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Saturday, 8th August
The World at War (1973–74)
- Saturday 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
- Saturday 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
- Saturday at 5.30am on Talking Pictures
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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- Saturday 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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- Saturday at 11am on Talking Pictures
In a Ruritanian country, spies pursue a surgeon, the only man who knows that the dictator is dead.
Date with a Dream (1948)
- Saturday 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)
- Saturday at 11.05am on Sony Movies Classic
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- Saturday at 12.05pm on Sony Movies Classic
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- Saturday at 12.05pm on Sony Movies Classic Plus 1
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- Saturday 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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- Saturday 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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- Saturday at 12.10pm on London Live
A cargo skipper is given command of a luxury liner and has to watch his manners.
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
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- Saturday at 1.15pm on Sony Movies Classic
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- Saturday at 2.15pm on Sony Movies Classic
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- Saturday at 2.15pm on Sony Movies Classic Plus 1
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- Saturday 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)
- Saturday at 2.20pm on Sky Cinema Animation HD
Cartoon version of the tale of the legendary outlaw, with characters ‘played’ by animals.
The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
- Saturday at 3.25pm on Paramount Network HD
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- Saturday 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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- Saturday at 3.25pm on Sony Movies Classic
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- Saturday at 4.25pm on Sony Movies Classic
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- Saturday at 4.25pm on Sony Movies Classic Plus 1
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- Saturday 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)
- Saturday at 3.45pm on Sony Movies Action
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- Saturday at 4.45pm on Sony Movies Action
Sparta leads the ancient Greek states against Persia’s attack at Thermopylae.
Spartacus (1960)
- Saturday at 4pm on ITV4 HD
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- Saturday at 5pm on ITV4 Plus 1
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- Saturday at 5.10pm on ITV4 HD
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- Saturday 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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- Saturday at 6pm on Talking Pictures
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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- Saturday at 6.05pm on Sony Movies Action
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- Saturday 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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- Saturday at 8pm on Sony Movies Classic
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- Saturday at 9pm on Sony Movies Classic
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- Saturday at 9pm on Sony Movies Classic Plus 1
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- Saturday 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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- Saturday at 8pm on Sony Movies Action
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- Saturday 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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- Saturday 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.