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Talking Pictures TV www.talkingpicturestv.co.uk Highlights for week beginning SKY 328 | FREEVIEW 81 Mon 17th February 2020 FREESAT 306 | VIRGIN 445 S is for Stanley on Talking Pictures TV 30 Years Behind the Wheel for This award winning documentary film depicts the 30-year relationship between legendary film director Stanley Kubrick and his chauffeur and assistant, Emilio D’Alessandro. Based on his autobiography, Stanley Kubrick and Me, the film is a personal glimpse of the man behind the myth. With a wealth of previously unknown material drawn from D’Alessandro’s personal archives, the film sheds new light on Kubrick and his film-making, which included: 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, , The Shining and in which D’Alessandro himself played a cameo role. One of the film’s pleasures is seeing and hearing Kubrick’s many memos, requesting things like birthday party supplies for his children, room thermometers and medication for his pets; both fondness and frustration are clear in this detailed portrait. Airs on Fri 21st Feb at 09:40am.

Mon 17th Feb 09:15 Tues 18th Feb 15:55 Man of the Moment (1955) Five Guns West (1955) Director: Western, directed by: Roger Corman. Starring: Norman Wisdom, Belinda Stars: John Lund, Dorothy Malone, Lee, Lana Morris and . Mike Connors, Jack Ingram. Humble civil service filing clerk A Confederate officer leads a band Norman becomes British delegate to of prisoners in search of a stolen a diplomatic conference in Geneva. shipment of Union gold. Mon 17th Feb 14:25 Tues 18th Feb 22:00 Now and Forever (1956) Helter Skelter (1949) Drama, directed by: Mario Zampi. Comedy, directed by: Ralph Thomas Stars: Janette Scott, Vernon Gray, Stars: Carol Marsh, Mervyn Johns, Kay Walsh, Jack Warner. A schoolgirl falls David Tomlinson, Richard Hearne, in love with the son of a local garage Terry-Thomas. A radio star becomes owner and they hatch a plan to elope to Gretna Green... involved with a wealthy heiress but a case of hiccups causes problems. Mon 17th Feb 22:00 Model For Murder (1963) Wed 19th Feb 17:55 Drama, directed by: Michael Truman. Nurse On Wheels (1963) Stars: Ian Hendry, Jane Asher, Comedy, directed by: . Ronald Fraser, Jeremy Brett. Stars: Juliette Mills, Ronald Lewis, The police investigate the murder of Noel Purcell, , , a model who was involved with drug Deryck Guyler and . pushers. Another murder occurs in Soho In the sleepy little town of Blandley the but are the two crimes connected? biggest stir in recent years is caused by (AKA Girl in the Headlines) the arrival of the new district nurse. Tues 18th Feb 11:00 Wed 19th Feb 22:05 The Flame Trees Of Thika Spring and Port Wine (1970) Series 1, Episode 1: Comedy, directed by: Peter Hammond. The Promised Land (1981) Stars: James Mason, Susan George, Director: Roy Ward Baker. Diana Coupland, Hannah Gordon, Stars: , David Robb, Rodney Bewes, , Len Jones. Holly Aird. Young Elspeth arrives in Thika, Love and humour prevail as strict Kenya in colonial Africa, with her parents working class father Rafe Crompton who have purchased a tract of land to establish a coffee farm. and his wife Daisy struggle to cope with bringing up their four Airing on weekdays at 11am. children against the backdrop of a rapidly changing society. Talking Pictures TV Highlights for week beginning www.talkingpicturestv.co.uk SKY 328 | FREEVIEW 81 Mon 17th February 2020 continued FREESAT 306 | VIRGIN 445

Thurs 20th Feb 07:40 Sat 22nd Feb 19:20 Happy Go Lovely (1951) Suspect (1960) Comedy, directed by H. Bruce Thriller, directed by Roy Boulting. Humberstone. Stars: David Niven, Stars: Tony Britton, Virginia Maskell, Vera-Ellen, Cesar Romero. A penniless Peter Cushing, Spike Milligan. A team dancer is mistaken for the girlfriend of of scientists researching plague cures, a millionaire – and is suddenly wanted find their work is being suppressed by on Broadway. the government. (AKA The Risk) Thurs 20th Feb 12:30 Sat 22nd Feb 21:00 The Pursuers (1961) Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) Drama, directed by Godfrey Grayson. Drama, directed by Robert Bolt. Stars: Cyril Shaps, Francis Matthews, Stars: Sarah Miles, Richard Chamberlain, Susan Denny & Sheldon Lawrence. John Mills, Ralph Richardson, Former concentration camp prisoners Laurence Olivier, Margaret Leighton. form an underground network to hunt Lady Caroline Lamb, married to a future Prime Minister, has an affair with the Nazi leaders. poet Lord Byron – the most notorious Thurs 20th Feb 14:30 sex scandal of the 19th century. State Secret (1950) Sat 22nd Feb 23:30 Mystery drama, directed by: Spanish Fly (1976) Sidney Gilliat. Stars: Glynis Johns, Comedy, directed by Bob Kellett. Jack Hawkins, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Stars: Leslie Phillips, Terry Thomas, Herbert Lom. An American surgeon Frank Thornton, Terry-Thomas. Ex-pat is caught up in a man-hunt when the resident of Minorca, Sir Percy de Courcy, dictator he operates on dies. turns a local wine into an aphrodisiac, (AKA The Great Manhunt) with hilarious results. Friday 21st Feb 09:40 Sun 23rd Feb 10:30 S is For Stanley (2015) Caesar and Cleopatra (1946) 30 Years Behind the Wheel Biopic, directed by: Gabriel Pascal. for Stanley Kubrick Stars: Claude Rains, Vivien Leigh and Award winning documentary film Stewart Granger. Cleopatra has just depicting the relationship between film ascended the throne of the pharaohs director Stanley Kubrick and his chauffeur when Julius Caesar pays a visit. and assistant, Emilio D’Alessandro. Sun 23rd Feb 13:00 Friday 21st Feb 16:40 The Small Voice (1948) The Boys (1962) Drama, directed by: Fergus Crime drama, directed by Sidney J. Furie. Mcdonell, starring James Donald, Stars: Richard Todd, Robert Morley, Valerie Hobson, David Greene, Howard Dudley Sutton & Jess Conrad. Keel. Whilst driving through the Welsh When a nightwatchman is murdered hills, a couple find a crashed car and four young men are put on trial. take the occupants home with them. Friday 21st Feb 22:00 Sun 23rd Feb 18:50 Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1965) Nicholas Nickleby (1947) History drama, directed by Don Sharp. Drama, directed by Alberto Stars: Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Cavalcanti. Stars: Cedric Hardwicke, Joss Ackland. Sinister monk Rasputin Sybil Thorndike, Stanley Holloway. gains influence at the Russian court and Robbed of his rightful inheritance, begins a ruthless and depraved pursuit Nicholas Nickleby is forced to leave of power and wealth. his schoolmaster’s post and seek his Sat 22nd Feb 15:55 fortune as a travelling entertainer. Second Fiddle (1957) Sun 23rd Feb 21:00 Comedy, directed by Maurice Elvey. Sunday Night at the Stars: Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters, Palladium (1961) Lisa Gastoni, Richard Wattis. A classic performance filmed live Deborah and Charles are in love, but the in 1961. Bruce Forsyth and advertising agency where they both Norman Wisdom keep the audience in work has one rule: as soon as a girl stitches with their sketches, including marries, she must resign! the famous ‘wallpapering’ routine.