What’s On Talking Pictures TV
Today Saturday 18 March 2023
A full run down of everything airing on Talking Pictures TV
today.
06:00
The Marked One
Thriller, starring William Lucas
1963 – Crime
An ex-convict turned truck driver uses his experiences to provide the police with a key lead in the case of a missing child. Thriller, starring William Lucas, Zena Walker, Patrick Jordan and Laurie Leigh
07:20
Back-Room Boy
Slapstick comedy, starring Arthur Askey
1942 – Comedy
A TV station employee is banished to a remote island to run a weather station. Things start to look up when a ship carrying a group of fashion models is marooned on the island, but when the women start disappearing, he uncovers a plot by Nazi spies. Slapstick comedy, starring Arthur Askey and Googie Withers
09:00
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
S01E10
A king claims his daughter has been kidnapped by ghosts
09:30
Mystery on Bird Island
Children’s adventure, starring Mavis Sage
1954 – Family
10:35
Bugs Bunny: Case of the Missing Hare
10:45
Danny the Dragon
S01E07
The children finally get Danny back to his bubble
11:05
Phantom Creeps
S01E07
Dr Zorka’s laboratory is raided by the Secret Service
11:30
Sir Francis Drake
S01E26
Drake is held prisoner by a sadistic Governor
12:00
Killers from Space
Sci-fi horror, starring Peter Graves
1954 – Horror, Science Fiction
Cunning aliens develop a nefarious plan to find out as much as possible about the Earth’s atomic weapons – and bring a deceased scientist back to life in the hope that he’ll tell them all they need to know. Sci-fi horror, starring Peter Graves, James Seay and Steve Pendleton
13:30
The Outer Limits
S01E07
A group of scientists are kept under constant surveillance
14:30
Guadalcanal Diary
Second World War drama, starring Preston Foster
1943 – Action, War, Drama
A tough sergeant, a chaplain and two marines fight through a series of battles on the Solomon Islands during the initial skirmishes of the American forces’ Pacific campaign. Second World War drama, based on the book by Richard Tregaskis, starring Preston Foster, Anthony Quinn, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix and Richard Conte
16:20
Look at Life
An in-depth look at the threat of oil to holiday beaches and wildlife
16:30
Three Young Texans
Western, starring Mitzi Gaynor
1954
18:05
The Bank Raiders
Crime drama, starring Peter Reynolds
1958 – Crime
19:20
Sword of Sherwood Forest
Robin Hood adventure, starring Richard Greene
1960
Legendary outlaw hero Robin Hood rallies his merry men to thwart a dastardly plan by the Sheriff of Nottingham to murder the Archbishop of Canterbury, who has denounced the sheriff’s plot to confiscate another nobleman’s land. Medieval adventure, starring Richard Greene, Peter Cushing, Niall MacGinnis, Richard Pasco, Sarah Branch and Oliver Reed
21:00
The Four Just Men
S01E11
A murderer claims diplomatic immunity to escape justice
21:30
Knock on Any Door
Drama, starring Humphrey Bogart
1949
Hardman Humphrey Bogart throws his weight around as a tough Chicago lawyer who defends a street boy accused of murder. Gritty drama, also starring John Derek and Allene Roberts
23:35
Man on a Tightrope
Thriller, starring Fredric March
1953 – Drama, Thriller
01:50
The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit
Drama, starring Gregory Peck
1956
A speech writer lands a top job with a New York executive, but the demands of the prestigious position lead to conflict with his family – and a son he never knew he had. Drama, starring Gregory Peck, Fredric March, Jennifer Jones, Ann Harding and Lee J Cobb
