Talking Pictures Schedule, Today (United Kingdom)

1974. Comedy. Directed by Val Guest. Stars Anthony Booth, Robin Askwith & Dandy Nichols. The adventures of an optimistic and inept window cleaner who finds other ways to satisfy his customers.

1986. Action. Directed by Richard Tuggle. Stars Anthony Michael Hall, Jenny Wright & Jeff Kober. An Iowa farm boy finds himself in danger after he picks up the wrong bag at Los Angeles Airport. [S]

1955. Comedy. A released prisoner (Richard Hearne) goes home to embarrass his social climbing daughter. Starring Richard Wattis. [S]

No Law for Ghosts. 1961. Stars James Whitmore. Two women return from a birthday party late at night when one of them is attacked and dies. An anonymous donor sends Jones $150 to defend the accused.

1951. Drama. Directed by Michael Law. A story tracing the activities of a gang of crooks whose long run of successful coups has the police in a panic. Starring Harold Warrender & Olga Edwardes. [S]

1937. Crime. Directed by Victor Hanbury. James & Carol have plans to elope, but a fight with her father's solicitor ends in murder. Stars Griffith Jones, Rosalyn Boulter and James Harcourt. [S]

1951. Drama. Directed by Francis Searle. Stars Helen Shingler, Clement McCallin & Sheila Burrell. After an accident results in her paralysis, a woman fears that her husband will abandon her. [S]

1957. Drama. Director C. Raker Endfield. Stars Stanley Baker, David McCallum, Sid James and Sean Connery. Tom signs up as a 'Hell Driver', but the death-trap roads are the least of his problems. [S]

The Perils of Penelope. 1965. Stars Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett & Christine Finn. While in Paris, Lady Penelope runs into trouble with Dr Godber when she investigates an inventor's disappearance.

The Purr-Fect Crime. 1966. Stars Adam West & Julie Newmar. Catwoman breaks into a museum to steal a golden cat statuette. Batman and Robin follow her back to her hideout, with deadly consequences. [S]

1970. Western. Director: Paul Wendkos. Stars George Peppard, Giovanna Ralli & Raf Vallone. A band of misfits is led into Mexican territory to destroy six cannons stolen by savage revolutionaries. [S]

The Mood Man. 1965. A short film of Britain's greatest bandleader Joe Loss and his orchestra.

Yerro's Vocal Cord Operation. 1975. One of the earliest surviving episodes of 'Out of Town'. Jack's mule has an operation, carried out with expertise by a Chindit war veterinary surgeon. [S]

We have a rare treat with some lost films of Peter Sellers, then wonderful cine reels of pedal cars, tricycles, go karts and lawnmowers, and footage on how to change the wheel on an Austin 7 van. [S]

1963. Comedy. Director: Cliff Owen. Stars Peter Sellers, Lionel Jeffries, Bernard Cribbins & Nanette Newman. A gangster learns of a traitor in his midst and makes a deal with the police. [S]

1955. Night Plane to Amsterdam. Director: Ken Hughes. Stars Gerald Case, Shay Gorman, Selma Vas Dias & Andreas Malandrinos. The case of a murder which baffled the police of two countries. (S1, E11)

The Emerald Island. A nostalgic view of Ireland in 1957, with images of an Aer Lingus flight crew and aircraft, a look at Dublin and we learn from some historical artefacts. [S]

Episode 12. 1977. Stars Mel Martin, Ralph Arliss & Irene Richard. Based on his publisher's advice, Richardson moves back to Evensford to continue writing but discovers that Lydia is hospitalised.

1962. Sci-Fi. A spectacular meteor storm blinds the world, except Bill. He, and a few others, must battle with flesh eating plants. Stars Nicole Maurey, Howard Keel, Janette Scott & Kieron Moore. [S]