Talking Pictures TV Today

Documentary about the Festival of Britain, a national exhibition held throughout the United Kingdom in the summer of 1951

A woman desperately searches for her husband, who's gone into hiding after witnessing a gangland murder. Crime drama, starring Ann Sheridan and Robert Keith

An Irish nobleman and his faithful butler attempt to reclaim a haunted castle. Comedy, starring Charles Heslop and Sandra Dorne

A gang leader accidentally kills a man, and becomes increasingly unstable as he and his two henchmen go on the run. Crime drama, starring John Harvey and John Fitzgerald

A woman tries to seduce her father's killer, in the hope of obtaining evidence she can use to bring him to justice. Crime drama, starring Elizabeth Sellars and Kieron Moore

A safecracker and his crew try to rob a bank by entering the vault through the sewer system. Crime drama, starring William Lucas and Andrew Faulds

A medical student is led astray by three roguish colleagues, infuriating the dictatorial chief surgeon. Comedy, starring Dirk Bogarde, James Robertson Justice and Kenneth More

A West Indian dockworker falsely suspected of murder goes on the run, fearing the police will not believe his claims of innocence. Crime drama, with Earl Cameron and James Hayter

The owner of a plastics factory tries to stop his brother-in-law from bringing some fun to his son's soulless upbringing. Comedy, directed by and starring Jacques Tati. In French

Solo and Illya try to prevent a power-crazed couple from using a fear-inducing gas to overthrow various eastern European governments

Guy sets a trap for the killer, as talk of a tape recording draws the whole truth out

A chauffeur is found strangled to death after an aristocratic couple's fancy dress party. Crime drama based on the stage play, starring Virginia McKenna and Warren Clarke

Preview of this week's Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

An artist fakes his death to increase the value of his work. When the deception starts to unravel, his wife and his art dealer consider killing him for real

A sneak preview of next week's supernatural tale

A brother and sister conceal a terrible secret from the teenager they have adopted, concerning a farmhouse deep in a forest. Mystery, starring Edward G Robinson and Lon McCallister

Documentary about Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain. Featuring the only interview with her lover Desmond Cussen, who reflects on his life with Ruth, and her death

Paul Marino investigates a refuse-dumping company charging high fees to its trash-hauling members

A district attorney hopes to launch a political career off the back of having a murderer executed - only to discover he sent an innocent man to his death

Granny encounters a kangaroo and thinks she has seen a giant jackrabbit