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1974. Comedy. Directed by John Robins. Stars Benny Hill & Patricia Hayes. A brilliant collection of sketches and musical numbers taken from Benny Hill's popular British television show.

Caroline welcomes you back for another evening of chilling horror, this time she introduces the episode Child's Play, about a family who find their home has been sealed off from the outside world.

1984. Stars Mary Crosby, Nicholas Clay & Debbie Chasan. A family awakens to find themselves trapped in their own home and must quickly find a way to escape.

Caroline returns to give a tantalising taster of next week's spooky episode from the Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense series.

1947. Romantic drama. Seriously ill concert pianist Karen (Barbara Stanwyck) is admitted to a Swiss sanatorium, where she is attracted to the suave Doctor Stanton (David Niven).

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

1963. Stars Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan & Donna Douglas. The Clampetts are having no success with their neighbours and decide to get a taste of culture to fit in.

Western with Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray. A young man is told he has less than a year to live and is determined to spend Christmas with his wife and kids.

1966. Fantasy. Directed by Jonathan Miller. Stars Anne-Marie Mallik, Peter Sellers & Wilfrid Brambell. Young girl Alice falls down a rabbit hole into a bizarre world full of eccentric characters.

The Case of the Christmas Pudding. 1954. Starring: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford & Eugene Deckers. A serial killer sentenced to death threatens to kill Sherlock before the execution.

1956. Comedy. Director: John Paddy Carstairs. Stars Norman Wisdom, Maureen Swanson & Jerry Desmonde. A window cleaner works at a country estate where the owner's son is threatened by kidnappers.

1978. Musical. Directed by Peter Morley. The choir of King's College Cambridge sing famous carols, and the lessons that tell the story of the birth of Jesus are read by the great Sir John Gielgud.

Join Kate Garner for the fun and frolics of 'I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside' and a tale of both triumph and tragedy for the woman who wrote the lyrics to 'Keep The Home Fires Burning'.

1966. Family. Starring Brian Blessed, William Burleigh, Anthony Honour & Kate Nicholls. Gary determines to get a tree for children who will be in hospital for Christmas. Directed by Jim Clark.

1952. In this delightful short film, David Tomlinson plays a postman who brings Christmas Greetings from a host of stars including Phyllis Calvert, Dirk Bogarde and Jack Warner.

1957. Stars Richard Greene, Jack Watling & Jane Asher. When a boy's pet goose is sentenced to be cooked for Christmas dinner, Robin and Friar Tuck join forces to save it.

1976. Stars Patrick O'Connell, Jean Anderson & Jeffry Wickham. The honeymoon is over, and it is business as usual. Mary confides in Jennifer, and Bill and Gwen digest their loss.

1974. The magician and entertainer David Nixon is joined by some wonderful guests like Lynsey de Paul and Robert Harbin for a festive celebration of magic, comedy and music.

1959. Drama. Director: J. Lee Thompson. Stars Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall & Herbert Lom. In British India, a prince must be taken to safety across a rebel-held territory.

A beautiful short film from 1959 showing how two young children spend a cold Christmas evening.

1945. Short film of family celebrations over Christmas and New Year including traditional songs. A seasonal greeting from an unknown cinema to its patrons.

The Mysterious Bullet. Directed by Paul Gherzo. Starring Robert Raglan, John Warwick and Christine Adrian. A ballistics expert tracks down the killer of a widow's fiance. (S1, E.

Stars Barry Foster, Joanna Dunham & Nigel Stock. When a woman tries to bury her past, it overtakes her in Amsterdam.

1974. Thriller. Director: Peter Collinson. Stars Charles Aznavour, Oliver Reed, Richard Attenborough & Herbert Lom. Ten people are invited to a hotel and are accused of murder.

1965. War. Director: Bryan Forbes. Stars George Segal, Tom Courtenay & James Fox. A U.S. corporal operates a number of lucrative rackets within a WWII POW camp to have control and thrive in camp.