Talking Pictures (United Kingdom): TV Schedule for Today

1997. Crime Drama. Directed by Jack Gold. Stars John Thaw, Tom Towndrow & Abigail Cruttenden. A British expatriate in Rhodes investigates the mysterious disappearance of a woman he had befriended.

1978. Sci-Fi. A hiking trip into the mountains brings father and son into contact with the Force. [S]

1969. A look at intercontinental deliveries by lorries that travel through Britain's ferry ports and the problems faced, with a focus on the journey of a lorry driver delivering pheasants abroad.

Fishing for Barbel and Ferreting. 1980. Jack travels to the lower Hampshire Avon in search of Barbel and goes ferreting with Fred Taylor, president of the Ferreting Association of Great Britain. [S]

1964. Let's take a trip to Birmingham, in this brilliant reel about the 'new' Bull Ring shopping centre.

1939. Action. Directors: John English & William Witney. Stars Ralph Byrd, Irving Pichel & Ted Pearson. A mad doctor uses a drug to bring himself back from the dead after his execution in prison. [S]

1953. Adventure. Directed by Robert D. Webb. Stars Robert Wagner, Terry Moore & Gilbert Roland. Fierce competition among sponge fishermen leads to a dangerous rivalry between two families. [S]

Elly Races Jethrine. 1962. Stars Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas & Louis Nye. When Sonny Drysdale promises to give Elly May a ring, Granny thinks he's going to propose and becomes a matchmaker. [S]

1943. Comedy Thriller. Director: Lawrence Huntington. Stars: Gordon Harker, Raymond Lovell & Jean Kent. During WW II, an impersonator takes part in a German attempt to kidnap Winston Churchill. [S]

Episode #37
1961. The Never Never Murder. Directed by Peter Duffell. Starring Russell Napier, Genine Graham and Maurice Good. A dead body sets the police on the track of a fraudster. (S1, E37)

The Yegg Foes in Gotham. 1966. Stars Adam West, Vincent Price & Gail Hire. The city's ownership has reverted to Egghead, who fires all city officials and opens the metropolis to the underworld. [S]

1967. Western. Director: Sergio Corbucci. Stars Joseph Cotten, Norma Bengell & Julian Mateos. The Civil War is over, and the South has fallen, but Col. Jonas has a plan to revive the Confederacy. [S]

1967. A captivating look at the revolution in farm machinery and how a farm can be run almost single handed with the help of so many new machines.

The Oath. 1960. Stars Richard Greene, Alexander Gauge & John Arnatt. The Deputy Sheriff attempts to trick Friar Tuck in order to prove that the priest colludes with the outlaws. [S]

Romney Marsh/Pumpkins. 1986. Jack looks back at a sunny visit to Kent when he tried to photograph a 'flying frog' on Romney Marsh, and he visits a village pumpkin fair. [S]

Mike and Noel bring news from Tunbridge Wells, wallow in the astounding footage of the building of Rugby's Plaza Cinema and talk the label machines that graced our railway platforms in the 60s. [S]

1951. War. Director: Ralph Thomas. Stars: David Niven, Glynis Johns & George Coulouris. During WWII, a British Major is tasked with rescuing a pedigree cow from a German-occupied Channel Island. [S]

1961. A charming short film about canned foods, and the processes behind the scenes.

The Wall. Stars John Gregson, Alexander Davion and Daphne Anderson. Netta's husband Michael has a big win on the football pools but then disappears. [S]

Episode 22. 1975. Bernard Manning and Colin Crompton present In Three Minds, Jerry Stevens, Vintage Syncopators, Itojo Kumano, Mike Carter and Barbara Sharon. [S]

Fiddler on The Hoof - Part 2. Stars: Adam Faith, Iain Cuthbertson & Lynn Dalby. Two-part episode in which Budgie's domestic difficulties are complicated by his dad. [S]

1960. Drama. Director: Ramsey Herrington. Stars Shelley Martin, Brian Cobby, Natalie Lynn. A woman is horrified when she inherits a nudist camp but her views are challenged when she falls in love. [S]

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.