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Dear Supporters, Wishing you all a very Happy New Year! May 2020 be filled with health and happiness. Our first release for 2020 is a brilliant new box set War In Film Volume 1; three discs full of war related films, all restored, plus our exclusive documentary Lest We Forget – all for just £20 with free UK postage. Optional subtitles are available to select on the discs. The set of films includes:Who Goes Next, Subway in the Sky, Desert Mice, The Treasure of San Teresa, During One Night, The Hand, Beyond the Curtain, Mr Kingstreet’s War and shows war from all aspects, not just the gritty and gruesome, but also the human story, humour, sadness, joy and triumph, at home and at the front. Our first event in 2020, The Renown Festival of Film, is just a few weeks away and we are delighted that it is completely sold out – there will be no tickets on the door. We have a wonderful day lined up, which will be revealed in our next newsletter. We have already booked The Stockport Plaza for 2020, Sunday 4th October – do put the date in your diaries. This year tickets for this event will be with numbered seating. We are also looking at a event and a coastal weekend away in the summer, more details to follow. I spent a great afternoon filming with ’ daughter, the lovely Reina James last year which led me to read one of her books. What a talented writer she is! We are very proud to be able to offer her book The Old Joke about retired film stars – very apt for all of us I thought! It will soon be Valentine’s Day (Friday 14th February) and for the Val- entines in your lives (or just for yourselves!), we have created a beautiful British Bombshell Make Up Bag featuring film sirens and for those who are an ‘Absolute Shower’ a useful wash bag! It’s a month of fun on Talking Pictures TV this January, with a host of premieres including Personal Services with on Sat 18th Jan at 9:30pm, Old Bill and Son with Morland Graham and on Tues 21st Jan at 7pm, Follow a Star with on Sun 26th Jan at 6:50pm PLUS we are bringing SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE back to British TV screens from Sunday 19th January at 9pm. We are often inundated with requests for films and series to be shown on Talking Pictures TV. Everything we air comes at a price and requires a license to be shown. It takes lots of research and hard work to make it all available; and that’s if we can get a license and if it even still exists! We provide more films and series every month and all for FREE! Which leads me to our monthly plea to spread the word about the film club, our events and Talking Pictures TV – you have no idea how important it is. To help spread the word, you can purchase one of our limited edition Renown Film Club Member badges while the last few stocks remain for just £2 when purchasing anything else in this newsletter. Wear it with pride! We write with sadness following the recent loss of dear Elizabeth Sellars and Tony Britton to the great Cinema in the Sky. We have been in touch with Tony’s daughter Fern several times over the years. He enjoyed watching Talking Pictures TV and was an honoured member of The Renown Film Club. Such wonderful actors, we will help to keep their memories alive. To cheer everyone up this newsletter has everything from to plus a Killer Collection, a Hitchcock Collection and music from Craig Douglas. Until next month, many thanks for your support and Happy New Year once again,

Very best wishes, Sarah, Noel & Neill 1 you will receive all the films on both pages NEW EXCLUSIVE RENOWN 3 DVD SET A collection from the Renown archives of films depicting war in many different ways. Fully restored, with optional subtitles, WAR IN FILM Volume 1 of this three-DVD box set includes: Who Goes Next; Subway in the Sky Box Set Desert Mice; The Treasure of San Teresa; During One Night; The Hand; Beyond the Curtain; Mr Kingstreet’s War and a bonus 3-DVD Collection feature, the exclusive Renown documentary: with optional subtitles Lest We Forget. Who Goes Next (1938) Director: Cast: Barry K. Barnes, Sophie Stewart, JUST £20 Jack Hawkins, Charles Eaton, Frank Birch, Andrew Osborn, Roy Findlay, Alastair MacIntyre, Meinhart Maur, WITH FREE UK POSTAGE Francis James, Viola Compton, Elizabeth Nolan, Charles Lancing, Francis R. Mann, Wyndham Hewett, Kitty Kirwan, George Spence. A group of British officers attempt to escape a POW camp. Subway in the Sky (1959) Director: Muriel Box. Cast: Hildegard Knef, Cec Linder, Katherine Kath, Van Johnson, Tom Watson, Albert Lieven, Gerda Larsen, Michael Bell, Chuck Keyser, Edward Judd, Vivian Matalon, Gaylord Cavallaro, E. Kerrigan Prescott, James Maxwell. Set in ; a military doctor is accused of dealing in illegal drugs. Desert Mice (1959) Director: Michael Relph. Cast: Sid James, , Alfred Marks, Liz Fraser, Dick Bentley, Irene Handl, Joan Benham, Gilbert Davis, Reginald Beckwith, Kenneth Fortescue, , Anthony Bushell, Philo Hauser, , Anthony Bate, Jim O’Brady, Yvonne Buckingham, , Harry Landis, Paul Eddington, Arthur Howard, Stanley Escane, Ivor Salter. The story of an ENSA troupe of entertainers in North Africa. The Treasure of San Teresa (1959) (AKA Hot Money Girl) Director: . Cast: Eddie Constantine, Dawn Addams, Marius Goring, , Nadine Tallier, Walter Gotell, Willy Witte, Tsai Chin, Georgina Cookson, , Steve Plytas, Derek Sydney, Anna Turner, Stella Bonheur, Leslie ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson, Gaylord Cavallaro, Hubert Mittendorf. American ex-serviceman returns to Europe to 2 retrieve jewels hidden from the Nazis in 1944. Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 NEW EXCLUSIVE RENOWN 3 DVD SET you will receive all the films on both pages

During One Night (1960) (AKA Night of Passion) WAR IN FILM Directed & written by: Sidney J. Furie. Cast: Don Borisenko, Susan , Sean Sullivan, Joy Webster, Box Set Alan Gibson, Graydon Gould, Barbara Ogilvie, Tom Busby, 3-DVD Collection Jackie Collins, Roy Stephens, Michael Golden, Colin Maitland. with optional subtitles 24 hours in the lives of two World War II airmen, one with a terrible injury, one dealing with life. The Hand (1960) JUST £20 Director: Henry Cass. Cast: Derek Bond, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Reed De Rouen, Ray Cooney, Reginald Hearne, Tony Hilton, WITH FREE UK POSTAGE Bryan Coleman, Harold Scott, Walter Randall, Jean Dallas, Gwenda Ewen, Michael Moore, Ronald Wilson, Pat Hicks. Revenge which follows the trail of the murder of a one-handed man back to a POW camp in Burma in 1946. Beyond the Curtain (1960) Director: Compton Bennett. Cast: , Eva Bartok, Marius Goring, Lucie Mannheim, Andree Melly, George Mikell, John Welsh, Denis Shaw, Annette Carell, Gaylord Cavallaro, Leonard Sachs, , Steve Plytas, Guy Kingsley Poynter, André Mikhelson, Court Benson, Carmen Blanck, Max Brimmell, Maurice Browning, Ian Curry, Bill Edwards, Thomas Foulkes. A German-born airline stewardess is trapped behind the Iron Curtain when a flight she is on is forced down. Mr Kingstreet’s War (1971) Director: Percival Rubens. Cast: John Saxon, Tippi Hedren, Rossano Brazzi, Kerry Jordan, Brian O’Shaughnessy, Gaby Getz, Joe Seakatsie, Roland Robinson, Anthony Wheeler, John Marcus, Raymond Matuson, Luigi Vitali, Michael Preston, Tullio Monetas. Caught between warring factions in 1939 just before World War II, the Kingstreets battle to protect their way of life. BONUS FEATURE: Lest We Forget (2018) Exclusive documentary, made for Talking Pictures TV, commemorating the centenary of the end of WWI. Presented by war historian Alan Forbes, who visited Flanders and the Somme to pay moving tributes to “Our Boys”.

Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 3 BOOK OFFERS – RECOMMENDED READ FOR THIS MONTH! The Old Joke The second novel from Reina James, daughter of Sid James. Reina James (born 1947) has written two novels, the first of which won the Society of Authors’ McKitterick Prize in 2007. In her 20s she appeared in the stage play John, Paul, George, Ringo … and Bert by Willy Russell and later appeared in Russell’s musical Blood Brothers. She is married to Mike Reinstein, a musician. Mim Lyons is a retired film actress, occasionally still recognized from her last great starring role in the late , but now more than content to restrict her performances to occasional play-readings with a group of old friends from the theatrical world. However, when her agent calls out of the blue PAPERBACK BOOK with a job offer, her husband schemes about the possibility of a comeback in a role that unsettles Mim’s perception of how he sees her – and of who she really is. As Mim struggles to preserve the quiet existence she has created, it becomes impossible to ignore the turmoil in the lives of those closest to her. While her friends’ marriages hit the rocks, her son struggles to clean up his act and her estranged daughter floats back into her life, Mim begins to reas- sess the roles she has been playing – as friend, daughter, mother and wife – and to decide exactly who she wants to be. Our Price £9.99 Price includes £2 Postage & Packing Call Us Now On Freephone 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 4 Memories of working at The Rank Organisation Part 5, by Noel Cronin seemed distant as I arrived at Lambeth North to start work at the Central Office of Information, a Government Ministry, formerly the Ministry of Information, the purpose of which was to inform the public, and, indeed, the world of what Britain had to offer regarding technology, tourism and all things British. It was early in the , and I worked in the film department as an assistant film editor along with a mixture of technicians either finishing their careers or younger persons learning, including an intellectual Peter Greenaway and an ex school teacher, new to film writing and producing, Chris Tarrant – proof things could get better for me. The duties of an assistant, rewinding film reels and hanging film trims were so, so boring and my fragile film career was taking a dive even at the COI – I think I was very close to being fired, until one day everybody in film editing were either off sick with flu or already busy on other editing when an urgent rush job came up and I was the only person available. Reluctantly I was asked could I edit a short film? I had never edited two shots together before but I set about the edit and to everyone’s amazement –including mine – the end result was not bad! In-house producers started using me now and then and I began to enjoy my job. It took about two years before I could be promoted as my past record was so bad and without the help and support of a high ranking officer I doubt I would have been promoted. The COI was always the target for government cuts and indeed the film department most of all; we were “industrial” civil servants and about to be closed down, but the minister involved became caught up in a scandal and the decision was reversed. A while later we faced another closure threat and I, with a couple of happy years of editing under my belt, decided to return to Soho to join a small post-production company. Next stop, Great Russell Street! 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.

5 Masters of Comedy on DVD Tommy Cooper RRP £15.99 OUR PRICE £7.99 with FREE UK POSTAGE Call Us Now On Freephone: 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 1 Disc; Running Time: 70 mins approx. With Subtitles. Highlights from some of his best shows. The definitive TV moments of Tommy Cooper’s Comedy Career. Tommy Cooper is well-remembered as one of the funniest British ever. With his red fez and daft catch phrases usually delivered after another magic trick had gone wrong, he tapped into the nation’s funny bone. This hilarious compilation includes many of his finest comedic moments and illustrates why he is still regarded as a Master of Comedy. One of Britain’s best-loved comics, Cooper was a top-liner in variety with his turn as the conjurer whose tricks never succeeded, but it was his television work that raised him to national prominence. He was popular with audiences for nearly 40 years, notably through his work with London Weekend Television from 1968 to 1972 and with from 1973 to 1980. Thanks to his many television shows during the mid-1970s, he was one of the most recognisable comedians in the world. A statue of Cooper was unveiled in his birthplace of , , in 2008 by fellow Welsh entertainer Sir , who is patron of the Tommy Cooper Society. In a 2005 poll, The Comedians’ , Cooper was voted the sixth greatest comedy act ever by comedians and comedy insiders.

6 Spotlight on Elizabeth Sellars Born: 6th May 1921 Died: 30th December 2019 On the 30th December 2019, the family of Elizabeth Sellars announced that the 98 year old actress had passed away at her home in . There have been no fanfares, main- stream television tributes or extensive reports in the news- papers. Yet Sellars had been one of the most prolific leading ladies and character actresses Britain has known. Elizabeth McDonald Sellars was born in . She studied law until a student friend, Jean Hardwicke – the niece of Sir Cedric Hardwicke – persuaded her to attend a stage audition with her, which changed her life forever. She began appearing on the stage from age 15 and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her first London appearance came in 1946 in The Brothers Karamazov, opposite and she later appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company as Elizabeth in Richard III, Helen in , Gertrude in and Hermione in The Winter’s Tale. Sellars entered films in 1949 with a role as flirty Judy inFloodtide , although she had first made a TV movie, The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus in 1947. She found popu- larity with the cinema-going public and appeared in a string of British films in the and 1960s which included Madeleine (1950), Cloudburst (1951) for Hammer Films, Night Was Our Friend (1951), Recoil (1953), The Long Memory (1953), The Broken Horseshoe (1953), Three Cases of Murder (1955), The Last Man to Hang (1956), The Shiralee (1957), The Chalk Garden (1964) and The Mummy’s Shroud (1967) another film for Hammer. Her film work was not restricted to British films as she also appeared in a few Hollywood films – usually in secondary roles – includingThe Barefoot Contessa (1954), Désirée (1954), Prince of Players (1955), The Day They Robbed the Bank of (1960) and 55 Days at Peking (1963). Her last filmThe Hireling (1975) – a British film with Robert Shaw and – saw her playing the mother of Sarah Miles’ Lady Franklyn. She also found herself in demand for television, becoming even busier, as a character actress, appearing in a variety of productions from Churchill’s People and Shades of Green in the seventies to Winter Sunlight and most notably in A Voyage Round My Father with in the eighties. She appeared in many of the popular series of the day including, The Avengers, Shadows of Fear, The Power Game and many productions for both the BBC and ITV channels. Her last appearance was on television in the series Made In Heaven in 1990, after which she retired. Sellars married a surgeon, Francis Henley, in Stow-on-the-Wold in September 1960. It was a happy union that lasted until Hen- ley’s death in 2009. In her heyday, Elizabeth Sellars was described as having “the allure of and the power of .” She delivered glamour and a steely drama in all her roles, no matter whether it was a support feature or a Hollywood film. Her body of work plays regularly on Talking Pictures TV, ensuring her star continues to shine. 7 After the success of last month’s Victorian Lady’s Ghostly Anthology audio CD we bring you: A Victorian Gentleman’s Ghostly Anthology OUR PRICE £15.99 Audio Book with FREE UK POSTAGE Audio Book on 4 CDs Read by: John Banks Twelve of the very best ghost stories from the Victorian era, all written by talented, but sometimes overlooked or forgotten, authors. Once you tire of Dickens and James, these are the true masters of short-form suspense. The Steel Mirror by W.W. Fenn A Real Country Ghost Story by Albert Smith The Weird Violinist by Anonymous Never shall I forget the ghastliness of Walsham Grange: that face —the white horror stamped upon every feature — the agony which seemed to A Real Ghost Story sink the very eyes beneath the contracted by E. Morant Cox brows; it was awful to me to behold, Haunted by Coulson Kernahan accustomed as I was to scenes of terror. Nicodemus by Alfred Crowquill by James Grant Call Us Now The Veiled Portrait On Freephone: The Ghost Chamber by Anonymous The Doll’s Ghost by F. Marion Crawford 0808 How Peter Parley Laid A Ghost: 178 8212 A Story of Owl’s Abbey by Anonymous The Ghost’s Summons by Ada Buisson A Terrible Retribution; or, Squire Orton’s Ghost by Anonymous 8 Exclusive to Renown The Bombshell Cosmetic Bag £10 plus £2 Postage & Packing

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9 The Very Best Of: Craig Douglas THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION ON ONE CD OUR PRICE £12.99 WITH FREE UK POSTAGE Born in Newport, Isle of Wight Craig Douglas (born Terence Perkins) was employed as a milkman before becoming a professional singer, and was known to many as the ‘Singing Milkman’. Voted ‘Best New Singer’ in 1959 in the British music magazine, NME, Douglas went on to record eight cover versions of former American hit songs, in his total of nine Top 40 UK singles. Amongst that tally, Douglas had a Number 1 single in 1959 with Only Sixteen, which outsold Sam Cooke’s original version in the UK. It was recorded at EMI’s Abbey Road studios, with whistling by Mike Sammes, and released through Top Rank records. Douglas had four consecutive Number 9 placings on the UK Singles Chart. 30 Tracks: 1. Only Sixteen 2. Pretty Blue Eyes 3. A Teenager In Love 4. On The Sunny Side Of The Street 5. The Heart Of A Teenage Girl Other top twenty hits include: A Teenager in Love 6. Oh What A Day (1959), Pretty Blue Eyes (1960), The Heart of a 7. A Hundred Pounds Of Clay Teenage Girl (1960), A Hundred Pounds of Clay 8. Time (1961), Time (1961), When My Little Girl is Smiling (1962), and Our Favourite Melodies (1962), all of 9. After All which appear on this compilation. His early career 10. When My Little Girl Is Smiling bridged the gap between the end of the easy listening 11. Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue period, when the focus was on ‘crooners’ and the 12. Another You beginning of teenage pop music; his ability was to combine both styles. Douglas topped on the 13. No Greater Love Beatles’ first major stage show and also appeared in 14. Battle Of New Orleans the 1962 film It’s Trad, Dad! with Helen Shapiro. He 15. Our Favourite Melodies recently appeared on stage at the Talking Pictures 16. A Change Of Heart TV/Renown Pictures film festival in St Albans in 2019. 17. Carolina In The Morning 18. Come Softly To Me 19. Riddle Of Love 20. Walkin’ My Baby Back Home 21. Dream Lover 22. My First Love Affair 23. What Do You Want 24. Where’s The Girl (I Never Met) 25. A Painted Smile 26. It All Depends On You 27. My Hour Of Love 28. Rainbows Call Us Now On Freephone 29. The Girl Next Door 30. Ring-A-Ding 10 0808 178 8212 From the AS SEEN ON TALKING PICTURES TV Captured DVD & Blu Ray Edition RRP £19.99 Director: John Krish Starring: Alan Dobie, Ray Brooks OUR PRICE £15 and Wilfred Bramble. WITH FREE UK POSTAGE Year: 1959; Black and White. Call Us Now On Freephone 2 discs: DVD and Blu-ray editions Running time: 65 minutes; 0808 178 8212 Optional subtitles. Or 01923 290555 You will receive 2 discs: one will be a Blu Ray one will be a DVD. John Krish’s graphic Prisoner of War drama, a lost gem of British post--making. Never commercially released before and previously only shown to a highly restricted audience of top military brass from the Ministry of Defence, Captured (1959) is a stunning POW drama and a lost gem of British post-war film making. Directed by cult British director John Krish, the film was sponsored by the Army Kinematograph Corporation. This tightly plotted drama shows British POWs enduring brainwashing and torture during the Korean War, thereby revealing what a soldier could expect if he was ever captured by enemy forces. Captured is accompanied by other rarities from John Krish, including H.M.P. (a 1978 fly-on-the- wall documentary about the Prison service) and Krish’s celebrated 1977 public safety short Finishing Line. All of these films have been transferred to HD by the BFI from the very best available film materials. Extras: Presented in High and Standard Definition. Sewing Machine (John Krish, 1973, 1 min): road safety filler. Searching (John Krish, 1974, 1 min): shocking fire safety filler. H.M.P. (John Krish, 1976, 55 mins): compelling and humane recruitment film made for the prison services. The Finishing Line (John Krish, 1977, 21 mins): violent public safety film made to discourage children from trespassing on the railway. Shooting the Message: The films of John Krish (2013, 23 mins): an extensive interview with the director about his life and work. Illustrated booklet with full credits and new writings by James Piers Taylor, Patrick Russell, Stephen Thrower and Alex Davidson. 11 RENOWN Box Set Special price for this newsletter only: A Rainy Afternoon At The Flicks SPECIAL PRICE ONLY £10 with free UK P&P Box set of three discs usually £20! What better way to spend a rainy (or snowy) afternoon in January? This box set recreates a good old fashioned afternoon at the flicks with a newsreel, an old advert, a short and a main feature. There are seven sections of entertainment, each with the National Anthem at the end, just as it was always played in the good old days of cinema going. SCREEN 1: The Agitator (1945) Directed by John Harlow. Produced by Louis H. Jackson. Starring , Mary Morris, John Laurie and Moore Marriott. A young British socialist unexpectedly inherits the large factory where he works as a union mechanic. PLUS: A Bob in the Pound (1943) Featuring the voice of Tommy Handley. Learn to save with this animated cinema short! Felix Follows the Swallows (1925) Directed by Otto Messmer. Short cartoon classic. SCREEN 2: He Found A Star (1941) Directed by . Produced by John Corfield. Starring Vic Oliver, Sarah Churchill, Evelyn Dall, Barbara Everest, Joan Greenwood and David Evans. A stage manager starts a theatrical agency to find unknown talent. PLUS: News Thrills of 1942: Glimpses Highlights of the important war news events from the year Call Us Now On Freephone 1942. The footage also includes the attack on Pearl Harbour. SCREEN 3: Bob’s Your Uncle (1942) 0808 178 8212 Directed by Oswald Mitchell. Starring Albert Modley, Wally Patch, H.F. Maltby, Johnnie Schofield, Bert Linden and Alfred Wright. This rare British portrays the enthusiastic members of a Home Guard unit. PLUS: The Day Begins Early (1948) A short behind the scenes look at actress and singer Petula Clark’s working day in 1948. SCREEN 4: She Knows Y’Know (1962) Directed by Montgomery Tully. Starring Hylda Baker, Cyril Smith, Peter Myers, Linda Castle, Tim Connor, Neil Wilson, Alfred Burke and Lucy Griffiths. The son of a working-class matriarch gets in trouble with the daughter of a middle-class family. PLUS: Butch and Billy and their Bang-Bang Plot (1961) With the voices of Danny Krieg- er, Steven E. Krieger and Bob Custer. SCREEN 5: Second Best Bed (1938) Directed by . Starring Tom Walls, Jane Baxter, Veronica Rose, Carl Jaffe, Greta Gynt, Ethel Coleridge and H. Victor Weske. A newly married couple run into domestic difficulties when the wife refuses to obey her husband.PLUS: Yesterday Lives Again: Glimpses. A collection of rare newsreel footage from the early 1900s including the Wright Brothers. Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp (1934) Directed by Ub Iwerks and Shamus Culhane. An early animated short cartoon based on the Aladdin story. SCREEN 6: The Common Touch (1941) Produced & Directed by John Baxter. Starring Greta Gynt, Raymond Lovell, Percy Walsh, Bernard Miles and Charles Carson. On the death of his father, young Peter Henderson leaves school to take over the family firm in the City of London. PLUS: Call of the West (1947) A Western style musical short, featuring the vocal talents of Spade Cooley, Tex Williams and The King Sisters. SCREEN 7: A Cry from the Streets (1958) Directed by Lewis Gilbert. Starring Max Bygraves, Barbara Murray, Colin Petersen, Dana Wilson and Kathleen Harrison. Social worker Ann Fairlie is assigned to help a group of orphans. PLUS: Celebrity crazy in the 1950s: Glimpses Featuring , Richard Hearne, Tommy Cooper, and Edmundo Ros. 12 Spotlight on Tony Britton Born: 9th June 1924 Died: 22nd December 2019

On the 22nd December, Fern Britton sadly announced that her father Tony Britton had passed away at the age of 95. He was a great star and a true gentleman who bought much joy to those who saw his performances on stage, television and film. Anthony Edward Lowry Britton was born on 9 June 1924 in a room above the Trocadero public house in Temple Street, Birmingham. He received his education in Edgbaston and the Thornbury Grammar School, . He joined an amateur dramatics group in Weston-super-Mare – his first curtain call at age 18 was inQuiet Weekend – before he turned professional. After serving with the for 41/2 years, he eventually returned to the theatre, at first in the capacity of an assistant stage manager at the Manchester Library Theatre. While there he progressed to lead actor, then made his London debut in The Rising Wind at the Embassy Theatre. Tony began to make his name in repertory at and the Bristol Old Vic during the 1951 season, but major attention came after being cast as Rameses in ’s The Firstborn at London’s Winter Garden Theatre in 1952. This success led to the leading role and excellent critical notices in The Player King later that year at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland. Glen Byam Shaw, director of the Memorial Theatre, witnessed this performance and invited him to join his company, where he remained for two seasons. Other London stage roles came with The Night of the Ball opposite Wendy Hiller and Gladys Cooper, and Gigi starring Leslie Caron. At he played Trigorin in The Seagull and Hotspur in Henry IV before settling in for a two-year run as Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady. He would return to this part more than once over a decade later. His first film appearances Waterfront (1950) and Cage of Gold (1950) were both uncredited. He appeared in many British ‘B’ films from the 1950s onwards including Salute the Toff (1952) with John Bentley, The Heart of a Man (1959) with Frankie Vaughan and Anthony Newley, The Rough & The Smooth (1959) with Nadja Tiller and Portrait of a Sinner (1960). His performances in the classic Operation Amsterdam (1959), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) and The Day of the Jackal (1973) won critical acclaim. Britton won the Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actor in 1975 for The Nearly Man. He was also a familiar face on television in both plays and sitcoms. From 1983 to 1990, he starred with Nigel Havers and Dinah Sheridan in the BBC sitcom, Don’t Wait Up. Other sitcom appearances include ...And Mother Makes Five and Robin’s Nest. In September 2013, when Sir directed a Gala Performance of ’s at the Old Vic in London, Britton played the Earl of Gloucester. Britton and his first wife Ruth had two children, script- writer Cherry Britton and TV presenter Fern Britton. Actor Jasper Britton is Tony’s son by his second marriage. His legacy of television and film work will ensure that he is not forgotten.

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14 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 1 39 Episodes: Episode 1: Revenge Episode 21: Safe Conduct Stars: Ralph Meeker, Vera Miles Stars: , Episode 2: Premonition Jacques Bergerac Stars: John Forsythe, Warren Stevens, Episode 22: , George Macready Place of Shadows Episode 3: Triggers in Leash Stars: Everett Sloane Stars: Gene Barry, Darren McGavin, Episode 23: Back for Christmas Ellen Corby Stars: John Williams Episode 4: Don’t Come Back Alive Episode 24: The Perfect Murder Stars: Sidney Blackmer Stars: Hurd Hatfield, Episode 5: Into Thin Air Episode 25: There Was an Old Woman Stars: Pat Hitchcock Stars: Estelle Winwood Episode 6: Salvage Episode 26: Whodunit Stars: Gene Barry, Stars: John Williams Nancy Gates Episode 27: Help Wanted Episode 7: Breakdown Stars: John Qualen, Lorne Greene Stars: Episode 28: Portrait of Jocelyn Episode 8: Our Cook’s a Treasure Stars: Philip Abbott, Nancy Gates Stars: Everett Sloane, Beulah Bondi Episode 29: The Orderly Episode 9: The Long Shot World of Mr. Appleby Stars: , John Williams Stars: Robert H. Harris, Episode 10: The Case of Mr. Pelham Meg Mundy Stars: Tom Ewell Episode 30: Never Again Episode 11: Guilty Witness Stars: Phyllis Thaxter, Stars: Judith Evelyn, Kathleen Maguire, Louise Allbritton, Joseph Mantell Warren Stevens Episode 12: Santa Claus and the Episode 31: The Gentleman from America Tenth Avenue Kid Stars: Biff McGuire Stars: Barry Fitzgerald Episode 32: The Baby Sitter Episode 13: Stars: Thelma Ritter The Cheney Vase Episode 33: The Belfry Stars: Patricia Collinge, Stars: Jack Mullaney, Pat Hitchcock Darren McGavin Episode 34: The Hidden Thing Episode 14: A Bullet Stars: Biff McGuire, Robert H. Harris for Baldwin Episode 35: The Legacy Stars: John Qualen Stars: , Jacques Bergerac Episode 15: The Big Switch Episode 36: Mink Stars: George Mathews, Beverly Michaels Stars: Ruth Hussey Episode 16: You Got to Have Luck Episode 37: Decoy Stars: John Cassavetes, Marisa Pavan Stars: Robert Horton, Cara Williams Episode 17: The Older Sister Episode 38: The Creeper Stars: Joan Lorring, Carmen Mathews, Stars: Constance Ford, Steve Brodie Polly Rowles Episode 39: Momentum Episode 18: Shopping for Death Stars: Skip Homeier, Stars: Joanne Woodward Episode 19: The Derelicts Stars: Robert Newton Episode 20: And So Died Riabouchinska Stars: Claude Rains 15 Exclusive to Renown ‘You Absolute Shower’ Wash Bag Just £20 with free UK Postage

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16 Too Many Crooks ON DVD RRP 14.99 OUR PRICE £7.99 with FREE UK POSTAGE Call Us Now On Freephone: 0808 178 8212 Or 01923 290555 Year: 1959 | 1 Disc Running Time: 82 mins approx Subtitles: English Hard of Hearing Black & White | Extra feature: trailer Director: Mario Zampi Actors: Terry-Thomas, George Cole, Brenda de Banzie, Bernard Bresslaw, Sidney James, , Vera Day. Billy Gordon, played by Terr-Thomas, is a tight-fisted, loose-living millionaire who drives around in a Jaguar XK 150 and has hoards stashed away as a tax dodge. Fingers and his gang of criminals have the reputation for being the most dim-witted crooks London has ever seen. The incompetent gang fail in an attempt to rob Gordon and decide to change tack and kidnap Gordon’s beloved daughter instead, how- ever, they err yet again and end up with Gordon’s wife Lucy. Hearing that he has refused to pay her ransom, his wife turns the tables on him, drawing on her expertise as a wartime PT instructor by marshalling the support of the crooks. This likeable farce features a cast of familiar British faces including John Le Mesurier, Nicholas Parsons, Sydney Tafler, Sam Kydd and Terry Scott.

17 From the British Film Institute Charlie Chaplin: The Essanay Comedies Starring: Charlie Chaplin RRP £24.99 Year: 1915-16 Black and White 2 discs Running time: 400 minutes OUR PRICE £20 Silent with music and intertitles WITH FREE UK POSTAGE This comprehensive 2 disc collection features Call Us Now On Freephone 15 films, fully restored, presented alongside exclusive special features – never before released in the UK. 0808 178 8212 In December 1914, the great Charlie Chaplin Or 01923 290555 signed a one year contract with the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company for what was then an unprecedented salary. Shooting in both their and studios he made 15 films that firmly established him as the world’s favourite screen comedian. Unlike other screen stars of the time, Chaplin retained complete creative control over his films, from writing and directing, to choosing his cast. While this led to his relationship with Essanay growing increasingly strained, this fruitful period of his career saw him evolve his style, resulting in seminal works such as The Tramp, The Bank and The Champion. Films: His New Job A Woman A Night Out The Bank The Champion Shanghaied In the Park A Night in the Show A Jitney Elopement A Burlesque on The Tramp Carmen By the Sea Police! His Regeneration Triple Trouble Chaplin with Work Ben Turpin in ‘His New Job’ Extras: Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay (2016, 23 mins): newly produced video essay presented by writer and broadcaster Glenn Mitchell. Charlie’s Triple Trouble (1948, 15 mins): the re-released British version of Chaplin’s 1918 film Triple Trouble. A Burlesque on Carmen (1951, 35 mins): containing additional footage filmed after Chaplin’s departure from Essanay. This version features a commentary by comedian , which was used for the film’s British re-release. Charlie Butts In (1920, 10 mins): short compilation of out-takes and alternate shots from Chaplin’s 1915 film A Night Out. Fully illustrated booklet with essays by Frank Scheide, new writing by Glenn Mitchell and Vic Pratt and full film credits. 18 From the British Film Institute Charlie Chaplin: The Mutual Comedies Starring: Charlie Chaplin RRP £24.99 Year: 1916-1917 Black and White 2 discs Running time: 341 minutes OUR PRICE £20 Silent with music and intertitles WITH FREE UK POSTAGE Charlie Chaplin entered the film industry in 1914 Call Us Now On Freephone and by 1916 was the highest paid entertainer in the world after signing a contract with the Mutual Film Corporation for a salary of $670,000. 0808 178 8212 Mutual built Chaplin his own studio and allowed Or 01923 290555 him total freedom to make 12 two-reel films during a 12-month period, which have been brought together for the first time on this two- disc box set. Chaplin subsequently recognised this period of film-making as the most inventive and liberating of his career. These twelve films demonstrate the breadth of Chaplin’s abilities as both a physical slapstick actor and a subtle, endearing character actor. The collection includes the slapstick custard pie fights of Behind the Screen and his first minor masterpiece, The Vagabond, which combines pathos and comedy to create a lyrical love story. This collection of Chaplin films has been fully restored and features music by acclaimed silent film composer Carl Davis. Films: The Floorwalker Behind The Screen The Fireman The Rink The Vagabond Easy Street One A.M. The Cure The Count The Immigrant The Pawnshop The Adventurer Chaplin with Eric Campbell Extras: in ‘Easy Street’ • All films fully restored in High Definition • Scores by Carl Davis on all 12 films • Alternative scores for each film by a range of composers, including Neil Brand, Antonio Coppola and Stephen Horne • Audio commentaries for all films by Frank Scheide, Glenn Mitchell, Dan Kamin, Hooman Mehran, Bryony Dixon, Michael J Hayde and Carl Davis • Chaplin Signs the Mutual Contract (1916, 25 secs) • Charlie on the Ocean to England (1921, 5 mins) • An Interview with Carl Davis (2003, 9 mins) • Fully illustrated booklet with new essays by Michael J Hayde, Dan Kimin, Glenn Mitchell and Carl Davis; full film credits.

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Running Time: 713 mins approx 9 Discs |Years: 1940-1964 Directors: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., Ib Melchior, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Sidney W. Pink, John Sherwood, Nathan Juran, Edgar G. Ulmer. David Kramarsky, Roger Corman. Stars include: Steve McQueen, Jeff Morrow, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, Gerald Mohr, Naura Hayden, Les Tremayne, Bent Mejding, Jack Kruschen, Albert Dekker, Thomas Coley, Janice Logan, Asbjørn Andersen, Alix Talton, Rex Reason, Povl Wøldike, Leigh Snowden, Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Dona Cole, Preston Foster, Philip Carey, Merry Anders, Above: The Blob Below: Reptilicus Paul Birch, Lorna Thayer, Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, Raymond Bond. A collection of some of the best Sci-fi B-movies ever made. Nine films, including Steve McQueen’s gooey film debut in theThe Blob, monster movies The Deadly Mantis, The Creature Walks Among Us, The Beast with 1,000,000 Eyes and Reptilicus and the Sci-Fi adventures of The Man From Planet X, The Time Travellers, The Angry Red Planet and Doctor Cyclops. This 9 Disc DVD set will transport you back to a different time in film-making, when big ideas did not need big budgets! 20 THE KILLER B MOVIE COLLECTION FILMS INCLUDED The Blob (1958) The Man From Planet X (1951) Havoc is wreaked on a small town by a An alien lands in jelly-like outer-space monster. Scotland, with a plan for Director: Irvin Yeaworth world domination! Stars: Steve McQueen, Earl Rowe, Director: Edgar G. Ulmer Aneta Corsaut, Olin Howland. Stars: Robert Clarke, The Deadly Mantis (1957) Margaret Field, A thousand ton, Raymond Bond, praying mantis is William Schallert. released from its The Time Travellers (1964) million-year slumber in A scientist travels 107 the frozen Arctic. years into the future to Directors: Nathan a post-nuclear world Juran, Craig Stevens where humans are being Stars: Craig Stevens, attacked by mutants. William Hopper, Director: Ib Melchior Alix Talton, Donald Randolph. Stars: Preston Foster The Creature Walks Among Us (1956) Philip Carey, Merry Scientists capture Anders, John Hoyt. the Gill Man, but the The Angry Red Planet (1960) creature begins an An expedition to Mars orgy of destruction! runs into all sorts of alien Director: terrors, including Mar- John Sherwood tian plants and a giant Stars: Jeff Morrow, mouse/spider hybrid. Rex Reason, Director: Ib Melchior Leigh Snowden, Stars: Gerald Mohr, Gregg Palmer, Maurice Manson. Nora Hayden, The Beast with 1,000,000 Eyes (1955) Les Tremayne. An extra-terrestrial Doctor Cyclops (1940) lands a spaceship and Four explorers search makes birds, cows and for legendary physicist other animals attack Dr. Cyclops. When they a family operating an discover their missing isolated farm in the colleague, they find his California desert. mind has been warped Director: by radiation and the half- John David Kramarsky blind, half- Stars: Paul Birch, Lorna Thayer, Dona Cole. uses a body altering Reptilicus (1961) device to reduce them to one-fifth their Miners in Lapland discover a frozen piece normal size. The special effects received an of reptilian tail which regenerates into an Oscar nomination and made this one of the acid spitting rampaging monster. most memorable fantasy films of all time. Director: Sidney W. Pink Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack Stars: Bent Mejding, Asbjørn Andersen, Stars: Albert Dekker, Thomas Coley, Povl Wøldike, Ann Smyrner, Mimi Heinrich. Janice Logan, Charles Halton. 21 £7.99 each OR any 4 for £20 The Cat and the Canary ONLY £7.99 Free UK P&P Ten years have passed since the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman and his six remaining relatives gather in his old mansion to read the will. The family maid announces that the spirits have told her that one of them will die that night and the local prison guard warns that ‘The Cat’ – a homicidal maniac – has escaped. Cue a night filled with murder, mystery and intrigue. Directed by: Elliott Nugent Cast: , Paulette Goddard, John Beal, Douglass Montgomery, Gale Sondergaard, Elizabeth Patterson, Nydia Westman. Year of Production 1939 | Running Time: 74 mins approx | Black and White EXTRAS: Original Trailer, Lobby Card Gallery, Stills Gallery, Poster Gallery. The ONLY £7.99 Free UK P&P British crime drama about a soldier and his girlfriend who are implicated in the murder of a blackmailer. 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Year of Production 1951 | Running Time: 79 mins approx | Black and White EXTRAS: Poster Gallery, Lobby Card Gallery, Stills Gallery, Original Cast and Crew biographies, Original Press Stories. I’ll Turn To You ONLY £7.99 Free UK P&P When a pilot returns home to his wife after being away at war he struggles to readjust. They have both changed; will they be able to put aside their differences in order to rekindle their romance? Directed by: Geoffrey Faithful Cast: Terry Randall, Don Stannard, Harry Welchman, Irene Handl, Ann Codrington, Ellis Irving, George Merritt, Sandy Macpherson. Year of Production 1946 | Running Time: 93 mins approx | Black and White

22 £7.99 each OR any 4 for £20 The Movie ONLY £7.99 Free UK P&P Based on the ITV popular Seventies sitcom. Grasping landlord Rigsby spends most of his time lusting after his favourite tenant, Miss Jones. Unfortunately for Rigsby, she only has eyes for the athletic son of a tribal chief Philip. He, in turn, has no time for affairs of the heart, but is nevertheless amused by the attempts of his new room-mate, Alan, to lose his virginity. Into this not always happy household comes the apparently sophisticated Seymour. Directed by: Vernon Lawrence Cast: , , Frances de la Tour, Gabrielle Rose, Derek Newark, Christopher Strauli, . Year of Production 1980 | Running Time: 98 mins approx | Colour Kiss The Goodbye ONLY £7.99 Free UK P&P A working-class girl’s plans to marry are thwarted when her mother interferes. Hoping to improve her daughter’s social status, she arranges for her daughter to wed her boss while the fiancé is away at war. He arrives home to discover his love is engaged to another man. Who will she marry? Directed by: Paul L. Stein Cast: Patricia Medina, Jimmy Hanley, Ellen Pollock, Claud Allister, Jean Simmons, Marie Lohr, Frederick Leister, Wylie Watson. Year of Production 1945 | Running Time: 89 mins approx | Black and White

The Girl on the Boat ONLY £7.99 Free UK P&P Adaptation of the P.G. Wodehouse novel of the same name. Set in the 1920s, two young men returning to England on a transatlantic liner fall in love with two fellow passengers. Typically Wodehousian romantic shenanigans ensue. Directed by: Henry Kaplan Cast: Norman Wisdom, Millicent Martin, Richard Briers, Philip Locke, Sheila Hancock, Bernard Cribbins, Athene Seyler, Philip Locke. Year of Production 1961 | Running Time: 90 mins approx | Black and White EXTRAS: Audio Commentary by Norman Wisdom and comedy historian Robert Ross. Cast and Crew Biographies.

The Other Love ONLY £7.99 Free UK P&P Romantic classic with an all-star cast including , and Richard Conte. An ailing concert pianist who does not have long to live checks into a sanatorium, determined to make the most of her remaining time. She finds herself falling in love with her doctor, but ignores his warnings that she must rest, taking up with a dashing racing driver instead. Directed by: André De Toth Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, David Niven , Richard Conte, Gilbert Roland, Joan Lorring, Lenore Aubert, Maria Palmer, Natalie Schafer. Year of Production 1947 | Running Time: 90 mins approx | Black and White 23 From the British Film Institute Bill Douglas Trilogy (Dual Format Edition) Starring: Stephen Archibald, Hughie Restorick, Paul Kermack RRP £24.99 Jean Taylor-Smith, Bernard McKenna Year: 1972-1978 | Black and White OUR PRICE £15 Running time: 175 mins WITH FREE UK POSTAGE Optional hard of hearing subtitles Call Us Now On Freephone 3 discs including both DVD and Blu-ray editions 0808 178 8212 Bill Douglas’s award-winning and critically Or 01923 290555 acclaimed films: My Childhood, My Ain Folk and My Way Home are three of the most compelling films about childhood ever made. The narrative is largely autobiographical, following Jamie (played with heart-breaking conviction by Stephen Archibald) as he grows up in a poverty-stricken mining village in post- war Scotland. In these brutal surroundings, and subject to hardship and rejection, Jamie learns to fend for himself. We see him grow from child to adolescent; angry and bewildered, yet playful, creative and affectionate. In My Childhood (1972), eight-year old Jamie lives with his granny and elder brother in a Scottish mining village in 1945. With an absent father and a mother in a mental home, he is subject to the hardships of poverty. In My Ain Folk (1973), Jamie is sent to live with his paternal grandmother and uncle; a life full of silence and rejection. My Way Home (1978) sees Jamie’s ultimate victory over his circumstances; after a spell in foster care, and a homeless shelter, he is conscripted into the RAF, where he embarks on a redemptive friendship with pal Robert, which allows him to emerge from his Extras: adolescence and pursue his artistic ambition. Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image Despite the sometimes bleak subject matter, (2006, 63 mins), a new documentary about watching the trilogy is far from a depressing Bill Douglas’s life and work. (DVD only) Come Dancing (1970, 15 mins) experience. This is cinematic poetry: Douglas Douglas’s remarkable, rarely-seen student contracted his subject matter to the barest short. (DVD only) essentials; dialogue is kept to a minimum, and Rare archive interview with Bill Douglas fields, slag heaps and cobbled streets are (4 mins) (DVD only) shot in bleak monochrome. Yet with its Illustrated booklet containing newly unexpected humour and warmth, the trilogy commissioned essays, notes and credits brims with clear-eyed humanity, and affection for an ultimately triumphant young boy. 24 PREMIERE HIGHLIGHTS FOR January ON TALKING PICTURES TV SKY328 | FREEVIEW 81 | FREESAT 306 | VIRGIN445

Sun 12th Jan 21:00 Sat 18th Jan 21:30 Mystery & Imagination Episode 6: and Wed 22nd Jan 22:05 The Curse of the Mummy (1970) Personal Services (1987) Horror, directed by: Guy Verney. Comedy, directed by Terry Jones. Stars: Isobel Black, Patrick Mower, Stars: Julie Walters, Alec McCowen, Donald Churchill, . Shirley Stelfox, Danny Schiller. Wealthy and eccentric Trelawny A waitress decides to run a brothel. attempts to reincarnate an ancient Sun 19th Jan 16:00 Egyptian Queen. and Thurs 23rd Jan 14:30 Wed 15th Jan 13:10 The Kidnappers (1953) Vote for Huggett (1949) Drama, directed by Philip Leacock. Comedy, directed by: . Stars: Jon Whiteley, Vincent Winter, Stars: Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Adrienne Corri, Duncan Macrae. Susan Shaw, Petula Clark, Diana Dors. Orphans ‘borrow’ a baby to care for as Pa Huggett decides to enter the world their own. (AKA The Little Kidnappers) of politics. Sun 19th Jan 19:10 Thurs 16th Jan 16:45 and Fri 24th Jan 14:30 Warlords of Atlantis (1978) (1950) Adventure Fantasy, directed by: Thriller, directed by . Kevin Connor. Stars: Doug McClure, Stars: Margaret Lockwood, Dane Clark. Peter Gilmore, Cyd Charisse, Daniel An entomologist investigating germ Massey. A professor of archaeology, warfare finds herself in a spy game. and his son are on a quest to find the Sun 19th Jan 21:00 lost city of Atlantis. Sunday Night at the Sat 18th Jan 12:00 London Palladium Episode 1 (1939) (1957) Crime, directed by: Brian Desmond The ground-breaking original British Hurst Stars: Ralph Richardson, variety show is brought back to TV Diana Wynyard, Romney Brent. screens. Featuring cabaret, comedy and A barber commits a theft, leading to showbiz stars. Hosted by Hughie Green involvement in blackmail and murder. with Mario Lanza, Les Maragones, Sat 18th Jan 17:35 George Holmes and Les Maturines. and Wed 22nd Jan 15:05 Sun 19th Jan 22:00 Night Without Stars (1951) and Thurs 23rd Jan 19:00 Drama, directed by Anthony Pélissier. Venetian Bird (1952) Stars: David Farrar, Nadia Gray, Mystery, directed by: Ralph Thomas . Maurice Teynac. An Englishman falls for Stars: , Eva Bartok, John the widow of a Resistance fighter. Gregson. A private detective travels to Sat 18th Jan 19:25 Venice to find an Italian veteran of the and Fri 24th Jan 18:55 Second World War. (AKA The Assassin) (1947) Mon 20th Jan 19:10 Crime thriller, directed by Roy Ward and Sat 1st Feb 13:55 Baker. Stars: John Mills, Edward Personal Affair (1953) Chapman, Joan Greenwood. Drama, directed by Anthony Pelissier. A man is suspected of murder, and Stars: , Leo Genn and begins to doubt his own innocence. Glynis Johns. A teenager who is in love with her teacher disappears. Sunday Night at the London Palladium on Talking Pictures TV Debuting on ITV’s opening weekend in 1955, Sunday Night at the London Palladium was one of the weekly TV highlights which today’s variety shows can only aspire to. Originally hosted by Tommy Trinder, with and later taking over, guests included: Norman Wisdom, Adam Faith, Sid James, Frankie Howerd, The Searchers, Cleo Laine & Johnny Dankworth, & the Shadows, Peter Cooke & Dudley Moore. Airing on Sundays at 9pm, starting on Sun January 19th. 25 PREMIERE HIGHLIGHTS FOR January ON TALKING PICTURES TV SKY328 | FREEVIEW 81 | FREESAT 306 | VIRGIN445

Tues 21st Jan 19:00 Sun 26th Jan 16:00 and Sun 02 Feb 19:00 and Tues 28th Jan 19:10 Old Bill and Son (1940) (1943) Comedy, directed by: Ian Dalrymple. War drama, directed by Maurice Elvey. Stars: Morland Graham, John Mills, Stars: Rosamund John, Stewart Granger. Mary Clare and Ronald Shiner. War A nurse faces many trials during the war. veteran Bill ends up serving with his son. Sun 26th Jan 18:50 Wed 22nd Jan 18:45 and Tues 28th Jan 13:20 and Thu 30 Jan 08:45 Follow a Star (1959) School for Secrets (1946) Comedy, directed by Robert Asher. War Drama, written and directed Stars: Norman Wisdom, June Laverick, by Peter Ustinov. Stars: Ralph Jerry Desmonde, . Richardson, David Tomlinson, A shop worker dreams of becoming a . Story of the famous singer. scientists who developed radar. Sun 26th Jan 21:00 Sat 25th Jan 12:10 Sunday Night at the Palladium: and Wed 29 Jan 11:30 Episode 2 (1958) Man of Aran (1934) Variety show hosted by Tommy Trinder. Robert J Flaherty’s epic portrayal of life Guest stars include Sarah Vaughan, Dick off the western coast of Ireland where Shawn, Marvin Rainwater, Pinky & Perky, families eked out a living. and The John Tiller Girls. Sat 25th Jan 16:00 Sun 26th Jan 22:00 High Tide at Noon (1957) (1972) Drama, directed by: Philip Leacock. Crime horror, directed by Peter Sasdy. Stars: Betta St. John, Michael Craig, Stars: Christopher Lee, , William Sylvester. A young woman’s Diana Dors, Georgia Brown. A Scottish husband squanders their savings. island orphanage is terrorized by a spate Sat 25th Jan 18:10 of Satanic murders. and Thurs 30th Jan 18:50 Thurs 30th Jan 16:50 (1950) IWM: They Stand Ready (1955) War drama, directed by Terence Documentary about National Service Young. Stars: , illustrated by the story of one young Ralph Clanton, Michael Trubshawe, National Serviceman. Christopher Lee. The experiences of Sat 1st Feb 17:30 British & American soldiers. A Tale (1944) Sat 25th Jan 20:20 War Comedy, directed by and Wed 29th Jan 22:05 Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. (1956) Stars: Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Crime drama, directed by Roy Ward Dennis Price. A small Kent town near Baker. Stars: , Muriel Canterbury is being plagued by a myste- Pavlow, Tony Wright. War veterans rious “glue-man”, who pours glue on the search London for their former sergeant. hair of girls dating soldiers after dark. Sun 26th Jan 11:15 Sun 2nd Feb 07:15 and Fri 31st Jan 14:30 IWM: Treble One – A Tribute (1959) I See a Dark Stranger (1946) Film featuring RAF 111 Squadron “Black War Thriller, directed by Frank Launder. Arrows” aerobatics team. Daily routine at Stars: , Trevor Howard. the base and formation flying. A patriotic Irishwoman is used as a spy. Nothing But The Night on Talking Pictures TV Starring: Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, this chilling tale of murder in an isolated Scottish orphanage features a brilliant cast, including: Diana Dors, Georgia Brown, Keith Barron, Gwyneth Strong, , and Kathleen Byron. Christopher Lee co-produced the film, which was directed by Peter Sasdy. The intriguing story begins as a crime thriller and becomes a sci-fi horror with occult overtones, culminating in a fiery climax.Airs on Sunday 26th January at 10pm. Subtitled Films Available in January SKY 328 | FREEVIEW 81 | FREESAT 306 | VIRGIN 445 Paul Temple’s Triumph (1950) Wed 01 06:00 The Swimmer (1968) Sun 12 Jan 01:40 Colonel March Investigates (1953) 13 East Street (1952) Wed 01 Jan 07:35 The Blue Lamp (1949) Sun 12 Jan 03:30 Thu 23 Jan 06:00 The Amazing Mr Blunden (1972) Fighting Caballero (1935) Conflict of Wings(1954) Thu 23 Jan 09:20 Wed 01 Jan 15:25 Sun 12 Jan 06:00 The Pickwick Papers (1952) The Deep (1972) Thurs 02 Jan 01:25 The Hireling (1973) Sun 12 Jan 11:25 Thu 23 Jan 11:55 and Wed 08 Jan 02:15 Six-Five Special (1958) Mon 13 Jan 03:05 Silkwood (1983) Thu 23 Jan 00:00 Naked Fury (1959) Thurs 02 Jan 06:00 Echo Of Diana (1963) Mon 13 Jan 04:45 Corridor Of Mirrors (1948) She Knows Y’Know (1962) King of the Underworld (1952) Thurs 02 Jan 14:30 Mon 13 Jan 06:00 Fri 24 Jan 04:20 Ring of Spies (1964) Thurs 02 Jan 19:15 20 Questions Murder Mystery (1950) The House In Marsh Road (1960) Gumshoe (1971) Fri 03 Jan 00:00 Mon 13 Jan 07:35 Fri 24 Jan 09:40 Passport To Pimlico (1949) Fri 03 Jan 01:40 Jet Storm (1959) Mon 13 Jan 13:30 Ambush In Leopard Street (1962) Fort Algiers (1953) Fri 03 Jan 06:00 Cloak Without Dagger (1956) Sat 25 Jan 03:35 Murder on Campus (1961) Fri 03 Jan 17:55 Tue 14 Jan 06:00 Private Information (1952) in the Sky (1951) Anne of the Indies (1951) Tue 14 Jan 13:35 Sat 25 Jan 04:45 Fri 03 Jan 19:05 Man in the Middle (1964) Wed 15 Jan 00:00 All In Good Fun (1956) Sat 25 Jan 06:00 Shoot to Kill (1947) Sat 04 Jan 03:10 The Flaw (1955) Wed 15 Jan 04:45 The Frightened Man (1952) Sat 25 Jan 06:55 Flight From Vienna (1956) Sat 04 Jan 06:00 Clash By Night (1963) Wed 15 Jan 06:00 Serena (1962) Sat 04 Jan 08:25 The Love Lottery (1954) Wed 15 Jan 07:25 The Tamarind Seed (1974) Pot Carriers (1962) Sat 04 Jan 18:00 The Games (1970) Wed 15 Jan 09:10 Sun 26 Jan 00:20 The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1988) Romantic Undertakings (1996) Thunder In The City (1937) Sat 04 Jan 21:40 Thurs 16 Jan 02:05 Sun 26 Jan 04:20 Oliver Twist (1948) Sun 05 Jan 03:15 Second Best Bed (1938) Thurs 16 Jan 06:00 Shadows on the Stairs (1941) Stock Car (1955) Mon 06 Jan 06:00 The Grayson Case (1955) Sun 26 Jan 06:00 Crow Hollow (1952) Mon 06 Jan 07:55 Thurs 16 Jan 07:30 Sing As You Swing (1937) The Man Between (1953) Mon 06 Jan 11:30 Cabaret (1972) Fri 17 Jan 00:15 Mon 27 Jan 04:10 Twice ‘Round the Daffodils (1962) The Shipbuilders (1943) Fri 17 Jan 06:00 Big Boy Rides Again Mon 27 Jan 06:10 Mon 06 Jan 17:05 The Man Inside (1958) Fri 17 Jan 07:35 A Gunman Has Escaped (1948) Inquest (1940) Tue 07 Jan 06:00 Rose of Cimmaron (1952) Fri 17 Jan 09:25 You Pay Your Money (1957) Nosferatu The Vampyre (1979) Mon 27 Jan 07:25 Tue 07 Jan 07:15 Sat 18 Jan 01:50 Rebecca (1940) Mon 27 Jan 18:25 The Talk of the Town (1942) Blind Date (1959) Sat 18 Jan 04:05 The Best of Everything (1959) Tue 07 Jan 11:30 Fighting Man of the Plains (1949) Tues 28 Jan 00:00 River Beat (1954) Tue 07 Jan 17:35 Sat 18 Jan 06:00 The Cactus Kid (1935) Tue 28 Jan 06:00 The Passenger (1975) Tue 07 Jan 23:45 The Magnet (1950) Sat 18 Jan 16:00 It’s a Great Day (1955) Tue 28 Jan 07:15 The Flying Deuces (1939) Wed 08 Jan 04:45 Anne of the Indies (1951) Sun 19 Jan 03:25 Shadow of Fear (1963) Tue 28 Jan 08:35 and Sat 18 Jan 14:10 Cavalcade of Variety (1951) The Marked One (1963) Tue 28 Jan 09:45 Port of Escape (1956) Wed 08 Jan 06:00 Sun 19 Jan 06:00 Raise the Titanic (1980) Tue 28 Jan 15:30 The Steel Key (1953) Wed 08 Jan 07:35 Echo Of Diana (1963) Sun 19 Jan 09:25 Go to Blazes (1962) Tue 28 Jan 17:25 Davy (1958) Wed 08 Jan 09:20 The Stable Door (1966) Sun 19 Jan 18:30 The Big Gamble (1961) Tue 28 Jan 22:00 It Should Happen To You (1954) Scream of Fear (1961) Mon 20 Jan 01:45 Wed 08 Jan 15:15 Gelignite Gang (1955) Mon 20 Jan 06:00 Devil Girl From Mars (1954) They Came From Beyond Space (1967) Sparrows Can’t Sing (1963) Wed 29 Jan 03:05 Wed 08 Jan 17:00 and Sat 11 Jan 18:00 Mon 20 Jan 09:10 In Old Montana Wed 29 Jan 06:10 Blithe Spirit (1945) Wed 08 Jan 18:45 Dance Hall (1950) Mon 20 Jan 17:30 The Secret Man (1958) Wed 29 Jan 07:25 The Chase (1966) Wed 08 Jan 22:05 Shampoo (1975) Tues 21 Jan 00:10 The Cariboo Trail (1950) Wed 29 Jan 17:10 Salt Of The Earth (1954) Thu 09 Jan 02:30 Tons of Trouble (1956) Tues 21 Jan 04:20 Return Of A Stranger (1937) Radio Cab Murder (1954) Thu 09 Jan 06:00 Master Spy (1964) Tues 21 Jan 06:00 Thurs 30 Jan 07:15 Down Among The Z Men (1952) Ring of Bright Water (1969) Law & Disorder (1958) Thurs 30 Jan 17:15 Thu 09 Jan 07:30 Tues 21 Jan 07:25 The Traitor (1957) Fri 31 Jan 01:15 Port of (1949) Fri 10 Jan 02:00 As Young As You Feel (1951) Inner Sanctum (1948) Fri 31 Jan 02:55 Gaolbreak (1962) Fri 10 Jan 06:05 Tues 21 Jan 13:35 Mark of The Phoenix (1957) Fri 10 Jan 07:35 Jazz Mad (1941) Wed 22 Jan 03:30 Stormy Crossing (1958) Fri 31 Jan 04:10 Notorious (1946) Fri 10 Jan 14:30 Street Song (1935) Wed 22 Jan 04:45 The Call of Justice (1936) Fri 31 Jan 06:00 Jigsaw (1962) Sat 11 Jan 01:50 Noose (1948) Wed 22 Jan 06:00 Passenger to London (1937) Fri 31 Jan 07:15 A Demon for Trouble (1934) Sat 11 Jan 06:00 Della (1964) Wed 22 Jan 08:05 The Ghost Camera (1933) Fri 31 Jan 08:25 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Bottoms Up (1960) Wed 22 Jan 11:30 Spellbound (1945) Fri 31 Jan 11:45 Sat 11 Jan 23:40 Be My Guest (1965) Wed 22 Jan 04:15 A Man Called Sledge (1970) Fri 31 Jan 23:50 I would like to include a Members Badge for £2 with my order. 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