If you are looking for a good film in the United Kingdom then you need to be watching television channels such as Talking Pictures TV, Horror Channel and Film4. All of these are free to air channels meaning they can be viewed on Freeview. Here our pick of the TV Schedules:
- Talking Pictures TV available on Sky 328 | Virgin 445 | Freeview 81 | Freesat 306
- Horror Channel available on Sky | Virgin 149 | Freeview 70 | Freesat 138
- Film4 available on Sky 313 | Virgin 428 (SD) & 429 (HD) | Freeview 15
Talking Pictures specialise in showing older vintage material with many black and white films along with films into the 1970/80’s. If for instance you love the likes of Laurel and Hardy, Will Hay, Alfred Hitchcock then this is most definitely the channel for you. The good news continues as they add different films into the mix each month so you are not just watching the same films or TV series over and over again, UK Gold take note!
The Horror Channel shows a good mix of old and new horror/sci-fi films and also have network premieres every month to keep things fresh.
Film4 is a more general film channel which shows films from all genres. It has themed seasons such as Frightfest in which they show horror movies each night over a few weeks.
Meanwhile we always like to select our must see choices from all of the TV channels over the Christmas period.
What’s On Television – UK TV Schedules
| Day | Date | Time | Film / TV Series | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 18/02/2019 | 6:00 | The Sandwich Man (1966) | Comedy - Stars Michael Bentine, Harry H Corbett & Norman Wisdom |
| Mon | 18/02/2019 | 18:00 | Unearthly Stranger (1963) | Sci-Fi Horror - Stars John Neville, Phillip Stone, Gabriella Licudi & Warren Mitchell |
| Mon | 18/02/2019 | 19:45 | Dick Barton: Special Agent (1979) | TV Series |
| Mon | 18/02/2019 | 23:10 | The Intelligence Men (1965) | Comedy - Stars Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise |
| Tue | 19/02/2019 | 7:45 | Laughing Gravy (1930) | Laurel & Hardy |
| Tue | 19/02/2019 | 19:45 | Dick Barton: Special Agent (1979) | TV Series |
| Tue | 19/02/2019 | 21:00 | Age Of Consent (1969) | Drama - Stars James Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack MacGowran & Neva Carr-Glynn |
| Wed | 20/02/2019 | 19:45 | Dick Barton: Special Agent (1979) | TV Series |
| Thu | 21/02/2019 | 19:45 | Dick Barton: Special Agent (1979) | TV Series |
| Thu | 21/02/2019 | 1:05 | The Great Houdini (1976) | Drama - Stars Peter Cushing & Paul Michael Glaser |
| Fri | 22/02/2019 | 10:20 | Just My Luck (1957) | Comedy - Stars Norman Wisdom, Jill Dixon, Leslie Phillips & Margaret Rutherford |
| Fri | 22/02/2019 | 14:45 | Bless This House (1972) | Comedy - Stars Sidney James, Diana Coupland & Sally Geeson |
| Fri | 22/02/2019 | 19:45 | Dick Barton: Special Agent (1979) | TV Series |
| Sat | 23/02/2019 | 9:05 | The Intelligence Men (1965) | Comedy - Stars Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise |
| Sat | 23/02/2019 | 15:00 | Hannay | TV Series - Robert Powell |
| Sat | 23/02/2019 | 21:20 | Hombre (1967) | Western - Stars Paul Newman, Richard Boone, Fredric March & Diane Cilento |
| Sat | 23/02/2019 | 23:35 | The Sandwich Man (1966) | Comedy - Stars Michael Bentine, Harry H Corbett & Norman Wisdom |
| Sun | 24/02/2019 | 2:00 | The Great Houdini (1976) | Drama - Stars Peter Cushing & Paul Michael Glaser |
| Mon | 25/02/2019 | 6:00 | Keep It Clean (1956) | Comedy - Stars Ronald Shiner, James Hayter & Joan Sims |
| Mon | 25/02/2019 | 14:30 | I Didn't Do It (1945) | Comedy - Stars George Formby, Billy Caryll, Hilda Mundy & Wally Patch |
| Mon | 25/02/2019 | 19:45 | Dick Barton: Special Agent (1979) | TV Series |
| Mon | 25/02/2019 | 21:00 | The Wrong Arm Of the Law (1963) | Comedy - Stars Peter Sellers, Lionel Jeffries, Bernard Cribbins & Nanette Newman |
| Tue | 26/02/2019 | 17:30 | Genevieve (1953) | Comedy - Stars: Kenneth More, Dinah Sheridan and Kay Kendall |
| Tue | 26/02/2019 | 19:45 | Dick Barton: Special Agent (1979) | TV Series |
| Tue | 26/02/2019 | 23:05 | The Ghost Train (1941) | Comedy, Horror - Stars Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch & Kathleen Harrison |
| Tue | 26/02/2019 | 0:50 | Cash on Demand (1961) | Drama - Stars Peter Cushing, Andre Morell & Richard Vernon |
| Wed | 27/02/2019 | 7:50 | Blood of The Vampire (1958) | Horror |
| Wed | 27/02/2019 | 14:35 | She (1965) | Adventure - Stars Ursula Andress, John Richardson, Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee |
| Wed | 27/02/2019 | 19:45 | Dick Barton: Special Agent (1979) | TV Series |
| Wed | 27/02/2019 | 2:40 | The Big Job (1965) | Comedy - Stars Sidney James, Sylvia Syms, Dick Emery & Joan Sims |
| Thu | 28/02/2019 | 17:30 | Unearthly Stranger (1963) | Sci-Fi Horror - Stars John Neville, Phillip Stone, Gabriella Licudi & Warren Mitchell |
| Thu | 28/02/2019 | 19:45 | Dick Barton: Special Agent (1979) | TV Series |
| Thu | 28/02/2019 | 21:00 | The Cassandra Crossing (1976) | Drama - Stars Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Ava Gardner, Burt Lancaster & Martin Sheen |
| Fri | 01/03/2019 | 8:10 | Below Zero (1930) | Laurel & Hardy |
| Fri | 01/03/2019 | 10:15 | Cash on Demand (1961) | Drama - Stars Peter Cushing, Andre Morell & Richard Vernon |
| Fri | 01/03/2019 | 11:55 | David Copperfield (1970) | Drama - Stars Richard Attenborough, Laurence Olivier, Susan Hampshire, Cyril Cusack, Wendy Hiller & Edith Evans |
| Fri | 01/03/2019 | 19:45 | Dick Barton: Special Agent (1979) | TV Series |
| Fri | 01/03/2019 | 23:15 | The Trap (1966) | Drama - Stars Oliver Reed, Rita Tushingham & Linda Goranson |
| Fri | 01/03/2019 | 5:25 | Laurel & Hardy: Home Movies | Rare home movie footage of Stan & Ollie |
| Sat | 02/03/2019 | 9:35 | Send For Paul Temple (1946) | Crime Drama - Stars Anthony Hulme & Joy Shelton |
| Sat | 02/03/2019 | 16:30 | The Big Job (1965) | Comedy - Stars Sidney James, Sylvia Syms, Dick Emery & Joan Sims |
| Sun | 03/03/2019 | 6:00 | Monster From Green Hell (1957) | Sci-fi |
| Sun | 03/03/2019 | 9:20 | Towed In A Hole (1932) | Laurel & Hardy |
| Sun | 03/03/2019 | 11:30 | The Ghost Train (1941) | Comedy, Horror - Stars Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch & Kathleen Harrison |
| Sun | 03/03/2019 | 18:55 | I'm All Right Jack (1959) | Comedy - Stars Peter Sellers, Terry-Thomas & Ian Carmichael |
| Day | Date | Time | Film / TV Series | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Time | Film / TV Series | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Name | Channel | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Eve | Busy Bodies (1933) - (Laurel & Hardy) | Talking Pictures TV | 7:45am |
| Scrooge (1935) - (Seymour Hicks) | Talking Pictures TV | 8:10am | |
| Towed In A Hole (1932) - (Laurel & Hardy) | Talking Pictures TV | 11:30am | |
| A Christmas Carol (1984) - (George C Scott) | Channel 4 | 11:45am | |
| The Grinch (2000) | ITV | 12:55pm | |
| Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) | ITV | 3:25pm | |
| Scrooge (1951) Alastair Sim B/W | Channel 5 | 4:20pm | |
| For the Love of Ada - Christmas Special (TV Series) | Talking Pictures TV | 4:30pm | |
| The Snowman (1982) | Channel 4 | 4:40pm | |
| Mary Poppins (1964) | BBC1 | 5:00pm | |
| The Snowman and the Snowdog (2012) | Channel 4 | 5:10pm | |
| Carols from King's | BBC2 | 5:50pm | |
| Miracle on 34th Street (1994) | Channel 4 | 6:00pm | |
| Father Ted Christmas Special | More4 | 9:00pm | |
| P2 (2007) | Horror Channel | 9:00pm | |
| The Holly and the Ivy (1952) | Talking Pictures TV | 9:05pm | |
| Gremlins (1984) | ITV | 9:30pm | |
| The Dead Room (Ghost Story) | BBC4 | 10:00pm | |
| Christmas Carols on ITV | ITV | 11:45pm | |
| House On Haunted Hill (1999) | Horror Channel | 12:45am | |
| Christmas Day | Good Morning, Boys (1937) - (Will Hay) | Talking Pictures TV | 6:00am |
| Waterloo Road (1944) | Talking Pictures TV | 7:45am | |
| Carry On Films | ITV3 | 8:30am-12:45am | |
| The Ugly Duckling (1959) | Talking Pictures TV | 9:20am | |
| Bulldog Breed (1960) - (Norman Wisdom) | Talking Pictures TV | 11:15am | |
| Father Christmas (Raymond Briggs) | Channel 4 | 12:05pm | |
| The Snowman (1982) | Channel 4 | 12:40pm | |
| The Snowman and the Snowdog (2012) | Channel 4 | 1:15pm | |
| Arthur Christmas (2011) | Channel 4 | 1:45pm | |
| Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (1951) - (Alastair Sim) | Talking Pictures TV | 1:50pm | |
| Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) | Channel 5 | 3:10pm | |
| The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) | Channel 4 | 4:00pm | |
| Monsters, Inc | ITV | 4:10pm | |
| Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) | Channel 4 | 5:40pm | |
| Oliver Twist (1948) | Talking Pictures TV | 5:40pm | |
| Call the Midwife Christmas Special | BBC1 | 7:45pm | |
| Black Christmas (2006) | Horror Channel | 9:00pm | |
| The Two Ronnies Christmas Comedy Cracker | BBC4 | 9:15pm | |
| A Christmas Horror Story (2015) | Horror Channel | 10:40pm | |
| The Fog (1980) - (John Carpenter) | Horror Channel | 12:40am | |
| Prizzi's Honour (1986) - (Jack Nicholson) | Talking Pictures TV | 1:05am | |
| Boxing Day | Bell Bottom George (1944) - (George Formby) | Talking Pictures TV | 8:05am |
| Beyond Christmas (1940) | Talking Pictures TV | 10:30am | |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | BBC1 | 1:25pm | |
| Passport To Pimlico (1949) | Talking Pictures TV | 1:45pm | |
| A Bridge Too Far (1977) | Channel 5 | 2:20pm | |
| Porridge: The Desperate Hours | BBC2 | 5:15pm | |
| The BFG (2016) | BBC1 | 5:40pm | |
| Mrs Doubtfire (1993) | Channel 4 | 5:45pm | |
| The Blue Lamp (1949) | Talking Pictures TV | 6:15pm | |
| Dad's Army | BBC2 | 6:25pm | |
| The Morecambe ans Wise Christmas Show 1971 | BBC2 | 7:05pm | |
| The Morecambe ans Wise Show: The Lost Tapes 1 of 2 | BBC2 | 7:50pm | |
| The Morecambe ans Wise Show: The Lost Tapes 2 of 2 | BBC2 | 8:30pm | |
| Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were | BBC2 | 9:00pm | |
| Quatermass and the Pit (1967) | Talking Pictures TV | 9:00pm | |
| The ABC Murders (1 of 3) Agatha Christie | BBC1 | 9:00pm | |
| Detectorists Christmas Special | BBC4 | 10:00pm | |
| Dirty Dancing (1987) | Channel 5 | 10:00pm | |
| Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1974) | BBC4 | 10:30pm | |
| The Green Mile (1999) | Channel 4 | 11:00pm | |
| The Vatican Tapes (2015) | Horror Channel | 12:40am | |
| The Witches (1967) (Hammer Horror) | Horror Channel | 2:30am |