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SKY 328 FREEVIEW 81 PREMIERE HIGHLIGHTS FOR May FREESAT 306 VIRGIN 445 Mon 6th May 19 22:00 Sun 12th May 19 21:00 and Sat May 18th at 22:50 A Walk in the Spring Rain (1970) Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) Romance, directed by: Thriller directed by: Otto Guy Green Starring: Ingrid Preminger. Starring: Keir Dullea, Bergman, Anthony Quinn, Carol Lynley, Laurence Olivier. Fritz Weaver. The Merediths A woman reports that her young move to an isolated farm. daughter is missing, but there is Mrs. Meredith and her neigh- no evidence that she ever existed. bour Will Cade become friends and potential lovers. Fri 10th May 22:00 and Tues 14th May 19 22:00 Songwriter (1984) Sat 18th May 19 21:00 & Mon 13th May 19 at 22:00 Music Drama, director: Alan White Water Summer (1987) Rudolph. Stars: Willie Nelson, Kris American drama film directed Kristofferson, Melinda Dillon. A by Jeff Bleckner. Starring Kevin singer/songwriter tries to be a Bacon, Sean Astin, Jonathan music “mogul”, and gets into in Ward and Matt Adler. a bad publishing deal. An experienced guide takes a city boy and his three friends on Sun May 12th 14:20 and their first wilderness experience. Sat 18th May 19 14:50 Pushing them too far, the guide Hanover Street (1979) alienates the boys, but after an War Adventure/Romance, accident, finds himself in need directed and written by Peter of their help. Hyams. Stars: Harrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down, Christopher Wed 15th May 19 22:00 Plummer. Margaret is a nurse Fool’s Parade (1971) in England during WW2, and Director: Andrew V. McLaglen, married to a secret agent. Stars: James Stewart, George Things get complicated when Kennedy, Anne Baxter, she falls for David, an American . Kurt Russell. In 1935, after forty years in a West Virginia prison, Sat 11th May 21:50 three released convicts open a The Mountain Men (1980) legitimate business using the Western Adventure £25,000 dollars saved while in jail, but a crooked prison Directed by: Richard Lang. guard and the town banker plan to defraud them. Stars: Charlton Heston, Brian Keith, Victoria Racimo. Mon 20th May 22:00 A pair of grizzled frontiersmen White Mischief (1988) fight Indians, guzzle liquor and Director: Michael Radford. steal squaws in this fanciful Stars: Sarah Miles, Joss Ackland, adventure. Greta Scacchi, Charles Dance. In 1940s Kenya, a couple join other affluent British expatriates in a lifestyle of recklessness and excess.

The Immortal Orson Welles Remembered on Talking Pictures TV New documentary on Sunday 5th May 19 12:55 and 6th of May 19 at 16:30 Commemorating the birthday of Orson Welles. This intimate documentary contrasts the romanticised maverick figure with the man behind the enigma, and celebrates his remarkable contributions to film history. With recollections from actor Norman Eshley (star of Welles’ film ‘Immortal Story’), filmmaker Henry Jagloma and Orson’s assistant Dorian Bond, the film offers a rare insight into the world of this fascinating man. SKY 328 FREEVIEW 81 PREMIERE HIGHLIGHTS FOR May FREESAT 306 VIRGIN 445 Sat 25th May 22:00 Saturday 1st June 19:00 Georgy Girl (1966) Clockwise (1986) Director: Silvio Narizzano. Comedy. Director: Christopher Mo- Stars: James Mason, Alan Bates, rahan Starring: John Cleese, Alison Lynn Redgrave. A young woman Steadman, Nadia Sawalha dodges the amorous attentions A clock-watching headmaster of her father’s middle-aged slowly disentegrates as his ordered employer while striving to world unwinds. capture some of the glamorous life of swinging London. Sun 26th May 22:00 Steaming (1986) Saturday 1st June 21:00 Director: Joseph Losey. Stars: Remember My Name (1978) Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, Thriller. Director: Alan Rudolph Diana Dors, Patti Love. Three Stars: Geraldine Chaplin, Anthony female steam room customers Perkins, Moses Gunn. Just released decide to fight its closure. from prison, a young woman arrives in town to “start a new life”, but Monday 27th May 23:10 soon begins stalking a married Machine Gun McCain (1970) construction worker for no Crime Drama. Director: Giuliano apparent reason. Montaldo, Stars: John Cassave- tes, Britt Ekland, Peter Falk. Sunday 2nd June 17:00 A paroled armed robber and Hand in Hand (1961) his son plan a Las Vegas casino Drama. Director: Philip Leacock heist but the casino is bitterly Stars: Loretta Parry, Philip Needs, contested by West and East John Gregson. A little Roman Coast mobs. Catholic boy and a little Jewish girl become best friends despite the Friday 31st May 23:10 prejudice that surrounds them. Hard Times (1975) Drama Director: Sunday 2nd June 20:05 Stars: Charles Bronson, James No Sex Please - We’re British Coburn, Jill Ireland. A drifter turns (1973) illegal prize-fighter during the Comedy. Director: Cliff Owen Depression in New Orleans. Stars: Ronnie Corbett, Beryl Reid, Saturday 1st June 15:20 and Arthur Lowe. Adapted from the Sunday 2nd June 18:35 long running play, the farcical Noose For a Lady (1953) caper revolves around the mis- taken delivery of a saucy parcel Crime Drama Director: Wolf Rilla to an innocent bank employee. Stars: Dennis Price, Rona Lots of ‘trousers falling down’ type slapstick ensues. Anderson, Ronald Howard With Ian Ogilvy, Susan Penhaligon, Deryck Guyler, A woman is sentenced to death Cheryl Hall, Margaret Nolan, Valerie Leon, Gerald Sim but her cousin works against time and Brian Wilde. to prove her innocence. New Series: The Flame Trees Of Thika on Talking Pictures TV Starring: Hayley Mills, David Robb, Holly Aird. Adapted from the book by Elspeth Huxley, based on her childhood. A tale of colonial life in Africa before the Great War. The Huxleys move to Kenya and start a coffee plantation. Elspeth encounters the incredible beauty and cruelty of nature, and makes friendships with both Africans and British expatriates. Eventually, the excitement of Elspeth’s life is disrupted by the onset of WWI. Episode 1: The Promised Land (1981) airs on Thursday 9th May 19 at 14:00.