Talking Pictures (United Kingdom): TV Schedule for Today

Caroline Munro prepares to lock up for the night but not before giving us a sneaky peek at next week's horrifyingly terrific films. [S]

1980. Sci-Fi. A beautiful psychic is dispatched to investigate a space shuttle when its crew mysteriously disappears. Starring Adam West and Camille Mitchell. [S]

1936. Drama. Directed by Frank Richardson. Stars: Noah Beery, Louis Borel, Kathleen Kelly. An old match seller is murdered but it's left to an American gangster to find the killer. [S]

1960. A film looking at London from a dog's point of view, from the family pet to the pampered pooch.

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. [S]

Terror in a Tiny Town: Part 2. A mad right-wing judge who wants to take over the country, airs subliminal radio messages to control the minds of the locals.

1955. Directed by John Gilling and starring Alex Nicol. Two brothers are embroiled in a racket to smuggle a valuable painting. When a murder is committed they must try and clear their names. [S]

At the TPTV Festival in Christchurch, Mike Read is joined by Ray Dorset - guitarist, singer, songwriter and founder of Mungo Jerry, for an exclusive interview and some tunes to sing along to. [S]

1957. Crime Drama. A rogue smuggler enters a murky world when his wife is kidnapped. Directed by Maclean Rogers. Starring Hugh McDermott, Jane Hylton and Honor Blackman. [S]

1959. Drama. Directed by Terry Bishop. Stars Keith Andes, Hazel Court, Michael Gough, Julia Arnall & Patricia Jessel. A Mayfair dress designer arranges for the theft of valuable jewellery. [S]

1962. A focus on modern design in Britain, with a look at some of the recent exhibits at the Design Centre.

1949. War. Director: Ken Annakin. Stars Michael Denison, Patricia Plunkett & Kathleen Harrison. At Coastal Command in Southern England, an RAF pilot is suspended after sinking a British sub. [S]

Loneliness. 1974. Stars Richard Easton, Hilary Tindall & Rio Fanning. Brian and Ann both face the problems of loneliness. Meanwhile, the Hammonds are invited to Sir Neville's for a shooting party. [S]

1950. Western. Directed by John Sturges. Stars Lew Ayres & Teresa Wright. An oil worker kills a suspected robber, setting off a downward spiral of events when he discovers the man was innocent. [S]

The Gunfighter. 1959. Stars Rory Calhoun, Dick Kallman & John Pickard. When Bill stops a trail boss from harassing a saloon girl, the humiliated boss uses an eager young man to get his revenge. [S]

1964. Drama. Directed by Frank Nesbitt. Stars Dan Duryea, Isa Miranda, Gwen Watford & Peter Madden. In this great murder mystery, the only clue to the killer's identity is his shoes! [S]

The Frighteners. 1976. Stars James Ellis, Douglas Fielding, Paul Stewart, Ronald Radd & Judy Matheson. An ex-villain is entitled to police protection like anyone else - isn't he? [S]

Machine. 1970. Stars Alfred Lynch, Tony Beckley & Alethea Charlton. A Gestapo agent in the metalworks terrorises Jimmy into revealing his identity - and an innocent Polish worker is executed. [S]

Murder in a Vegetable Garden. 1999. Stars Bruno Cremer, Geneviève Fontanel & Michèle Simonnet. Maigret investigates the death of a homeless man, who was discovered at dawn in the shed of a garden. [S]

Peter the Lett. 1963. Stars Rupert Davies, Marius Goring & Peter Illing. An alarming piece of news makes its way to Maigret - one of the most dangerous criminals in Europe is now in Paris! [S]