Talking Pictures TV Today

A short travelogue describing the history of Kent in 1954, journeying through the town of Sandwich, along the coast and into farmlands

During the French Revolution, the hunt is on for a book containing the names of people marked for death. Period drama, starring Robert Cummings and Arlene Dahl

A gang of criminals tries to drive off the residents of the house where they have hidden their stolen loot. Crime comedy, starring Michael Medwin and Garry Marsh

A professional gambler tries to marry into the British aristocracy, despite being haunted by vengeful gangsters and a jilted ex. Crime thriller, with Dane Clark and Kathleen Byron

Comic short film following a car race

A businessman asks a friend to kill him so his wife gets an insurance payout, but finds that others want him dead. Crime drama, with Dane Clark and Cecile Chevreau

A war crimes investigator is on the trail of an infamous Nazi. Drama, directed by and starring Orson Welles, with Loretta Young and Edward G Robinson

Merroney refuses to divulge the details of a mysterious trip, but his latest secretary inadvertently spills one of his secrets. David and Brian argue about who will care for Mary

First episode of the 1950s crime drama, starring Robert Beatty as a Canadian Mountie in London. A criminal has one hour to get out of the city alive. William Hartnell guest stars

Arthur Conan Doyle's Christmas short story The Blue Carbuncle, in which Sherlock Holmes is on the trail of a priceless gem and a very special goose. Read by Mike Read

A detective investigates a poisoning, and discovers the victim's husband is having an affair with her friend. Victorian murder mystery, starring Roland Culver and David Farrar

Short documentaries from the 1960s

Michael Aspel meets a family from Galway, Ireland, who are too frightened to live in their home because it's haunted by a poltergeist

A body is found at a London airport, and a flask of poison leads Scotland Yard to Lisbon. With Russell Napier, Paula Byrne and Melissa Stribling

The Dutch detective investigates the shooting of a government minister who was apparently about to flee the country using a false ID. Police drama, starring Barry Foster

A Victorian scientist experiments on himself to unleash his murderous darker side. Adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's horror novel, starring Michael Caine and Cheryl Ladd

Fact-based crime drama recounting the police manhunt for David Martin, who escaped from custody after shooting a police officer. Starring Rupert Graves and Kate Hardie

A producer attends the funeral of a reclusive movie star, and recalls the secrets he learned at their last encounter. Drama, starring William Holden and Marthe Keller

Two strangers are left in charge of a group of mischievous children, who conspire to make them fall in love in between causing mayhem. Comedy, with John Carroll and Virginia Bruce