What’s On Talking Pictures TV
Today Sunday 8 January 2023
A full run down of everything airing on Talking Pictures TV
today.
06:00
Mods and Rockers
Short film following a romance between teenagers from rival cliques
06:30
The Outlaw
Western, starring Jane Russell
1943 – Action, Adventure, Western
Notorious gunslinger Doc Holliday is reunited with his lawman friend Pat Garrett as he goes in search of his stolen horse. When he finds the thief is the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid, tensions grow between the three men, and their relationships with the same woman only make things worse. Howard Hughes’ Western, starring Jane Russell, Walter Huston, Jack Buetel and Thomas Mitchell
08:45
The Earth Dies Screaming
Sci-fi thriller, with Willard Parker
1963
An astronaut returns to Earth to find the planet has been ravaged by killer robots, and joins the few human survivors in a desperate fight for freedom. Sci-fi thriller, with Willard Parker, Virginia Field and Dennis Price
10:00
Vendetta for the Saint
Action adventure, starring Roger Moore
1969 – Thriller, Crime, Action
The suave anti-hero investigates a murder in Naples, but ends up facing the Sicilian Mafia. Action adventure, starring Roger Moore, Ian Hendry and Rosemary Dexter
12:00
The Last Day of Trolley Bus 666 Edgware
Footage of a trolley bus from 1961
12:15
Operation Amsterdam
Second World War adventure, starring Peter Finch
1958
A stiff-upper-lipped British Army officer engages in a spot of larceny to aid the war effort. Ordered to Amsterdam, he joins forces with two cunning Dutchmen and steals a secret cache of diamonds from a bank vault, thus preventing the gems falling into Nazi hands. Second World War adventure, starring Peter Finch, Tony Britton and Eva Bartok
14:25
North West Frontier
Action adventure, starring Lauren Bacall and Kenneth More
1959 – Adventure
A British officer saves an Indian prince from an uprising and tries to escort him and the boy’s nanny to safety on board a dilapidated train. However, his mission is jeopardised when it becomes clear there is a traitor on board, leading to a deadly game of cat and mouse. Action adventure, starring Lauren Bacall, Kenneth More, Herbert Lom and Wilfrid Hyde White
17:00
The Footage Detectives
Footage of caravanning in the 1960s and a popular dance band
18:00
The Saint
S03E04
Simon sets out to unmask a mysterious blackmailer
19:00
Ransom
Drama, starring Sean Connery
1975 – Action, Drama, Thriller
The British ambassador to a Scandinavian country is abducted, sparking off an audacious rescue mission as a determined security chief refuses to negotiate, deciding instead to take a more direct approach. Drama, starring Sean Connery, Ian McShane, Norman Bristow and John Cording
20:50
Look at Life
The work of the Earl Marshal of England and the College of Arms
21:00
The Onedin Line
S02E04
Mystery surrounds the Samantha
22:00
In Cold Blood
Fact-based crime drama, with Robert Blake
1967 – Crime, Drama, History
Two drifters break into a Kansas farmstead, and murder the entire family when they are caught in the act. Fact-based crime drama based on Truman Capote’s book, starring Robert Blake, Scott Wilson and John Forsythe
00:45
The Winter Guest
Drama, starring Emma Thompson
1997 – Drama
Recent widow Frances is determined to leave her Scotland home for Australia, but receives an unexpected visit from her mother, who is intent on changing her mind. Meanwhile, Frances’ son faces the prospect of his first sexual experience. Drama, directed by Alan Rickman, and starring Emma Thompson opposite her real-life mother Phyllida Law
02:55
The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read
Songs you love from popular artists, live and on video with the odd interview
