Talking Pictures (United Kingdom): TV Schedule for Today

1971. Crime horror starring Max von Sydow, Trevor Howard and Liv Ullmann. Salem escapes from an insane asylum where he was confined for being an axe-murderer. Music by Mancini.

1941. Musical. Two college students are forced to earn a living by joining a band. (Nominated for 2 Oscars). Stars: Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Artie Shaw & Burgess Meredith. [S]

1962. French pop singer Claude François sings the catchy 60s hit Belles, Belles, Belles.

1951. Adventure. Stars George Montgomery, Rita Corday & Berry Kroeger. Set in 19th Century France, The country's conniving chief minister will stop at nothing to gain possession of the sword. [S]

Founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives, Noel Cronin, shares shows and films not to be missed in the second half of April. [S]

1955. Starring Ruth Dunning, Edward Evans, Sidney James, Sheila Sweet, Peter Bryant, Nancy Roberts and Vera Day. Comedy based on the hugely successful TV series 'The Groves'. [S]

1961. Sci-Fi. An undersea earthquake causes some sea-monsters to surface. Gorgo is captured and taken to be displayed in London, but Gorgo's mother is looking for her baby. Starring Bill Travers. [S]

1967. A fascinating look at Britain's first spacecraft - UK3, with a glimpse at how it was created, tested and launched.

1935. Family.

1971. Comedy. Directed by Waris Hussein. Stars Mark Lester, Tracy Hyde & Jack Wild. Two youngsters declare to their parents they want to get married as soon as possible. [S]

2002. Drama. Directed by Sarah Harding. Stars Amanda Burton, Tom Bell & Kenneth Cranham. Young orphan Pollyanna, bringing mirth and mayhem to her new home, goes to stay with her Aunt Polly. [S]

1950. Comedy. Directed by Frank Launder. Stars Alastair Sim, Margaret Rutherford & John Turnbull. Chaos ensues for staff and students when an all-boys and an all-girls school are merged into one. [S]

1978. Adventure. Director: Tony Maylam. Stars Michael York, Jenny Agutter & Simon MacCorkindale. Set in 1901, a pair of British yachtsmen discover a German plot to invade England. [S]

Enfield Poltergeist. 1995. Michael Aspel presents one of the most remarkable cases of poltergeist activity - occurring in North London, it is simply known as the Enfield poltergeist. [S]

Join Caroline Munro for an epic night of horror and thrills. We start with Doomwatch - The Iron Doctor, a gripping episode about the strange and sinister events surrounding a hospital computer. [S]

The Iron Doctor. 1971. Stars John Nolan, Jean Trend & Keith Grenville. A local hospital introduces a new electronic monitoring system for its patients - but is the machine failing? [S]

The night continues with more peculiar occurrences in the 1965 horror Catacombs, also known as The Woman Who Wouldn't Die, directed by Gordon Hessler and written by Jay Bennett. [S]

1965. Horror. Directed by Gordon Hessler. Stars Georgina Cookson, Gary Merrill & Jane Merrow. An unfaithful husband decides to murder his wife, but he soon finds out the dead don't die so easily. [S]

Can't wait until next week? Caroline Munro offers a peek at next week's dramatic features. [S]