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Talking Pictures TV TV guide

What's on Talking Pictures TV today, Saturday 14 November: on now, coming up next, tonight's line-up and tomorrow's full schedule. Talking Pictures TV is also known as TPTV.

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    Lillie

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Talking Pictures TV schedule today

Saturday 14 November

This morning on Talking Pictures TV

  1. The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002)

    2002. Drama. Director: David Attwood. Stars Richard Roxburgh, Ian Hart & Richard E. Grant. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate after being told an heir's estate is plagued by a ghostly dog. [S]

  2. BFI: A Message From Mars

    1913. Sci-Fi. Director: J. Wallett Waller. The first silent British sci-fi feature (with new score). A Martian visits earth to cure a selfish man (similar to 'A Christmas Carol') on Christmas Eve.

  3. Broken Blossoms

    1936. Directed by John Brahm and starring Emlyn Williams, Dolly Hass and Arthur Margetson. A Chinese missionary comes to England where he helps a young girl who is ill treated by her father. [S]

  4. Star Performance: Moorings

    1953. Drama. Directed by Roy Kellino. Stars Charles Boyer, Dorothy Malone & Will Wright. An overworked shipping magnate becomes entangled in the lives of a young boy and his blind mother. [S]

  5. The Vise

    Double Pay Off. 1955. Stars Ron Randell, Howard Pays & Robert Raikes. Eric plans a clever robbery but it is soon revealed he has fallen victim to a gang. Will there be a double pay off of fate? [S]

  6. Batman

    The Clock King's Crazy Crimes. 1966. Stars Adam West & Walter Slezak. The Clock King arranges for one of his trick timepieces to be sold to the Harry Hummert Jewellery Shop so he can loot it. [S]

  7. Batman

    The Clock King Gets Crowned. 1966. Stars Adam West & Walter Slezak. The Clock King invades Wayne Manor to steal back a mistakenly rigged clock and attempts to rob Bruce's pocket watch collection. [S]

  8. The Captain's Paradise

    1953. Comedy. Directed by Anthony Kimmins. Stars Alec Guinness, Yvonne De Carlo, Celia Johnson & Miles Malleson. The Captain of a ferry boat between Gibraltar & Morocco has a woman in each port. [S]

  9. Sinners' Holiday

    1930. Crime Drama. Directed by John G. Adolfi. Stars Grant Withers & James Cagney. Ma Delano runs a boardwalk penny arcade but below is a bootleg operation which causes trouble for her family. [S]

  10. Legend of the Hidden City

    1997. Stars Brendan Pollecutt & Robert Finlayson. Ram revels in the destruction his battle caused, but it's only a diversion. Kabeth makes an alliance with Kanek. Will Morgan get 'The Source'?

  11. William Tell

    The Shrew. 1959. Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard & Jennifer Jayne. Hedda, lured away by a message that her sister is ill, finds herself an unwilling pawn in Gessler's latest plot. [S]

  12. Hawkeye & the Last of the Mohicans

    The Prisoner. 1957. Directed by Sam Newfield. Stars John Hart, Lon Chaney Jr & Brian Smyth. Lt. Briggs breaks the treaty by chasing a Native American beyond the recognized border. [S]

  13. The Lone Ranger

    War Horse. 1949. Stars Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore & John Hart. The famous war horse Black Cloud is stolen along with Lame Bear's son. Lone Ranger needs to use all his diplomacy skills. [S]

  14. Supercar

    The Sunken Temple. 1961. Stars David Graham, George Murcell & Greydon Gould. Despite warnings from locals, the Supercar team explore an underwater temple only to find out why they were warned. [S]

  15. The Adventures of Robin Hood

    Too Many Earls. 1957. Stars Richard Greene, Nigel Davenport & Peter Welch. With the outlaws desperately in need of money, Marian hatches a scheme involving her uncle and an archery tournament. [S]

This afternoon on Talking Pictures TV

  1. Teenage Zombies

    1959. Horror. Directed by Jerry Warren. Stars Don Sullivan, Katherine Victor & Steve Conte. A group of teens become stranded on an island and are captured by a mad scientist with villainous plans. [S]

  2. Busy Bodies

    1933. Comedy. Directed by Lloyd French. Stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Stan & Ollie do battle with inanimate objects & their co-workers during a routine work day at the saw mill. [S]

  3. The Woman in Green

    1945. Mystery. Director: Roy William Neill. Stars: Basil Rathbone and Henry Daniell. Sherlock Holmes investigates the mysterious murders of women, all of whom have their forefinger severed. [S]

  4. Scales of Justice

    1965. The Hidden Face. Stars Edgar Lustgarten & Pamela Abbott. When a member of parliament takes his own life, his son seeks the author of the book that triggered the tragedy. [S] (S1, E08)

  5. The Cruel Sea

    1953. War. Directed by Charles Frend. Stars Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden & Denholm Elliott. The dramatic story of a British convoy escort ship and its novice crew who set out to save lives. [S]

Tonight on Talking Pictures TV

  1. Dick Turpin

    The Secret Folk. 1982. Stars Richard O'Sullivan & Kay Adshead. Swiftnick frees a gypsy girl from a trap then must prove to her tribe he has not shamed her by facing three ordeals chosen by fate. [S]

  2. Maigret

    Raise Your Right Hand. 1961. Stars Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon & Neville Jason. When expected to give evidence at a murder trial, Maigret gets a feeling that the accused may actually be innocent. [S]

  3. Lillie

    The New Helen. 1978. Stars Francesca Annis, Derek Smith & Denis Lill. Lillie rejects the advances of King Leopold of Belgium and her friendship with Oscar Wilde intensifies. [S]

  4. Bellman and True

    1987. Thriller. Directed by Richard Loncraine. Stars Bernard Jill, Derek Newark & Richard Hope. A computer expert is forced to use his scientific genius to pull off a daring bank heist. [S]

  5. EuroTrash

    1998. Hosted by Antoine de Caunes. Tonight, we solve the secret of the moving nipple, look into the mystery of wee willy winky, watch as Lolo makes a ham sandwich and see a man getting nibbled.

Talking Pictures TV schedule tomorrow

Sunday 15 November

  1. Yanky Panky

    2000. Join country music persona Tina C as she uncovers the eccentric subcultures, bizarre personalities, and the rude, crude and lewd underbelly of American society.

  2. The Runaway Train

    1985. Action. Directed by Andrey Konchalovskiy. Stars Jon Voight, Eric Roberts & Rebecca De Mornay. Two escaped convicts and a railway worker find themselves trapped on an out of control train. [S]

  3. A Saint, A Woman, A Devil

    1977. Drama. Director: Peter Savage. Stars Joanna Bell, Marc Stevens & Sonny Landham. Sylvia is a seemingly quiet and saintly person. But she is hiding a promiscuous multiple personality disorder. [S]

  4. To The Four Corners

    1956. Directed by Eric Marquis. From Kilkeel in Northern Ireland to Lincoln Cathedral, travel across the four corners of the United Kingdom in 1956.

  5. One Step Beyond

    Forests of the Night. 1960. Stars Alfred Ryder, Mark Roberts & Douglas Dick. Three friends on a hunting trip stumble upon a mysterious Chinese game that promises to make a man what he is not. [S]

  6. The Atomic Submarine

    1959. Sci-fi. Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. Stars Arthur Franz & Dick Foran. A submarine is sent out to investigate a series of naval disasters, but the crew also get caught up in the chaos. [S]

  7. Dial 999

    77 Bus. 1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Robert Cawdron & Ivan Craig. Police are baffled by robberies known as 'the Red Rose series'; Maguire and his partner suspect a seemingly innocent jeweller. [S]

  8. Sherlock Holmes

    The Case of the Shoeless Engineer. 1954. Starring: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford & Archie Duncan. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson encounter an injured man carrying an unconscious woman. [S]

  9. Twist or Stick

    It's a 1960s twisting compilation see 'The Hollies' Shane Fenton & The Fentones, The Orchids, The Keytones, a lot of 'That Old Yeah, Yeah Feeling' and much more.

  10. The Four Feathers (1939)

    1939. Adventure. Director: Zoltan Korda. Stars John Clements, Ralph Richardson & C. Aubrey Smith. A British officer seeks to redeem his cowardice 'feathers' by secretly aiding his former comrades. [S]

  11. Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer

    1956. Western. Directed by Albert C. Gannaway & Ismael Rodríguez. Stars Bruce Bennett & Lon Chaney Jr. Frontiersman Daniel Boone and his family fight for survival when his settlement is attacked. [S]

  12. The Railway Children

    2000. Drama. Directed by Catherine Morshead. Stars Jenny Agutter & Richard Attenborough. Three children are forced to move to Yorkshire with their mother after their father is falsely imprisoned. [S]

  13. That's My Boy

    The Phantom of the Farmyard. 1985. Stars Mollie Sugden, Christopher Blake, Clare Richards. Mrs. Price is lonely in London and wants to move in with the family, so they hatch a plan to put her off. [S]

  14. For the Love of Ada

    Bowling. Stars: Wilfred Pickles, Irene Handl & Jack Smethurst. Ada's convinced that the baby is overdue, and Walter gambles his months pension. (S4, E02) [S]

  15. The Man from U.N.C.L.E

    The Birds and the Bees Affair. 1966. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum & Ahna Capri. THRUSH has developed a strain of tiny but deadly bees and plans to release them in U.N.C.L.E. HQ in New York. [S]

  16. The Footage Detectives

    Mike and Noel bring a touch of magic with amazing 1950s card tricks, then a visit to The Chelsea Flower Show in the 50s and there's a reel of Scottish football fans heading to the Empire Stadium. [S]

  17. Enemy At The Door

    Treason. 1978. Stars: Alfred Burke, Bernard Horsfall, Joss Ackland & Emily Richard. General Von Wittke comes to Guernsey, ostensibly to write a report on the Occupation. [S]

  18. Ring of Spies

    1964. Drama. Director: Robert Tronson. Stars Bernard Lee, William Sylvester, David Kossoff & Margaret Tyzack. A secret agent asks Henry Houghton to steal military secrets in exchange for money. [S]

  19. Look At Life Why All The Rush

    1961. A look into why August Bank Holiday is traditionally the date around which most Britons fix their holidays. Those who think they will get away from it all are in for a shock

  20. Fox

    Fox: Big 'F' - Family. 1980. Stars Elizabeth Spriggs, Derrick O'Connor, Rosemary Martin. The Fox family drifts apart without Billy's guidance and support, and the brothers are facing big problems. [S]

  21. What Ever Happened To Aunt Alice

    1969. Drama. Directed by Lee H. Katzin. Stars Ruth Gordon, Geraldine Page & Robert Fuller. Alice applies for the job of housekeeper in order to find out what happened to a missing widowed friend. [S]

What's on TV now on other channels

  • BBC One

    Michael McIntyre's The Wheel until 21:00

    21:00 Honey

  • BBC Two

    International Football:... until 22:00

    22:00 40 Hits of 1975 at the BBC

  • ITV1

    Ireland v Fiji: Nations Championship until 22:35

    22:35 ITV News

  • Channel 4

    New: Griff Across the Alps until 21:00

    21:00 New: The F Ward

  • Channel 5

    New: Wallis Simpson: Marriage & Exile until 21:00

    21:00 New: Wallis Simpson: The Final Days