorists crossing the US border. Louise Lombard also app…
Danny Glover teams up with Gary Busey to hunt a shape‑shifting alien on the streets of 1997 L.A. The city’s crime and neon lights make a perfect hunting ground. This sci‑fi action sequel leans into g…
A glance at what the news looked like in the old days, with the GREAT! channel digging up the headlines from this week – just as they were reported years ago.