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Today, Wednesday, 1st December
Discovering Film
- Today at 4am on Sky Documentaries HD
A fascinating look at the life and career of Alec Guinness, the Oscar-winning English actor known for his roles in Lawrence of Arabia, Dr Zhivago and Star Wars. Alec Guinness.
Shirley Valentine (1989)
- Today at 6am on Sky Cinema Greats HD
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- Tonight at 11.40pm on Sky Cinema Greats HD
A bored housewife abandons her husband to enjoy a holiday romance in Greece. Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Julia McKenzie.
Tunes of Glory (1960)
- Today at 7.50am on GREAT! movies action
The new disciplinarian CO of a Highland regiment crosses swords with his lax, hard-drinking predecessor. Alec Guinness, John Mills, Dennis Price.
The Avengers (1961–69)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Station
- Today at 8.20am on ITV4 HD
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- Today at 9.20am on ITV4 Plus 1
60s style action adventure, with the bowler-hatted sleuth Steed and a slinky succession of glamorous female sidekicks.
Together (1980–81)
- Today at 9am on Talking Pictures TV
Martha may have to move into a smaller home, Duggie fails to paper over the cracks, and Geoff is grilling both people and pizzas.
Chuka (1967)
- Today at 9.50am on Paramount Network HD
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- Today at 10.55am on Paramount Network HD
A wandering gunfighter defends the inhabitants of a fort against Indian attack. Rod Taylor, Ernest Borgnine, John Mills.
Now and Forever (1956)
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- Today at 10.30am on Talking Pictures TV
A lonely schoolgirl plans an elopement and is chased across England by two sets of parents. Janette Scott, Vernon Gray, Kay Walsh.
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
- Today at 1.50pm on Sky Cinema Drama HD
A department store Santa Claus promises a child that he will provide her with a house, a father and a brother for Christmas. Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan Mcdermott.
The Avengers (1961–69)
Something Nasty in the Nursery
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- Today at 2.45pm on ITV4 HD
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- Today at 3.45pm on ITV4 Plus 1
60s style action adventure, with the bowler-hatted sleuth Steed and a slinky succession of glamorous female sidekicks.
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
- Today at 3.05pm on London Live
Two young marrieds inherit a decayed cinema and make it pay. Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Margaret Rutherford.
All Creatures Great and Small (1978–90)
Every Dog His Day… (1980, S3 E3)
- Today at 3.20pm on Drama
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- Today at 4.20pm on Drama Plus 1
The boxer dog Mrs Pumphrey bought to keep Tricky Woo company has a particularly embarrassing problem. Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, Peter Davison.
The Simpsons (1989–To Date)
Krusty Gets Kancelled (1993)
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- Today at 5pm on Sky Showcase HD
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- Tonight at 6pm on Sky Showcase Plus 1
A ventriloquist becomes a direct competitor of Krusty the Klown, forcing the producers to cancel Krusty’s show. Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith.
For the Love of Ada (1970–71)
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- Tonight at 6pm on Talking Pictures TV
Walter proposes to Ada, but struggles to find the money for the ring she likes.
Cinema screenings
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Room at the Top (1959)
An ambitious young clerk causes the death of his real love but manages to marry into a rich family. Simone Signoret, Laurence Harvey, Heather Sears.- Tomorrow, 6.10pm, NFT2
- Saturday, 18th December, 2.10pm, NFT1
- Wednesday, 22nd December, 6.10pm, NFT2
The Innocents (1961)
In Victorian times, a spinster governess in a lonely house finds her young charges possessed by evil demons of servants now dead. Deborah Kerr, Peter Wyngarde, Megs Jenkins.- Saturday, 4th December, 8.40pm, NFT3
- Thursday, 9th December, 8.45pm, NFT2
- Monday, 13th December, 6.10pm, NFT1
Scrooge (1951)
A miser reforms after ghosts haunt him on Christmas Eve. Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns.- Monday, 6th December, 6.30pm, BFI Studio
- Thursday, 16th December, 9pm, NFT1
- Friday, 17th December, 6.20pm, NFT1
A runaway boy joins forces with a runaway murderer, and the latter sacrifices himself for the boy’s safety. Dirk Bogarde, Jon Whiteley, Elizabeth Sellars.
When Mother dies, seven children, who don’t want to go to an orphanage, bury her in the garden. Then their ne’er-do-well father turns up. Dirk Bogarde, Margaret Leclere, Pamela Franklin.
The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
A compulsive mother (of eight children) finds her third marriage rocking when she gets evidence of her husband’s affairs. Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch, James Mason.- Wednesday, 8th December, 8.40pm, NFT3
- Saturday, 18th December, 12.50pm, NFT2
- Tuesday, 28th December, 12.15pm, NFT3
The Servant (1963)
A rich, ineffectual young man is gradually debased and overruled by his sinister manservant and his sexy ‘sister’. Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig.- Thursday, 9th December, 6.15pm, NFT3
- Thursday, 16th December, 8.45pm, NFT3
- Monday, 20th December, 2pm, NFT1
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)A middle-aged piano teacher’s hopeless life in Dublin boarding houses. Maggie Smith, Bob Hoskins, Wendy Hiller.
- Friday, 10th December, 8.30pm, NFT2
- Tuesday, 21st December, 2.20pm, NFT3
- Wednesday, 29th December, 5.50pm, NFT2
During the 1889 Paris Exposition a girl books into a hotel with her brother, and next day finds that he has disappeared and his existence is denied by all concerned. Jean Simmons, Dirk Bogarde, David Tomlinson.
I Could Go on Singing (1963)An American singing star in Britain looks up an old lover and tries to take over their illegitimate son, but the call of the footlights proves stronger. Judy Garland, Dirk Bogarde, Jack Klugman.
+ intro by BFI Curator Josephine Botting- Thursday, 16th December, 6.15pm, NFT3