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Wednesday, 26th January
Behemoth, the Sea Monster (1959)
- Wednesday at 10.30am on Talking Pictures TV
A radioactive palaeosaurus menaces London. Gene Evans, André Morell, John Turner.
Bitter Victory (1957)
- Wednesday at 11.55am on GREAT! movies christmas
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- Wednesday at 12.55pm on GREAT! movies christmas Plus 1
Two officers sent on a document raid in Libya during World War II become poor soldiers because one suspects the other of an affair with his wife. Richard Burton, Curd Jürgens, Ruth Roman.
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
- Wednesday at 1pm on London Live
Two wealthy and eligible bachelors of the 1890s have problems with their marriage prospects. Michael Redgrave, Michael Denison, Joan Greenwood.
Oliver! (1968)
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- Wednesday at 2.05pm on GREAT! movies christmas
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- Wednesday at 3.05pm on GREAT! movies christmas Plus 1
A musical version of Oliver Twist. Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, Oliver Reed.
Seven Thunders (1957)
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- Wednesday at 3pm on London Live
In wartime Marseilles, escaped POWs are helped by a doctor who turns out to have sinister intent. Stephen Boyd, James Robertson Justice, Tony Wright.
Carry on Cabby (1963)
- Wednesday at 5pm on Film4 HD
The neglected wife of a workaholic taxi owner grows increasingly tired of his lack of interest in their marriage.
The World at War (1973–74)
Morning (1974, E17)
- Wednesday at 5pm on Yesterday
The development and execution of Operation Overlord, starting with the failed Dieppe Raid. Laurence Olivier, David Belchem, Winston Churchill.
For the Love of Ada (1970–71)
After the Honeymoon
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- Wednesday at 6pm on Talking Pictures TV
The couple return from honeymoon, but wedded bliss is soon threatened by a clash over the merits of TV and radio.
Discovering Film
- Wednesday at 6pm on Sky Arts HD
A portrait of Laurence Olivier, the legendary English actor known for his numerous Shakespeare roles and star turns in films such as Wuthering Heights and Rebecca. Laurence Olivier.
Billy the Kid (1941)
- Wednesday at 7pm on TCM Movies HD
- Wednesday at 8pm on TCM Movies Plus 1
A young Western outlaw is relentlessly pursued by Sheriff Pat Garrett. Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Ian Hunter.
Bigger Than Life (1956)
- Wednesday at 8.50pm at the BFI (NFT2)
A small-town schoolteacher is prescribed cortisone for arthritis; it gradually turns him into a bullying megalomaniac full of grandiose schemes. James Mason, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau.
Hangover Square (1944)
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- Wednesday at 9.05pm on Talking Pictures TV
Crime melodrama about a promising young composer in fogbound turn-of-the-century London who cannot quell his passion for murder by gaslight.
Port Afrique (1956)
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- Wednesday at 11.10pm on GREAT! movies christmas
In Morocco, an American pilot solves the shooting of his wife. Pier Angeli, Eugene Deckers, Pat O’Meara.
Cinema screenings
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A city clerk discovers he has the power to work miracles (given him by supportive gods) and nearly causes the end of the Earth. Roland Young, Ralph Richardson, Edward Chapman. -
After long preparation, Captain Scott sets off on his ill-fated 1912 expedition to the South Pole. John Mills, Diana Churchill, Harold Warrender. -
A small-town schoolteacher is prescribed cortisone for arthritis; it gradually turns him into a bullying megalomaniac full of grandiose schemes. James Mason, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau.