TPTV Schedule Dec 17Th - 23Rd 2018
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TPTV Schedule Dec 17th - 23rd 2018 DATE TIME PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS Mon 17 6:00 Curtain Up 1952. Comedy. Directed by Ralph Smart. Stars Robert Morley, Margaret Dec 18 Rutherford, Kay Kendall & Michael Medwin. A stage director clashes with the author of a play being done by a little theatre group. Mon 17 7:40 Stagecoach West The Bold Whip. Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray run a stagecoach line in Dec 18 the Old West, where they come across a wide variety of killers, robbers and ladies in distress. Mon 17 8:40 Buffalo Bill 1944. Western. Director: William A Wellman. Stars Joel McCrea, Dec 18 Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn & Linda Darnell. The story of William 'Buffalo Bill' Cody, legendary westerner. Mon 17 10:30 BFI: Post Early for 1951. Animation. This delightful silhouette animation may not be the Dec 18 Christmas most logical argument for helping the Post Office out, but who cares when it's so charmingly packaged. Mon 17 10:35 King Solomon's 1937. Adventure. Director Robert Stevenson. Stars Paul Robeson, Dec 18 Mines Cedric Hardwicke & Anna Lee. Kathy's father is intrigued by the stories about Solomon's diamond mines. So he steals away in the night. Mon 17 12:15 Gaolbreak 1962. Directed by Francis Searle and starring Peter Reynolds, Avice Dec 18 Landon and David Kernan. A mother and her two sons run a newsagents as a front for their criminal activity. Mon 17 13:30 Early One Morning 1937. Classic Swedish documentary by Gosta Roosling about an early Dec 18 morning Christmas service in a country church. Mon 17 13:45 The Old Dark House 1963. Comedy. Directed by William Castle. Stars Fenella Fielding, Tom Dec 18 Poston, Robert Morley & Janette Scott. A car salesman finds himself in fatal mishaps when delivering a car to a secluded mansion. Mon 17 15:30 Meet Me Tonight 1952. Comedy. Directed by Anthony Pelissier. Stars Valerie Hobson, Dec 18 Nigel Patrick, Kay Walsh & Stanley Holloway. Three short stories by Noel Coward: 'Red Peppers', 'Fumed Oak' & 'Ways and Means'. Mon 17 17:10 Brats 1930. Comedy. Director: James Parrott. Stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Dec 18 Hardy. Laurel and Hardy play dual roles as little brats who keep them from enjoying their evening of games. Mon 17 17:30 Colonel March of The Second Mona Lisa. 1956. Stars Boris Karloff, Ewan Roberts & Eric Dec 18 Scotland Yard Pohlmann. The Second Mona Lisa, painted six months after the first, is targeted by rival collectors (S1, E9) Mon 17 18:00 Sea to Plate and 1956. Documentary on the distribution of fish throughout England. Dec 18 Billingsgate in 1956 From tower bridge at 6am at Billingsgate in the 1950s to all the little - Glimpses harbours around the coast and everything in between. Mon 17 18:20 Dance Hall 1950. Drama. Directed by Charles Crichton. Stars Diana Dors, Petula Dec 18 Clark, Jane Hylton & Natasha Parry. Four young female factory workers escape the monotony of their jobs at the the Chiswick Palais. Mon 17 20:00 Danger UXB Just Like a Woman. 1979. Stars Anthony Andrews, Steven Grives & Dec 18 Alfie Bass. Ash and Machin are brought to London from a bomb disposal course and attend to a dangerous bomb (S1, E3) Mon 17 21:00 Circle of Danger 1951. Drama. Directed by Jacques Tourneur. Stars Ray Milland, Dec 18 Patricia Roc & Marius Goring. An American in England finds the truth behind his brother's death in occupied France. Mon 17 22:35 London Airport, Glimpses: Made in early 60s. A day In the life of the 'London' Airport. Dec 18 early 1960s - The Passengers, the 'Wavers-goodbye', the Airport Staff, the Pilots, the Glimpses Cleaning Staff and those left behind... Mon 17 23:00 The Gentle Touch 1984. Crime Drama. Appearances Can Be Deceptive. Stars Jill Dec 18 Gascoine, William Marlowem & Paul Moriarty. Maggie thinks that a woman who has killed her abusive husband acted in self-defence. (S5, E8) Mon 17 0:00 KOTCH 1971. Comedy, Drama. Directed by Jack Lemmon. Stars Walter Dec 18 Matthau, Jack Lemmon & Deborah Winters. To avoid settling in a nursing home, a retired salesman, is obliged to leave his son's family. Mon 17 2:15 Three Came Home 1950. True story of a woman imprisoned in several Japanese war Dec 18 camps. She struggles to protect her young son. Stars Claudette Colbert. Mon 17 4:20 The Hostage 1956. Drama. A South American revolutionary is facing death for Dec 18 murder but the President's daughter in London is taken hostage. Starring Ron Randell. Mon 17 5:50 Brickwork: Halfbrick Early 1950s educational film on how to make a half brick wall, Dec 18 Wall including how to make it straight. DATE TIME PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS Tue 18 6:00 Whirlpool 1959. Drama. Director: Lewis Allen. Stars Juliette Greco, Muriel Pavlow Dec 18 & Marius Goring. On the run from her murderous wartime partner in crime, Hermann, Lora hides on a small cargo boat. Tue 18 7:50 Stagecoach West The Orphans. Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray run a stagecoach line in the Dec 18 Old West, where they come across a wide variety of killers, robbers and ladies in distress. Tue 18 8:50 Heavens Above! 1963. Comedy. Directed by John & Roy Boulting. Stars Peter Sellers, Dec 18 Ian Carmichael, Cecil Parker & Eric Sykes. Due to mistaken identity, a minister is accidently appointed to a snobbish parish. Tue 18 11:10 Valley Of Eagles 1951. Adventure. A scientist invents a formula that converts waves Dec 18 into energy. His wife steals the formula and the scientist pursues her across the frozen tundra. Starring Jack Warner & Nadia Gray. Tue 18 12:50 Family Christmas - Nostalgic home videos of families tucking into their Christmas dinner Dec 18 Glimpses with all generations decked out in all their festive finery Tue 18 13:00 The Captive Heart 1946. War. Director: Basil Dearden. Stars Michael Redgrave, Jack Dec 18 Warner, Rachel Kempson & Mervyn Johns. A concentration-camp escapee assumes the identity of a dead British officer. Tue 18 15:00 BFI: Snow Directed by Geoffrey Jones. A look at the efforts of British Railways in Dec 18 coping with the 1963 UK cold wave. Nominated for an academy award in 1965. Tue 18 15:15 Mr Perrin & Mr Traill 1948. Drama. Directed by Lawrence Huntington. Stars David Farrar, Dec 18 Greta Gynt, Marius Goring & Raymond Huntley. A Schoolmaster is upset when a new teacher becomes an immediate success with the boys. Tue 18 17:05 Sea to Plate and 1956. Documentary on the distribution of fish throughout England. Dec 18 Billingsgate in 1956 From tower bridge at 6am at Billingsgate in the 1950s to all the little - Glimpses harbours around the coast and everything in between. Tue 18 17:30 Colonel March of Death in Inner Space. 1956. Stars Boris Karloff, Ewan Roberts & Eric Dec 18 Scotland Yard Pohlmann. Colonel March investigates when a scientist's volunteer dies from lack of oxygen (S1, E10) Tue 18 18:00 Devil Girls From 1954. Sci-Fi. Directed by David MacDonald. Stars Patricia Laffan, Hugh Dec 18 Mars McDermott & Hazel Court. A female alien, accompanied by a menacing robot, comes to Earth to collect Earth's men as breeding stock Tue 18 19:35 BFI: Night Mail 1936. Directors: Harry Watt & Basil Wright. Narrated by Pat Jackson. A Dec 18 critically acclaimed British documentary film about the operation of the 30s Royal Mail train delivery service. Tue 18 20:00 Danger UXB Cast Iron Killer. 1979. Stars Anthony Andrews, Judy Geeson & Iain Dec 18 Cuthbertson. A sceptical Brian is ordered to deliver a defused but otherwise intact bomb to Dr.Gillespie (S1, E4) Tue 18 21:00 The Rocking Horse 1949. Drama. Director: Anthony Pelissier. Stars John Howard Davies, Dec 18 Winner Valerie Hobson, John Mills & Ronald Squire. After receiving a rocking horse, a child is able to pick winning horses at the racetrack Tue 18 22:50 Christmas In Britain Join the festive cheer all over the country in this short film showing Dec 18 - Glimpses how Christmases past were celebrated in London the great British countryside & a traditional British home. Tue 18 23:00 The Gentle Touch 1984. Crime Drama. Secrets. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Dec 18 Paul Moriarty. Maggie finds that the sophisticated Cecily is dangerous when she uncovers a grim secret. (S5, E9) Tue 18 0:00 The Comeback Kid 1980. Comedy. Directed by Peter Levin. Stars John Ritter, Susan Dey, Dec 18 Patrick Swayze & Doug McKeon. A down and out minor league ballplayer finds a zest for life coaching a group of underprivileged kids Tue 18 2:00 The Day After 1983. Drama. Directed by Nicholas Meyer. Stars Jason Robards, Steve Dec 18 Guttenberg, John Lithgow & JoBeth Williams. A Midwestern city attempts to recover after it is destroyed by a nuclear missile strike. Tue 18 4:40 Sky Liner 1949. Thriller. Director: William Berke. Stars Richard Travis, Pamela Dec 18 Blake & Rochelle Hudson. An FBI Agent finds himself caught up in Cold War espionage when he boards a plane heading west. Tue 18 5:55 Ave Maria Possibly 1940s filmed in Hungary. A very rare moving rendition from a Dec 18 Hungarian Opera star of 'Ave Maria' DATE TIME PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS Wed 19 6:00 Assignment 1956. Drama. Starring Hollywood's Richard Denning as the secret Dec 18 Redhead agent, Carole Mathews as the luscious nightclub vocalist and Ronald Adam as the chameleon-like criminal. A story of money and crime. (Subtitles Available) Wed 19 7:35 Stagecoach West The Guardian Angels. Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray run a stagecoach Dec 18 line in the Old West, where they come across a wide variety of killers, robbers and ladies in distress.