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Fritz Lang began in Germany with Metropolis and M. He then built a new career following the Nazi uprising, moving to Hollywood to become the king of film noir.

1958. Stars Boris Karloff, Katherine Squire & Peter Miller. A young surgeon is denied permission to operate on a dying girl, eerie questions arise about trust and second chances.

Enjoy exclusive and rare footage from the 1968 premiere of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang featuring Dick Van Dyke, as well as a great reel of Melbourne's street cleaners in 1964.

1991. Stars Bruno Cremer, Michael Lonsdale & Renée Faure. A murder has occurred during a burglary at a dentist's home, but no one wants to cooperate with Maigret.

1955. Horror. Director: Val Guest. Stars Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner & Thora Hird. A manned rocket ship returns to Earth with two astronauts missing and the survivor incapable of communicating.

1959. Stars James Gregory, Vic Morrow & Jan Merlin. Ruditsky flips an ex-con to expose a new racketeering play.

1990. Thriller. Directed by Peter Smith. Stars Jeroen Krabbé, Suzanna Hamilton & Joanna Pearce. A crook finds his past catching up with him in the shape of the ex-girlfriend he thought was dead.

1978. Comedy. Directed by Herbert Ross. Stars Jane Fonda, Maggie Smith & Michael Caine. The misadventures and struggles of four sets of guests staying at the luxury Beverly Hills Hotel.

York. 1972. Valentine Dyall tells us about York, an ancient city steeped in history. Whilst its outlook is to the next century, it retains the atmosphere of its heritage.

Don't Look Now, But Isn't That Me? Classic crime series produced by Aaron Spelling and starring Anne Francis. Honey pursues a ring of thieves, one of whom disguises herself as Honey.

1956. Stars Scott Forbes, Peter Walker & Judi Meredith. Jim takes a detour on a trip home when a thief steals the Christmas gift he was taking to his mother.

1965. Comedy. Directed by Lance Comfort. Stars Steve Marriott, David Hemmings, Andrea Monet. Dave, ex-member of pop group 'The Smart Alecs', meets Erica, an attractive young woman seeking fame.

1945. Mystery. Director: Roy William Neill. Stars: Basil Rathbone and Henry Daniell. Sherlock Holmes investigates the mysterious murders of women, all of whom have their forefinger severed.

1939. Directed by Carol Reed. Starring Michael Redgrave and Margaret Lockwood. Davey Fenwick leaves his mining village on a university scholarship intent on returning to better support the miners.

Drama. Directed by Robert Florey. Stars Dick Powell, Regis Toomey & Alan Mowbray. Willie Dante finds himself teaching a naïve young man how to deal with dishonest gamblers.

The Case of the Hangman's Noose. 1964. Stars John Barrie, William Gaunt & Ronald Adam. A judge receives threats after sentencing a fourteen year old boy to death for murdering his headmaster.

1958. Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard & Jennifer Jayne. Gessler's problem is compounded further when he receives a message demanding taxes Gessler hasn't collected.

1949. Drama. Director: Francis Searle. Stars Hy Hazell, Bruce Lester, Elsie Wagstaff. A private detective hires an actress to go undercover in the home of a wealthy woman with a new young husband.

1964. Enjoy this jukebox film of the wonderful Colette Renaud with her performance of the song Ah Dis Donc.

1958. Stars Rober Beatty, Gerald Case & Olga Dickie. A top designer claims his work is being plagiarised. Maguire believes the complaint does not warrant immediate attention.

1981. Comedy. Stars Julia McKenzie, Gareth Hunt & Jonathon Morris. The owner of a novelty shop in Brighton begins to suspect that her husband is having an affair. (S1, E.

2024. Vincent Gonon & Noel Tortajada. From Quebec to international star, this portrait traces the singer's career to rediscover a character that is familiar, yet more complex than it may seem.

1954. Crime drama directed by Guy Green. A radio operator is duped into smuggling diamonds and is caught by Customs Detective Baker (John Bentley). Starring Phyllis Kirk and Bill Nagy.

1961. Stars Peter Graves, Anthony Wickert & Rachel Lloyd. Cobb gets involved in a land dispute between two squatters and one of the squatters is not interested in reason.

1965. Stars Robert Vaughn, David McCallum & Leo G. Carroll. Someone has robbed a diamond syndicate, Both U.N.C.L.E and Thrush are seeking to find the diamonds.

The Duke. Stars: Hugh Burden, Willoughby Goddard & Mona Bruce. Mr.Reeder makes the acquaintance of 'Duke' Dorsey, a Chicago gangster comes to England to claim his inheritance.

1979. Stars Mike Gwilym, Mick Ford & James Maxwell. Champion steeplechase jockey Sid Halley investigates some strange accidents of Seabury racecourse and soon uncovers an inside man.

1971. Thriller. Director: Sidney Hayers. Stars Suzy Kendall, Frank Finlay, Freddie Jones. After two schoolgirls are assaulted in the woods, a teacher uses herself as bait to catch the perpetrator.

1983. Comedy/Drama. Directed by Mike Leigh. Stars Marion Bailey, Tim Roth & Pam Ferris. A remarkable story following the lives of the Pollack family and their struggles to make ends meet.

1939. Comedy. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy join the foreign legion to get over Ollie's broken heart.

Take a trip to the 60s as Colette Magny performs the song Basin St Blues.

1961. Stars Stephen McNally, Robert Harland & Harold J. Stone. Investigative reporters Paul Marino & Jack Flood investigate various cases of industrial corruption. (S1, E.

1964. Stars Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan & Donna Douglas. Mrs Drysdale hires a demolition man. The Clampett's think a ''home wrecker'' is breaking up the Drysdale's marriage.

1966. Enjoy this video of Bobby Rydell as he performs his wonderful song Bellazza.

1949. Thriller. Director: William Berke. Stars Richard Travis, Pamela Blake & Rochelle Hudson. An FBI Agent finds himself caught up in Cold War espionage when he boards a plane heading west.

1951. Drama. Director: John Guillermin. Stars Peter Reynolds, Leslie Dwyer, Mercy Haystead & Charles Hawtrey. An unscrupulous bounder is to become the heir to a large fortune.

1960. Drama. Directed by Compton Bennett. Starring Richard Greene, Eva Bartok and Marius Goring. East German refugee Karen finds herself back at home when the flight she works on is forced down.

1950. Thriller. Director: Godfrey Grayson. Stars Jimmy Hanley, Valentine Dyall, Merle Tottenham. A woman and her daughter rent a room out to the mysterious Dr. Fell, but is he who he claims to be.

1955. Director: Roy Kellino. Stars Dick Powell, Coleen Gray & Alexander Campbell. An artist desperately seeks the girl he sketched during a chance meeting after his painting calls to him.

The Case of the Bristol Mail. 1964. Stars John Barrie, William Gaunt & Charles Morgan. Cork has moved to a new office. The current case sees him investigate the robbery of the Bristol Mail Train.

1956. Stars Robert Shaw, Ferdy Mayne & Roger Snowdon. When a pirate ship is seen in the waters around New Providence, Tempest hatches a daring plan to destroy the ship.

1953. Crime Drama. Directed by Bob McNaught. Stars Nigel Patrick & Moira Lister. A horse trainer's wife unexpectedly dies after a bitter argument, leaving him fearful of being accused of murder.

1958. Stars Robert Beatty, Martin Benson & Richard Bebb. A team of assassins plan to kill an American atomic scientist on his arrival in London.

2004. Drama. Director: Coky Giedroyc. Stars Alun Armstrong, Geraldine McEwan & Jack Stanley. Carrie and her brother are evacuated to Wales where they meet friends who make their time delightful.

2022. The 1940s and 50s were the heyday of Film Noir. This new style which had developed from the days of silent film and German Expressionism was now reaching its peak in Hollywood.

The classic game show Give us a Clue hosted by Michael Parkinson, this week's guests are, George Melly, Jane Asher and William Franklin, Nerys Hughes, Fred Trueman and Rosalind Ayres.

1975. A trip to the city to visit Southall market in West London, then Jack and his dog Bess go wildfowling on a lake at an abandoned coal mine in Kent.

The Silent Weapon. Directed by Peter Duffell. Staring Geoffrey Keen, Stanley Morgan and Norma Parnell. A horse rider is found dead in suspicious circumstances. (S1, E.

The Flowers. 1965. Stars Edward Brayshaw, Gerald Harper & Jennifer Daniel. Tom loses his secretary and needs a replacement, Barbara is one he should have avoided.

1984. Stars Leigh Lawson, Lindsay Duncan & Michael Feast. Naylor comes to collect the fortune he believes Lomax has. But with Lomax absent, he stalks Andrea instead.

1957. Drama. Director: Federico Fellini. Stars Giulietta, Francois Perier & Franca Marzi. A waifish prostitute only finds heartbreak while wandering the streets of Rome in search for love.

1989. Drama/Comedy. Directed by Allan Kroeker. Stars Hume Cronyn, Vincent Gardenia & Tandy Cronyn. A perceptive drama by award-winning playwright Bob Larbey, about coming to terms with old age.

1964. Drama. Director: Michael Winner. Stars Oliver Reed, Jane Merrow & Barbara Ferris. On the British coast, the local young men mingle among the summer's tourists in search of sexual conquests.

Enchanted Cities. 1957. Narrated by Kenneth Macleod. A tour of the beautiful Italian cities of Florence and Venice.

Western starring Wayne Rogers, Beverly Garland & Tom Drake. A pretty but violent and ruthless woman holds Luke at gunpoint during a blizzard, demanding he help her wounded lover.

Means To An End. Stars Peter Breck. After his brothers are killed, a gunfighter decides to hang up his guns and uphold the law by becoming a lawyer.

1960. Comedy. Stars Bob Monkhouse, Peggy Cummins, Kenneth Connor. A burglar breaks into the wrong shop and steals medical instruments instead of silver.

1938. Drama. Director: Tim Whelan. Stars Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh & Rex Harrison. A busker works a poor girl into his act. He leads her to fame even if it means sacrificing his love for her.

1949. Drama. Directed by Gordon Parry. Stars Richard Greene, Cedric Hardwicke & Kathleen Harrison. Prison drama about a variety of criminals and their life behind bars in post-war Britain.

Drama. 1955. Director: Robert Florey. Stars Charles Boyer, Beverly Garland & Mimi Gibson. A woman trapped in a cottage during a storm discovers that an escaped convict is on his way to kill her.

The Case of the Silent Suffragette. 1964. Stars John Barrie, William Gaunt & Jane Hylton. An associate of a suffragette pulls off a bank break in. While she is questioned, more robberies occur.

1956. Stars: William Russell, Cyril Smith & Ronald Leigh-Hunt. Hearing that friendly shepherds are under attack by plundering knights, Sir Lancelot volunteers to help.

1959. Drama. Director: William Corrigan. Stars Ed Wynn, Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy. A kindly old gentleman claims to be the real Santa Claus and has to defend his sanity in court.

1949. Situated in London, skilled hands produce radio and television receivers at the pilot radio factories. Enjoy watching the intricate process carried out to produce these fascinating products.

1955. Crime. Director: Val Guest. Stars Forrest Tucker, Eva Bartok & Marius Goring. Skip is hired by a millionaire to smuggle his friend into England, but things quickly take a turn for the worse.

1983. Travel to Nottingham with Pete Murray, a city which in medieval times was enclosed by walls. See the beautiful River Trent, the towering Trent Polytechnic and so much more.

2021. Stars Nicholas Day, Matthew Green & Alan Moss. Frederick Gold, a 64 year old coin dealer, fell victim to 22 year old Percy LeFroy Mapleton in June 1881.

1995. Michael Aspel examines two unusual cases, including a look at the fascinating story of the Jim Twins and a look at the ghost who haunts Flitwick Manor.

1973. Stars Patrick O'Connell, Gabrielle Drake & Hilary Tindall. Edward returns with grave news about Parker and also decides he wants Carter to go, but the price is too steep.

1958. Stars Donald Grey, Diana Decker & Colin Tapley. Some valuable treasures for the British Museum are stolen and Mark Saber's help in recovering them is enlisted.

1976. Tonight's fantastic turns, introduced by Bernard Manning and Colin Crompton include Neville King, Jingles, Samantha Jones and Chris North and Jill.

1957. Sci-fi Horror. Directed by Val Guest. Stars Brian Donlevy, John Longden & Sidney James. Whilst gathering support for a new project, Professor Quatermass discovers a strange 'meteor shower'.

1962. Directed by Val Guest and starring Jack Warner. A woman is murdered and it's up to Detective Fellows to sift through the clues and solve the 'Jigsaw'. Great shots of Brighton in the 60s.