If you love old films then there really is only one television channel in the UK to watch, Talking Pictures TV. It’s full of rarely seen films along with many classics with the likes of Peter Sellers, Stanley Baker, Dirk Bogarde, Alastair Sim & Will Hay for instance. Plus comedy from the great Laurel and Hardy. But that’s not all as they also show old TV series such as Scotland Yard, Public Eye, The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre, The Gentle Touch & A Family At War.
You can find Talking Pictures TV on Sky 328 | Virgin 445 | Freeview 81 | Freesat 306
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These are the highlights for this month:
| Day | Date | Time | Film / TV Series | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 29/03/2021 | 21:00 | The Lovers! (1973) | Comedy: Stars Richard Beckinsale, Paula Wilcox |
| Tue | 30/03/2021 | 22:45 | Backfire (1987) | Thriller: Stars Karen Allen, Keith Carradine & Dean Paul Martin |
| Wed | 31/03/2021 | 06:00 | Popeye The Sailor | Nearlyweds. 1957. Stars: Jack Mercer & Mae Questel. |
| 06:10 | Zorro's Black Whip | Wolf Pack. 1944. Stars George J. Lewis & Lucien Littlefield. | ||
| 06:30 | The Cat Gang (1958) | Adventure - Stars Francesca Annis, John Pike, Jeremy Bulloch, John Gabriel & John Stacy | ||
| 07:45 | The Lone Ranger | The Renegades. 1949. Stars: Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels & Gene Roth | ||
| 08:15 | Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | The Land of The Death. 1940. Stars: Buster Crabbe & Carol Hughes | ||
| 08:40 | Superman | 1942 - Stars Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander & Jackson Beck. | ||
| Thu | 01/04/2021 | 10:30 | City Under the Sea (1965) | Fantasy: Stars Vincent Price, Tab Hunter, Susan Hart |
| Fri | 02/04/2021 | 13:05 | The Holly and the Ivy (1952) | Drama: Stars Ralph Richardson & Celia Johnson |
| 23:05 | To the Devil a Daughter (1976) | Horror - Stars Christopher Lee, Richard Widmark, Honor Blackman & Denholm Elliot | ||
| Sat | 03/04/2021 | 09:00 | Popeye The Sailor | Popeye Meets Ali Baba's 40 Thieves. 1937. Stars Jack Mercer, Mae Questel & Lou Fleischer |
| 09:20 | Zorro's Black Whip | Avalanche. 1944. Stars George J. Lewis & Lucien Littlefield. | ||
| 09:40 | Peril for the Guy (1956) | Drama: Stars Frazer Hines, Christopher Warbey & Amanda Coxall | ||
| 10:55 | Champion The Wonderhorse | Saddle Tramp. 1955. Stars Champion, Barry Curtis, & Jim Bannon | ||
| 11:25 | Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | The Pool Of Peril. 1940. Stars Buster Crabbe & Carol Hughes. | ||
| 11:50 | Superman | Jungle Drums. 1943. Stars: Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander & Jackson Beck | ||
| Sun | 04/04/2021 | 19:00 | Hannay | TV Series 1989 - Stars Robert Powell |
| 21:00 | The Champions | Happening. 1968. Stars Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo & William Gaunt. | ||
| Mon | 05/04/2021 | 23:00 | Two and Two Make Six (1962) | Directed by Freddie Francis. Stars George Chakiris, Janette Scott & Alfred Lynch |
| Tue | 06/04/2021 | 14:20 | The Smallest Show On Earth (1957) | Comedy: Stars Margaret Rutherford, Peter Sellers, Virginia McKenna & Bill Travers |
| 15:55 | Lifeboat (1944) | Drama: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Stars Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix & Walter Slezak | ||
| Wed | 07/04/2021 | 06:00 | Popeye The Sailor | The Crystal Brawl. 1957. Stars: Jack Mercer & Mae Questel. |
| 06:10 | Zorro's Black Whip | The Invisible Victim. 1944. Stars George J. Lewis & Lucien Littlefield | ||
| 06:30 | Adventure in the Hopfields (1954) | Adventure: Directed by John Guillermin. Stars Melvyn Hayes, Mandy Miller, Hilda Fenemore, Harold Lang & Dandy Nichols | ||
| 07:45 | The Lone Ranger | The Tenderfeet. 1949. Stars: Clayton Moore & Jay Silverheels | ||
| 08:15 | Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | The Fiery Abyss. 1940. Stars: Buster Crabbe & Carol Hughes. | ||
| 08:40 | Superman | The Mummy Strikes. 1943. Stars Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander & Jackson Beck | ||
| Thu | 08/04/2021 | 14:30 | They Came From Beyond Space (1967) | Sci-fi: Directed by Freddie Francis. Stars: Robert Hutton, Jennifer Jayne, Zia Mohyeddin & Bernard Kay |
| Fri | 09/04/2021 | 10:20 | Kind Hearts & Coronets (1949) | Comedy: Stars: Alec Guinness, Dennis Price & Valerie Hobson |
| 21:00 | Dr Terror's House of Horror (1965) | Horror: Directed by Freddie Francis. Stars Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Donald Sutherland & Roy Castle | ||
| 23:05 | Doomwatch (1972) | Horror: Directed by Peter Sasd. Stars Ian Bannen, Judy Geeson & John Paul | ||
| Sat | 10/04/2021 | 09:00 | Popeye The Sailor | Popeye Meets Sinbad The Sailor. 1936. Stars Jack Mercer, Mae Questel & Lou Fleischer |
| 09:20 | Zorro's Black Whip | Fangs Of Doom. 1944. Stars George J. Lewis & Lucien Littlefield | ||
| 09:40 | Wings of Mystery (1963) | Adventure. Directed by Gilbert Gunn. Stars Judy Geeson, Hennie Scott, Francesca Bertorelli & Arnold Ridley. | ||
| 10:55 | Champion The Wonderhorse | Crossroad Trail. 1955. Stars Champion, Barry Curtis, & Jim Bannon | ||
| 11:25 | Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | The Death Mist. 1940. Stars: Buster Crabbe & Carol Hughes. | ||
| 11:50 | Superman | The Undergound World. 1943 | ||
| Sun | 11/04/2021 | 14:55 | Rebecca (1940) | Mystery. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock - Stars Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine & George Sanders |
| 21:00 | The Champions | Operation Deep-Freeze. 1968. Stars Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo & William Gaunt. |
Many of the films shown are also now available on Blu-ray and DVD.