Talking Pictures Schedule Today (United Kingdom)

1986. Action. Director: John Guillermin. Stars Brian Kerwin, Linda Hamilton & Peter Elliott. Years after his fall from a skyscraper, King Kong is in a coma and in dire need of a blood transfusion. [S]

1986. Adventure. Director Gary Nelson. Stars Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone & James Earl Jones. Quatermain sets out to find his missing brother and the Lost City of Gold. [S]

1969. An enchanting glimpse of the work of the Children's Film Foundation.

Wheels/Grayling Fishing. 1981. Jack Hargreaves takes his strawberry cart to Mr. White the wheelwright for repairs. He then goes to the river Kennet for a spot of fishing for grayling. [S]

1960. Musical & Variety. Directed by Michael Winner. Featuring performers such as George 'Calypso' Browne, Russ Conway and Frances Day. [S]

1956. Sci-Fi comedy. Spacemen land on the 13th Moon of Jupiter and find man-hungry space girls waiting for them. Stars: Harry Fowler, Paul Carpenter & Sydney Tafler. [S]

1962. Fantasy. Directed by Nathan Juran. Stars Kerwin Mathews, Judi Meredith, & Torin Thatcher. The treacherous Pendragon plots to gain the throne of Cornwall. Can anyone stop the evil sorcerer? [S]

Jed's Dilemma. 1963. Stars Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan & Bea Benaderet. Granny and Cousin Pearl fight over who's going to take care of the cooking and the house, leading Jed to step in. [S]

1953. Western. Director: Ray Nazarro. Stars Sterling Hayden, Eve Miller, Barton MacLane. An army engineer is sent to oversee the construction of the Kansas Pacific railroad and stop any saboteurs. [S]

1960. A look at a typical day in a policeman's life, which uncovers more than expected from the role.

A Little Learning. 1979. Stars Jon Pertwee, Charlotte Coleman & Jeremy Austin. Worzel turns the farm upside down in a search for his misplaced turnip head which makes him very clever. [S]

Deep Freeze. 1966. Stars Adam West, Otto Preminger & Kem Dibbs. As public animosity mounts, Batman and Robin hang up their capes. Meanwhile, Mr. Freeze decides to blackmail Gotham City. [S]

1952. Adventure. Directed by Sidney Salkow. Stars Rhonda Fleming, Sterling Hayden & Helena Carter. 17th-century French privateer Kit 'The Hawk' Gerardo sails the Caribbean in search of gold. [S]

Charming question time set around a 1950s. Incredible shots of London Airport, Coventry, The Coast with puzzles to solve - How many grooves on a 12 inch LP? When will the B.O.A.C plane reach New York?

Hostage for a Hangman. 1960. Stars Richard Greene, John Arnatt, Jack Melford. Robin becomes troubled when he learns that the Sheriff plans to hang one serf a day until the outlaw gives himself up. [S]

Sweetheart Story/Tyring a Cart. 1986. Jack shows a film of a house sale he attended in Berkshire and recounts the story of two lovers at opposite ends of the Edwardian social ladder. [S]

Fancy coming hop-picking with Mike and Noel? Or would you prefer a trip to 1940s Glasgow for a Cine Contest? Or a 1960s coffee drinking experience? And how about a reel featuring Bifball? [S]

1942. War. Director: Cavalcanti. Stars: Leslie Banks, Mervyn Johns & Basil Sydney. English villagers stage a fight back when visited by a platoon of german troops. [S]

A fascinating look at the Customs and Excise service in Britain.

Boy with Gun. Stars John Gregson, Alexander Davion and Daphne Anderson. A boy shoots a punk that threatened him with a knife and runs away, joined by a young escapee. [S]

Episode 28. 1975. In this jam packed episode, there are brilliant performances from The Chants, Joe 'Mr Piano' Henderson, George Roper, Lorne Lesley, Jim Bowen and The Hermits. [S]

1980. Drama. Directed by Randal Kleiser. Stars Christopher Atkins, Brooke Shields & Leo McKern. Two children are stranded on an enchanting island and experience the mysteries of adolescence. [S]

The Jump-up Boys. Stars Adam Faith, Iain Cuthbertson & Lynn Dalby. Budgie dons a white coat and takes a real job at last. But hearing that Budgie has gone straight, Charles suspects foul play. [S]