Talking Pictures TV Today

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 about a boxing match

Children's game show, hosted by Mike Reid. Featuring exotic insects, radio-controlled model motorcycles, and more

Dean and Thabo are reunited and, with Nina's help, devise a plan to rescue Kama

A member of the resistance is captured while bearing a vital message and taken to a secluded fortress. Featuring an early appearance by a young Michael Caine

Short film from 1958 about the latest refrigeration technology of the time

The Penguin contaminates all of the money in Gotham City with a rare disease, but Bruce Wayne's multi-million dollar empire foils his plot, Guest starring Burgess Meredith

A fur trader stirs up conflict between Hurons and settlers just so he can drive a rival out of business

A Mysteron agent steals a sample of a deadly virus from a biological research station, which could wipe out more than 10 million people

Masterspy goes in search of a legendary talisman said to grant ultimate power to whoever owns it

Tempest encounters a strange woman at sea, who tells him where buried pirate treasure can be discovered. Guest starring Adrienne Corri

Marian has a premonition that Robin's life is in danger - and quickly, the events of her dream start to come true. Guest starring Patrick Troughton

A scientist is brought back from the dead by cunning aliens with a plan to find out all they can about the Earth's atomic weapons. Sci-fi horror, starring Peter Graves

A professional assassin's mission to kill a politician is disrupted by a bumbling salesman. Black comedy, starring Alastair Sim and George Cole

The eitiquette of taking shoes off and talking in the cinema

Cobb's business is shut down when one of his passengers is kidnapped. Cobb goes looking for her, but discovers things are not what they seem

Biopic of Second World War pilot Douglas Bader, who lost both his legs but went on to become one of the RAF's most decorated heroes. Starring Kenneth More and Muriel Pavlow

Turpin's old commanding officer is assigned to bring him in, but Spiker, who also served under the officer, does not take kindly to being overruled

While investigating the death of an Australian, Maigret finds himself enmeshed in the family secrets of a remittance man. Guest starring Paul Eddington

Louisa persuades Charlie to join in the frolics during the hot summer of 1914. Classic period drama, starring Gemma Jones

The super-sleuth tries to explain a number of mysterious deaths in a village. Feature-length drama, starring Jeremy Brett, with Roy Marsden and Keith Barron

Featuring a live performance from Russian boy band Na Na, Europe's only yodelling Elvis impersonator, and the cover artist and model who have redefined romantic fiction

The secrets of immortality, the search for a lake monster, and the possibility of a message from on high

A teenager settling into a new neighbourhood is accused by her father of causing a series of mysterious fires, which she denies all knowledge of

A French governess looks after four children whose mother has died, only to find herself falling for their father. Romantic period drama, with Ingrid Bergman and Warner Baxter

An alien king sends two of his most loyal subjects to Earth to find him a queen. Sci-fi comedy, starring Barry Gordon and Peter Kastner

A magazine editor falls for his publisher's daughter while facing accusations of embezzling from the company. Drama, starring John Bentley and Kathleen Byron

The private eye encounters an accident-prone old lady while trying to get incriminating photographs of a man suspected of faking an injury for an insurance claim

A group of scientists attempt to make their way to the centre of the Earth, but find their journey fraught with peril. Sci-fi adventure, starring Bruce Kellogg and Otto Waldis