What’s On Talking Pictures TV
Today Monday 30 January 2023
A full run down of everything airing on Talking Pictures TV
today.
06:00
Get Some In!
S05E02
Marsh does his best to make sure that the recruits cannot get any work done
06:30
Woman on the Run
Comedy, starring Ann Sheridan
1950 – Crime, Drama
A woman desperately searches for her husband, who’s gone into hiding after witnessing a gangland murder, but unfortunately the Mob are on his trail. Comedy, starring Ann Sheridan, Robert Keith and Dennis O’Keefe
08:05
Breaking the Codes
The history of code-breaking in wartime
08:35
Romance on the Orient Express
Romantic drama, starring Cheryl Ladd and Stuart Wilson
1985 – Drama, Romance
An American travelling by train from Venice to Paris bumps into her former lover, and the pair try to understand why their initial romance ended so abruptly. Romantic drama, starring Cheryl Ladd and Stuart Wilson
10:35
The Man from Snowy River
Australian Western, starring Kirk Douglas
1982 – Drama, Romance, Adventure, Western, Family
The son of a mountain farmer is forced to leave his home after the death of his father, and goes to work for a cattle rancher in the lowlands. He falls for his employer’s daughter, while discovering the story behind the man’s long-standing feud with his twin brother. Australian Western, starring Kirk Douglas in a dual role, with Tom Burlinson and Jack Thompson
12:40
The Purple Heart
Second World War drama, starring Dana Andrews
1944 – Action, Drama
Eight American airmen are shot down over Tokyo during a bombing raid and imprisoned by the Japanese on murder charges. Second World War drama, starring Dana Andrews, Farley Granger, Sam Levene and Richard Conte
14:30
Crown Court
S01E28
Part one of three.
15:00
The Smallest Show on Earth
Comedy, with Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna
1957 – Comedy
A newly married couple inherit a dilapidated cinema and its incompetent staff and resolve to transform its fortunes. They soon find, however, that their hopes for the future are far more difficult to realise than anticipated. Basil Dearden’s comedy, starring Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, Peter Sellers, Margaret Rutherford, Bernard Miles and Leslie Phillips
16:35
Final Appointment
Thriller, starring John Bentley
1954 – Crime, Drama
18:00
The Footage Detectives
Footage of Petula Clark singing in the new year
19:00
In Suspicious Circumstances
Two remarkable First World War stories
Edward Woodward narrates two remarkable stories from the First World War, highlighting the fate of a shell-shocked youngster found wandering on the Western Front and revealing what happened to two men who went on a drinking spree and missed the Battle of the Somme. Fact-based drama, starring Aidan Gillen, Maggie Shevlin and Wayne Foskett
20:00
The Main Chance
David clashes with an old adversary, and an ex-con presents further problems
21:00
The Cat and the Canary
Thriller, starring Honor Blackman
1978 – Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Friends and relatives of a dead millionaire gather for the reading of his will. A taped message from the deceased expresses his loathing of his legatees, and the conditions attached to the will are deliberately designed to have them at each other’s throats. Moreover, it seems at least one of the potential beneficiaries is prepared to commit murder to guarantee getting the money. Thriller, starring Honor Blackman, Michael Callan and Edward Fox
23:00
Secret Army
S02E05
The Belgian communists try to take over Lifeline
00:05
Cisco Pike
Crime drama, starring Kris Kristofferson
1971
A small-town drug-dealer is collared by a crooked cop, who blackmails him into offloading his stash. Crime drama, starring Kris Kristofferson, Karen Black, Gene Hackman, Harry Dean Stanton, Antonio Fargas, Viva and Joy Bang
01:55
Wide Boy
Crime drama, starring Sydney Tafler
1952 – Drama, Crime
03:15
Overland Pacific
Western, starring Jock Mahoney
1954 – Western
An investigator tries to find the reason behind constant attacks on the railroad. Western, starring Jock Mahoney, Peggie Castle and Adele Jergens
