What’s On Talking Pictures TV
Today Friday 24 February 2023
A full run down of everything airing on Talking Pictures TV
today.
06:00
No Lady
Comedy, starring Lupino Lane
1931 – Comedy
07:25
London Entertains
Documentary about the Festival of Britain
1951 –
08:25
Charlie Chan at the Circus
Mystery, starring Warner Oland
1936 – Crime, Mystery, Comedy, Thriller
The sleuth takes a break from fighting crime to treat his 12 children to a trip to the circus, but it’s not long before he becomes embroiled in yet another murder most foul. Mystery, starring Warner Oland, Keye Luke, J Carrol Naish and Francis Ford
09:50
The Broken Horseshoe
Crime thriller, starring Robert Beatty
1953 –
A doctor operates on a man who is injured in a hit and run incident, but when the patient is later murdered, he finds himself the prime suspect. A mysterious woman with a connection to the real killers decides to help him clear his name and expose the culprits’ drug ring. Crime thriller, starring Robert Beatty and Elizabeth Sellars
11:25
The Monkey’s Paw
Horror, starring Megs Jenkins
1948 – Thriller
12:40
Stowaway
Drama, starring Trevor Howard
1957 – Drama
14:30
Crown Court
Stars Mark McManus, Bernard Brown and Diane Keen
15:00
Witness In The Dark
Thriller, starring Patricia Dainton
1959 – Thriller
16:15
Convict Stage
Western, starring Harry Lauter
1965 – Western
17:45
Assassin for Hire
Drama, starring Sydney Tafler
1951 – Crime, Mystery
An assassin who kills to finance his violinist brother’s career is tricked into confessing his crimes by a wily police inspector. Drama, starring Sydney Tafler, Ronald Howard, Katherine Blake and John Hewer
19:05
The Embezzler
Crime drama, starring Charles Victor
1954 –
20:20
Look at Life
A visit to the Lord Mayor’s Show in London
20:30
Dial 999
S01E39
Maguire investigates when a man is suspected of murdering his wife
21:00
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
Caroline looks ahead to 1967 British horror film Doctor Faustus
21:05
Doctor Faustus
Drama, starring Richard Burton
1968 – Mystery, Drama, Horror
An ageing scholar sells his soul in exchange for knowledge, power and the woman of his dreams. Drama based on the play by Christopher Marlowe, directed by and starring Richard Burton, with Elizabeth Taylor and Andreus Teuber
22:55
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
Caroline introduces the 1976 feature Shadow of the Hawk, directed by George McCowan
23:00
Shadow of the Hawk
Horror, starring Jan-Michael Vincent
1976 – Horror, Adventure
A Native American working as a junior executive returns to his reservation to join his grandfather and a journalist on a tribal walk to ward off powerful evil spirits. Horror, starring Jan-Michael Vincent, Marilyn Hassett and Chief Dan George
00:50
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
Caroline presents the 1959 science fiction horror Teenage Zombies
00:55
A mad scientist, with the backing of “the East”, plots to zombify the USA. His schemes are jeopardised by the arrival quartet of sexy teens at his island lair. Also there’s a monkey involved
02:25
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
Caroline gives a little glimpse of the horror and drama that is to come
02:30
An Innocent Man
Thriller, starring Tom Selleck
1989 – Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
A family man’s life is ruined when two detectives burst into his house and shoot him, mistaking him for a drug dealer. Realising their error, the corrupt cops cover their tracks by faking evidence, leaving him to face a lengthy prison sentence. Thriller, starring Tom Selleck, F Murray Abraham and Laila Robins
