Talking Pictures TV Monday

The commissioner of a remote jungle colony and his son are both poisoned, and his wife faces a terrible choice when there is only enough antidote for one of them

Shows and films not to be missed throughout September

A detective tries to prove that a series of suicides are really murders with a doctor at an institute for the blind behind the crimes. Thriller, with Bela Lugosi and Hugh Williams

The Pickwick Club send a group to find interesting things around England. Comedy, starring James Hayter, Nigel Patrick, Kathleen Harrison and Harry Fowler

A look at the mechanical and human components that make a brass band. Looking at a junior band in Wiltshire, and the world-famous Black Dyke Mills band based in Yorkshire

Inspector Lynch receives a tip-off from a friend and finds himself in the middle of a delicate enquiry where his loyalties are divided

A detective enlists a friend to take a job as a housekeeper to a wealthy elderly woman who has mysteriously become a recluse. Crime thriller, starring Hy Hazell and Bruce Lester

The work of bomb disposal units of three services

Richard stops off at a market town to buy horses, and ends up arrested as a spy

The scientists who invented radar face a few battles of their own. Second World War drama, with Ralph Richardson, Raymond Huntley and Richard Attenborough

Two hapless fathers face no end of trouble trying to look after their mischievous children. Comedy, starring Laurel and Hardy

A family Christening makes Angela realise that she wants to have a baby. But Robert is not so keen.

Two escaped British PoWs trying to return home run into a serial killer preying on fugitives from the Nazis. Second World War drama, with Stephen Boyd and James Robertson Justice

A look at a day in Manchester in the 1960s

Mike Read and Noel Cronin feature a reel that puts chimneys in the firing line, and a film from 1951 featuring Bob Mitchell and his choirboys

The inspector falls ill while visiting a small town to get information about Polish gangsters. During his recovery, a murder occurs in the inn where he is staying. In French

A married woman and her lover murder her husband, only to receive sinister phone calls apparently from the dead man. 1966 Crime drama, starring Sylvia Syms and John Thaw

A cigarette case inexplicably appears in Diana's coat, and the police investigation discovers that the body identified as Geoffrey is really someone else

A local shopkeeper contacts Mark, explaining that she knows the truth. Mark and Diana hatch another plan, and Thelma contradicts Diana's account of the phone call

Evidence emerges that Geoffrey was also having an affair, with a younger Italian woman, and had even changed his will to leave her the bulk of his fortune

The net tightens around the killer, and a tragic event takes place between Mark and Diana

A middle-aged spinster marries a younger man, but has to take drastic action to protect herself from his unstable temper. Thriller, starring Joan Crawford and Cliff Robertson

Short film from 1957 about model railway enthusiasts, featuring footage of some of the most impressive layouts in the UK

Period crime drama, starring James Gregory as a cop battling organised crime in 1920s New York. An ex-convict tries to strike a deal with the police. Guest starring Vic Morrow

An exploration of how different styles of noir developed, looking at Gilda, The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Killers, Out of the Past and Touch of Evil

A pilot has a vision in mid-flight that puts him into a trance and compels him to fly to a specific location

Thrush agents plan the assassination of a 10-year-old boy who has been appointed leader of his people, and brought peace to a troubled region

A former pilot wakes up after a drunken reunion, only to discover one of his friends has been murdered and he is the prime suspect. Mystery, starring Mark Stevens and Jean Kent