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Today, Saturday, 8th August
The World at War (1973–74)
- Today at 12am on Yesterday
After dominating south-east Europe, Germany begins Operation Barbarossa, the massive invasion of the Soviet Union, which despite several quick victories ultimately stalls after a failed assault on Moscow during Russia’s harsh winter.
Auction
- Today at 5.30am on Sky Arts HD
Jewels that belonged to Elizabeth Taylor go on sale at Sotheby’s.
For the Love of Ada (1970–71)
Another Man
- Today at 5.30am on Talking Pictures TV
Ada is annoyed when Walter refuses to go dancing with her, and her jealousy is piqued when he accepts pies from other women.
Tales of the Unexpected (1979–88)
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- Today at 9am on Sky Arts HD
An impoverished lady invites an old school-friend to lodge with her, but soon regrets her decision.
State Secret (1950)
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- Today at 11am on Talking Pictures TV
In a Ruritanian country, spies pursue a surgeon, the only man who knows that the dictator is dead.
Date with a Dream (1948)
- Today at 11.05am on London Live
Four war-time performers known for their concert parties reunite and form a successful nightclub act.
The End of the Affair (1955)
- Today at 11.05am on Sony Movies Classic
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- Today at 12.05pm on Sony Movies Classic
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- Today at 12.05pm on Sony Movies Classic Plus 1
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- Today at 1.05pm on Sony Movies Classic Plus 1
In wartime London, a repressed wife has an affair with a writer but develops religious guilt that leads indirectly to her death.
Discovering Film
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- Today at 12pm on Sky Arts HD
A look at the life and career of Rex Harrison, the Oscar-winning English actor who starred as Professor Henry Higgins in the 1964 film musical My Fair Lady.
The Captain’s Table (1959)
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- Today at 12.10pm on London Live
A cargo skipper is given command of a luxury liner and has to watch his manners.
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
- Today at 1pm on Sky Cinema Select HD
A rebel princess in a distant galaxy escapes, and with the help of her robots and a young farmer overcomes the threatening forces of evil.
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
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- Today at 1.15pm on Sony Movies Classic
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- Today at 2.15pm on Sony Movies Classic
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- Today at 2.15pm on Sony Movies Classic Plus 1
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- Today at 3.15pm on Sony Movies Classic Plus 1
The only thing a Borstal boy can do well is run, and as he trains he thinks back to his depressing life.
Robin Hood (1973)
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- Today at 2.20pm on Sky Cinema Animation HD
Cartoon version of the tale of the legendary outlaw, with characters ‘played’ by animals.
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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- Today at 3.15pm on Sky Cinema Select HD
The Rebel Alliance takes refuge from Darth Vader on a frozen planet.
The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
- Today at 3.25pm on Paramount Network HD
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- Today at 4.30pm on Paramount Network HD
Survivors of an seaplane crash await rescue in a dinghy.
The Running Man (1963)
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- Today at 3.25pm on Sony Movies Classic
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- Today at 4.25pm on Sony Movies Classic
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- Today at 4.25pm on Sony Movies Classic Plus 1
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- Today at 5.25pm on Sony Movies Classic Plus 1
A private airline pilot fakes an accident and disappears, leaving his wife to collect the insurance money and meet him in Spain.
The 300 Spartans (1962)
- Today at 3.45pm on Sony Movies Action
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- Today at 4.45pm on Sony Movies Action
Sparta leads the ancient Greek states against Persia’s attack at Thermopylae.
Spartacus (1960)
- Today at 4pm on ITV4 HD
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- Today at 5pm on ITV4 Plus 1
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- Today at 5.10pm on ITV4 HD
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- Tonight at 6.10pm on ITV4 Plus 1
The slaves of ancient Rome revolt and are quashed.
The Ship That Died of Shame (1955)
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- Tonight at 6pm on Talking Pictures TV
The wartime crew of a motor gunboat buy the vessel and go into postwar business as smugglers.
The Two-Headed Spy (1958)
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- Tonight at 6.05pm on Sony Movies Action
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- Tonight at 7.05pm on Sony Movies Action
A bogus Nazi worms his way into the Gestapo hierarchy.
An Affair to Remember (1957)
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- Tonight at 8pm on Sony Movies Classic
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- Tonight at 9pm on Sony Movies Classic
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- Tonight at 9pm on Sony Movies Classic Plus 1
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- Tonight at 10pm on Sony Movies Classic Plus 1
An ex-nightclub singer falls in love with a wealthy bachelor on a transatlantic liner, but an accident prevents her from attending their subsequent rendezvous.
The Blue Max (1966)
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- Tonight at 8pm on Sony Movies Action
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- Tonight at 9pm on Sony Movies Action
In Germany after World War I, an ambitious and skilful pilot causes the death of his comrades and steals the wife of his High Command superior, who eventually finds a means of revenge.
Marathon Man (1976)
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- Tonight at 11.25pm on Sky Cinema Thriller HD
A vicious Nazi returns from Uruguay to New York in search of diamonds that had been kept for him by his now-dead brother, and is outwitted by the young brother of an American agent he has killed.
Acknowledgements
Programme and film information obtained with thanks from myDigiGuide and BFI.