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Dear Supporters of Film and TV History,As we write this our 7th Festival of Film at St Albans will be upon us or just

happening. Thank you in advance to all of you who travelled far and wide to be with us; photos and reports in our next newsletter. A brief note in relation to the Coronavirus illness. Regarding all our public events, we have no plans to cancel and all are going ahead as planned, only government advice would force us to postpone. In this month’s newsletter we bring Frank Marker fans some good news as we have created a very special event in Windsor on Saturday 6th June 2020 and Sunday 7th June 2020 for fans to visit Frank’s abode, his offices and various locations from Public Eye plus other British film and locations, along with a quiz and lunch or dinner and a carefully curated walk with a limited edition souvenir brochure and badge and a great time to be had by all! More details on pages 8-9 but I do hope you will dust down your macs, dig out some comfortable shoes and join us for what promises to be a real ‘Public Eye’ event!

The 8th Festival of Film at Stockport Plaza is selling very quickly for Sunday 4th October 2020 as is the film quiz and afternoon tea or dinner the day before in Stockport. If you would like to join us, please do get your tickets quick, more details on page 24. If you’ve bought a ticket and are on your own, please do think about joining us for the quiz. It will be a very friendly event and we will all be there. Spaces are limited due to the venue capacity – so don’t delay!

Those of you who follow horse racing will have spotted our horse, Talking Pictures TV, winning at Catterick in February. It’s the best bit of advertising we could have hoped for and hearing ‘Talking Pictures TV’ on all the racing channels announced by the commentators should really boost awareness of the channel! This is the second win of her career and we are delighted! Which brings me to a plea once again for you all to please spread the word in your groups, it’s so important to keep gaining new audience members as more viewers = more in the pot to license more films and series for us all to enjoy. There is a cut-out poster included in this month’s newsletter on page 19, for you to pin up wherever you can – please do put it up at your doctor’s surgery, women’s group, chess club, bowling club, local hall – anywhere you can think of!

Sad news as we learnt recently that dear Michael Medwin at 96, has gone to the great cinema in the sky. We managed to quickly turn around a tribute to him on air with a screening of The Duke Wore Jeans the other week. He also appeared in four films on our screens over the last few days. It’s an honour to be able to keep the memory of these great British stars alive for future generations to come, something which is so very important.

This month Renown has released a collection of films, many of which were lost, in one of our popular box sets: A Rainy Afternoon at the Flicks, Volume II. Some real gems are to be found in the collection, all with optional subtitles, including You Will Remember (1941) about the life of Leslie Stuart played by a young Robert Morley in his third film role; Identity Unknown (1941), featuring Nyree Dawn Porter in her first film role

and the haunting Thunder Rock (1942) starring Michael Redgrave and James Mason. We’ve put this collection together to try and recreate a traditional visit to the cinema with vintage adverts, shorts, B Features, A features and bonus features, finishing with a rendition of the national anthem from that period at the end, just £20 for all three discs. This newsletter is packed with other special offers as well, hopefully something to cater to all your tastes and to add to your collections.

There are some wonderful premières on the channel over the coming weeks including an exclusive interview with Stephanie Beacham on Thursday 19th March at 6:20pm; Turn the Key Softly (1953) on Saturday 21st March at 7:50pm starring Yvonne Mitchell, Kathleen Harrison and Joan Collins at the beginning of her career; Hitchcock thriller Sabotage (1937) on Friday 27th March at 4:10pm and new series OUT starring Tom Bell on Sunday 29th March at 12am continuing every week, plus many more – enjoy!

Until next month, thank you as always for your continued support,

Very best wishes, Sarah, Noel & Neill

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Recreating a good old-fashioned afternoon at the Flicks, with a short, a main feature, vintage adverts and the national anthem at the end! Highlights include a young Robert Morley in You Will Remember, Nyree Dawn Porter in her first film role and “Britain’s secret weapon” the delightful Chrystabel Leighton-Porter in The Adventures of Jane!

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SCREEN ONE Total running time: 217 mins.1950s cinema adverts including Drene Shampoo.The B Feature: Shadow of Fear (1963) Running time: 58 mins.Director: Ernest Morris. Cast: Paul Maxwell, Clare Owen, Anita West, John Arnatt, Alan Tilvern, John Sutton, Eric Pohlmann, Reginald Marsh, Colin Tapley, Tony Wager, Robert Russell, Jack Taylor, Cecil Waters, Edward Ogden, John Murray Scott.An intriguing spy thriller in which the hero agrees to act as decoy.Main Feature: Identity Unknown (1960) Running time: 64 mins. Directed by: Frank Marshall. Cast: Richard Wyler, Pauline Yates, Patricia Plunkett, Beatrice Varley, Valentine Dyall, Kenneth Edwards, John Gabriel, Vincent Ball, Sheldon Lawrence, Derek Blomfield, Stella Bonheur and Nyree Dawn Porter in her first film role. A romantic drama following two reporters who interview the surviving relatives of a fatal plane crash. Bonus Feature: The Promise (1952) Running time: 45 mins. Directed by: Norman Walker. Cast: Harry Fowler, Everley Gregg, Henry Oscar, John Slater.A young social worker imagines himself in Biblical times, meeting Jesus, and realises that the Holy Spirit is with him. Bonus Feature: Fools Rush In (1955) Running time: 45 mins.Directed by: Victor H. Komow. Cast: Frank Silvera, Ken Buckridge, Jean Alexander, Marvin Grieve, Arthur Seelen, Lisa Loughlin, Tony Pastor Miron, Gerald McGonagill, Nox Lempert, Wallace House, Betsy Palmer, Bob Booth. A detective mystery, in which a pair of amateur sleuths tackle a robbery from a ship with a cargo full of diamonds. Followed by the National Anthem.

SCREEN TWO Total running time: 225minsCome to London Zoo! A short promotional film made in the 1940s. The B Feature: Passing Clouds (1941) (AKA Spellbound) Running time: 78 minsDirector: John Harlow. Cast: Derek Farr, Vera Lindsay, Hay Petrie, Felix Aylmer, Frederick Leister, Diana King, Marian Spencer, Irene Handl. The story of a young man who becomes involved with a spiritualist group after his fiancé dies.

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SCREEN TWO continuedMain Feature: You Will Remember (1941) Running time: 86 mins. Director: Jack Raymond. Cast: Robert Morley, Emlyn Williams, Dorothy Hyson, Tom E. Finglass, Nicholas Phipps, Gertrude Musgrove, Charles Lefeaux, Allan Jeayes, Charles Victor, Maire O’Neill, Maurice Kelly, Marie Ault, Muriel George, James Harcourt, Mary Merrall, Olaf Olsen, and an early appearance by Roddy McDowall.Based on the life of popular English composer Leslie Stuart, this musical biography follows his career in the British music halls.Bonus Feature: The Adventures of Jane (1949) Running time: 54 mins. Director: Edward G. Whiting.Cast: Chrystabel Leighton-Porter, Fritz (Jane’s dog), Michael Hogarth, Ian Colin, Sonya O’Shea, Wally Patch, Edward Stanelli, Norman Pett, Peter Butterworth, Charles Irwin, Sidney Benson, Sebastian Cabot, George Crawford, Joan Grindley. Based on the stage show inspired by the comic strip Jane, created by Norman Pett. Chrystabel Leighton-Porter, who modelled for the cartoon, also starred in the film, playing the heroine. Followed by the National Anthem.

SCREEN THREEOne a Minute Made in the 1940s, this previously lost short looks at Gordon’s ‘wonderful’ inventions.Let’s Visit Lancashire (1940s) A short salute to Lancashire. The B Feature: That Brennan Girl (1946) Running time: 91 mins. Director: Alfred Santell. Cast: James Dunn, Mona Freeman, William Marshall, June Duprez, Frank Jenks, Charles Arnt, Rosalind Ivan, Fay Helm, Bill Kennedy, Dorothy Vaughan.A feisty girl is led astray; first by her gold-digging mother, and then by a local con artist Denny. (AKA Tough Girl)Main Feature: Thunder Rock (1942) Running time: 107 mins. Directed by Roy Boulting and produced by John Boulting. Cast: Michael Redgrave, James Mason, Lilli Palmer, Barbara Mullen, Finlay Currie, Frederick Valk, Sybille Binder, Barry Morse, George Carney.British drama about a journalist who, after trying to warn the public of the dangers of Nazism, moves to a haunted lighthouse. Followed by the National Anthem.

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Memories of a life in films Part 7, by Noel CroninThe theory of two freelance editors working together was fine, but the competition for work and the need to scrape the rent together was a strain – we were like two hamsters on a wheel pedalling fast but getting nowhere – so after some time and thought we left and started our own company, called Dandelion Films, very 70s and not at all popular with Roy!The financial freedom of not having to scrape together the rent for Roy’s businessgave us time to look for new clients and I discovered that I could handleediting film for the news, which was a great plus. Although it meant workingvery late for NBC of the USA or CBC of Canada my services were called on a great deal.You had to be very calm against a tight time frame and the film had to be cleanin sync as “bird” time was very expensive. I built up a large list of producers, most of whom were struggling to make their films and then market them to TV. I would advise them with my then limited knowledge of the sales side of the TV market and was delighted when the producers were successful in selling to Thames TV etc.After a few years of flat out film editing and the arrival of video tape I felt it wastime to try something new. I discussed with my partner the idea of trying to break into the sales side of TV. He reluctantly agreed and so, without any contacts and knowingalmost nothing about how the sales side worked, I set about getting Dandelion Film Distribution started. Hollywood or bust!!

Producer Noel Cronin founded Talking Pictures TV and Renown Pictures. Noel is contributing a series of memories to the newsletter over the coming months. Ever since his entrance into the world of film as a young man, Noel has been interested in preserving the heritage of lost and forgotten films, shorts and programmes, and for many years has been gathering, restoring and preserving this wonderful heritage which would otherwise be lost. Noel worked for The Rank Organisation and the Central Office of Information, and bought the rights to several libraries that owned films which now air on TPTV. His career as a producer and editor of films, documentaries and TV series spans several decades.

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Frank Chacksfield & his OrchestraALL TIME TOP T.V. THEMES Music CDOUR PRICE £9.99 WITH FREE UK POSTAGE Frank Chacksfield conducted one of the finest light orchestras in the world, and during his long recording career with Decca alone it is estimated that his albums sold more than 20 million copies. This classic album of TV Themes was originally released on the renowned Decca Phase 4 Stereo imprint in 1966. It features the most popular TV themes of the era, composed by some of the world’s finest soundtrack composers. With music composed by Nelson Riddle (Route 66), Henry Mancini (Peter Gunn) Lalo Schifrin (The Man From U.N.C.L.E.) and many more.The CD is mastered from Decca’s original tapes. The Phase 4 Stereo series was created in 1961 to enable Hi Fidelity sound recordings to be made available to everyday record buyers. The albums were recorded on a 10-channel, and later a 20- channel, recording console to give the finest sound and stereo separation. By the time this album was made the series was at the peak of it’s success. This CD is a HiFi spectacular that brings back memories of some of the finest TV Shows of the 1960s.

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The Mind BendersOUR PRICE £12.99with FREE UK POSTAGE Call Us Now On Freephone: 0808 178 8212Or 01923 2905551 DVD. Year of release: 1963. Running Time: 106 mins approx.Optional Subtitles.Black and White.Brand-new restoration from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Director: Basil Dearden.Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Mary Ure, John Clements, Michael Bryant, Wendy Craig.Dirk Bogarde, Mary Ure and John Clements give compelling performances in this tense, memorable thriller from BAFTA-winning director Basil Dearden. Tinged with Cold War paranoia but featuring, at its core, a very human drama.When experimental physiologist Professor Sharpey commits suicide, security officer Major Hall suspects treasonous motives. Deeply shocked at the accusation, Sharpey’s partner sets out to prove that their sensory deprivation experiments were responsible – by experimenting on himself !SPECIAL FEATURES: theatrical trailer; image gallery.

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Cottage to LetOUR PRICE £12.99with FREE UK POSTAGE Call Us Now On Freephone: 0808 178 8212Or 01923 2905551 DVD. Year of release: 1941. Running Time: 87 mins approx.Optional Subtitles.Black and White.Cottage to Let is presented here as a brand-new restoration from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.Director: Anthony Asquith.Stars: John Mills, Alastair Sim, Leslie Banks, George Cole, Jeanne de Casalis.Leslie Banks stars alongside Alastair Sim, John Mills and a very young George Cole in this thrilling wartime espionage drama from award-winning director Anthony Asquith. Adapted from Geoffrey Kerr’s smash West End play (which also starred Banks, Sim and Cole).Working in secret for the Air Ministry at his remote country house laboratory, John Barrington is key to the ongoing war effort against the Nazis. Barrington’s household, however, has been infiltrated by enemy agents – who plan to take him back to Berlin as a prisoner.

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The Frank Marker Public Eye Windsor TourSaturday 6th June or Sunday 7th June, 10am or 2pm followed by lunch or dinner.

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Saturday 6th June or Sunday 7th JuneTour 1: Meets at 10am, lunch at 12pm upon our returnORTour 2: Meets at 2pm, dinner at 4pm upon our returnThere are two separate tours on both days, each followed by a Frank Marker quiz after the meal.Location for all tours starts and ends at: The Carpenters Arms Public House, 4, Market Street, Windsor SL4 1PB

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The Frank Marker Public Eye Windsor TourSaturday 6th June or Sunday 7th June, 10am or 2pm followed by lunch or dinner.

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Frank Marker fans will be delighted to hear that we have arranged a walking tour of his old patch in Windsor, visiting the scenes of his triumphs and defeats, as well as some interesting locations from British film history. There will be plenty of photo opportunities as we follow Frank’s footsteps through the ancient town, but do bring comfortable shoes, as the tour is two hours long. Afterwards, there will be time for a meal at The Carpenters Arms followed by a Frank Marker Quiz. The price also includes a souvenir limited edition guide book, and an exclusive Frank Marker Fan Club Badge.There are four tours, two on each day. The first two are on Saturday 6th June 2020, the second two are on Sunday 7th June 2020, details on the opposite page. Cynical, dour and world-weary, private eye Frank Marker was not the most glamorous of private detectives, yet his stoic personality and down-beat lifestyle in a series of bedsits and rented offices endeared him to a generation of TV fans and the series remains hugely popular. The case of a failing businessman led Frank to the leafy environs of Windsor; renting an office at 93 Eton High Street – probably his best-known and certainly his most picturesque location.

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That Woman Opposite ONLY £7.99 Free UK P&P A series of daring robberies has taken place in the town of La Bandelette. A gendarme is beaten to death and Janice Lawes finds her father murdered. Chief Inspector Garon of the French police and private investigator Dermot Kinross are puzzled as to who would want to kill the kindly Mr Lawes? Cast: Phyllis Kirk, Dan O’Herlihy, William Franklyn, Petula Clark, Jack Watling, Guido Lorraine. Director: Compton Bennett. Year of Production 1957 | Running Time: 88 min approx | Black and White

Tiger by the Tail ONLY £7.99 Free UK P&P While working in London, a US newspaper man becomes involved with a secret agent. When her list of contacts falls into his hands, he finds himself targeted by a criminal gang who want the valuable information themselves. Cast: Larry Parks, Constance Smith, Lisa Daniely, Donald Stewart, Cyril Chamberlain, Thora Hird. Director: John Gilling.Year of Production 1955 | Running Time: 79 mins approx | Black and White

Send for Paul Temple ONLY £7.99 Free UK P&P Scotland Yard calls in novelist and amateur detective Paul Temple (Anthony Hulme) to help track down a gang of diamond robbers. He meets Steve a girl reporter, whose detective brother has been killed and they join forces to un-mask the gang leader. How did Scotland Yard manage without Paul Temple...? Cast: Anthony Hulme, Joy Shelton, Tamara Desni, Jack Raine, Beatrice Varley, Hylton Allen, Maire O’Neill, Philip Ray, Olive Sloane. Director: John ArgyleYear of Production 1946 | Running Time: 84 mins approx | Black and White

Too Young to Love ONLY £7.99 Free UK P&P While appearing in juvenile court, 15-year-old Elizabeth Collins recounts the story that led to her being arrested for teenage prostitution. Living with her mother in New York while her father works in California, the neglected teenager embarks upon an affair with a sailor and later gets an abortion. Will the judge be sympathetic enough to let her try to redeem her life? Cast: Pauline Hahn, Joan Miller, Austin Willis, Jess Conrad OBE.Directors: Muriel Box and Maurice Elvey Includes BONUS FEATURE Frail Women (1932) Starring: Mary Newcomb, Owen Nares, Edmund Gwenn.Year of Production 1960 | Total Running Time: 158 mins approx Black and White

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To Dorothy A Son ONLY £7.99 Free UK P&P Under a complicated bequest from her uncle, Myrtle stands to inherit $2,000,000 if her ex-husband does not have any male heirs on the way, otherwise he gets the cash. Eventually, she tracks him down with a heavily pregnant new wife. A funny and well crafted production.Cast: Shelley Winters, John Gregson, Peggy Cummins, Hal Osmond, Wilfrid Hyde White, Mona Washbourne. Director: Muriel Box.Year of Production 1954 | Running Time: 82 mins approx | Black & White

When You Come Home ONLY £7.99 Free UK P&P Grandad recounts to his granddaughter his life as a music hall odd job man. A must for all Frank Randle fans. Cast: Frank Randle, Leslie Sarony, Leslie Holmes, Diana Decker | Year of Production 1947 Includes BONUS FEATURE Randle & All That Once thought lost, a rare short variety show of music and comedy, starring Frank Randle who plays an 82 year old cobbler. Also featured are comedy song & dance artists, Arnley and Gloria and the Tumble Duo of Donavon and Byl’s. Total Running Time: 105 mins approx | Black and White

The Tiger and the Flame (AKA Jhansi Ki Rani) ONLY £7.99 Free UK P&P The first Indian production to “Go Hollywood”, a lavish historical drama which tells the story of Queen Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi, one of the first Indians to rebel against the British Rule. The story follows her life, political career and struggles with rivals. Photographed by Ernest Heller (Gone With the Wind), and deftly cut by Russell Lloyd (The Man Who Would Be King).Cast: Sohrab Modi, Metab, Mubarak, Ulhas, Ram Singh, Michael Shea.Director: Sohrab Modi.Year of Production 1953 | Running Time: 96 mins approx | Black and White

Men in War ONLY £7.99 Free UK P&PDuring the Korean War, Lieutenant Benson and his troops find themselves behind enemy lines with no way of contacting their headquarters. In order to survive their dangerous march to safety, Benson and Sergeant Montana have no choice but to work alongside each other, despite their differences. Cast: Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray, Robert Keith, Phillip Pine, Vic Morrow, Nehemiah Persoff, James Edwards. Director: Anthony Mann.Year of Production 1957 | Running Time: 99 mins approx | Black and White

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NEW RELEASEFrom the British Film InstituteThe Children’s Film Foundation Bumper Box Volume 2

For over 30 years, the Children’s Film Foundation produced quality entertainment for young audiences, employing the cream of British film-making talent. Unavailable for years, these much-loved films finally make a welcome return to our screens in newly remastered editions.

The Bumper Box Collection Vol. 2 includes the following Children’s Film Foundation adventures; Treasure at the Mill, Wings of Mystery, Seventy Deadly Pills, Go Kart Go, A Ghost of a Chance, The Sea Children, Sky Pirates, The Mine and the Minotaur and Friend or Foe. Some famous faces in early roles include actors Judy Geeson, Dennis Waterman and renowned composer Simon Fisher Turner.

Special Features: A Letter from the Isle of Wight (1953, 11 mins).A Letter from Wales (1953, 15 mins).A Letter from Ayrshire (1954, 11 mins).Meeting John (2020, 19 mins): featuring the last filmed interview with John Krish, director of Friend or Foe, this short film looks at a number of the late director’s works including the Children’s Film Foundation film Out of the Darkness.Moonage Daydreams Simon Fisher Turner (2019, 27 mins): the musician, songwriter, composer and producer speaks about his earliest days in film and television and his starring role in The Sea ChildrenIncludes fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the films by Vic Pratt.

3 DVDs | Year: 1957-1982 Total running time: 503 minutesBlack & White and Colour

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NEW RELEASE The Children’s Film Foundation Bumper Box Volume 2Treasure at the Mill (1957) Director: Max Anderson Cast: Richard Palmer, John Ruddock, Hilda Fenemore, The Pettit family. Fourteen-year-old John dreams of finding treasure and buying his mother a cottage. Wings of Mystery (1963) Director: Gilbert Gunn Cast: Judy Geeson, Hennie Scott, Patrick Jordan, Francesca Bertorelli, Graham Aza, Anthony Jacobs, Arnold Ridley. Someone in the Sheffield steelworks is selling details of a new alloy to a foreign agent but a group of children are on the trail, with some extra help!Seventy Deadly Pills (1964) Director: Pat Jackson Cast: Sally Thomsett, Robert Ferguson, Len Jones, Timothy Bateson, Leslie Dwyer, Harry Fowler, Warren Mitchell.A gang of children find some deadly pills left by some criminals and share them. Go Kart Go (1964)Director: Jan Darnley-Smith Cast: Dennis Waterman, Jimmy Capehorn, Frazer Hines, Robert Ferguson, Graham Stark, Wilfrid Brambell. A group of youngsters build their own go-kart, hoping to beat a rival gang at the local race track.A Ghost of a Chance (1968)Director: Jan Darnley-Smith Cast: Stephen Brown, Mark Ward, Cheryl Vidgen, Jimmy Edwards, Graham Stark, Patricia Hayes, Bernard Cribbins, Terry Scott, Ronnie Barker. Three children fight the destruction of a local historic landmark, helped by a group of friendly ghosts.The Sea Children (1973)

Director: David Andrews Cast: Simon Fisher-Turner, Perry Balfour, Lesley Dunlop, Stephen Garlick, Earl Younger. Skin divers on holiday in Malta discover strange world beneath the sea.Sky Pirates (1977)Director: C.M. Pennington-Richards Cast: Adam Richens, Michael McVey, Sylvia O’Donnell, Bill Maynard, Reginald Marsh, Jamie Foreman.Boys wage battle against diamond smugglers with radio controlled model Spitfires.The Mine and the Minotaur (1980)Director: David Gowing Cast: Adam Rhodes, William Booker, Felicity Harrison, Charlie Cork, Janette Legge. Two children on holiday in Cornwall discover a golden Minotaur statue stolen from the British Museum.Friend or Foe (1982)Director: John Krish Cast: John Bardon, Stacey Tendeter, John Holmes, Edward Burnham, Robin Hayter, Ann Mitchell. Two children in wartime England find a German fighter pilot.

A second bumper volume of classic kids’ adventures

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From the British Film Institute Land of PromiseThe British Documentary Movement 1930-1950Year: 1930-1950 | 4 DVDs | Optional SubtitlesColour and Black & White | Approx: 720 minutes

Featuring 40 films over four DVDs, this is a major retrospective of the British documentary film movement during its period of greatest influence. Many of the films are made available for the first time since their original release. They capture the spirit and strength of Britain before, during and after the Second World War. Bearing witness to the social and industrial transformations of a changing world, these fascinating historical documents all take different approaches. Using poetry, dramatic reconstruction, modernist techniques and explicit propaganda, the film- makers found fresh, new ways to get their message across. With celebrated and less-known works from such luminaries as Paul Rotha, Humphrey Jennings, Ruby Grierson, Basil Wright and Paul Dickson, this landmark release is accompanied by a book of essays by leading film historians and experts.

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Disc OneIndustrial Britain (Robert Flaherty, 1931)Shipyard (Paul Rotha, 1935)Workers and Jobs (Arthur Elton, 1935)Housing Problems (Arthur Elton, Edgar Anstey, 1935)Children at School (Basil Wright, 1937)Farewell Topsails (Humphrey Jennings, 1937)Today We Live (Ruby Grierson, Ralph Bond, 1937)Eastern Valley (Paul Rotha, Donald Alexander, 1937)People of Britain (Paul Rotha, 1936)If War Should Come (no director credited, 1939)Disc TwoBritain at Bay (Harry Watt, 1940)Transfer of Skill (Geoffrey Bell, 1940)They Also Serve (Ruby Grierson, 1940)Tomorrow is Theirs (James Carr, 1940)Words for Battle (Humphrey Jennings, 1941)Ordinary People (Jack Lee, J B Holmes, 1941)Five and Under (Donald Alexander, 1941)Night Shift (J D Chambers, 1942)The Countrywomen (John Page, 1942)Summer on the Farm (Ralph Keene, 1943)

Listen to Britain (Humphrey Jennings, Stewart McAllister, 1942)Builders (Pat Jackson, 1942)Words and Actions (Max Anderson, 1943)A Diary for Timothy (Humphrey Jennings, 1946)Disc ThreeLand of Promise (Paul Rotha, 1946)The Balance (Paul Rotha, 1947)What a Life! (Michael Law, 1948)The Dim Little Island (Humphrey Jennings, 1948)Britain Can Make It (No 1) (Francis Gysin, 1946)Fenlands (Ken Annakin, 1945)Children’s Charter (Gerard Bryant, 1945)Chasing the Blues (J D Chambers, Jack Ellitt, 1947)Cotton Come Back (Donald Alexander, 1946)Five Towns (Terry Bishop, 1947)Disc FourA Plan to Work On (Kay Mander, 1948)Mining Review 2nd Year No 11 (Peter Pickering, 1949)From the Ground Up (no director credited, 1950)Transport (Peter Bradford, 1950)The Undefeated (Paul Dickson, 1950)Family Portrait (Humphrey Jennings, 1950)

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Special features:John Grierson at the NFT (1959, 13 mins).Close Up: Recollections of British documentary (2007, 40 mins).

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Spotlight on Michael MedwinBorn: 18th July 1923 Died: 26th February 2020

Michael Hugh Medwin was born in London in 1923 and educated at Canford School, Dorset and the Institute Fischer, Montreux, Switzerland. He trained at the Italia Conti Performing Arts Academy in London. He first appeared on stage in 1940 in a play called When the Rainbow Ends.

Medwin’s West End theatre credits include Man and Superman, The Rivals, Love for Love, Duckers and Lovers, Alfie, St Joan of the Stockyards, and What the Butler Saw. At the National Theatre he played in Weapons of Happiness (Ralph Makepeace), Volpone (Corvino) and The Madras House. He also played Lloyd Dallas in one of the casts of the long-running production of Noises Off in the early 1980s.

His many film appearances include Trottie True (1949), (airing on Talking Pictures TV on Friday 20th March at 2.30pm), Doctor at Sea (1955), Above Us The Waves (1955), A Hill in Korea (1956), The Duke Wore Jeans (1958), Carry On Nurse (1959), The Longest Day (1962), Rattle of a Simple Man (1964) Scrooge (1970) and O Lucky Man (1973). He was also an accomplished film producer. Among the films he produced for Memorial Enterprises - a company he established with actor Albert Finney - are Charlie Bubbles (1967), directed by Finney and Lindsay Anderson’s If.... (1968), which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He worked again with Anderson on O Lucky Man! (1973), continuing the story of the Mick Travis character from their earlier film.

Medwin has been quoted many time as saying “I knew at a young age I was going to be an actor.” He has also said that Charles Laughton and Edward G. Robinson were his biggest influences, and that being awarded the O.B.E. in the 2005 Queens Birthday Honour’s List for Services to Drama was the single greatest thing that ever happened to him. He worked with Chaplin on A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) and also collaborated on screenplays, including My Sister and I (1948), Children of Change (1949) and the Leslie Bricusse cinematic musical version Scrooge (1970), in which he also acted as Scrooge’s nephew Fred.

He is probably best known for his role as radio boss Don Satchley in the BBC television detective series Shoestring, as well as The Army Game, a British television comedy series of the late 50s and early 60s. With Bernard Bresslaw, Leslie Fyson and Alfie Bass he made the theme tune from The Army Game a chart hit in 1958, where it peaked at number 5. He memorably played Colin’s boss Mr Langley (of the Langley Book Of Horror) in the Mel Smith comedy series Colin’s Sandwich. His later work included Never Say Never Again (1983) putting James Bond through his physical as a doctor, Staggered (1994), Fanny and Elvis (1999), The Duchess (2008) and his final film Framed (2008).

As a play producer, his work includes Spring and Port Wine, Alpha Beta, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Forget Me Not Lane and Another Country. In 1988 he and David Pugh formed David Pugh Limited, a West End and Broadway theatrical production company, for which he acted as Chairman. Medwin never officially retired and preferred to keep busy. His marriage to Sunny Sheila Back in 1960 lasted until 1971 when the couple divorced.

Medwin died in hospital in Bournemouth on 26 February 2020. His career, which spanned over 6 decades, included roles as actor, writer, producer and company director, but he preferred acting. “Acting has always been in my bones.”

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This revealing book includes original information about Eric Portman’s childhood, family, career and private life, including contributions from people who knew Eric, among them nephews, cousins, friends, neighbours, colleagues, acquaintances and fans. The book also includes many previously unseen photographs and other illustrations, plus private family documents and letters.

During the 1940s and 1950s Portman was one of the biggest stars of British cinema, ranking alongside other greats such as John Mills and Trevor Howard. His 30-year screen career includes: One of Our Aircraft is Missing, 49th Parallel, A Canterbury Tale, Daybreak, The Colditz Story, Millions Like Us, His Excellency, We Dive at Dawn, The Good Companions and The Naked Edge. He evolved from support to leading man to character star, but he never forgot his Halifax roots.

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Reilly: Ace of Spies3-DVD SetOUR PRICE £20with FREE UK POSTAGE Call Us Now On Freephone: 0808 178 8212Or 01923 2905553 DVD Set. Year of release: 1983. Running Time: 636 mins approx.Optional Subtitles; Colour.Director: Martin Campbell.Stars: Sam Neill, Leo McKern, Norman Rodway, Peter Egan, Michael Bryant, Tom Bell, Hugh Fraser, Jeananne Crowley, Clive Merrison, Brian Protheroe, Malcolm Terris, Celia Gregory, Laura Davenport, David Suchet.Originally broadcast in 1983, the series provided a notable early lead role for Sam Neill. This three DVD set contains all twelve episodes of the epic series. Based on a true story, Reilly Ace of Spies follows Russian-born Sidney Reilly, who became one of the greatest spies ever to work for the British. From the gentlemen’s clubs of Edwardian England to the forbidding gates of the Kremlin, Reilly played country against country with levels of skill and audacity that have rarely been seen since.

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Do you remember the joy and excitement of Saturday Morning Pictures? Where heroes, villains, clowns and crooners would entertain you for hours? Now those glorious days return, and it’s not just for Saturday mornings. It’s twenty-four hours a day, every day! No news, no sport, no reality rubbish,

just classic films, vintage television, archive shorts from the 1920s to the 1970s and a LOT of Sam Kydd! (Not to mention Kenneth More, Dora Bryan, Sid James, Rita Tushingham, Stanley Baker,

Carol White and many more!) There is a better way to watch television and it’s called Talking Pictures TV, so please spread the word – we wouldn’t be here without you!

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Just a Minute… The Career of Nicholas ParsonsBorn: 10th October 1923 Died: 28th January 2020Never has a man been known to so many generations – and so loved – in his own lifetime as Nicholas Parsons was. Some know him as a film actor, others as a radio presenter. Later generations knew him as a quizmaster and television host and a brilliant writer and raconteur. However you knew Mr Parsons, in a career that lasted eight decades, you couldn’t help but like him.

The son of a doctor, Christopher Nicholas Parsons was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire. In his autobiography, Parsons remembers being “an unconventional child of conventional parents.” He was educated at Colet Court Prep. School and St Paul’s Senior in London, as his father had moved the family there after accepting a medical practice in the capital. Left-handed Parsons was instructed by his mother, an ex-nurse, to write with his right hand. He blamed this as the reason for a life-long off-stage stammer and difficulties with reading, recalling later: “This can create a disturbance in the mind because one part of the brain controls your actions on the left and another the right. If this is forcibly disrupted, it can result in difficulties in speech.”

Though highly intelligent, he struggled at school and compensated by becoming a “class clown” to cover his hesitant progress in lessons. Because of a reading problem, he developed a prodigious memory. He knew from an early stage that he wanted to be an actor but also studied in Glasgow to be an engineer, whilst developing a variety act of film star impersonations, in order to get his foot on the entertainment ladder. As a result Impresario Carroll Levis, hired him for his radio show.

In 1944, after applying to join the Merchant Navy, he was taken ill with pleurisy and spent half a year in hospital. The Navy was no longer an option after this and he returned to his engineer work with variety work in the evenings, including the famous Windmill Theatre, mak-ing entertainment a full time career after the war. He made his West End stage debut in The Hasty Heart, at the Aldwych in 1945, played the lead in Arsenic and Old Lace, and toured in various repertory companies for two years. During this time he also played supporting roles in many British films. Some of his notable film work can be seen in: Simon and Laura (1955), The Long Arm (1956), Happy is the Bride (1958), Too Many Crooks (1959), Let’s Get Married (1960), Carry On Regardless (1961), Murder Ahoy (1964) and Every Day’s a Holiday (1964).

On television he was in everything from plays to variety shows, working with Benny Hill, Arthur Haynes, Morecambe & Wise, Kenneth Williams and even Roland Rat! He also chaired Call My Bluff and was hugely successful as the quizmaster for the Anglia TV quiz show, Sale of the Century. Parsons accepted the role of chairman to the Radio 4 programme Just a Minute when it began in 1967 and continued until September last year. He was appointed OBE in 2004 and CBE 10 years later. He was rector at the University of St Andrews from 1988 to 1991, and wrote two volumes of auto-biography. On stage he played the narrator in The Rocky Horror Picture Show in 1994 and performed his one-man show at the Edinburgh festival which he continued to tour with until 2019.

He married actress Denise Bryer in 1954 and they had two children, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1989. He found love again in 1995, marrying Annie Reynolds, a happy union that lasted the rest of his life. He passed away after a short illness, on 28 January 2020. He was an extraordinary performer the likes of which we will not see again. His friend, Gyles Brandreth summed it up simply by saying, “The end of an era.”

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Max Carrados is a fictional blind detective in a series of mystery stories and books by Ernest Bramah, first published in 1914. The Max Carrados stories appeared beside Sherlock Holmes stories in the Strand Magazine. Bramah was often billed above Arthur Conan Doyle and the Carrados stories frequently outsold the Holmes stories.

The beneficiary of a large inheritance from an American relative, Carrados is foremost a gentleman who undertakes sleuthing only as an avocation. Though equipped with a keen observer in the perfect manservant Parkinson, the blind Carrados does not merely sit around deducing: he makes his own observations with ears, nose and fingertips. Carrados makes a point of noticing what others don’t, in his case precisely because, as he says, “I have no blundering, self-confident eyes to be hoodwinked.” The five stories included in this set are The Coin of Dionysius, The Knight’s Cross Signal Problem, The Tragedy At Brookbend Cottage, The Last Exploit of Harry The Actor and The Game Played In The Dark.Read by Arthur Darvill (Broadchurch, Legends of Tomorrow and Doctor Who) and featuring music by acclaimed composer Jon Nicholls, these adaptations were originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in 2011.

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From the British Film Institute Portrait of a MinerThe National Coal Board Collection Volume One Year: 1947-1978 | 2 DVDs Colour and Black & White | Approx: 347 minutesOptional SubtitlesA beguiling invitation into the domestic, community and working life of miners and their families. Coal mining is not only deeply cinematic, but as a huge part of British life for centuries, has profoundly shaped our society. This collection showcases and celebrates the extraordinary work of the National Coal Board Film Unit, which operated between 1947-1984, producing films to inform, entertain and galvanise working people across the country.

From intimate drama-documentaries and sublime cartoons to topical tales from the Mining Review cinemagazine, this collection is a beguiling invitation into the domestic, community and working life of miners and their families.

With stories from coalfields across Scotland, Wales and England – from pit ponies to brass bands, cutter loaders to the five-day week – this set presents over five hours of remastered material, and contains an extensive booklet featuring newly commissioned contributions from Lee Hall (writer of Billy Elliot), the BFI’s curators and other researchers.

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Mining Review 1st Year No 1 (1947)King Coal (1948)Nines Was Standing (1950)Miners Health Centre, from Mining Review 2nd Year No 3 (1948)Mining Review 2nd Year No 10 (1949)Mining Review 2nd Year No 12 (1949)Plan for Coal (1952)The Shovel (1953)Time Out from Mining Review 7th Year No 8 (1954)Balletomines from Mining Review 7th Year No 12 (1954)Hungarians in Britain from Mining Review 10th Year No 8 (1957)New Power In Their Hands (1959)Mining Review 13th Year No 4 (1959)Stormy Genius from Mining Review 13th Year No 8 (1960)Arthur Clears the Air (1961)Whitehaven Whippets from Mining Review 15th Year No 7 (1962)Mining Review 16th Year No 6 (1963)

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Songs of the Coalfields (1964)Big Job (1965)Portrait of a Miner (1966)Nobody’s Face (1966)The First Adventures of Thud and Blunder (1964)Mining Review 20th Year No 9 (1967)Hands, Knees and Bumps a Daisy (1969)Mining Review 22nd Year No 5 (1969)What About That Job? (Case Studies for Management No 1) (1970)The Bother Breeder (Case Studies for Management No 4 (1970)Man Failure (1971)I’ll See You (Too Late Now No 2) (1976)A Beautiful Memory (Too Late Now No 3 )(1976)You Pick the Moment (Too Late Now No 4)(1976)Miners (1976)Review 32nd Year No 1 (1978)40 Years on (1978)

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Sally AnnThe Complete SeriesSPECIAL PRICE ONLY £10 with free UK P&P All 8 episodes, usually £20! Year of Production: 1979 | Optional subtitlesRunning Time: 212 mins approx

Cast: Gerald James, Frank Mills, Stephanie Cole, Julia Chambers, Philip DaCosta, Carol Leader, Sam Kydd.

From the award winning writer Phil Redmond, the 1970s drama series – made by Southern Television in 1979 and set around the daily lives of a Salvation Army group. The original press sheet in 1979 states: Major Gibbs and his wife Mrs Major Gibbs work at the Citadel. Their two teenage children Hannah and Bramwell have come to terms with growing up in the Salvation Army.

Phil Redmond, went on to write for Doctors, Grange Hill and The Bass Player and the Blonde. Phil went on to create a lot more after 1979, including Hollyoaks and Brookside. He wrote some of the scripts for Sally Ann, along with Peter Terson (the author of Zigger Zagger); Anne Valery (Angels and Emmerdale) and Tony Hoare (Hazel), all of whom refined their talents on this series.

The hostel is run by Major Cartwright who has a strong willed and determined assistant in Lieutenant Mary Barker, and an amiable receptionist, the ex-convict Pike.

The series was produced and directed by Tristan De Vere Cole and originally broadcast on Sundays at 6pm from 28th Oct to 16th Dec 1979. Most of the episodes featured guest actors who supported the storyline, including Patrick Troughton, Bill Owen, Joe Melia and Frederick Treves.

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Stockport 2020 – why not make a weekend of it?

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Subtitled Films Available March-AprilSKY 328 | FREEVIEW 81 | FREESAT 306 | VIRGIN 445Wednesday 18th March00:00 am Blonde Fist (1991)02:05 am Hoodlum (1951)06:00 am Dangerous Ground (1934)07:45 am Booby Trap (1957)09:15 am Piccadilly Third Stop (1960)12:00 pm Six-Five Special (1958)05:15 pm The Fallen Idol (1948)10:05 pm The Upturned Glass (1946)11:50 pm Penny Gold (1973)Thursday 19th March 03:35 am The Hi-jackers (1963)06:00 am Mutiny (1952)07:35 am There is Another Sun (1951)04:35 pm The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

(1988)Friday 20th March03:25 am Yank In Ermine (1955)06:05 am Something in the City (1950)07:55 am Marilyn (1953)09:30 am The Quiet Woman (1951)07:15 pm They Came From Beyond

Space (1967)10:00 pm The Legend of Hell House (1973)Saturday 21st March06:00 am The Butler’s Dilemma (1943)07:30 am Live It Up (1963)10:25 am The Large Rope (1953)03:30 pm The Black Rose (1950)Sunday 22nd March04:55 am Captain’s Table (1936)06:00 am The Avenging Hand (1936)07:35 am Band of Thieves (1962)08:55 am Those People Next Door (1953)10:30 am SOS Pacific (1959)06:40 pm Oliver Twist (1948)11:40 pm Sudden Fear (1952)Monday 23rd March04:25 am Frail Women (1932)06:00 am Who Goes Next (1938)09:40 am Dangerous Cargo (1954)04:05 pm The Fast Lady (1963)Tuesday 24th March06:00 am Our Girl Friday (1953)09:20 am To Dorothy A Son (1954)12:00 pm A Cry From The Streets (1958)10:00 pm Gumshoe (1971)11:40 pm The Red House (1947)Wednesday 25th March01:40 am The Villain (1979)03:40 am Juggernaut (1936)06:00 am Keep It Clean (1956)07:35 am It’s a Wonderful World (1956)09:20 am A Touch Of The Sun (1956)

04:20 pm Night Of The Prowler (1962)Thursday 26th March00:20 am Breakout (1975)03:30 am The Limping Man (1953)06:20 am Gert & Daisy’s Weekend (1942)08:00 am Action Stations (1957)09:10 am Desert Mice (1959)02:30 pm Crooked Sky (1957)04:05 pm Profile (1954)Friday 27th March06:00 am Once In a New Moon (1935)12:00 am The Other Man (1956)05:45 pm Albert R.N. (1953)Saturday 28th March03:10 am The Gorbals Story (1950)06:30 am Send For Paul Temple (1946)08:15 am Man From Tangier (1957)09:35 am Fire Over England (1937)11:25 am The Land that Time Forgot (1975)Sunday 29th March03:50 am Fear And Desire (1953)06:00 am Tiger By The Tail (1955)07:40 am Escape Route (1952)13:00 am The Key Man (1957)02:15 pm Arabian Adventure (1979)Monday 30th March02:00 am Wanted For Murder (1946)06:00 am The Vicar of Bray (1937)07:20 am That Brennan Girl (1946)09:25 am Law & Disorder (1958)12:00 pm Lady Hamilton

(AKA: That Hamilton Woman) (1941)03:30 pm The Constant Husband (1955)Tuesday 31st March 03:45 am The Black Rider (1954)06:00 am The Gilded Cage (1955)07:30 am The Night We Dropped

a Clanger (1959)02:55 pm Who Killed the Cat? (1966)Wednesday 1st April03:30 am Clash By Night (1963)06:00 am Front Line Kids (1942)07:35 am Dateline Diamonds (1965)02:15 pm You Will Remember (1941)Thursday 2nd April02:20 am IWM: Break-in (1956)03:15 am Double Confession (1950)06:00 am Final Appointment (1954)07:20 am Faces in the Dark (1960)09:00 am Serious Charge (1959)Friday 3rd April07:30 am The Voice Of Merrill (1952)12:00 pm The Iron Maiden (1962)

05:50 pm The Turners of Prospect Road (1947)

07:10 pm Out Of The Clouds (1955)12:00 am Modesty Blaise (1966)Saturday 4th April08:35 am Just William’s Luck (1948)09:20 pm Girl With Green Eyes (1964)Sunday 5th April01:00 am High Tide (1980)04:25 am Night Ride (1937)06:15 am Monster From Green Hell (1957)09:30 am Who Killed the Cat? (1966)Monday 6th April03:20 am Narrowing Circle (1955)04:40 am Undercover Girl (1958) 06:00 am Deadly Record (1959)08:55 am Thunder Rock (1942)12:00 pm Greed of William Hart (1948)Tuesday 7th April00:15 am The Tamarind Seed (1974)06:00 am No Way Back (1949)07:40 am Unearthly Stranger (1963)12:00 pm April Love (1957)Wednesday 8th April03:45 am The Breaking Point (1961)06:00 am Home and Away (1956)09:30 am Phantom From Space (1953)12:00 pm Conflict of Wings (1954)01:45 pm The Three Worlds of Gulliver

(1960)06:20 pm Rebecca (1940)Thursday 9th April06:00 am Murder At 3am (1953)07:15 am The Gentleman Bandit (1981)Friday 10th April06:00 am Smart Alec (1951)07:35 am Girl In the Picture (1957)12:00 pm You Will Remember (1941)16:40 pm Tom Brown’s Schooldays (1951)11:40 pm Songwriter (1984)Saturday 11th April03:40 am Third Alibi (1961)09:25 am Diamond City (1949)11:10 am Gorgo (1961)12:45 pm The Turners of Prospect Road

(1947)Sunday 12th April03:00 am The Holly and the Ivy (1952)04:40 am Undercover Agent (1953) 06:00 am Three Steps to the Gallows

(1953)01:45 pm Spellbound (1945)04:50 am Up With the Lark (1943)

Wednesday 18th March 3.25pmIn the Doghouse (1961)Comedy. Director: Darcy Conyers. Stars: Leslie Phillips, Peggy Cummins. A newly qualified vet with a heart of gold takes over an old practice and becomes rivals with another vet.

Wednesday 18th March 10:05pmThe Upturned Glass (1946)Thriller, directed by: Lawrence Huntington. Stars: James Mason, Rosamund John, Pamela Kellino. A leading brain surgeon believes himself responsible for the death of the woman he loves.

Thursday 19th March 2:30pmJumping for Joy (1956)Comedy. Director: John Paddy Carstairs. Stars: Frankie Howerd, Stanley Holloway, Joan Hickson and Lionel Jeffries. Fired from his job at the greyhound stadium, Willie Joy takes pity on an injured grey-hound and trains her to compete.

Friday 20th March 2:30pm Trottie True (1949) (AKA The Gay Lady)Musical comedy. Director: Brian Desmond Hurst. Stars: Jean Kent, James Donald and Hugh Sinclair. After making her name in the music halls, Trottie True marries Lord Digby Landon, but their love is put to the test.

Friday 20th March 6:15pm Penny & the Pownall Case (1948)Thriller, directed by Slim Hand. Stars: Ralph Michael, Diana Dors, Peggy Evans & Christopher Lee. A model helps a detective to hunt a gang of Nazi criminals.

Saturday 21st March 1:40pm & Monday 23rd March 6:10pm Neutral Port (1940)War film directed by: Marcel Varnel. Stars: Will Fyffe, Leslie Banks, Yvonne Arnaud, Phyllis Calvert and Wally Patch. A British merchant ship is torpedoed by a German U-Boat.

Saturday 21st March 7:50pm & Tuesday 24th March 5:35pmTurn the Key Softly (1953)Drama directed by: Jack Lee. Stars: Yvonne Mitchell, Joan Collins, Kathleen Harrison. Three women are released from prison on the same morning.

Saturday 21st March 9:30pm & Thursday 26th March 10pmThe Seekers (1954)Adventure directed by: Ken Annakin. Stars: Jack Hawkins, Glynis Johns, Noel Purcell. An 18th century British sailor returns to New Zealand.

Sunday 22nd March 4:10pm & Wednesday 25th March 5:35pmThey Met in the Dark (1943)Mystery, directed by: Karel Lamac. Stars: James Mason, Joyce Howard, Edward Rigby. A naval officer and a young woman expose a spy ring.

Sunday 22nd March 9pm Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1965)Classic variety entertainment, featuring George Raft, Paul & Barry Ryan, David Nixon, Hugh Lambert and Spike Milligan.

Friday 27th March 4:10pm and Sunday 5th April 11:15Sabotage (1937)Thriller, directed by: Alfred Hitchcock. Stars: Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, Desmond Tester. A saboteur plans to set off a bomb in London.

Saturday 28th March 1:15pm Wednesday 1st April 4:05pmOne Jump Ahead (1954)Thriller directed by Charles Saunders. Stars: Diane Hart, Paul Carpenter, Jill Adams and Freddie Mills. A journalist is on the trail of a killer.

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Stephanie Beacham on Talking Pictures TVStephanie Beacham stars in The Wolves of Willoughby Chase on Thursday 19th March at 4:35pm, a haunting tale based on the much-loved children’s novel by Joan Aiken. The film will be followed by an exclusive interview at 6:20pm in which Stephanie discusses her life and career with Jenny Hanley. Learn why Marlon Brando kept his wellies on, what Ava Gardner looked like in the morning; was Alfred Burke a nice man to work with? Why does Joan Collins call Stephanie ‘Cybil’? And what it was like to work with Peter Cushing?

Saturday 28th March 2:35pm and Thursday 2nd April 2:30pmA Stitch in Time (1963)Comedy, directed by Robert Asher. Stars: Norman Wisdom, Edward Chapman, Jeanette Sterke. Young butcher Norman will go to any lengths to visit his young friend in hospital!

Sunday 29th March 6:55pm and Tuesday 31st March 4:40pmNo, My Darling Daughter (1961)Comedy directed by Ralph Thomas. Stars: Michael Redgrave, Michael Craig and Juliet Mills. The daughter of a wealthy industrialist runs away with a playboy, but falls in love with the young man sent to bring her back.

Monday 30th March 07:20amThat Brennan Girl (1946)Drama, directed by: Alfred Santell. Stars: James Dunn, Mona Freeman, William Marshall, June Duprez. Ziggy Brennan’s seaman husband is killed in action and her baby is taken into custody. (AKA Tough Girl)

Monday 30th March 14:30pmTarget for Tonight (1941)World War II documentary featuring the RAF on a Bomber Command raid over Germany.

Tuesday 31st March 2:55pm and Sunday 5th April 09:30amWho Killed the Cat? (1966)Directed by Montgomery Tully. Stars: Mary Merrall, Ellen Pollock, Mervyn Johns. A widow persecutes three old ladies, even poisoning a pet cat – but fate takes its revenge...

Wednesday 1st April 2:15pm and Friday 10th April 12:00pmYou Will Remember (1941)Musical drama, directed by Jack Raymond. Stars: Robert Morley, Emlyn Williams. Based on the life of the English composer Leslie Stuart.

Saturday 4th April 3:45pm & Wednesday 8th April 3:45pmHeart of a Child (1958)Drama, directed by Clive Donner. Stars: Jean Anderson, Donald Pleasence. A young boy is forced to sell the family dog.

Saturday 4th April 5:20pm and Tuesday 7th April 4pmFlight To Mars (1951)Science fiction, directed by Lesley Selander. Stars: Marguerite Chapman, Cameron Mitchell, Arthur Franz. Astronauts fly to Mars and meet seemingly friendly inhabitants.

Sunday 5th April 12:50pmLooking for Sophia (2004)Documentary, directed by: Roberto Olla, Danila Satta The work of Sophia Loren with interviews and rare footage.

Sunday 5th April 3:45pm and Thursday 9th April 4:30pmThe Man in Grey (1943)Drama, directed by: Leslie Arliss Stars: Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Phyllis Calvert, Stewart Granger. A Regency romance with a bitter outcome.

Sunday 5th April 7:05pmDear Mr Prohack (1949)Comedy, directed by: Thornton Freeland. Stars: Cecil Parker, Glynis Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Sheila Sim Dirk Bogarde. Arthur Prohack comes into a private fortune.

Saturday 11th April 9pmThe Magic Christian (1969)Comedy, directed by: Joseph McGrath. Stars: Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr. The richest man in the world stumbles across a young orphan and they travel the world together, spending cash.

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New Series OUT on Talking Pictures TVStarring: Tom Bell, Brian Croucher, Lynn Farleigh, Pam Fairbrother, John Junkin. Directed by: Jim Goddard. New series OUT is the story of Frank Ross, jailed for eight years for attempted robbery after someone “grassed him up”. Nobody knows who put the finger on him, his wife has gone into a home and his son is going off the rails but Ross is determined to take revenge on those who betrayed him. Airs: Sunday 29th March at 12am, continuing every week.

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