What’s On Talking Pictures TV
Today Sunday 19 March 2023
A full run down of everything airing on Talking Pictures TV
today.
06:00
Casbah
Romantic musical, starring Tony Martin
1948 – Drama, Crime, Music, Romance
The ruthless leader of a band of thieves manages to evade the clutches of the police in the labyrinthine Casbah of Algiers, until he falls for a beautiful Parisian tourist, and resolves to leave his lair to declare his love. Romantic musical, starring Tony Martin, Peter Lorre, Yvonne de Carlo and Marta Toren. Directed by John Berry
07:40
Night Mail II
Documentary film tracking the journey of a delivery train
1987 – Documentary
08:10
Juggernaut
Thriller, starring Boris Karloff
1936 – Mystery
09:25
Home and Away
Comedy, starring Jack Warner
1956 – Drama
The happy lives of two families are torn apart when their respective sons scoop a small fortune playing the football pools, prompting their parents to devise sneaky plots to keep the cash for themselves. Comedy, starring Jack Warner, Thora Hird and Kathleen Harrison
11:05
Double Confession
Crime drama, starring Derek Farr
1950 – Crime, Thriller
A man visits his ex-wife, only to find she has been murdered. He discovers a connection between her and a gangster, whom he immediately assumes must be the killer. However, as he tries to find evidence, a police inspector is convinced there is a less obvious perpetrator at work. Crime drama, starring Derek Farr, Joan Hopkins, Peter Lorre and William Hartnell
12:50
Tom Brown’s Schooldays
Boarding school drama, starring Robert Newton
1951 – Drama
Adaptation of Thomas Hughes’ tale following the adventures of a boy and his classmates in a 19th-century boarding school. Drama, starring Robert Newton, John Howard Davies, Diana Wynyard and Hermione Baddeley
14:40
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens’ drama, starring Alec Guinness
1948 – Adventure, Drama, Family
A runaway orphan becomes involved with a dangerous gang of backstreet thieves and pickpockets led by the elderly crook Fagin, and ends up in peril after a wealthy benefactor tries to save him from a life of crime. Drama, based on Charles Dickens’ novel, starring Alec Guinness, Anthony Newley, John Howard Davies and Robert Newton
17:00
The Footage Detectives
Featuring footage of Peter Cushing meeting Laurel and Hardy
18:00
The Saint
S03E14
An ex-convict goes in search of his missing loot – and revenge on Simon
19:00
Look at Life
The decline of street salesmen and the growing industry of vending machines
19:15
The Snorkel
Thriller, starring Mandy Miller
1958
21:00
The Onedin Line
S02E14
James challenges Fogarty to a race
22:00
Grace Quigley
Black comedy, starring Katharine Hepburn
1984
23:45
Blood and Wine
Thriller, starring Jack Nicholson and Michael Caine
1996 – Crime, Drama, Thriller
A burglar’s wife and son tire of his crooked ways and leave, but accidentally take with them a diamond necklace from his latest robbery – and he will stop at nothing to get it back. Thriller, starring Jack Nicholson, Michael Caine, Stephen Dorff, Judy Davis and Jennifer Lopez
01:50
The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read
Songs you love from popular artists, live and on video with the odd interview
02:55
Cattle Empire
Western, starring Joel McCrea
1958 – Western
A trail boss, released from prison after serving five years following a rampage by his men, accepts a job from the community’s leading citizen to head up a cattle drive. However, he still harbours a grudge against his employers and seizes the chance for revenge when a rival cattle baron makes him a tempting offer. Western, starring Joel McCrea, Gloria Talbott, Don Haggerty and Phyllis Coates
