What's on Talking Pictures TV Tonight

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Tonight's highlights

      
        8:00 PM
        
          Mark Saber
        
      Luger For Chesser. 1957. Stars Donald Gray, Sarah Lawson & Gladys Boot. A man with no friends or enemies is killed. The finger of suspicion points at his ex-wife who has come into his money.

      
        8:30 PM
        
          The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club
        
      Episode 20. 1975. Roger Whittaker and Saffron perform 'New World In The Morning', 'The Seasons Come and the Seasons Go', and Helen Shapiro performs 'Lean On Me'.

      
        9:20 PM
        
          The Killing Of Sister George
        
      1968. Drama. Directed by Robert Aldrich. Stars Beryl Reid, Susannah York, Coral Browne, Patricia Medina & Ronald Fraser. An aging actress faces the loss of her popular television role.

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Yesterday Today Fri 16 Oct

Talking Pictures TV Schedule — Today

Programming hasn’t started yet.

The first program is at 1:15 AM (1:15 AM UK Time )

1:15 AM

Dick Tracy Returns — 01:15

1938. Actions. Directors John English & William Witney. Stars Ralph Byrd, Lynn Roberts & Charles Middleton. Tracy battles spies and saboteurs in his efforts to bring to justice the Stark gang.

Runtime: 2 hr 5 min

3:20 AM

Scotland Yard — 03:20

1957. Bullet from the Past. Director: Kenneth Hume. Stars Ballard Berkeley, Robert Sansom and Philippa Hyatt. An inspector investigates the shooting of a man connected to an old cold case. (S1, E20)

Runtime: 40 min

4:00 AM

Stagecoach West — 04:00

Blind Man's Bluff. Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray run a stagecoach line in the Old West, where they come across a wide variety of killers, robbers and ladies in distress.

Runtime: 1 hr

5:00 AM

Batman — 05:00

Hi Diddle Riddle. 1966. Stars Adam West, Burt Ward & Neil Hamilton. The Riddler's twisted trail leads Batman to break the law and fall before the criminal charms of a beautiful Molehill Mob moll.

Runtime: 30 min

5:30 AM

Batman — 05:30

Smack in the Middle. 1966. Stars Adam West, Frank Gorshin & Jill St. John. The Riddler holds Robin hostage to lure Batman into a trap that could mean the end of the Caped Crusader.

Runtime: 30 min

6:00 AM

Sherlock Holmes — 06:00

The Case of the Singing Violin. 1954. Stars Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford & Archie Duncan. Betty is being tormented by apparent hallucinations, so her fiancé calls Sherlock and Dr Watson.

Runtime: 35 min

6:35 AM

The Voice Of Merrill — 06:35

1952. Crime Drama. Directed by John Gilling. Starring Valerie Hobson, James Robertson Justice & Sam Kydd. A dying author frames a radio narrator for killing his secretary.

Runtime: 1 hr 40 min

8:15 AM

What's On TPTV With Noel — 08:15

Founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the Footage Detectives, Noel Cronin, shares shows and films not to be missed throughout October.

Runtime: 10 min

8:25 AM

No Trace — 08:25

1950. Drama. Directed by John Gilling. Writer Robert Southley finds his lifestyle threatened by blackmail from a former US criminal associate. Stars Hugh Sinclair, Dinah Sheridan & John Laurie.

Runtime: 1 hr 35 min

10:00 AM

The Crooked Sky — 10:00

1957. Crime drama directed by Henry Cass. An American detective & Scotland Yard must work together to crack a counterfeit gang. Stars Wayne Morris, Karin Booth and Anton Diffring.

Runtime: 1 hr 30 min

11:30 AM

The Spider and the Fly — 11:30

1949. Crime. Directed by Robert Hamer. Stars Eric Portman, Nadia Gray & George Cole. An unusual love triangle develops between two criminals and a policeman on the eve of the first World War.

Runtime: 2 hr

1:30 PM

The Duchess of Duke Street — 13:30

Trouble and Strife. 1976. Stars Gemma Jones, John Cater & Maureen O'Brien. A woman from Starr's past, down on her luck, begs him to use his influence to obtain a job for her at the Bentinck.

Runtime: 1 hr 5 min

2:35 PM

High Tide — 14:35

1980. Thriller. A man just released from prison for manslaughter heads to the West Country to solve the mystery behind his victim's cryptic last words. Stars Ian McShane, Wendy Morgan & John Bird.

Runtime: 1 hr 50 min

4:25 PM

Look At Life Any Old Iron — 16:25

1962. A look at the people who prepare salvaged steel to be re-used, also with a glimpse at the steel foundries which melt it all down again.

Runtime: 10 min

4:35 PM

Julius Hagen Season — 16:35

Join Noel as he introduces the delightful musical comedy Squibs from 1935, and provides an insight into Julius Hagen's part in making the film.

Runtime: 10 min

4:45 PM

Squibs — 16:45

1935. Comedy. Directed by Henry Edwards. Stars Betty Balfour. A cockney flowerseller, Squibs (Balfour) with a father overwhelmed by gambling debts wins through with the help of assorted friends.

Runtime: 1 hr 30 min

6:15 PM

Julius Hagen Season — 18:15

Tune in to find out which brilliant Julius Hagen film will be shown next week.

Runtime: 5 min

6:20 PM

Strange But True? — 18:20

Bigfoot/Ouija Boards. 1997. Michael Aspel speaks to Todd Neiss about his apparent bigfoot sighting and are Ouija boards just a bit of fun or more dangerous than we know?

Runtime: 35 min

6:55 PM

The Brothers — 18:55

Loneliness. 1974. Stars Richard Easton, Hilary Tindall & Rio Fanning. Brian and Ann both face the problems of loneliness. Meanwhile, the Hammonds are invited to Sir Neville's for a shooting party.

Runtime: 1 hr 5 min

8:00 PM

Mark Saber — 20:00

Luger For Chesser. 1957. Stars Donald Gray, Sarah Lawson & Gladys Boot. A man with no friends or enemies is killed. The finger of suspicion points at his ex-wife who has come into his money.

Runtime: 30 min

8:30 PM

The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club — 20:30

Episode 20. 1975. Roger Whittaker and Saffron perform 'New World In The Morning', 'The Seasons Come and the Seasons Go', and Helen Shapiro performs 'Lean On Me'.

Runtime: 50 min

9:20 PM

The Killing Of Sister George — 21:20

1968. Drama. Directed by Robert Aldrich. Stars Beryl Reid, Susannah York, Coral Browne, Patricia Medina & Ronald Fraser. An aging actress faces the loss of her popular television role.

Runtime: 2 hr 45 min

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Coming up tomorrow

Tomorrow on Talking Pictures TV — 16 October 2026

12:05 AM

Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing

1973. Comedy. Directed by Alan J. Pakula. Stars Maggie Smith, Timothy Bottoms & May Heatherly. A prim English spinster meets a college drop-out while on a bus trip through Spain.
2:20 AM

The Madame Gambles

1951. Comedy. The owner of a dress shop gambles the shop away to her bookie who inherits, not only the shop, but the manager. Directed by Maclean Rogers. Starring Richard Hearne and Petula Clark.
4:00 AM

Burke's Law

Who Killed Super Sleuth? 1964. Stars Gene Barry, Gary Conway & Regis Toomey. Four world renowned cops and a US private eye become suspect in another sleuth's murder.
5:00 AM

Batman

Fine Feathered Finks. 1966. Stars Adam West, Burgess Meredith & Lewis Charles. Disguised as Bruce Wayne, Batman infiltrates the Penguin's umbrella factory in an attempt to track him down.
5:30 AM

Batman

The Penguin's a Jinx. 1966. Stars Adam West, Lewis Charles & Burgess Meredith. Narrowly escaping a fiery death, Batman and Robin figure out the Penguin's next move is to kidnap a famous actress.
6:00 AM

Sherlock Holmes

The Case of the Thistle Killer. 1954. Starring: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford & Archie Duncan. Sherlock helps hunt down a killer of women who leaves three thistles next to each body.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is on Talking Pictures TV tonight?

Tonight (Thursday 15 October) on Talking Pictures TV, you can watch The Brothers, Mark Saber, The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club, and The Killing Of Sister George. Check the full schedule for more details.

When does programming end on Talking Pictures TV today?

Today's programming on Talking Pictures TV ends at 00:05 with The Killing Of Sister George.

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