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 | 28/06/2021 | 21:00 | Emperor of The North (1973) | Adventure. Directed by Robert Aldrich. Stars Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Keith Carradine, Charles Tyner & Malcolm Atterbury. Two hobos struggle during the Great Depression of the 1930s. |
| Tue | 29/06/2021 | 10:00 | Don't Take It To Heart! (1944) | Comedy. Director: Jeffrey Dell. Stars: Richard Greene, Alfred Drayton & Patricia Medina. In World War II England, a German bomb dropped on a stately mansion releases a ghost. |
| 21:00 | Doomwatch (1972) | Horror. Directed by Peter Sasdy. Stars Ian Bannen, Judy Geeson & John Paul. Island waters are contaminated by chemical dumping, those who eat fish caught there become deformed and violent. | ||
| Wed | 30/06/2021 | 21:05 | House on Telegraph Hill (1951) | Thriller. Directed by Robert Wise. Stars Richard Basehart, Valentina Cortese & Fay Baker. A Nazi camp survivor takes the identity of a fellow victim & discovers an inheritance at stake. |
| Thu | 01/07/2021 | 10:10 | Back-Room Boy (1942) | Comedy. Director: Herbert Mason. Stars: Arthur Askey, Googie Withers & Moore Marriott. A man is sent to a lighthouse on a Scottish island. Trying to escape, he finds the island overrun by women. |
| 21:00 | Jack The Ripper Part 1 of 2. | 1988. Drama. Stars Michael Caine, Armand Assante & Ray McAnally. Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline is assigned to investigate the murder of a prostitute in the East End of London. | ||
| Fri | 02/07/2021 | 22:00 | Jack The Ripper Part 2 of 2. | 1988. Drama. Stars Michael Caine, Armand Assante & Ray McAnally. The killer is nicknamed 'Jack the Ripper' after a letter is forwarded to Scotland Yard. |
| Sat | 02/07/2021 | 09:00 | Superman | (1942) |
| 09:10 | Brats (1930) | Comedy - Stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Laurel and Hardy play dual roles as little brats who keep them from enjoying their evening of games. | ||
| 09:35 | Green Hornet Strikes Again | The Plunge of Peril. 1941. Starring: Warren Hull. Brett returns & wants to get to the bottom of the racket. A helpful lead suggests that the crime syndicate has its fingers in more than one pie | ||
| 11:10 | The Lone Ranger | 1949 | ||
| 11:40 | Radar Men From The Moon | 1952 | ||
| 11:55 | Buster Keaton & Richard Hearne 'Clowning Around' | Rare footage of Buster Keaton & Richard Hearne larking around in America in the 1950s / 1960s. | ||
| Sun | 03/07/2021 | 16:00 | Another Fine Mess (1930) | Laurel & Hardy. The boys hide in a mansion to escape from a policeman |
| 21:00 | The Champions | Stars Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo & William Gaunt. |
| Day | Name | Channel | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Eve | Scrooge (1935) (Seymour Hicks) | Talking Pictures TV | 06:10 |
| Robin's Nest | Talking Pictures TV | 10:00 | |
| Oliver Twist (1948) | Talking Pictures TV | 10:30 | |
| Father Christmas | Channel 4 | 08:20 | |
| Scrooge (1970) (Musical - Albert Finney) | BBC2 | 09.35 | |
| Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) (Dudley Moore) | ITV | 11:00 | |
| A Christmas Carol (1984) (George C Scott) | Channel 4 | 12:40 | |
| Car 3 (2017) | BBC1 | 14:15 | |
| It's A Wonderful Life | Channel 4 | 14:35 | |
| Paddington 2 (2017) | BBC1 | 16:15 | |
| An Evening With Matt Monro (1967) | Talking Pictures TV | 16:25 | |
| The Snowman (1982) | Channel 4 | 17:10 | |
| Ooh - You Are Awful (1972) (Dick Emery) | Talking Pictures TV | 20:00 | |
| Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special (2019) | BBC1 | 20:40 | |
| Father Ted - Christmas Special (1996) | More4 | 21:00 | |
| Birds of a Feather (New) | ITV | 21:15 | |
| The Innkeepers (2011) (Sara Paxton) | Horror Channel | 22:45 | |
| Christmas Day | Ghost Stories (2017) | BBC2 | 00:15 |
| We Joined The Navy (1962) | Talking Pictures TV | 07:45 | |
| Robin's Nest - Christmas at Robin's Nest | Talking Pictures TV | 10:00 | |
| Carry On Abroad (1972) | ITV3 | 10:20 | |
| An Inspector Calls (1954) | Talking Pictures TV | 10:30 | |
| Stephen King's The Langoliers - Ep 1& 2 | Horror Channel | 11:00 | |
| Please Sir! (1971) | Talking Pictures TV | 12:05 | |
| The Snowman (1982) | Channel 4 | 12:25 | |
| Father Christmas | Channel 4 | 13:00 | |
| Some Like It Hot (1959) (Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis & Marilyn Monroe) | BBC2 | 13:15 | |
| The Snowman and the Snowdog (2012) | Channel 4 | 13:30 | |
| Carry On at Your Convenience (1971) | ITV3 | 13:45 | |
| Scrooge (1951) (Alastair Sim) | Talking Pictures TV | 15:05 | |
| Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) | Channel 5 | 15:10 | |
| The Italian Job (1969) (Michael Caine) | Channel 4 | 15:30 | |
| The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show | BBC2 | 16:15 | |
| Carry On Camping (1968) | ITV3 | 17:15 | |
| To The Manor Born - Christmas Special (1979) | BBC2 | 17:20 | |
| Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992) | Channel 4 | 17:30 | |
| The Pink Panther (1963) (Peter Sellers) | ITV4 | 18:40 | |
| National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) | ITV4 | 21:00 | |
| Without a Clue (1988) Michael Caine & Ben Kingsley | Talking Pictures TV | 21:30 | |
| Mrs Brown's Boys - Christmas Special (New) | BBC1 | 22:00 | |
| Carry On Girls (1973) | ITV3 | 22:30 | |
| Dr Terror's House Of Horrors (1965) (Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing) | Horror Channel | 22:55 | |
| Boxing Day | Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) | BBC2 | 00:10 |
| Carry On Henry (1971) | ITV3 | 00:15 | |
| Holiday On The Buses (1973) | ITV3 | 02:05 | |
| Runaround (1979) Classic children's gameshow hosted by Mike Reid | Talking Pictures TV | 09:00 | |
| The Likely Lads (1976) Rodney Bewes & James Bolam | Talking Pictures TV | 11:15 | |
| Carry On Loving (1970) | ITV3 | 12:35 | |
| Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave | BBC2 | 16:30 | |
| Jumanji (1995) (Robin Williams) | Channel 5 | 16:55 | |
| Grease (1978) (John Travolta / Olivia Newton-john) | BBC1 | 17:00 | |
| The Morecambe and Wise Show: The Lost Tapes | BBC2 | 17:30 | |
| Carry On Screaming (1966) | ITV3 | 19:30 | |
| Went The Day Well (1942) | Talking Pictures TV | 20:10 | |
| Wind Chill (2007) (Emily Blunt) | Horror Channel | 21:00 | |
| Dunkirk (2017) (Directed by Christopher Nolan) | BBC1 | 21:05 | |
| Carry On Cleo (1964) | ITV3 | 21:30 |
| Day | Date | Time | Film / TV Series | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Time | Film / TV Series | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Eve | 24/12/2020 | |||
| Christmas Day | 25/12/2020 | |||
| Boxing Day | 26/12/2020 |
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