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Low Water (1966) is a documentary directed by TomâŻScottâŻRobson. It follows men in NorthâŻEast England who make a living by scooping coal that washes up on the beaches from hidden seams. The film gives a plain look at their daily grind and the odd way they earn a buck from the sea. If youâre curious about a slice of British industrial history you donât see every day, give it a watch.
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A 1968 sciâfi flick from Peter Bogdanovich, featuring Mamie Van Doren and Mary Marr. A crew of astronauts lands on Venus and ends up faceâtoâface with hostile beasts and a group of stunning women.
Mites and Monsters (1938) is a short documentary that runs through everything from tiny insects to massive mammals. Shot in 1938, it shows wildlife the way preâwar filmmakers captured it. If you likeâŠ
The Rogues is a 1965 caper film starring GigâŻYoung, DavidâŻNiven and CharlesâŻBoyer. It follows two linked families of international forgers and conmen. If you like clever schemes and classic HollywoodâŠ
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The Adventures of Robin Hood â âThe Miserâ (1956) brings RichardâŻGreene back as Robin, with VictorâŻWoolf and ArchieâŻDuncan joining the cast. SirâŻWilliam tells his tenants to pay up or leave, and RobiâŠ
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In 1957, Tempell discovers that a Spanish force has taken NewâŻProvidence and rushes back to plan a counterâattack. The show stars RobertâŻShaw, RogerâŻDelgado and GillianâŻOwen, giving it a classicâfilmâŠ
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"The Ensign" is a 1959 instalment of the swashbuckling series *The Adventures of WilliamâŻTell*. It stars Conrad Phillips as the legendary archer, Willoughby Goddard as the tyrant Gessler, and JennifeâŠ
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"The Vise" is a 1954 drama starring Terence Brook, Frederick Lester and MilaâŻParĂ©ly. It focuses on the quiet feud between Lady Pendragon and her husband SirâŻArthur, a clash that nearly ruins several âŠ
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Dionne Warwick belts out the 60s classic âWalk On Byâ with her trademark flair.
A 1946 action film set in the Louisiana swamps, directed by William H.âŻPine. It stars JohnnyâŻWeissmuller, VirginiaâŻGrey and BusterâŻCrabbe. Weissmullerâs character is haunted by wartime nightmares. IfâŠ
A 1963 crime drama helmed by Ernest Morris, starring Paul Maxwell, Clare Owen and Anita West. As Bill waits for his flight home from Baghdad, a British secret agent hands him a message.
It's a 1958 war picture directed by Vernon Sewell, featuring Michael Rennie, Patricia Medina and Christopher Lee. The Polish Resistance come across a strange, unmanned aircraft.
ZâCars presents the 1974 episode âIn Police Handsâ, starring Brigid Erin Bates, John Oxley and Douglas Fielding. Julie and Dave enjoy a brief happy period, but the law catches up and their romance beâŠ
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SergeantâŻCork is a 60âminute VictorianâLondon police drama from the 60s. JohnâŻBarrie leads as the gumshoe, with WilliamâŻGaunt and CharlesâŻMorgan as his colleagues. In the 1964 episode âThe Case of thâŠ
Richard the Lionheart is a 1962 drama about the Norman king. It stars Dermot Walsh, with ElwynâŻBrookâJones in the mix. Unaware that the King of Sicily and KingâŻPhilip are plotting his death, Richard âŠ
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Ghost Ship is a 1953 thriller directed by Vernon Sewell. Hazel Court and Dermot Walsh play a young couple who buy a fancy steamboat for a romantic getaway, even though locals warn that the vessel is âŠ
Set in 1957, this adventure sees sixâyearâold Stephen lock himself in a vault and everyone racing against the clock to get him out. Directed by Gerald Thomas, it has Robert Beatty, Betty McDowall andâŠ
Low Water (1966) is a documentary directed by TomâŻScottâŻRobson. It follows men in NorthâŻEast England who make a living by scooping coal that washes up on the beaches from hidden seams. The film gives a plain look at their daily grind and the odd way they earn a buck from the sea. If youâre curious âŠ
This 1959 short documentary gives a clear look at British Railways' technology as it changed. It walks you through the move from coalâpowered steam to oilâfired and electric trains. If you enjoy railâŠ
The Directors looks at Stanley Kubrick, one of the most influential filmmakers, and follows his path to the 1968 hitâŻ2001: A Space Odyssey. It uses archive footage and interviews to show why his stylâŠ
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Summer Heat (1958) is a tightâknuckled thriller set in a sweltering courtyard. It stars horror legend BorisâŻKarloff with Harry Bartell and Paul Bryar. Karloff plays a man whoâs convinced he saw his nâŠ
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The Footage Detectives follows Mike Read and Talking PicturesâŻTV founder Noel Cronin as they hunt down dusty film cans and tell the stories behind the clips. In this episode the legend MelvynâŻHayes aâŠ
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Maigretâs 1992 episode âNight at the Crossroadsâ follows the veteran French gumshoe as he tracks a murder in a sleepy village where everyone hides a secret. Bruno Cremer plays the stoic inspector. SuâŠ
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From 1989, featuring Diana Rigg, JamesâŻWilby and DavidâŻMcCallum. Angie and Kit have been hiding a secret for ages, but Helenaâs bound to uncover their betrayal sooner or later.
A 1959 crime drama about the Dutch Schultz saga, starring James Gregory, John Dennis and Ken Lynch. The story follows a Dutchman who decides to take out Dewey after calling the gangster an âevil forcâŠ
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The Phantom of Soho is a 1964 crime thriller directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb. It follows Patton as he hunts a masked killer stalking men through Londonâs fogâfilled Soho streets. The cast includes DâŠ
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A moody French mystery set in the seaside town of Collioure, where a young womanâs murder mirrors an old legend about a witch. Directed by Bruno Garcia, it stars StĂ©phaneâŻFreiss opposite HĂ©lĂ©naâŻNogueâŠ
Low Water (1966) is a documentary directed by TomâŻScottâŻRobson. It follows men in NorthâŻEast England who make a living by scooping coal that washes up on the beaches from hidden seams. The film givesâŠ
The 1979 Southern Television version of âOpportunityâŻKnocks!â gives fresh talent a chance to get onâstage and show what theyâve got. This week CannonâŻ&âŻBall front the show, and a lineup of young enteâŠ
Honey West is a 1965 Aaron Spelling crime series starring Anne Francis as a private detective who inherits her father's highâtech agency. She works with Sam Bolt and a pet ocelot named Bruce. In thisâŠ
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Set in 1965, The Rogues centres on two linked families of international forgers and conmen, played by Gig Young, David Niven and Charles Boyer.
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The Adventures of Jim Bowie is a 1950s western in which frontiersman Jim Bowie, played by Scott Forbes, heads to Mexican Texas to buy land, is accused of spying, and faces a death sentence. He is bacâŠ
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A 1957 drama directed by Don Chaffey, starring Donald Houston, Patrick Holt and Junia Crawford. It follows George Keefe, whose brother â a police officer â was killed four years ago, and the murdererâŠ
A 1952 western directed by Felix E. Feist, âThe Big Treesâ stars Kirk Douglas, Eve Miller and Patrice Wymore. It follows a timber baron whoâs set on chopping down Californiaâs redwoods, only to clashâŠ
Set in 1950, this drama tracks a humble bank clerk who marries a partyâloving woman, only for her to step out with a former shady lover (Sydney Tafler).
Noel Cronin â founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives â gives a rundown of the shows and films you shouldnât miss at the end of June and the start of July. He points outâŠ
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Star Performance: The Executioner is a 1955 drama directed by Robert Florey. It stars Charles Boyer, BerryâŻKroeger and ChristopherâŻDark. The story follows a tangled web of deception that clouds the iâŠ
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"The Case of the Wounded Warder" has a prison warden flung from a landing and Sergeant Cork called in to investigate. John Barrie is the astute Victorian detective, with WilliamâŻGaunt, CharlesâŻMorganâŠ
The Bride (1958) features Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard and Jennifer Jayne, with Maddelenna being hauled off to Altdorf Castle to become Gesslerâs forced bride.
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Look At Life Fairs Please is a 1962 short documentary from the Rank Organisationâs Look at Life series, narrated by Tim Turner. It visits a handful of British fairs, explains why they were popular, aâŠ
A 1957 comedy helmed by David McDonald, starring Gordon Harker, Marie Lohr, John Lode and Billie Whitelaw. Itâs set in a little hotel where Albert, an elderly but quickâwitted waiter, is an expert atâŠ
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend is a 2021 documentary directed by Clelia Cohen that charts the Hollywood cowboyâs 65âyear career. It follows Eastwood from his iconic turn in *The Good, the Bad and thâŠ
A 1962 drama directed by Jay Lewis, starring Ian Hendry, June Ritchie and John Gregson, that follows a slick doorâtoâdoor salesman as he schemes to fatten his own wallet.
1964âs âLook At Life: Flood Tideâ is a short documentary that puts the neverâending fight against the sea under the microscope, showing how the UKâs floodâwarning system works. It mixes onâtheâgroundâŠ
Chris Cobb (Peter Graves) teams up with a local tracker after a farmer is speared for barging into an Aboriginal sacred ceremony. The chase runs through the bush, and another mysterious group is sentâŠ
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The Love Affair is a 1968 episode of *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* starring RobertâŻVaughn, DavidâŻMcCallum and LeoâŻG.âŻCarroll. In this story U.N.C.L.E. agents go after Brother Love, a charismatic religiouâŠ
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Hugh Burden returns as the unflappable J.G. Reeder, a mildâmannered DPP clerk who can crack tough cases. This week a bomb lands in his office, sparking a race to find out who wants him dead. WilloughâŠ
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The Racing Game is a sixâpart 1979 ITV thriller based on a Dick Francis story. It follows exâjockey Sid Halley (MikeâŻGwilym) and karateâpractitioner Chico Barnes (MickâŻFord) as they become private deâŠ
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Horrors of the Black Museum is a 1959 British horror film directed by Arthur Crabtree, starring Michael Gough, June Cunningham, Graham Curnow and Shirley Anne Field. When a string of killings rattlesâŠ
A 1950 thriller directed by Cecil H. Williamson, starring John Witty, Genine Graham, Patience Rentoul and Gerald Nodin. It centres on a doctor who's been set up for murder.
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Fortean TV is a ChannelâŻ4 documentary series that looks at the weird and wonderful â from alien abductions and maggots helping surgeons to the hunt for a elusive Christian relic â all fronted by the âŠ
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A 1946 drama helmed by Lewis Milestone, starring Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott and Kirk Douglas. Three friends who grew up together get caught up in murder and an allâconsuming love afâŠ
Noel Cronin â founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives â gives a rundown of the shows and films you shouldnât miss at the end of June and the start of July. He points outâŠ
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The Corruptors is a 1961 series starring StephenâŻMcNally, RobertâŻHarland and HaroldâŻJ.âŻStone. It follows investigative reporters Paul Marino and Jack Flood as they dig into cases of industrial corrupâŠ
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From 1965, âThe Day They Gave The Diamonds Awayâ sees Gig Young, David Niven and Charles Boyer playing The Rogues â two intertwined families who specialise in highâstakes forgery and conning
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A 1942 mystery directed by Edward Dmytryk, starring Chester Morris, Harriet Hilliard
Made in 1930, this western was directed by Raoul Walsh and stars JohnâŻWayne, Marguerite Churchill and TyroneâŻPower. Sr. Breen
A 1957 film directed by BretaigneâŻWindust, starring VanâŻJohnson, ClaudeâŻRains and LoriâŻNelson, gives a magical spin on the classic PiedâŻPiper legend. The mysterious Piper rolls into Hamelin to clear âŠ
1955 drama directed by Lewis R. Foster. Edmond O'Brien plays a hardânosed detective, with Charles Bronson and Kasey Rogers in supporting roles. When O'Brienâs gumshoe discovers the man who saved his âŠ
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Sergeant Cork is a 1960s ITV detective drama set in Victorian London. It follows Sergeant Cork (JohnâŻBarrie) and his young partner Bob Marriott (WilliamâŻGaunt) as they use early forensic tricks to soâŠ
1956 sees Robert Shaw, Bill Owen and Peter Hammond in a tight spot â after they nab Captain Clip West, the odds reverse and Tempest ends up marooned with his men on a deserted island.
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Patricia Dainton sits down to talk about her work on the thrillerâŻWitness in the Dark and looks back on her career. The interview offers a rare glimpse into how the film was made and shares the actreâŠ
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1959 drama about a crook who kills an elderly lady, only to be seen by a blind girl as he makes his getaway. Features Patricia Dainton, Conrad Phillips, NigelâŻGreen and RichardâŻO'Sullivan.
DialâŻ999 is a 1958 crime thriller. Detective Maguire is sent after an international killer who has just murdered in the UK, but he must work alone. The film stars Robert Beatty, Victor Baring and LarâŠ
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Gift Horse is a 1952 wartime adventure directed by Compton Bennett. It follows a retired Royal Navy officer (Trevor Howard) whoâs called back to command an old American destroyer handed over to the BâŠ
Set in 1965, The Rogues centres on two linked families of international forgers and conmen, played by Gig Young, David Niven and Charles Boyer.
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Back in 1985 the longârunning panel game Give Us a Clue was fronted by Michael Parkinson, and this weekâs lineâup sees Michael Barrymore, Melvyn Hayes, Barry Howard, Ruth Madoc, Leslie Ash and AdrienâŠ
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In 1981, Jack joins David Boag for a day in the countryside. Together they teach rescued kingfishers to catch minnows. Later they watch corn being threshed the oldâfashioned way, long before combinesâŠ
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"The Square Mile Murder" is a 1962 Scotland Yard short directed by Allan Davis, starring John Welsh, Delphi Lawrence and Stanley Morgan. When a travel agency is robbed, Superintendent Hicks steps in âŠ
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Francis Durbridgeâs 1965 crime drama stars EdwardâŻBrayshaw, GeraldâŻHarper and JenniferâŻDaniel. Harryâs explanation leads to Carolâs sudden disappearance, and Tolly finally admits a lie. The episode dâŠ
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A 1984 drama starring LeighâŻLawson, ColinâŻJeavons and TonyâŻDoyle, TravellingâŻMan follows Lomax back to London for his mumâs funeral. He then targets Pember, a man who might help clear Lomaxâs name. IâŠ
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Set in 1956, this Robert Aldrich drama stars Joan Crawford, Cliff Robertson and Vera Miles. A woman starts a fling with a younger man, only for his hidden past to drag them both into trouble.
1974 French crime thriller directed by JacquesâŻDeray, starring AlainâŻDelon, RiccardoâŻCucciolla and DanielâŻIvernel. When Marseille boss FrançoisâŻCapela is buried, his mate RochâŻSiffredi (Delon) vows râŠ
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1992 crime drama starring Bernard Hill and Norman Wisdom. Arthur, once a smallâtime thief and safeâcracker, is the mastermind behind The Organisation, but he's keen to walk away.
Look At Life: The Ball At His Feet is a 1966 documentary that looks at what it takes to reach the top of the game and why football remains Britainâs favourite sport. The film shows a lot of the eraâsâŠ
Stagecoach West follows Wayne Rogers and Robert Bray as they run a stagecoach line across the Old West. Along the way they run into killers, robbers and women in trouble, delivering plenty of action âŠ
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Set in 1965, Viva Diaz! follows Gig Young, David Niven and Charles Boyer as The Rogues â two intertwined families who pull off international forgery and swindling schemes.
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Black Saddle is a 1959 western starring Peter Breck as Clay Culhane, a former gunfighter turned solicitor. After his brothers are killed in a shootout, he hangs up his sixâshooter and decides to uphoâŠ
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Set in 1949, Louis Kingâs drama stars Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes and J.M.âŻKerrigan. Kathy OâFallon meets Mountie Mike Flannigan, they fall for each other, and the big question is whether their romanceâŠ
Noel Cronin â founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives â gives a rundown of the shows and films you shouldnât miss at the end of June and the start of July. He points outâŠ
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Set in 1960, this drama stars Norman Wooland, Jane Hylton and Dennis Waterman. A former prisoner snatches his son and hops on a train for Inverness, not realising the danger he's putting the lad in.
A 1958 crime drama directed by Peter Maxwell, starring RobertâŻMackenzie, MichaelâŻCaine and DelphiâŻLawrence. It tracks US officer Adams, blinded in the war, as he gets set up in a diamondâsmuggling plâŠ
In 1955, director Stuart Gilmore delivered a drama starring Dennis Morgan and Harry Shannon. The story follows a ranger who chases a notorious gold robber, assembling a posse along the wayâonly to diâŠ
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Sergeant Corkâs âThe Case of the Dutiful Murdererâ (1964) has John Barrie back as the inspector, with WilliamâŻGaunt and PeterâŻSallis in supporting roles. Cork calls out a friend from a different cultâŠ
The Ruby of Radnor â 1957. Starring William Russell, CyrilâŻSmith and Ronald LeighâHunt. Squire Brian, as a penalty, is tasked with carting a crate of pigeons over to the neighbouring castle.
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They Call It Murder is a 1971 crime drama directed by Walter Grauman. Jim Hutton plays a hardâworking attorney who gets tangled in a gamblerâs murder and a shady insurance scam. Lloyd Bochner and Jo âŠ
A 1964 spy drama directed by RobertâŻTronson, starring BernardâŻLee, WilliamâŻSylvester and MargaretâŻTyzack, retells the real Portland spy ring case. The story follows embassy attachĂ© Harry Houghton as âŠ
Vince Taylor, the rockânâroll singer, gives a smashing rendition of Shakin' All Over.
Railway Murders, released in 2021, looks at the 1957 murder of 73âyearâold aristocrat Countess Teresa Lubienska on the eastbound Piccadilly line platform. Nicholas Day presents the series, with commeâŠ
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In 1996, Michael Aspel travels to Cornwall to look at two oddball storiesâa sea monster that allegedly haunted the coast and a vicar who also works as an exorcist. He talks with locals and explores tâŠ
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Richard Easton, Jean Anderson and Gabrielle Drake star in this 1974 episode ofâŻTheâŻBrothers. Brian (Easton) heads to Dover to check out sites for a new depot, while Julieâs (Drake) arrival adds tensiâŠ
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Mark Saber is a 1959 crime drama. Donald Gray plays a detective who investigates a robbery and murder that happened in a hotel room. Teresa Thorne and Michael Balfour appear in the supporting cast, bâŠ
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EpisodeâŻ4 of the 1974 Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club has crooner BuddyâŻGreco performing âThis Timeâ and âSunshine of My Lifeâ. Heâs backed by the vocal trio TheâŻWedgewoods, actress BerylâŻCalveâŠ
Set in 1947, this crime thriller from Roy WardâŻBaker stars JohnâŻMills with Edward Chapman and JoanâŻGreenwood. When Mills' character is named in a murder, an old head injury makes him unsure of his owâŠ
"Leeds â United!" is a 1974 Play for Today drama starring LynneâŻPerrie, ElizabethâŻSpriggs and LoriâŻWells. It tells the true story of female textile workers in Leeds who went on strike in 1970 and fouâŠ
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A 1971 sciâfi thriller set on the Scottish coast where a lone swimmer stumbles into a deadly pollution mystery, only for the probe to reveal something far stranger. It stars JohnâŻNolan, former DoctorâŠ
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A 1956 crime drama from Henry Cass, starring Dermot Walsh and Jane Barrett, filmed at Nettlefold. It follows a bloke and his family on a caravan break in France who end up being held by an escaped coâŠ
The 1964 episode âWho Killed Molly?â of *Burkeâs Law* puts Gene Barry back in his detective role, joined by Gary Conway and Regis Toomey. DonâŻWeis directs. An autopsy reveals clues about the victimâsâŠ
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Set in 1965, the show stars GigâŻYoung, DavidâŻNiven and CharlesâŻBoyer as the heads of two linked families who run international forgery and conâartist operations.
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A 1958 thriller from John Pomeroy, starring William Sylvester and Marla Landi. A photographer starts poking around his friend's murder, which happened during a bank robbery tied to The Cause.
Made in 1962, this Francis Searle picture features Peter Reynolds, Avice Landon and DavidâŻKernan. It follows a mum and her two sons who use a newsagents shop as a cover for their illegal dealings.
A 1954 crime yarn from John Gilling, starring Charles Victor, Peggy Mount and Michael Craig. It tracks an elderly bank cashier who, with just two years on his clock, makes a dash for the vaultâs loot.
Set in 1963, this drama tracks newspaper reporter Jack Moir (Conrad Phillips) as heâs framed by The Duke (GeorgeâŻPastell), a Soho racketeer heâs been writing about.
Lucyâs up to her usual shenanigans in this 1966 episode of *The Lucy Show*, where she ropes in ventriloquist Paul Winchell to perform at the annual bankerâs banquet. Youâll see LucilleâŻBall at her coâŠ
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A 1955 drama directed by Alvin Ganzer, starring Stephen McNally, Anthony Caruso and Jorja Curtright. At a carnival, a gypsy fortuneâteller warns a police officer investigating a racketeer that dangerâŠ
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"The Case of the Hooded Students" is a 1966 episode of the police drama Sergeant Cork. A head teacher at a private boysâ school ends up bound, tied and hauled before a mysterious hooded court. John BâŠ
"The Double" is a 1963 episode of *The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre*, directed by Lionel Harris. It follows John Cleeve, who is plagued by homicidal hallucinations and a total loss of memory, as theâŠ
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A travelling jongleur on the run from the Sheriff bumps into Robin Hood in this 1956 instalÂment. Richard Greene leads the Merry Men, joined by Victor Woolf and Rufus Cruickshank. Itâs a classic blacâŠ
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Set in 1948, Arthur Crabtreeâs drama tracks a racehorse owner who, after losing his cash and his fiancĂ©e, gets tangled up in a scandal. It features Greta Gynt, JohnâŻMcCallum and RaymondâŻLovell.
A 1966 documentary series that focuses on inventors and how they move ideas from sketch to prototype. It follows creators as they pitch, test and seek acceptance for their inventions. If you want to âŠ
A 1962 thriller set on a Swiss ski slope where a crash drags a businessman into a diamondâsmuggling racket and an attempt on his wife's life. John Ireland and June Cunningham lead the cast in a tenseâŠ
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A Family at War is a wartime drama created by John Finch, starring Keith Drinkel and Prunella Ransome. This slot combines excerpts from earlier episodes to trace Phillip Ashton's wartime romance. FanâŠ
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Hannay is a lateâ80s ITV drama that pits the British government against a looming germâwar threat as Cold War nerves rise across Europe. The series stars Robert Powell, Gavin Richards and Alex KingstâŠ
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The 1964 ZâCars episode âNo Maliceâ follows a man who gets a notâguilty verdict and heads home, only to find he canât relax until his name is cleared. Joseph Brady carries the story, and youâll spot âŠ
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Public Eye is a 1971 detectiveâmystery drama. Private eye Frank Marker is hired to watch a clientâs welfare, which drags him into a series of shifty situations. The show stars Alfred Burke as the harâŠ
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Set in 1956, this drama directed by Jack Lee features Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch and Kenji Takaki. In a prisonerâofâwar camp, Jean forms a bond with an Australian inmate called Joe.
Caroline Munro takes the reins of the Cellar Club for the finale of the cult sciâfi series The Omega Factor. She creates a bizarre, supernatural investigation that has built up all season. If you likâŠ
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The 1979 Omega Factor episode âIllusionsâ puts DepartmentâŻ7 in charge of an East German defector who knows mindâcontrol techniques. James Hazeldine, Louise Jameson and John Carlisle lead the team as âŠ
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Cellar Club is Caroline Munroâs Fridayânight horror slot. She opens each film with a brief intro. Tonight sheâs showing the 1960s thriller *Tormented*, starring Richard Carlson as Tom Stewart, a man âŠ
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1960 horror film directed by Bert I. Gordon, starring Richard Carlson, Susan Gordon and Lugene Sanders. A man lets his meddlesome exâgirlfriend tumble to her death, and her ghost comes back to haunt âŠ
On Friday nights Talking Pictures TV airs Cellar Club with CarolineâŻMunro. She appears for a fiveâminute intro and outlines the classic feature â think 1960s scares likeâŻTormented or 1970s anthologieâŠ
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From 1953, this adventure flick directed by Robert D. Webb features Robert Wagner, Terry Moore and Gilbert Roland. It tracks sponge fishermen whose fierce competition sparks a deadly feud between twoâŠ
Noel Cronin â founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives â gives a rundown of the shows and films you shouldnât miss at the end of June and the start of July. He points outâŠ
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The Vise â Gabriel's Choice (1954) follows a kindly doctor (Clifford Evans) who rescues a stranger and brings him home, only to get tangled in a web of treachery and intrigue. Lee Patterson and Mary âŠ
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Set in 1965 and centred on a Flemingâs death, this series stars GigâŻYoung, DavidâŻNiven and CharlesâŻBoyer as the Rogues â two intertwined families who make a living as international forgers and con arâŠ
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By The DomeâŻItâs Known looks back at Southendâs Kursaal Amusement Park, a seaside favourite for more than 80âŻyears. Archive film and photographs bring the rides, fairs and the people who loved them bâŠ
WACC Car Rally 1960 is a short home movie shot in 1960. Amateur John Clague filmed it for his Herne Bay newsreel, following a day at a car rally. The film shows the Dover rally on its way to MonteâŻCaâŠ
Runaround is a fastâpaced childrenâs quiz where Mike Reid throws out generalâknowledge questions and ten schoolkids race to the right answer. The 1980 edition offers a digital alarm watch and a stereâŠ
Actionâadventure set in the South African wild. Archaeology students stumble on an ancient hidden city and become entangled in its politics and danger. In this episode Briah and Thabo try to free theâŠ
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"The Adventures of Sir Lancelot" is a 1956â57 blackâandâwhite actionâadventure about King Arthurâs champion who rides out with his mate Brian for a tournament in Ireland, where a rhyming bandit keepsâŠ
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Batman is the 1960s campy superhero series where AdamâŻWestâs Batman teams up with BurtâŻWardâs Robin and YvonneâŻCraigâs Catwoman. In the 1967 episode the Ogg Couple â Egghead and Olga, Queen of the CoâŠ
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"The Medicine Man" is a halfâhour Western that takes place in the 1750s Hudson Valley. Scout Hawkeye and his Mohican companion Chingachgook hunt for an old medicine man named Wenatchgo. The show starâŠ
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"Shadow of Fear" (1968) follows Spectrum as they plan to photograph the Mysteronsâ home world, Mars, hoping to learn more about the hostile aliens. The episode stars Francis Matthews as Captain ScarlâŠ
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Champion the Wonderhorse is a 1955 childrenâs western about 12âyearâold Ricky North (Barry Curtis) on his Uncle Sandyâs (Jim Bannon) ranch. Ricky constantly gets into scrapes, but his whiteâfaced staâŠ
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The Buccaneers follows a group of American heiresses who jet to tightlyâcorseted 1870s London, sparking an AngloâAmerican culture clash. Supposed to be hunting husbands and status, their ambitions quâŠ
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The Black Patch finds Sir Dunstan of Travers riding into Sherwood with a nasty trap set for Robin Hood. Richard Greene heads the cast, while DuncanâŻLamont and BernadetteâŻO'Farrell add extra firepowerâŠ
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Edgar G.âŻUlmerâs 1960 sciâfi film puts Robert Clarke in the role of a test pilot who is hurled far into the future. He awakens to a world emptied by a lethal plague, and Darlene Tompkins appears as tâŠ
A 1955 drama about an army major hauled before a courtâmartial over a missing ÂŁ125 from his unitâs safe â is he stealing or just claiming back pay? It is directed by Anthony Asquith and comes from thâŠ
Dial 999 is a 1958 British police drama where Canadian Mountie MikeâŻMaguire, played by Robert Beatty, goes undercover in London after a tourist is conned, posing as an American visitor to trap the crâŠ
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Whiplash is a 1960s Australian Western set in the 1850s gold rush. It follows stagecoach pioneer Freeman Cobb (Peter Graves) as he squares off with a new partnership that isnât about to play fair. AnâŠ
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A 1960 British comedy directed by Robert Day, TwoâWay Stretch follows inmate Dodger Lane (Peter Sellers) as he plots to slip out of prison, nab a cache of diamonds and slip back in unnoticed.
Sibling pair Inez and Charlie Foxx deliver their version of the hit song Mockingbird.
Dick Turpin returns in the 1979 episode âThe Poacherâ. Highwayman Richard OâSullivan and his sidekick Swiftnick, played by Michael Deeks, run into a poacher whoâs moved into their turf. They set a trâŠ
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This 1960 BBC instalment of *Maigret* stars Rupert Davies as the unflappable French detective who goes into Montmartreâs seedier side to solve a stripperâs murder. He is joined by Freda Jackson and AâŠ
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The Duchess of Duke Street follows lowâborn Louisa Leyton (Gemma Jones) as she climbs from kitchen maid to owner of the posh Bentinck Hotel in earlyâ20thâcentury London. Christopher Cazenove and AntoâŠ
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Home at Seven (1952) is a British mystery drama. City banker David Preston comes home after a missing 24âhour stretch he canât remember. The film is directed by and stars Ralph Richardson, with Jack âŠ
Eurotrash (1996) finds Antoine deâŻCaunes and JeanâPaul Gaultier chatting with popâculture oddball MikeâŻFlowers before heading to Austria for the Nose World Championships and a quirky Trout Circus runâŠ
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Fortean TV is a British paranormal documentary series that examines odd phenomena. Episodes cover topics such as the health claims of swallowing live fish, investigations of spirits, and rare Yeti foâŠ
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"The Devil's Laughter" is a 1959 episode of the anthology series One Step Beyond. It mixes sciâfi and supernatural drama. It stars Patrick Westwood, Alfred Ryder and Ben Wright. The plot follows authâŠ
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Terence Fisher's 1974 horror film brings Peter Cushing back as Frankenstein, who creates a new creature inside a creepy mental asylum. ShaneâŻBriant and MadelineâŻSmith add fresh faces to the story. ThâŠ
Summer Heat (1958) is a tightâknuckled thriller set in a sweltering courtyard. It stars horror legend BorisâŻKarloff with Harry Bartell and Paul Bryar. Karloff plays a man whoâs convinced he saw his nâŠ
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Itâs a 1948 horror picture directed by Oswald Mitchell, scripted by John Gilling. The story unfolds in 1800s Edinburgh and stars Tod Slaughter as the notorious body broker William Hart.
Screamin'âŻJay Hawkins belts out his 1957 track âFrenzyâ.
"The Flaming Inferno" (1941) brings Warren Hull back as the Green Hornet. He gets caught up in an arson plot and an insurance scam. The hero faces off with Crawford, a shady warehouse owner who is frâŠ
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The Adventures of Sir Lancelot is a 1950s ITV costume drama. A Round Table knight dies, and a tournament is held to find his replacement. William Russell plays Lancelot, Cyril Smith is Merlin, RonaldâŠ
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HoneyâŻWest is a 1965 crime drama produced by AaronâŻSpelling, starring AnneâŻFrancis as the title private eye. In the series she works undercover as a nurse while her partner SamâŻBolt, played by JohnâŻEâŠ
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1949 western from George B. SeitzâŻJr., starring Clayton Moore
From 1946, Irving Allen directs this adventure with Eddie Albert and Forrest Taylor. A treasureâseeker hires a sailing ship, only to find himself fighting fierce weather, choppy seas and a cantankeroâŠ
The Jackals (1967) is a western set in South Africaâs goldfields. Vincent Price plays a crafty old prospector, and his granddaughter (Diana Ivarson) is caught in a siege by a gang of bank robbers. RoâŠ
Jed Clampett (Buddy Ebsen) ends up foiling a demolition crew hired by Mrs. Drysdale, who thinks a âhome wreckerâ is breaking up her marriage. The 1964 episode also has his aunt Granny (Irene Ryan) anâŠ
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1967's original Batman episode pits AdamâŻWest as the Caped Crusader,
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The Battle of the Rails is a
Itâs a 1958 drama directed by Ralph Thomas, starring Dirk Bogarde, Dorothy Tutin, Cecil Parker and Stephen Murray. Set during the French Revolution, Lucie Manette finds herself falling for a
For the Love of Ada is a 1970s ITV sitcom about widowed Ada Cresswell (Irene Handl) who begins a sweet romance with gravedigger Walter Bingley (Wilfred Pickles). Her daughter Ruth (Barbara Mitchell) âŠ
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"The Gazebo in the Maze Affair" is a 1965 episode of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. In it, agents Napoleon Solo (RobertâŻVaughn) and Illya Kuryakin (DavidâŻMcCallum) confront G.âŻEmoryâŻPartridge, who seeks
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Mike Read joins Talking Pictures TV founder Noel Cronin to dig through old reels. This week they show a 1953 Coronation Fair clip, a sneak peek at the secret Cabaret Club and a trip offshore that recâŠ
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The Directors is a Sky Arts documentary series that profiles cinema legends. The HowardâŻHawks installment follows his early work with CaryâŻGrant in *Bringing UpâŻBaby* and *HisâŻGirlâŻFriday*, then moveâŠ
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In this 1984 episode of the ITV sitcom *Thatâs My Boy*, MollieâŻSugden plays Ida Willis, a noânonsense housekeeper who looks after the bedridden MrsâŻPrice (Clare Richards). Her patience runs thin whenâŠ
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The Mosquito Coast (1986) is a PeterâŻWeir film in which inventor Allie Fox (HarrisonâŻFord) leaves his city life, taking his wife (HelenâŻMirren) and son (RiverâŻPhoenix) into the Central American junglâŠ
Remember My Name is a 1978 drama directed by Alan Rudolph and starring Geraldine Chaplin, Anthony Perkins, and Moses Gunn. It follows a woman fresh out of prison who rolls into a town hoping for a neâŠ
Like a modern Top of the Pops for legacy acts, using the Heritage Chart that listeners in over 80 countries vote on. Expect favourite tunes from bigâname artists, both live and in video, with a few sâŠ
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