Talking Pictures TV schedule

1954. Drama. Director: Lewis Allen. Stars Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden & James Gleason. Three gangsters trap a family in their own house, with the intention of killing the president of the USA. [S]

1961. Thriller. Director: Max Varnel. Stars: Ray McAnally, Catherine Feller, Yvonne Buckingham. After discovering a famous painting is a forgery, a noted art critic is killed by driver. [S]

Episode 31. 1975. It's New Year's Eve! Bernard Manning and Colin Crompton are joined by a variety of acts including Frank Carson, Peter Gordeno, Mike Harding and Russ Conway. [S]

The Raider. Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray run a stagecoach line in the Old West, where they come across a wide variety of killers, robbers and ladies in distress. [S]

The Deadly Toys Affair. 1965. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum & Angela Lansbury. The team are tasked with protecting a boy genius from the grips of THRUSH. [S]

The Red-Headed League. 1954. Starring: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford & Archie Duncan. A shopkeeper claims to have been a member of the 'Red-Headed Men' until it unexpectedly dissolved. [S]

1951. Drama. Director: Paul Rotha. Stars Michael Gough, Eithne Dunne & Noel Purcell. Garda Officer Mannigan is determined that Alex Kyle will not escape justice for the killing of a gamekeeper. [S]

1961. Crime. Directed by Montgomery Tully. Stars Gordon Jackson, Christina Gregg & Lisa Daniely. Tom's wedding day becomes a confusing nightmare when a stranger appears, claiming to be his wife. [S]

1949. Richard Todd, Ronald Reagan & Patricia Neal star in this sensitive adaptation of John Patrick's play about a soldier with little time left & the friendships he makes with those around him. [S]

1962. Drama. Directed by Jay Lewis. Stars Ian Hendry, June Ritchie & John Gregson. The adventures of a devious door to door salesman and his unscrupulous efforts to line his own pockets. [S]

A Lady of Virtue. 1976. Stars Gemma Jones, Robert Hardy & Elizabeth Shepherd. A Liberal politician convinces a colleague that he can seduce a married lady of impeccable virtue. [S]

.. Cricket. Exclusive interview with the legendary comedian Jimmy Cricket filmed at The Plaza, Liverpool. Jimmy shares laughter and tears with Mike Read as they discuss his career in showbusiness. [S]

1959. Musical. Director: John Paddy Carstairs. Stars Tommy Steele, Janet Munro & Sidney James. Tommy Steele plays a sailor who takes the place of a recently arrested matador at a local bullfight. [S]

Noel uncovers another wonderful film produced by Julius Hagen; introducing us to the 1935 feature The Last Journey, starring Julien Mitchell. [S]

1935. Drama. Director: Bernard Vorhaus. Bob (Julien Mitchell) is distraught with his upcoming forced retirement and believes his wife is having an affair. The day arrives for his final journey. [S]

Tune in to find out which brilliant Julius Hagen film will be shown next week. [S]

Lucid Dreams/Psychic Children. 1997. Michael Aspel takes a look at the people whose lives have been changed by lucid dreaming and the story of a former teacher's interest in psychic children. [S]

Partings. 1974. Stars Jean Anderson, Margaret Ashcroft & Jennifer Wilson. Edward and Brian meet with a merchant banker about Hammonds going public. Meanwhile, Gwen settles in as Mary's companion. [S]

Murder Shall Speak. 1957. Stars Donald Gray, Neil McCallum & Colin Tapley. A well-known ballet dancer and actress has just become engaged but soon finds her fiancé dead in his apartment. [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]

1967. Sci-Fi. Directed by Terence Fisher. Starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing & Patrick Allen. A heatwave forces the atmosphere to boil. It falls on Godfrey Hanson to discover the reason. [S]