Dear Supporters of Film and TV History, · a short film about a German invasion from a story by Dickinson. Yesterday is Over Your Shoulder (Thorold Dickinson, 1940, 9 mins): a short

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Dear Supporters of Film and TV History,Hoping you are all well and enjoying a Lyons Maid or two on the hotter days

while watching Talking Pictures TV – your own personal trip to the flicks every day and no fleas! This month we bring you a wonderful new DVD Box set from Renown Pictures – The Comedy Collection Volume 3! We thought it was time we all had a jolly good laugh and with 11 films over 3 discs, starring some of the greatest British character actors you will see, it’s an absolute bargain at £20 for all 3 discs with free UK postage. Titles include: A Hole Lot of Trouble with Arthur Lowe, Victor Maddern and Bill Maynard; A Touch of The Sun with Frankie Howerd, Ruby Murray and Alfie Bass, once lost British comedy Just William’s Luck, fully restored to its former glory, Come Back Peter, with Patrick Holt and Charles Lamb, also once lost and never before released on DVD, as well as Where There’s A Will with George Cole and Kathleen Harrison, plus many more! More details overleaf. There’s an extra special deal on our Comedy Collection Volumes 1 and 2 as well.

Regarding our events this year and next year, there is good news and bad news. Finally, the manager at the St Albans Arena has come back to the office and has secured 28th March 2021 for us. Sad news as it doesn’t look like we will be able to go ahead with any other event this year, including Stockport on Sunday 4th October. For those of you with tickets please see page 19 for more details on what to do next.

Every Home Should Have One! We are delighted with our new merchandise product this month – it’s a really stunning cushion cover, the talk of the sofa printed with film quotes from some of your favourites on TPTV, many suggested by viewers. The perfect gift for any film lover! More details on page 14. There are also a few of our limited edition TPTV enamel lapel badges left, so get yours quick!

We are busy restoring some fascinating pieces of Transport History at the moment, for next month’s new Transport Collection, perfect for fans of the Ford 8 or the Austin 7, or planes or boats and trains! Noel has uncovered some intriguing footage and we are busy cleaning them and transferring as I write. The transfer room has been as busy as ever and along with some unseen films and series from many archives this month, there are also a lot of new ‘glimpses’ and shorts, so do keep your eyes peeled for the TV listings. For a butcher’s at what’s on this month, read our news on pages 23 and 28-29, starting with Enemy at the Door, on Sunday 6th Sept at 9pm, a must for all those whose heart is in the Channel Islands. Also look out for The Punch & Judy Man with Tony Hancock, the film version of The Likely Lads, The Big Operator with Mickey Rooney, Steve McQueen in Never Love a Stranger, and Dick Emery in Ooh... You Are Awful! plus several more new series.

Finally, we remember John Saxon who starred in The Night Caller; Julian Curry who played Claude Erskine-Browne in Rumpole of the Bailey and, of course, Dame Olivia de Havilland, who all recently passed away. It is so important to keep these stars on our screens for generations to come.

Stay tuned folks and please, do keep on spreading the word, it’s been wonderful to see what a comfort we have been to so many in these difficult times; please do spread the word to neighbours, friends and any groups you belong to! It’s so very important, but particularly now. Very best wishes, Sarah, Noel & Neill

AUGUST/SEPT 2020

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on 3 DVDs with optional subtitlesDisc One 221 minCome Back Peter (1952) A charming comedy, directed by Charles Saunders and starring Patrick Holt, Charles Lamb, Peter Hammond, Humphrey Lestocq, Kathleen Boutall, Pamela Bygrave, Aud Johansen, Dorothy Primrose, Doris Groves, Joan Hickson. Chaos reigns when relatives come to stay in a country house.

Boys will be Girls (1937) The story of a man who has to give up drinking, smoking and wild women in order to inherit a legacy. Directed by Gilbert Pratt, it stars Leslie Fuller with Nellie Wallace, Greta Gynt, Georgie Harris, Judy Kelly, D.J. Williams, Toni Edgar-Bruce, Constance Godridge, Syd Crossley and Syd Courtenay.

A Hole Lot of Trouble (1969) A group of workmen try to dig in this delightful comedy, directed by Francis A Searle. Stars: Arthur Lowe, Victor Maddern, Bill Maynard and Tim Barrett. Also features: Ken Parry, Leslie Dwyer, Benny Lee, Brian Weske, Neal Arden, Jack Chissick, Hazel Coppen, Michael Sharvell-Martin, Georgina Simpson, Hani Borelle.

A Night of Magic (1944) Once lost British musical comedy directed by Herbert Wynne. Stars: Robert Griffith, Gerald Pring, Billy ‘Uke’ Scott, Marian Olive and Elsa Tee. A man discovers an ancient Egyptian princess alive inside a sarcophagus.

Disc Two 230 minA Touch of The Sun (1956) At a swanky London hotel, if you need anything, just ask for ‘Mr. Fix-it’, aka Mr Darling, the hotel porter. British comedy, directed by Gordon Parry and starring Frankie Howerd, Ruby Murray, Alfie Bass, Dennis Price, Gordon Harker, Richard Wattis, Miriam Karlin and Esma Cannon.

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Disc Two continuedUnder A Cloud (1937) British comedy directed by George King. A man returns from Australia after 20 years to his estranged family. Stars: Edward Rigby, Betty Ann Davies, Hilda Bayley, Bernard Clifton, Moira Reed, Peter Gawthorne.

Just William’s Luck (1948) This once lost British comedy is now fully restored to its former glory. Directed by Val Guest it stars: William Graham, Garry Marsh and Jane Welsh and was based on the popular books by Richmal Crompton, who was so impressed by it that she wrote a novel based on the film. William investigates a haunted house, aided and abetted by his gang, “The Outlaws”. Stars: Hugh Cross, Kathleen Stuart, Leslie Bradley, Hy Hazell, Patricia Cutts, Joan Hickson, Anne Marie, Michael Medwin, John Martell, Ivan Craig.

Disc Three 227 minIt’s a Wonderful World (1956) A musical comedy written and directed by Val Guest. Stars: Terence Morgan, George Cole, Kathleen Harrison, Mylène Demongeot. Includes rare footage of Ted Heath and his Orchestra. Also features: Dennis Lotis, James Hayter, Harold Lang, Maurice Kaufmann, Richard Wattis, Sam Kydd , Shirley Anne Field and Jon Pertwee.

Pick a Star AKA Movie Struck (1937) American musical comedy film in which a young country girl comes to Hollywood and achieves movie stardom. Starring Rosina Lawrence, Jack Haley, Patsy Kelly and Mischa Auer. Includes scenes with Laurel & Hardy and also features Lyda Roberti, Charles Halton, Tom Dugan, Russell Hicks, Cully Richards, Spencer Charters.

Where There’s A Will (1955) Directed by Vernon Sewell, starring George Cole, Kathleen Harrison and Leslie Dwyer. A cockney family inherit a ramshackle farm and decide to make a go of it. Also features: Ann Hanslip, Michael Shepley, Dandy Nichols, Thelma Ruby, Norman MacOwan, Philip Ray, Hugh Morton, Edward Lexy, Edward Woodward, Sam Kydd.

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Comedy Collection Volume OneIF YOU BUY the NEW Comedy Collection Volume 3 for £20 you can purchase Volume 1 for just £10

with FREE UK Postage (RRP £20) OFFER EXPIRES: September 15th 2020A collection of ten British comedy films on three discs.

All in Good Fun (1955)Director: James M. Anderson. Stars: Bob Monkhouse, Charles Chaplin, The Keystone Cops, Mack Sennett.Inn for Trouble (1960) Director: C.M. Pennington-Richards. Stars: Peggy Mount, David Kossoff, Leslie Phillips. Film version of The Larkins. Dentist in the Chair (1960) Director:

Don Chaffey. Stars: Bob Monkhouse, Peggy Cummins, Kenneth Connor. Two on the Tiles (1951) Director: John Guillermin. Stars: Herbert Lom, Hugh McDermott, Brenda Bruce. And the Same to You (1960) Director: George Pollock. Stars: Brian Rix, William Hartnell, Leo Franklyn. Featuring Sid James and Tommy Cooper. Carry On Admiral (1957) Director: Val Guest. Stars: David Tomlinson, Peggy Cummins and Brian Reece.Crazy Days (1962) Scenes from the silent era greats with Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and more. Director: James M. Anderson. Demobbed (1944) Director: John E. Blakeley. Stars: Norman Evans, Nat Jackley and Dan Young.Lifetime of Comedy (1960) A compilation of comedy sketches with Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, Danny Kaye and Bing Crosby.Tell Me Another (1976) A comedy compilation of stories, filmed with Dick Hills, featuring: Norman Wisdom, Arthur Askey, Jim Dale, Jimmy Jewel, Ted Ray, Roy Hudd, Spike Milligan, Reg Varney, Leslie Phillips, Terry Scott, Thora Hird, Warren Mitchell & Peggy Mount. The Silent Comics – A short documentary reflecting on the timeless works of silent comics Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd and Ben Turpin.

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Comedy Collection Volume TwoIF YOU BUY the NEW Comedy Collection Volume 3 for £20 you can purchase Volume 2 for just £10

with FREE UK Postage (RRP £20) OFFER EXPIRES: September 15th 2020Over 10 hours of vintage comedy in a fabulous 3-DVD box set. Six features, an interview with

Liz Fraser and a short comedy bonus.The Night We Dropped a Clanger (1959). Director: Darcy Conyers. Cast: Brian Rix, Cecil Parker, William Hartnell, Leslie Phillips, Liz Fraser, Irene Handl, Andrew Sachs and Hattie Jacques.The Case of the Mukkinese Battle Horn (1956) Director: Joseph Sterling. Stars: Peter Sellers, Dick Emery,

Pamela Thomas and Spike Milligan. What a Whopper (1961) Director: Gilbert Gunn. Stars Adam Faith, Sid James, Charles Hawtrey, Terence Longdon & Carole Lesley.The Butler’s Dilemma (1943) Director: Leslie S. Hiscott. Stars: Richard Hearne, Hermione Gingold and Henry Kendall. Gert & Daisy Clean Up (1942) A “lost” film restored and available for the very first time on DVD in this box set. Director: Maclean Rogers. Stars: Elsie Waters, Doris Waters and Iris Vandeleur.Tons of Trouble (1956) Director: Leslie S. Hiscott. Stars: Richard Hearne, William Hartnell, Austin Trevor.Gert & Daisy’s Week-end (1942) Director: Maclean Rogers. Stars: Elsie Waters, Doris Waters, Iris Vandeleur.Your Money or Your Wife (1960) Director: Anthony Simmons. Stars: Donald Sinden, Peggy Cummins and Richard Wattis. Also includes an interview with LIZ FRASER and Comedy Cocktail (1951), a short feature which features clips from Charlie Chaplin films..


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Come Back Peter“Dear Talking Pictures TV/ Renown Pictures, A couple of weeks ago a friend of mine contacted you regarding a 1952 film called Come Back Peter. It was a bit of a long shot, but you replied in super quick time and said it was being aired in July. I have been trying to track down this film for 50 years as I had a part in it. I remember seeing it on the TV a couple of times in the 1960s but not since and I would love my wife and three daughters to see what I got up to all those years ago.My grandfather was a set construction manager at Shepperton Studios and he found out that a baby was wanted for a new film. The film was “Come Back Peter” and the baby ended up being me (Baby David). I was only 6 months old at the time so don’t remember much about it. Apparently I was responsible for a script change as I contracted chicken pox during the filming!! As you can imagine, I am thrilled that Talking Pictures not only have the film but intend showing it again – so many thanks for that. I had exhausted all avenues I could think of in my quest and decided it had either been lost or destroyed. I am now really excited at the prospect of seeing it once again and showing it to my grown up family. I’ve sent a still from the film where my screen aunt has just noticed my chicken pox spots.

Although my Grandfather worked at Shepperton Film Studios, I think there was a tie-up with Bray Studios, as I believe the exterior shots were filmed around Bray.I must also say how excited I am to read that the film will also be released on DVD in August.”

from Paul Hilliker

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Renown Pictures present a selection of films featuring the nation’s first TV Star, Mr Pastry. Includes exclusive glimpses into the life of Richard Hearne from his collection of home movies plus a slide show of a very rare Mr Pastry cartoon from TV Comic. The films have been fully restored with optional subtitles added.Disc One – 218minTONS OF TROUBLE (1956) THE BUTLER’S DILEMMA (1943) THE TIME OF HIS LIFE (1955) Disc Two – 170minTHE MADAME GAMBLES (AKA MADAM LOUISE) (1951) SOMETHING IN THE CITY (1950) Bonus Features included in the Mr Pastry Collection:MR PASTRY CARTOON STRIP CELEBRITY CRAZY CRICKET RICHARD HEARNE & BUSTER KEATON ‘CLOWNING AROUND’ PETULA CLARK: THE DAY BEGINS EARLY MR PASTRY IN BEXHILL 1960 MR PASTRY WITH CHIPPERFIELD’S CIRCUS

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SHERLOCK HOLMES The Definitive 7 Disc DVD Box Set Collection

Directors include: Sidney Lanfield, Alfred L. Werker, John Rawlins, Roy William Neill. Casts include: Richard Greene, Wendy Barrie, Ida Lupino, George Zucco, Alan Marshal, Lionel Atwill, John Carradine, Evelyn Ankers, Reginald Denny, Thomas Gómez, Morton Lowry, Eily Malyon, Ralph Forbes.

Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman (1944) Sherlock Holmes and the Pearl of Death (1944)

Sherlock Holmes and the Scarlet Claw (1944) Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (1945) Sherlock Holmes in the Pursuit to Algiers (1945) Sherlock Holmes in the Woman in Green (1945) Sherlock Holmes in the Terror by Night (1946) Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill (1946).

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14 films based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, released between 1939 and 1946, all starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. This is the only DVD box set available where all the films have not only been remastered but, more importantly, restored – and the results are very good.

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THE CURSE OF SHERLOCK HOLMESThe Basil Rathbone StoryBy David ClaytonBasil Rathbone is synonymous with Sherlock Holmes. He played the Victorian sleuth in all fourteen Fox/ Universal films of the 1930s and 40s, as well as on stage and radio. For many people, he is Holmes, however, he grew to hate the character. Holmes placed restrictions on his career: before he was an esteemed theatre actor, appearing in Broadway plays such as The Captive and The Swan, the latter of which became his launchpad to greater stardom. In his long career he appeared in many films, including: Love From A Stranger (1937), The Dawn Patrol (1938), The Mad Doctor (1941), Crossroads (1942), Frenchman’s Creek (1944), The Court Jester (1956) and many more. However, he never escaped his most famous role. Basil Rathbone was not Sherlock Holmes. In The Curse of Sherlock Holmes, biographer David Clayton looks at the behind-the-camera life of a remarkable man who deserved so much more than to be relegated to just one role.

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LAST EMBRACEA taught thriller, made in 1979, from Jonathan Demme, acclaimed director of Silence of the Lambs, starring Roy Scheider (Jaws, The French Connection) as Harry Hannan, an ex-government agent fearing for his life and unable to trust even his closest friends after the violent death of his wife. Infused with the spirit of Alfred Hitchcock and featuring outstanding performances by John Glover, Christopher Walken and Charles Napier, Last Embrace is a stylish, edge-of-your-seat experience that you will never forget.

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Director: Jonathan DemmeCast: Roy Scheider , Janet Margolin, John Glover, Sam Levene, Charles Napier, Christopher Walken, Jacqueline Brookes, Lou Gilbert, David Margulies, Andrew Duncan, Marcia Rodd, Gary Goetzman, Mandy Patinkin, Max Wright, Sandy McLeod, Bert Santos.Extras:

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KISS OF DEATH Henry Hathaway’s directorial skills bring a heightened sense of realism to this classic 1947 film, which marked Richard Widmark’s debut. When a small time crook (Victor Mature) gets a twenty year sentence for robbery, he refuses to reveal his accomplices, even after a D.A. (Brian Donlevy) offers to help him. But he changes his mind once he learns that his wife has committed suicide and a psychopath (Widmark) has threatened his children.



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Director: Henry HathawayCast: Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray, Richard Widmark, Taylor Holmes, Howard Smith, Karl Malden, Anthony Ross, Robert Adler, Rollin Bauer, Harry Bellaver, Dennis Bohan, Nina Borget, Susan Cabot, Alexander Campbell, Dort Clark, Harry Carter, Eva Condon.Extras:

• High Definition Transfer • Commentary by film historians

James Ursini and Alain Silver• Original Theatrical Trailer• Stills Gallery


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GaslightFrom the British Film Institute

Gaslight(Dual Format Edition, you will receive DVD & Blu-Ray editions)Year: 1940 | Black & White Optional subtitles Running Time Approx: 84 minDVD and Blu-ray editionsDirector: Thorold DickinsonCast: Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank PettingellCathleen Cordell, Robert Newton, Jimmy Hanley.Director Thorold Dickinson, (The Queen of Spades, The Next of Kin), portrays a harrowing and claustrophobic study of murder, abuse and lust in Victorian London. Anton Walbrook (The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp), excels as the sadistic husband who attempts to drive his wife mad, played by Diana Wynyard, (Cavalcade), to prevent her from disclosing his dark past. Extras: Spanish A B C (Thorold Dickinson, Sidney Cole, 1938, 20 mins): a short film on efforts to improve education standards during the Spanish Civil War.Behind the Spanish Lines (Sidney Cole, Thorold Dickinson, 1938, 20 mins): a companion piece to Spanish Civil War.Westward Ho! (Thorold Dickinson, 1940, 9 mins): a short film to promote the evacuation of urban children to rural areas.Miss Grant Goes to the Door (Brian Desmond Hurst, 1940, 7 mins): a short film about a German invasion from a story by Dickinson.Yesterday is Over Your Shoulder (Thorold Dickinson, 1940, 9 mins): a short film encouraging workers to join free engineering training schemes.

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Memories of a life in films Part 12, by Noel CroninWell, the millennium had arrived in all its glory. It turned out to be absolutely horrible for me; my dear wife Joyce passed away, who truly was my rock, and Dandelion was sold to what turned out be an American crook. I will go into detail of the FBI lawyers and the American federal system later and with more detail in a book that is being written – a must for all insomniacs!

Following the Dandelion débâcle, my health and confidence suffered and the fact that the American situation was dragging on made concentrating on films and TV difficult, but after a few years I again got interested in acquiring old film libraries and set about purchasing several old such libraries, from the BBC no less! It took three years of dogged persistence to save these films from literally rotting at the Beeb; libraries such as Butchers, New Realm; mostly British ‘B’ features but of great social value.

Having amassed several hundred old feature films what was I to do with them? Broadcasters had little or no interest; one company executive told me “we don’t play black and white after four in the afternoon”. He does now! After months of trying to place the films and with the conviction that quite a lot of people, given the chance, would watch them, the idea of starting our own channel emerged….

Next month: the start of Talking Pictures.Producer Noel Cronin founded Talking Pictures TV and Renown Pictures. Noel is contributing a series of memories to the newsletter over the coming months. Ever since his entrance into the world of film as a young man, Noel has been interested in preserving the heritage of lost and forgotten films, shorts and programmes, and for many years has been gathering, restoring and preserving this wonderful heritage which would otherwise be lost. Noel worked for the Rank Organisation and the Central Office of Information, and bought the rights to several libraries that owned films which now air on Talking Pictures TV. His career as a producer and editor of films, documentaries and TV series spans several decades.

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(Dual Format Edition, you will receive DVD & Blu-Ray editions)Year: 1967 | Colour Optional subtitles Running Time approx: 109 minDVD and Blu-ray editionsDirector: Richard LesterCast: Michael Crawford, John Lennon, Roy Kinnear, Lee Montague, Jack MacGowran, Michael Hordern, Jack Hedley, Robert Hardy, Sheila Hancock, Dandy Nichols, John Junkin.Hapless commander Lieutenant Goodbody (Michael Crawford) enthusiastically leads his troops on the battlefields of World War Two, including the calamitous installation of a cricket pitch behind enemy lines... With John Lennon in his only non-musical screen performance, How I Won the War is a biting satire on war and the war movie, a unique cult comedy.Extras: Animated Genesis (1952, 22 mins) and A Short Vision (1956, 6 mins): stylish, striking outstanding anti-war animations.Head Rag Hop (1970, 3 mins): bold blues-soundtracked Pop-art abstraction.Plod (1971, 21 mins): long thought lost, an anti-authoritarian fusion of poetry and pop music shot on the streets of Liverpool, starring The Scaffold. Richard Lester in Conversation with Steven Soderbergh (1995, audio): the director discusses his career in an interview recorded at the NFT.Feature commentary by Richard Lester authority Neil Sinyard


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60 tracks on 3 CDs showcasing the talents of one of the great Rock ‘n’ Rollers and pioneer of Rockabilly. Gene Vincent is a member of both the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame with Be-Bop-A-Lula considered a landmark recording of the Rockabilly sound.

Disc 11. Be-Bop-A-Lula2. Woman Love3. Race With The Devil4. Gonna Back Up Baby5. Jumps, Giggles & Shouts6. Bop Street7. I Flipped8. Jump Back, Honey, Jump Back9. Jezebel10. Crazy Legs11. Five Days, Five Days12. B-I-Bickey-Bi-Bo-Bo-Go13. Dance To The Bop14. I Got It15. Blues Stay Away From Me16. Pink Thunderbird17. Cruisin’18. Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me19. Red Bluejeans & A Pony Tail20. Double Talkin’ Baby

Disc 21. Bluejean Bop2. Who Slapped John?3. Lotta Lovin’4. Unchained Melody5. You Better Believe6. Pretty, Pretty Baby7. You Told A Fib8. Cat Man9. Baby Blue10. Rocky Road Blues11. Frankie And Johnnie12. Brand New Beat13. It’s No Lie14. Summertime15. Hey Good Lookin’16. I Got A Baby17. The Wayward Wind18. Lovely Loretta19. Should I Ever Love Again20. Somebody Help Me

Disc 31. She She Little Sheila2. Pistol Packin’ Mama3. Git It4. Say Mama5. Be Bop Boogie Boy6. Rollin’ Danny7. Well I Knocked Bim Bam8. Look What You’ve Gone

and Done To Me9. Five Feet Of Lovin’10. Dance In The Street11. Flea Brain12. Maybelline13. The Night Is So Lonely14. Wild Cat15. Right Here On Earth16. My Heart17. My Baby Don’t ‘Low18. Right Now19. Anna Annabelle20. Everybody’s Got A Date

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Earl Cameron and the Volvo In the 1950’s, both EARL CAMERON and the VOLVO AMAZON were pioneers at promoting important changes to social attitudes. Robert Hughes identifies them.Born in Bermuda, Earl Cameron CBE was believed to be the first actor cast in an English mixed-race romance; he played a sailor captivated by a dockland lass in Pool of London (1951). The role echoed his own life in the Merchant Navy, coming to England in 1939 and later marrying an English girl. Debilitated with pneumonia, Cameron was hospitalised, suffering one ruined lung. His Bermudian twang, easier for British ears to understand than a West Indian accent, opened doors professionally, but while touring, doors were cruelly closed against him when seeking out digs. Undeterred, Cameron entertained the troops in the Netherlands and India where he was warmly received. Film roles included Simba and Safari (1955), both covering the Kenyan Mau Mau uprising, and he played a murder suspect in The Heart Within (1957). In BAFTA winning Sapphire (1959), Cameron’s performance as Dr Robbins handles the revilement of racial prejudice with such dignity after his sister is murdered for her ethnicity, that only the hardest hearts could have left the audience unmoved towards the challenges facing Colonial immigrants. Flame in the Streets (1961) also examines interracial discord in both society and the workplace. Further roles included Thunderball (1965), The Dark Man (1960), Dr Who, The Prisoner and

Danger Man. At the milestone age of 100, Earl Cameron was still working. Sadly, he recently passed away on 3rd July 2020 aged 102.

The Volvo Amazon, designed by Jan Wilsgaard, first appeared in 1956, inspired by Chrysler’s New Yorker and the Checker cab. An Amazon is used to kidnap Edward Fox in The Avengers, (1968), and William Lucas dumps his Amazon for a Jaguar E Type in Dateline Diamonds (1965). The Amazon saved many lives with its revolutionary seat belt, pioneered by Volvo who generously allowed rivals to copy the configuration charge-free. So while Earl Cameron’s acclaimed film roles were sensitively addressing racial tolerance coinciding with around 75,000 arrivals settling in England from former colonies year on year, Volvo’s Amazon revolutionised car occupant safety just as Ernest Marples was cutting the ribbon to open the M1 motorway “in keeping with the new, exciting scientific age.”

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60 humorous tunes from the ever popular singer-songwriter, film star and comedian who was the highest paid UK entertainer during the 30s and 40s. A huge influence on entertainers who followed, The Beatles, among them, he appeared in many films, including Trouble Brewing, Get Cracking and Let George Do It.

Disc 11. When I’m Cleaning Windows2. Why Don’t Women Like Me?3. Sitting On The Ice in the

Ice Rink4. Levi’s Monkey- Mike5. With My Little Ukelele

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7. Swimmin’ With Wimmin’8. The Wedding of Mr Wu9. Baby10. Believe Or Not11. You Can’t Keep A Growing

Lad Down12. It’s No Use Looking At Me13. There’s Nothing Proud

About Me14. Madame Moscovitch15. Fanlight Fanny16. Share and Share Alike17. Pleasure Cruise18. The Isle Of Man19. Riding In The TT Races20. A Farmer’s Boy

Disc 21. Chinese Laundry Blues2. Sitting On The Sands All Night3. Oh Dear Mother4. With My Little Stick of

Blackpool Rock5. Hindoo Man6. The Lancashire Torreador7. My Plus Fours8. Easy-Going Chap9. I Don’t Like10. Biceps, Muscle, And Brawn11. Hi-Tiddly-Hi-Ti- Island12. You Can’t Stop Me

from Dreaming13. Like the Big Pots Do14. I Blew A Little Blast

On My Whistle15. Springtime’s Here Again16. Noughts And Crosses17. Mother, What’ll I Do Now?18. In My Little Snapshot Album19. Our Sergeant Major20. They Can’t Fool Me

Disc 31. Leaning On A Lampost2. I Wonder Who’s Under Her

Balcony Now3. It’s Turned Out Nice Again4. Hitting The High Spots Now5. It’s A Grand And Healthy Life6. I’m Making Headway Now7. I Couldn’t Let The Stable Down8. The Lancashire Hot Pot Swingers9. Grandad’s Flannelette Nightshirt10. The Wu’s a Window Cleaner Now11. Count Your Blessings and Smile12. Oh, Don’t the Wind Blow Cold13. On the Wigan Boat Express14. On the Beat15. Bless ‘Em All16. I Wish I Was Back on the Farm17. Delivering the Morning Milk18. Auntie Maggie’s Remedy19. You’re Everything To Me20. Andy the Handy Man

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Update on our postponed Film Festivals in St Albans and Stockport

Due to the recent announcement by the Minister of Culture and the Prime Minister, it is definite that unfortunately our Stockport festival in October will need to be postponed along with our Film Quiz the night before. It is also clear that due to Covid 19 and social distancing guidelines and the laws on mass gatherings that we will not be able to reschedule our St Albans Festival of Film postponed in March until next year. We had hoped to hold a Christmas event, but with everything so uncertain, and with your safety in mind, we believe its much better to look at March next year for you all. But there is good news! We have secured a new date for both of these events with both venues these are:

St Albans 7th Festival of Film Sunday March 22nd 2020 NEW DATE Sunday 28th March 2021

Stockport 8th Festival of Film October Sunday October 4th 2020 NEW DATE Sunday 10th October 2021

Here are the options for ticket holders. I’m afraid due to social distancing rules and the increase in insurance, ticket prices for our events will be going up next year BUT NOT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ALREADY HAVE A TICKET. So the options for you are as follows:1. Let us know if you wish to transfer your tickets from this year to next year at

NO extra cost and which festival of film you wish to attend. You can move to either event, if either is sold out you will be placed on the waiting list for returns. YOU WILL NOT have to pay any increase. You will be re-issued with new tickets and seat numbers.

2. If you have Quiz tickets these can also be moved as we will be holding a Film Quiz with supper or Afternoon Tea in St Albans the day / evening before and Stockport the day / evening before. Again at no extra cost to current quiz ticket holders.

3. You can use your physical tickets for either event as a credit note against any items on sale in our newsletters, including DVDs, Books, Merchandise etc, please include the tickets with your order form.

4. If you really, really don’t want to secure a place at one of the best TV & Film History events of 2021 and a terrific day out – we will issue you with a refund. To do this you must return your physical tickets to us at: Renown Pictures Ltd, PO Box 592, Kings Langley, Herts WD4 4DB. Please include with your tickets a letter letting us know what you wish to do.

5. You can always call us to discuss your options on our usual numbers: 0808 178 8212 or 01923 290555.

It’s been a very difficult decision for all of us, but it’s the best way to ensure everyone is safe and we all have something to look forward to next year!

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How to beEccentricThe Essential Richard Massingham1 DVD | Years: 1934-1951 Black & White Running Time: Approx: 170 minRichard Massingham was known to anyone who went to the cinema in Britain during the 1940s. He starred as a well-meaning but bumbling everyman in a series of imaginative shorts which provided instruction to the British public on everything from how to cross roads to the correct way to sneeze into a handkerchief to bathing in just five inches of water during wartime rationing. Often producing and directing too, his films are marked by a wonderful combination of comedy, instruction, surrealism and whimsy. This new selection from the BFI celebrates Richard Massingham as one of British cinema’s most fascinating and enduring eccentrics.Contents: Dr Massingham says... Tell Me If It Hurts (1934) | Coughs and Sneezes (1945) | Jet-propelled Germs (1948) | Handkerchief Drill (1949) | Another Case of Poisoning (1949) | The Cure (1950) | Surviving the War: The Five Inch Bather (1942) | Post Early for Christmas (1943) | In Which We Live: Being the Life Story of a Suit Told by Itself (1943) | Elopement in France (1944) | An Englishman’s home... Down at the Local (1945) | An Englishman’s Home........... (1946) | Moving House (1950) | Post-war Blues: What a Life!: What a Life (1948) | Watch Your Meters (1947) | Warning to Travellers (1949) | Help Yourself (1950) | Post-war Blues: The Daily Grind: Pool of Contentment (1946) | Pedal Cyclists (1947) | Pedestrian Crossing (1948) | 30 Miles an Hour (1949) | Introducing the New Worker (1951).


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Eccentrically British! Spotlight on: Richard Massingham

(31 January 1898 – 1 April 1953)The son of a distinguished newspaper editor,

Richard Massingham is noted for directing and starring in a series of public information films made in the 1940s and 1950s. He trained in medicine and was the Senior Medical Officer at the London Fever Hospital, but Richard was always interested in the cinema and made amateur films in his spare time. He made his

first short in 1933 which featured the hospital that he worked at.The following year he made a film about a traumatic dental visit: Tell

Me If It Hurts (1934), which received critical acclaim. After his film about a lodger preparing for his day, And So to Work (1936), he secured a place with the GPO Film Unit. This prompted him to leave medicine and become a full time filmmaker. In 1938 he registered his company, Public Relationship Films and began making shorts for the Ministry of Information and other government departments. As well as directing the shorts, he appeared in them as a good-humoured figure encouraging audiences to save fuel, sneeze into a handkerchief or bathe in the war recommended limit of “five inches of water.” As an actor he possessed an expressive face with a childlike charm, casting himself as the absent-minded ‘everyman’, (always allowing the audience to feel amused and superior, while the film’s message was firmly instilled). Post-war films such as They Travel by Air (1947) and Pool of Contentment (1946), adopted a similar strategy. Some of his most popular shorts include: The Five-Inch Bather (1942), Young and Healthy (1943), Coughs and Sneezes (1945), What a Life (1948), Handkerchief Drill (1949) and Moving House (1950).As a director, actor and producer, Massingham is often overlooked,

but in the 90 or so films he made, there is enough eccentricity and wit to earn him a place beside other individualists of the British short film. His marriage to wife Betty in 1943 was a happy union which lasted for the rest of his life. He died at his home in Biddenden, Kent on 1 April 1953, during production of The Blakes Slept Here, a lavish and curious Technicolour combination of gas advertising and historical content.

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ROUNDABOUT1963: A YEAR IN COLOUR1 DVD Years: 1963 Colour | Running Time Approx: 110 minutesA fascinating and unique glimpse back to Britain and its place in the world 50 years ago. In the 1960s the UK Government, through the Central Office of Information (COI), produced a number of films for overseas distribution. Designed to promote British industry and values abroad, Roundabout was one of the most popular of these cinemagazines, with its selection of topical stories for the Asian market.The BFI has collected all the Roundabout films from 1963, (over 30). Highlights include a visit to the Royal Mint, a trip around a British Doll factory and a look at modern architecture in London, Djakarta and Saigon.


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Starts: Monday 31st August at 6:00pm Stars: Donald Sumpter, Jenny Seagrove, Richard Hampton, Patricia Garwood and Neil Nisbet. Not seen on TV since 1982. Scientist Paul Brack is working on a project at one of Britain’s nuclear power stations which suddenly becomes the focus of a potential disaster.

Starts: Sunday 6th Sept 9:00pmOriginally broadcast from 1978-1980 This war drama depicts the WWII German occupation of Guernsey and stars: Alfred Burke, Simon Cadell, Bernard Horsfall, Richard Heffer, Simon Lack. Continues every Sunday.

NO HIDING PLACE – Two Newly Discovered Episodes!

New London Palladium Episode to air in August

The Mind of Mr J.G. Reeder

Whizzkids Guide! Coming Soon!

NEW Series coming up in August/Sept on Talking Pictures TV

Thursday 20th August 1:00pm & Monday 7th Sept 7:00pm A Pocketful of Bones (1963) Stars: Eric Lander, Patricia Brake, Raymond Francis, Frank Henderson, Charles Morgan, Olwen Brookes, June Watts, Julian Somers, Jean Kent. Monday 31st August 7:00pm & Saturday 5th Sept 7:55pm Whoever’s Right, Sweeney’s Wrong (1965) Stars: Raymond Francis, Johnny Briggs, Michael McStay, Nigel Green, Fred Beauman, Patrick O’Connell and David Orchard.

Look out for a new episode of Sunday Night at the London Palladium! Unseen since its first broadcast on 20th March 1966, this episode features Roy Orbison and The Seekers and is hosted by Jimmy Tarbuck. Airs: Sunday 29th August 9:00pm.

Coming Soon! Set in the 1920s, based on stories by Edgar Wallace, this series ran from 1969-1971. Hugh Burden plays a mild-mannered employee at the Department of Public Prosecutions with a gift for solving complex crimes. Cast includes: Willoughby Goddard, Mona Bruce, Gillian Lewis, Virginia Stride, Windsor Davies, Ray McAnally, Edward Fox and Victor Maddern. Starts: Wednesday 16th Sept at 9pm, continues weekly.

The 1980s TV show that gave pupils all they needed to level the odds against teachers and parents is back, with pranks, jokes and sketches from Arthur Mullard, Kenneth Williams, Patrick Newell, Rita Webb, Sheila White, and The Brownsville Banned. Starts: Saturday 12th Sept at 9:00am.

NEW SERIES: The Brack Report

NEW SERIES: Enemy at the Door

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The Magic Box DVD

Running time: 103 mins approx. Colour. See 60 famous film stars in the romantic story of the one of the pioneers of British film history!This 1951 biographical drama was directed by John Boulting with cinematography by Jack Cardiff and stars Robert Donat, as William Freise-Greene, the designer of one of the earliest working movie cameras, British inventor and pioneer in cinema. The film follows the life of this talented and inspiring man, who should be revered but is sadly little remembered today. Told in flashback, the film follows the inventor’s search for a way to project moving pictures, an obsession that changed the lives of those he loved. Cast: Margaret Johnston, Maria Schell, David Oake, Janette Scott, John Howard Davies, Robert Beatty, Richard Attenborough, Basil Sydney, Bernard Miles, Eric Portman, Mary Ellis, Muir Mathieson, Joyce Grenfell, Dennis Price, Margaret Rutherford, Mervyn Johns, Glynis Johns, Frederick Valk, Ronald Shiner, Peter Reynolds. Also appearing: Bessie Love, Cecil Parker, David Tomlinson, Kay Walsh, Laurence Olivier, Marius Goring, Sheila Sim, Michael Denison, Michael Hordern, Sid James, Peter Ustinov, Bernard Miles, Stanley Holloway, Thora Hird, William Hartnell, Googie Withers, Sybil Thorndike, Joan Hickson, Amy Veness, Marjorie Fielding, Michael Redgrave.

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A founding father of British film: William Friese-Greene(7 September 1855 – 5 May 1921)

William Friese-Greene, a prolific English inventor and professional photographer is known as a pioneer in the field of motion pictures, creating a series of cameras during the period 1888–1891.

William Greene was born in Bristol in 1855. Friese was added to his surname when he married Helena Friese in 1874. He was apprenticed to a photographer before

establishing his own business in Bath, where he met John Rudge, who was experimenting with magic lanterns to create an illusion of movement. Friese-Greene enthusiastically adopted these ideas, experimenting both with Rudge and on his own. In 1885, he opened two photographic shops in London with Esme Collings, who went on to be one of the pioneers of British film-making.

Friese-Greene obsessively patented badly thought out devices, while the true advances in making and projecting motion picture films were being made elsewhere. He began experimenting with colour cinematography in 1898, even becoming a rival of the developer of Kinemacolor, G.A. Smith. A court case in 1913 brought by Friese-Greene’s Biocolour system against Kinemacolor brought down the latter, although Friese-Greene was unable to capitalise on the victory as he was beset with financial troubles. He remained an incurable optimist, constructing a camera for taking a series of photographs on a roll of perforated film moving intermittently behind a shutter, the basic principle of a motion-picture camera. Sadly, the camera was incapable of taking pictures at a sufficient rate to capture movement and no successful presentation of moving pictures was given by him. The credit for a successful cinematographic device goes to Thomas Edison.

His other inventions in the field of printing – including photo-typesetting – brought him wealth, as did his chain of photographic studios. However, he spent everything he earned on inventing, going bankrupt three times. He died on 5 May 1921 after delivering a speech about the uncertain state of the British film industry to a meeting of the cinema trade at the Connaught Rooms in London. His claim to have been the “inventor of Kinematography” was taken up by film historian Will Day, but a series of articles written by Brian Coe in the 1960s discredited this. He was, however, one of the very first to work on the concept of moving images.

Despite his failures, Friese-Greene is nevertheless a founding father of British film. The film, The Magic Box (1951) ensures his place in history is not forgotten.

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Have just enjoyed another episode of Robin Hood, I haven’t seen it since I was 8, and it’s as enjoyable for me now as it was then. For me none of the remakes of Robin Hood have come anywhere near these classic episodes. Watching Robin Hood when originally screened made me want a long bow and crossbow with arrows, which I got for Christmas and had so much fun with. My arrows ended up just about everywhere and my mother got quite frustrated. Sometime later, when I asked where they were she said she had no idea and I never found them again, so think she must have confiscated them! I hardly got into trouble, but I used to when shooting the crossbow arrows which were pretty lethal and did quite a lot of damage!

Regards, Ray Harrison

Hello Lovely People, My husband John and I have watched many films/programmes on your channel – each trying to out-do the other on “who is that?” and sharing a number of “I remember...” One provided the missing link to one of my memories. 1950s films always remind me of one holiday when we walked along the promenade, as a film starring Alec Guinness was being shot there. I have always been able to visualise the mock up of the front of a boat with actors on “deck”. The other thing I remember about that day were the words “The Mudlark”. I watched a film “The Mudlark” once but I quickly knew that was not the one and again the

memory faded. Then John put your channel on just as a film called “Barnacle Bill” was starting. I shouted out:“That’s it, OMG I am sure that’s it”. He thought I had finally flipped but I knew this was the missing link to my film – my excitement increased further when I saw a shot of the side of the “boat” and the words “The Mudlark”. I never gave it a thought that it happened when I was 12 and with mum in Hunstanton. I am still going round on a bit of a high!!! Thank you for the part you played in solving my little mystery and making this old lady very happy.All Best Wishes for the Future Judith Summers, North Yorkshire

Working with the great Peter O’Toole on The Tudors in Dublin. I was the only one who got a photo with him because I said I was living in Limerick and talked about his old pal Richard Harris. At the time they were putting up a statue of him in the town. It was great to work with a legend. Oliver Reed is buried in Church Town on the Cork Rd. At one time, Richard Harris, Peter O’Toole and Ollie Reed were all living in Ireland. Regards, Derek, Limerick.

Letters to the ProjectionistOn this page we bring you some of the interesting letters that have arrived at Talking Pictures HQ this month. We receive many letters every day about film and series requests; please be assured that we do make a note of them all. We acquire new films and series every month, so ‘never say never’! is our motto – but sadly we can’t just play those we’d like to play, without proper licensing and rights in place. Also remember, some films or TV series may no longer exist, but we will keep trying!

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Wednesday 19th August 10:05pm and Sunday 30th August 10pmThe Rat Race (1960)Drama. Director: Robert Mulligan. Stars: Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds, Jack Oakie, Don Rickles. A saxophonist tries to make it in New York.

Thursday 20th August 1:00pm and Monday 7th Sept 7:00pmNO HIDING PLACE NEW EPISODE A Pocketful of Bones (1963) Directors: Peter Croft, Richard Sidwell Stars: Eric Lander, Raymond Francis, Frank Henderson, Charles Morgan.

Thursday 20th August 7:10pm and Sunday 30th August 7:10pmThe Bliss of Mrs Blossom (1968)Comedy. Director: Joseph McGrath. Stars: Richard Attenborough, Shirley MacLaine, James Booth. A bored housewife starts an affair with one of her husband’s employees.

Friday 21st August 1:10pmIWM: Now It Can Be Told (1946) Feature reconstruction of the secret wartime work of the Special Operations Executive, played by actual agents Harry Ree and Jacqueline Nearne.

Friday 21st August 10:00pm & Saturday 29th August 2:05amLust for a Vampire (1971)Horror. Director: Jimmy Sangster. Stars: Yutte Stensgaard, Ralph Bates, Barbara Jefford. No-one realises Mircalla is a vampire when she arrives at finishing school.

Saturday 22nd August 12:40pmIt’s All Over Town (1964)Musical. Director: Douglas Hickox. Stars: Frankie Vaughan, Lance Percival, Willie Rushton. A technician and his friend try to see all the London shows.

Saturday 22nd August 1:50pm and Thurs 27th August 2:30pmThe Punch & Judy Man (1963) Drama. Director: Jeremy Summers. Stars: Tony Hancock, Sylvia Syms, Ronald Fraser, Barbara Murray. A seaside Punch & Judy man is driven mad by his social-climbing wife.

Saturday 22nd August 6:00pm & Friday 28th August 12:10pmThe Likely Lads (1976)Drama. Director: Michael Tuchner. Stars: Rodney Bewes, James Bolam, Brigit Forsyth. Bob and Terry go caravanning.

Saturday 22nd August 7:50pm Tuesday 25th August 7:00pmThe Angry Silence (1960)Drama. Director: Guy Green. Stars: Richard Attenborough, Pier Angeli, Oliver Reed. A factory worker refuses to strike.

Sunday 23rd August 6:00pm & Friday 28th August 6:10pmYangste Incident (1957)War. Director: Michael Anderson. Stars: Richard Todd, William Hartnell, Donald Houston. HMS Amethyst is caught in the Chinese Civil War.

Monday 24th August 2:00pmTogether (1980) Series 1 Episode1 Director: Matthew Robinson Stars: Victor Maddern, Ernest Hare, Kathleen Byron. The Rutherford Court residents are getting to know each other. Continues weekdays at 2pm

Wednesday 26th August 10:05pm & Sunday 6th Sept 12am The Big Operator (1959) Drama. Director: Charles F. Haasn. Stars: Mickey Rooney, Steve Cochran. A union member threatens to testify against a union boss.

Thursday 27th August 12:15amNever Love a Stranger (1958)Crime. Director: Robert Stevens. Stars: John Drew Barrymore, Steve McQueen. A Catholic orphan discovers he is Jewish.

Saturday 29th August 6:15pm & Thursday 3rd Sept 2:30pmBeautiful Stranger (1954)Thriller. Director: David Miller. Stars: Ginger Rogers, Herbert Lom, Stanley Baker. An actress becomes involved with a dangerous criminal.

What’s on Talking Pictures TV Over the Coming Weeks?This is just a small selection; our full listings are on our website www.talkingpicturestv.co.uk and in all good newspapers and TV magazines. We send email listings every Sunday to anyone who wants them – just let us know! Email Sarah: [email protected]

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Saturday 29th August 8:00pm and Sunday 6th September 10:00pmOoh... You Are Awful! (1973) Director: Cliff Owen. Stars: Dick Emery, Derren Nesbitt, Ronald Fraser, Cheryl Kennedy, Pat Coombs, Liza Goddard. To recover a stolen fortune, Charlie has to find a bank account number.Saturday 29th August 10:00pm and Tuesday 1st September 10:00pmGunn (1967)Thriller. Director: Blake Edwards. Stars: Craig Stevens, Laura Devon. Peter Gunn is hired to prove a gangster killed a crime boss. Sunday 30th August 11:50am and Monday 31st August 12:00pmThe Baby and the Battleship (1956)Comedy. Director: Jay Lewis. Stars: John Mills, André Morell, Richard Attenborough, Lionel Jeffries. A sailor smuggles a baby aboard ship. Sunday 30th August 1:50pm & Wednesday 2nd September 2:30pm Take Me High (1973)Musical Comedy. Director: David Askey. Stars: Cliff Richard, Deborah Watling, George Cole. A young financier gets a shock when he’s sent to Birmingham! Monday 31st August 6:00pm The Brack Report (1982) Series 1 Episode 1 Stars: Donald Sumpter, Jenny Seagrove, Richard Hampton, Patricia Garwood and Neil Nisbet. Scientist Paul Brack is working on a project at one of Britain’s nuclear power stations which suddenly becomes the focus of a potential disaster. Continues daily at 6pm.Monday 31st August 7:00pm & Saturday 5th Sept 7:55pmNO HIDING PLACE NEW EPISODE: Whoever’s Right, Sweeney’s Wrong (1965) Stars: Raymond Francis, Johnny Briggs. An ex prisoner is caught up with safe-cracking villains.

Saturday 5th Sept 1:55pm and Friday 11th Sept 2:45pmSuspected Person (1942)Drama. Director: Lawrence Huntington. Stars: Clifford Evans, Patricia Roc, David Farrar, Robert Beatty. Bank robbers try to find their partner in London.Saturday 5th Sept 6:00pm & Wednesday 9th Sept 2:30pmWent the Day Well? (1942)War. Director: Cavalcanti. Stars: Leslie Banks, Mervyn Johns, Basil Sydney, Thora Hird. An English village is taken over by German soldiers.Sunday 6th Sept 3:25pm & Thursday 10th Sept 2:30pmMy Teenage Daughter (1956) Drama. Director: Herbert Wilcox. Stars: Anna Neagle, Sylvia Syms, Norman Wooland. A mother tries to deal with her daughter’s delinquency.Sunday 6th Sept 6:00pm & Saturday 12th Sept 3:55pmThe Yellow Balloon (1953) Drama. Director: J. Lee Thompson. Stars: Andrew Ray, Kenneth More, Kathleen Ryan. A boy is blackmailed by a crook.Tuesday 8th Sept 4:05pmSpring Meeting (1941) Directors: Walter C. Mycroft and Norman Lee. Stars: Enid Stamp-Taylor, Michael Wilding, Nova Pilbeam. Man about town Tony is relying on his mother to save them from destitution. Sunday 13th Sept 3:45pmSunstruck (1973)Comedy. Director: James Gilbert. Stars: Harry Secombe, Maggie Fitzgibbon, John Meillon, Derek Nimmo. A teacher moves to Australia and forms a school choir.

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What’s on Talking Pictures TV Over the Coming Weeks?This is just a small selection; our full listings are on our website www.talkingpicturestv.co.uk and in all good newspapers and TV magazines. We send email listings every Sunday to anyone who wants them – just let us know! Email Sarah: [email protected]

Stars: Alfred Burke, Simon Cadell, Bernard Horsfall, Richard Heffer, Simon Lack. Depicting the German occupation of Guernsey, during the Second World War, the series ran from 1978-1980. Alfred Burke led the German force, aided by Simon Cadell. John Nettles played a police detective and Anthony Head made his TV debut as the leader of the resistance, his mother Helen Shingler was also a main character. Airs: Sunday 6th September 9:00pm and continues every Sunday.

NEW SERIES: ENEMY AT THE DOOR

Subtitled films available on TPTV this monthFREEVIEW 81 | SKY 328 | FREESAT 306 | VIRGIN 445Full listings of films with subtitles available on our website.Sat 15 August 09:30 Stagecoach West10:30 Hawkeye & the Last of the Mohicans12:35 Laxdale Hall18:00 I’m All Right Jack20:05 The Molly Maguires04:25 Captain’s Table (1936)Sun 16 August 09:30 Stagecoach West10:30 Hawkeye & the Last of the Mohicans13:00 Action Stations04:05 Murder At 3amMon 17 August 06:00 Port of New York09:30 A Touch Of The Sun12:50 The Duke Wore Jeans03:20 Strange Harvest (1953)Tue 18 August 06:00 Perfect Woman07:40 Mystery of Wentworth...09:30 Desert Mice15:35 Kipps19:20 The Pot Carriers00:15 Hurry SundownWed 19 August 06:00 Old Mother Riley M.P.07:30 Crooked Sky09:30 You Will Remember15:05 Go to Blazes22:05 The Rat Race00:15 The Cat and the CanaryThu 20 August 06:00 Thunder In The City07:55 Crossroads to Crime09:30 Home and Away13:00 No Hiding Place - A Pocketful of Bones17:10 Another Time, Another Place21:00 The Looking Glass WarFri 21 August 06:00 Tiger By The Tail11:10 Viva Max18:40 Brighton Rock22:00 Lust For a Vampire00:00 Expresso BongoSat 22 August 09:30 Stagecoach West10:30 Hawkeye & the Last of the Mohicans00:00 The NannySun 23 August 09:30 Stagecoach West10:30 Hawkeye & the Last of the Mohicans11:00 Tom Brown’s Schooldays15:20 Hobson’s Choice22:00 Downhill Racer02:40 Girl In the PictureMon 24 August 06:00 Frail Women09:45 Charley Moon

14:30 For the Love of Ada18:30 Smokescreen (1964)23:00 Come Back, Little ShebaTue 25 August 06:00 Three Steps to the Gallows07:40 False Colours09:30 The Man BetweenWed 26 August 06:00 Third Alibi11:25 Frozen Alive14:50 Another Time, Another Place01:30 Royal FlashThu 27 August 06:00 Greed of William Hart12:00 Private’s Progress22:00 Desire Under The ElmsFri 28 August 06:40 Casbah08:45 Cover Girl Killer16:50 Witness In The Dark22:00 The Fan02:50 Up With the LarkSat 29 August 09:30 Stagecoach West10:30 Hawkeye & the Last of the Mohicans13:30 Bless This House15:15 King Creole00:00 Houdini02:05 Lust For a Vampire04:05 Kill Me TomorrowSun 30 August 06:00 Son of Monte Christo09:30 Stagecoach West10:30 Hawkeye & the Last of the Mohicans15:40 For the Love of Ada18:00 Movie Struck (AKA: Pick A Star)22:00 The Rat Race02:10 The Best of Everything04:30 Undercover AgentMon 31 August 06:00 Shipmates O’ Mine07:40 Gaolbreak14:30 Passport To Pimlico19:00 No Hiding Place -

Whoever’s Right, Sweeney’s Wrong23:00 Gumshoe00:40 Come Back to the Five & Dime,

Jimmy Dean, Jimmy DeanTue 01 September 07:40 Cloak Without Dagger11:40 The Stranger16:30 Pit of Darkness01:35 And The Same To YouWed 02 September 07:45 Echo Of Diana11:10 Radio Cab Murder12:40 The House In Marsh Road19:00 Ghost of Greville Lodge23:55 See No Evil01:40 The Last Journey (1935)

Thu 03 September 06:00 Second Fiddle07:30 Peg Of Old Drury09:30 Where There’s A Will11:05 Ambush In Leopard Street16:25 Anne of the Indies02:10 Talking Pictures TV Remembering Sam KyddFri 04 September 12:00 The Young Mr. Pitt14:30 Battle of the V116:30 Bombay Waterfront19:10 The Flying Deuces01:45 Death Goes To SchoolSat 05 September 06:00 Old Mother Riley’s Jungle Treasure09:30 Stagecoach West10:30 Hawkeye & the Last of the Mohicans19:55 No Hiding Place -

Whoever’s Right, Sweeney’s Wrong00:55 During One Night04:35 Girdle of GoldSun 06 September 06:00 Old Mother Riley In Paris09:30 Stagecoach West10:30 Hawkeye & the Last of the Mohicans11:15 The March Hare13:25 Hello Down There19:45 Emergency21:00 Enemy At The Door03:40 Lost Hours05:10 IWM: Break-in (1956)Mon 07 September 06:05 Port of Escape07:40 Stock Car09:30 Daybreak16:05 The Devil and Miss Jones19:00 No Hiding Place - A Pocketful of BonesTue 08 September 06:00 Murder on Campus07:15 Folly To Be Wise11:55 The Lady With A Lamp19:10 Sundown02:05 Big Ben CallingWed 09 September 06:00 Sing As You Swing12:00 The Day The Earth Caught Fire19:10 Twice ‘Round the DaffodilsThu 10 September 06:00 Inquest07:15 Konga16:35 River BeatFri 11 September 08:15 The Gentleman BanditSat 12 September 09:30 Stagecoach West10:30 Hawkeye & the Last of the Mohicans11:00 Crow Hollow21:45 I’m All Right Jack23:50 The Upturned Glass01:35 Jackpot (1960)

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The Girl Can’t Help It is rightly considered to be the finest rock and roll film made in the 1950s. It was the only one made in colour and released in wide screen, featuring major stars including Tom Ewell, Edmund O’Brien and of course, Jayne Mansfield. The full soundtrack features here, with songs that were only performed in the movie and never released until the CD era. The music score is by Bobby Troup, husband of Julie London who sings her smash Cry Me A River. Also included are rockin’ tracks from Little Richard, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran and Fats Domino. With fully detailed liner notes.

1. THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT – LITTLE RICHARD 2. TEMPO’S TEMPO – NINO TEMPO3. MY IDEA OF LOVE – JOHNNY OLENN 4. I AIN’T GONNA CRY NO MORE – JOHNNY OLENN 5. READY TEDDY – LITTLE RICHARD 6. SHE’S GOT IT – LITTLE RICHARD 7. COOL IT BABY – EDDIE FONTAINE 8. CINNAMON SINNER – THE CHUCKLES 9. SPREAD THE WORD – ABBEY LINCOLN 10. CRY ME A RIVER – JULIE LONDON 11. BE-BOP-A-LULA – GENE VINCENT 12. TWENTY FLIGHT ROCK – EDDIE COCHRAN 13. TWENTY FLIGHT ROCK – EDDIE COCHRAN (UK single version)14. ROCK AROUND THE ROCKPILE – RAY ANTHONY w/EDMOND O’BRIEN15. ROCKIN’ IS OUR BUSINESS – THE TRENIERS (Soundtrack version)16. ROCKIN’ IS OUR BUSINESS – THE TRENIERS (Single version)17. BLUE MONDAY – FATS DOMINO 18. YOU’LL NEVER, NEVER KNOW – THE PLATTERS 19. EV’RYTIME – RAY ANTHONY w/JAYNE MANSFIELD20. BIG BAND BOOGIE – RAY ANTHONY 21. THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT – RAY ANTHONY 22. ROCK AROUND THE ROCKPILE – RAY ANTHONY23. THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT (Closing Credits)


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Dear Supporters of Film and TV History, · a short film about a German invasion from a story by Dickinson. Yesterday is Over Your Shoulder (Thorold Dickinson, 1940, 9 mins): a short