What’s On Talking Pictures TV
Today Thursday 26 January 2023
A full run down of everything airing on Talking Pictures TV
today.
06:00
Honey West
S01E10
A rich man with amnesia tries to find out where his fortune has come from
06:30
Fanny by Gaslight
Period drama, starring Phyllis Calvert
1944 – Drama, Romance
A dissolute Victorian aristocrat manipulates the lives of those around him for his own gain, but sows the seeds of his downfall when he sets out to seduce a government minister’s innocent daughter, whose life is dogged by ill fortune. Period drama, starring Phyllis Calvert, James Mason, Stewart Granger and Wilfrid Lawson
08:40
Look at Life
The origins of man-powered flight
09:00
Black Saddle
S01E05
A woman hires Clay to find her missing husband
09:30
Snowball
Children’s drama, starring Dennis Waterman
1960 – Drama
10:55
Moss Rose
Period mystery, starring Peggy Cummins
1947 – Mystery, Thriller
12:40
The Uncle
Drama, starring Rupert Davies
1966 – Comedy, Family
14:30
Crown Court
S01E08
Part two of three. A teacher is accused of wounding a police officer with a chisel
15:00
Melvyn’s Talking Pictures
Melvyn Hayes introduces The Flying Scotsman
15:10
The Flying Scotsman
Silent thriller, starring Ray Milland
1929 – Drama, Crime
16:25
Melvyn’s Talking Pictures
Preview of next week’s film
16:35
A Chump at Oxford
Comedy, starring Laurel and Hardy
1940 – Comedy
Two bungling friends foil a bank robbery and accept a free education as a reward – leading to a series of slapstick mishaps as they fumble their way through the world of British higher education. Comedy, starring Laurel and Hardy, with Peter Cushing and James Finlayson
17:50
Seven Thieves
Crime drama, starring Edward G Robinson
1960 – Action, Crime, Thriller
A disgraced professor concocts a daring scheme to rob the underground vaults of the Monte Carlo casino, assembling a gang of crooks to carry out the caper. Although they get away with the loot, their troubles are far from over. Crime drama, starring Edward G Robinson, Rod Steiger, Joan Collins and Eli Wallach
20:00
The Saint
S02E23
Simon investigates a spate of burglaries
21:00
Justice
S02E08
Harriet awaits the results of her QC application
22:00
Where Has Poor Mickey Gone?
Fantasy thriller, starring Warren Mitchell
1964 – Crime, Mystery
23:10
Enemy at the Door
S02E13
A farmer kills a German soldier, but is caught trying to hide the body
00:10
Thunderhoof
Western, starring Preston Foster
1948 – Romance, Western, Crime, Drama
01:45
Theirs Is the Glory
Re-enactment of the battle of Arnhem during the Second World War
1946 – War, Documentary
Re-enactment of the battle of Arnhem during the Second World War, examining its place in a major Allied offensive to drive German forces from occupied Holland and the circumstances that led to the failure of the operation. The film focuses on the paratroopers of the British 1st Airborne Division, featuring veterans of the conflict playing themselves
03:25
Destination Gobi
Second World War adventure, starring Richard Widmark
1953 – Adventure, War
American military personnel sent to monitor weather conditions in the Mongolian desert come under attack from the Japanese air force, and team up with local tribesmen to defeat their common enemy. Second World War adventure, starring Richard Widmark, Don Taylor, Casey Adams and Murvyn Vye
