Talking Pictures Schedule, Sat, 27 Apr 2024 (United Kingdom)

After a thrilling and frightful night, Caroline Munro is ready to close the doors of The Cellar Club, but not before allowing a peek at next weeks marvellous films. [S]

1987. Crime. Director: Curtis Hanson. Stars Steve Guttenberg, Elizabeth McGovern & Isabelle Huppert. A man's secret affair turns into a nightmare after he lies to the police to protect his lover. [S]

1961. Drama. Directed and written by Sidney J Furie. Starring Don Borisenko & Susan Hampshire. A sensitive story of two airmen. One with a terrible injury and one dealing with life. [S]

Passage at Arms. 1956. Stars Boris Karloff, Ewan Roberts. A French fencing match provides the telling clue in a murder and Inspector Goron travels to London to assist March. [S]

Escape to Ponderosa. 1960. Stars Lorne Greene, Gloria Talbott & Joe Maross. The Cartwright's rally together after Adam is taken hostage by three Army deserters who are hiding on the Ponderosa. [S]

1937. Comedy. Stars Edward G. Robinson, Nigel Bruce, Constance Collier & Ralph Richardson. A visiting American engages in a bold business promotion, the likes of which the British have never seen. [S]

1960. Author and broadcaster Stephen Potter shows why no man should ever underestimate the spending power of women in modern Britain, with a look at women's influence on the retail trade.

The Servants. 1962. Stars Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., & Nancy Kulp. Mr Drysdale tries to help the Clampetts become civilised by lending them servants. Meanwhile, Miss Hathaway takes Jethro bowling. [S]

1980. Presented by Mike Reid. Prizes include a model car transporter with power boat, a transistor radio, and a Scalextric set. This episode features The Sinceros, sheep shearing and more.

Dir: Stuart Paton. Starring: Robert Frazer; Blanche Mehaffey; Buzz Barton. Saved once again by the mysterious masked Mountie, Logan rescues gangster Mack who makes an offer of help. [S]

The Angry Village. 1957. Stars Richard Greene, Harry H. Corbett & Geoffrey Bayldon. While searching for water, a group of villagers accuse Robin and Little John of stealing their grain stores. [S]

1960. Family. Directed by John Haggerty. Stars Jeremy Bulloch, Joanna Horlock & James Luck. A young boy and his friends help catch criminals who are poaching salmon from a research facility. [S]

 Stark Treachery. 1940. Stars: Buster Crabbe & Carol Hughes. The conniving Ming has plans to make Dale his bride, but there will be no royal wedding if Flash can get there first! [S]

The Surgeon of Sangre Rojo. 1956. Stars Robert Shaw, Alec Mango & Dino Galvani. When a typhus outbreak hits New Providence, Captain Tempest launches a desperate mission to bring relief. [S]

Scapegoat. 1957. Directed by Sam Newfield. Stars John Hart, Lon Chaney Jr & Jonathan White. Hawkeye sets out to help the Tuscarora tribe. [S]

Death and the Other Monkey. 1956. Stars Boris Karloff, Ewan Roberts. A cancer research scientist believes his test monkey was not only stolen, but also replaced. [S]

1958. Sci-fi Horror. Director: Kurt Neumann. Stars David Hedison, Vincent Price & Patricia Owens. A keen scientist has a horrifying accident when he tests his newly invented teleportation device. [S]

1966. Director: Frank Worth. An interesting short about how the import of oranges worked in the 60's.

Raptures of the Deep. 1964. Stars Ray Barrett, Robert Easton & Gary Miller. While the Stingray crew go to the rescue of two crazy treasure hunters, Troy falls down a crevasse and runs out of air.

1958. Drama. Directed by John Rawlins. Stars Jeffrey Lynn, Leila Barry & Peter Donat. An unhappy husband dreaming of escape becomes a castaway on an island after his boat runs into a storm. [S]

1960. A general look at music, the increasing popularity of classical music and the lack of composers.

A commemoration of one of our finest actors, Peter Cushing. This documentary mixes extracts from a rare radio interview from 1986 with new contributions from some of those who knew him best. [S]

Freddie Mills - Louise Masset. 1992. Stars Chris Brailsford, Barbara Ewing & Graham Arnold. A focus on the unsolved mystery of boxing champion Freddie Mills death and the story of a child murder. [S]

Eye Witness. 1973. Stars Jack Warner, Gwyneth Powell & David Rose. Dixon takes an unexpected holiday accompanied by the only witness to a gangland murder. [S]

Brains. 1971. Stars Adam Faith, Iain Cuthbertson, Georgina Hale. Budgie's onto something big. It means 'Playing at Home' in Watford for a change and seeing his wife Jean. [S]

Backfire. 1961. Directed by Paul Almond. Stars Alfred Burke, Zena Marshall, Oliver Johnston & Noel Treverthen.

1989. Biography. Director: Don Boyd. Stars Charles Dance, Phyllis Logan & Patrick Ryecart. The story of Ian Fleming and how his work in the intelligence services inspired him to create James Bond.