Talking Pictures Schedule, Today (United Kingdom)

Caroline Munro welcomes you to a night full of terror, ghouls and madness. The first offering is Next of Kin, an Australian horror feature from 1982 directed and co-written by Tony Williams. [S]

1982. Horror. Directed by Tony Williams. Stars Jacki Kerin, John Jarratt & Alex Scott. A woman starts to experience a series of strange and terrifying events after reading her mother's diary. [S]

Caroline introduces the second horror of the night, The Haunted Strangler. Also known as Grip of the Strangler and originally titled The Judas Hole, this 1958 British film stars Boris Karloff. [S]

1958. Horror. Directed by Robert Day. Stars Boris Karloff, Jean Kent & Anthony Dawson. A researcher determined to clear a notorious strangler's name becomes possessed by the long dead killer. [S]

Tonight, we finish with what is considered to be one of the earliest Spanish horror films, The Awful Dr. Orlof. Caroline presents the 1962 feature directed by cult filmmaker Jesús Franco. [S]

1962. Horror. Directed by Jesús Franco. Stars Conrado San Martin, Diana Lorys & Howard Vernon. After a number of women disappear in Paris, an investigator discovers a mad scientist's scheme. [S]

Another night of frights and scares draws to a close. Caroline Munro gives a peek at next weeks mix of films. [S]

Drama. 1955. Director: Roy Kellino. Stars Dick Powell, Coleen Gray & Alexander Campbell. An artist desperately seeks the girl he sketched during a chance meeting after his painting calls to him.

1962. This film takes a visit to London's clubland, from the smoky rooms of Soho to the traditional clubs in St James.

A Lunchtime Drink. Stars: Wilfred Pickles, Irene Handl & Jack Smethurst. Walter and Leslie sneak off to the pub for a Sunday drink, to Ruth and Ada's disapproval. (S3, E05) [S]

Who Killed Nobody Somehow? 1965. Stars Gene Barry, Gary Conway & Regis Toomey. Novelist Graham Tree wakes up on the autopsy table. Burkes must find the culprit before there is a second attempt.

1951. Crime drama directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kathleen Byron, Laurence Harvey and Sydney Tafler. Two high flying crooks take part in a robbery that goes very wrong. [S]

1949. Drama. A boxer (Terence de Marney) begins on a downward slide losing his wife and money. A childhood sweetheart helps him but complications set in. [S]

1962. An intriguing look at cycle speedway. A game born on improvised tracks amid the rubble of the air raids, more than 20 years later, has become a thriving amateur sport.

1952. Comedy. Director: Charles Saunders. Stars Patrick Holt, Peter Hammond, Humphrey Lestocq & Kathleen Boutall. Pandemonium is created in a home when various relatives come to stay. [S]

1955. Drama. Director: Anatole Litvak. Stars Vivien Leigh, Kenneth More & Eric Portman. A woman, unhappy in her marriage, has an affair with an RAF pilot, but will he be more than she can handle? [S]

Storm Birds. 1973. Stars Jennifer Wilson, Robin Chadwick & Edward Brooks. Carter antagonises the Union during an important meeting. Brian discovers Ann has been secretly visiting the family home. [S]

There's outlaw's galore in this afternoon's edition of Saddle Up! First, James Stephens introduces the 1954 western The Outlaw's Daughter, directed by Wesley Barry. [S]

1954. Western. Directed by Wesley Barry. Stars Bill Williams, Kelly Ryan & Jim Davis. The 'outlaw's daughter', Kate Dalton, is led astray by the man who killed her father and joins his gang. [S]

Short Digest version of Brazil (1944) Director: Joseph Santley Stars: Tito Guízar, Virginia Bruce, Edward Everett Horton. The famous scene with American singing cowboy Roy Rogers in a cameo appearance

The Buntline Special. 1955. Stars Hugh O'Brian, Lloyd Corrigan & Douglas Fowley. A brash visitor arrives in Wichita and attempts to convince Wyatt to join a Wild West show. [S]

Trapline. 1956. Stars Scott Forbes, Lisa Gaye & Cyril Delevanti. Jim suspects that a fur company may be trying to drive him away by killing any Cajun trapper he does business with. [S]

Incident at Yuma. 1957. Stars Tristram Coffin, Steve Conte & Philip Tonge. When a gang of convicts escape from prison, Captain Rynning struggles to find enough men to capture them. [S]

The Duchess of Denver. 1959. Stars Rory Calhoun, Gerald Mohr & Dolores Donlon. Longley drives the first herd of cattle from the Texas Panhandle to Denver but runs afoul of an old flame on arrival.

Pressure. 1974. Stars Lynda Bellingham, Peter Birchall & Ian Cullen. A young petty thief and a young Police Constable find themselves under a similar kind of pressure - to prove themselves. [S]

Heartbeats in a Tin Box. 1965. Stars Herbert Lom. The world of teacher Christine Box spins into chaos when distressing news is followed by violent behaviour. Guest stars Judith Stott. [S]

Maigret on Trial. 1993. Stars Bruno Cremer, Agnès Soral & Eric Prat. Maigret is called to the Chief Commissioner's office after a false accusation is made against him. But who could be behind it? [S]

1951. Drama. Directed by Frank Worth. Stars Edwin Richfield, Don Sharp & Gwyneth Vaughan. David's Suffolk village is demoralised, but they gather support for his scheme to enter a yacht race. [S]