Talking Pictures TV Wednesday

Rancher Webb Crawford learns he is dying of leukaemia and robs a bank for $50,000 so that he can see his family on Christmas Eve and provide security for them once he is gone

Adaptation of Lewis Carroll's novel, starring Anne-Marie Mallik, Michael Redgrave, Peter Cook and Peter Sellers. Directed by Jonathan Miller. Originally broadcast in 1966

When a murderer is sentenced to hang for his crimes, he issues a threat that he will kill Sherlock Holmes before his execution is carried out

A bumbling window cleaner gets mixed up in a plot to kidnap the mischievous heir to an aristocrat's country estate. Comedy, with Norman Wisdom, Michael Caridia and Maureen Swanson

Christmas service from 1978, in which the choir of King's College Cambridge sing famous carols, and the lessons that tell the story of the birth of Jesus are read by John Gielgud

Kate Garner reveals the origins of I Do Like to Be Beside The Seaside and a tale of triumph and tragedy for the woman who wrote the lyrics to Keep the Home Fires Burning

A boy promises to obtain a Christmas tree for all his friends spending the festive season in hospital. Family drama, starring William Burleigh and Kate Nicholls

Short film from 1952 about a postman delivering Christmas greetings

A boy's pet goose is chosen to be the lord of the manor's Christmas dinner, but Robin and Friar Tuck hatch a plan to save the bird. Guest starring Jane Asher and Jack Watling

Bill and Gwen each seek solitude to deal with their loss, Jane makes a proposal to Van der Merwe, and Ted worries about Jennifer as he prepares to leave for a three-week course

Christmas special with the magician from 1974, with guests Lynsey de Paul and Robert Harbin

A British officer tries to escort an Indian prince to safety by train after an uprising, only to suspect a traitor is on board. Adventure, starring Lauren Bacall and Kenneth More

Short film from 1959 showing how two children spend a cold Christmas evening

Short film of family celebrations over Christmas and New Year including traditional songs. A seasonal greeting from an unknown cinema to its patrons

A ballistics expert tracks down a killer

A series of strange accidents leads the detective into a dangerous investigation involving a woman trying to bury her past. Police drama, starring Barry Foster

Ten strangers are summoned to a remote hotel in the desert of Iran, where an unseen host seeks revenge for their past misdeeds. Mystery, with Oliver Reed and Richard Attenborough

An American PoW provides the camp with black market supplies, but earns the enmity of a strait-laced British soldier. Second World War drama, with George Segal and Tom Courtenay

A criminal embarks on a romance with the daughter of a professor, unaware she is linked to a death he accidentally caused. Crime thriller, with Kathleen Byron and Laurence Harvey

A woman with no memory is drawn into a plot to return the tyrannical ruler of an ancient city to everlasting life. Fantasy adventure, starring Olga Schoberová and John Richardson

Thieves use a police car to hold up a payroll van

Short film about unusual objects sent by post