The Conquest of Everest

The Conquest of Everest 1953

7.10

A documentary of the first successful expedition to the summit of Mount Everest. New Zealand's Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay climb Mount Everest in 1953.

1953

The Oracle

The Oracle 1953

5.00

An Irish "oracle" foretells the next day's track results to a newspaperman, resulting in a national uproar.

1953

The End of the Road

The End of the Road 1954

6.00

Having been given enforced retirement due to his age, Mick-Mack creates strain upon his extended family.

1954

John and Julie

John and Julie 1955

4.80

The adventures of two children who runaway to London to see the coronation of Queen Elizabeth.

1955

The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp

The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp 1954

7.00

An angel finds that she needs money to fulfill her mission on Earth. Her only solution to this problem is to pawn her harp.

1954

Orders Are Orders

Orders Are Orders 1954

6.40

An American movie company wants to shoot a science-fiction film using a British army barracks as a location, and its soldiers as actors.

1954

Conflict of Wings

Conflict of Wings 1954

6.30

In rural Norfolk, villagers are spurred to action when it is announced that the nearby RAF station is taking over the Island of Children, a much-loved and untouched bird sanctuary, for rocket practice.

1954

You're Only Young Twice

You're Only Young Twice 1951

4.80

Seeking her long lost uncle, Ada Shore arrives at Skerryvore University to find him working under another name as the Gate Keeper. Ada is mistaken by the Principal as his new secretary so she jumps headlong into the role

1951

The Love Match

The Love Match 1955

7.80

After being arrested for assaulting a football referee, desperate train driver Bill (Arthur Askey) raids the railwaymen's holiday fund to cover his £55 fine. He knows he's going to be discovered though, leaving him no choice but to get the money back by hook or by crook! His last chance is to run a book on the United v City football derby. If that wasn't tense enough, Bill's son is also making his debut for United. It looks like it's going to be a day to remember - do you dare look? ...The Love Match.

1955

Man of Africa

Man of Africa 1953

1

Filmed in Uganda, Man of Africa was assembled by legendary documentary producer John Grierson. The film depicts the mass migration of the Bakija and Batwa tribes to a new territory after the natural resources of their native soil has been depleted. The pro-ecological message is always present, but never so much as to degenerate into fatuous speechmaking. As a means to introduce the semblance of a plot, writer/director Cyril Frankel concentrates on the trials and tribulations of clerk-cum-farmer Jonathan (Frederick Bijurenda) and his native sweetheart Violet (Violet Mukabuerza). Print quality in Man of Africa varies from adequate to murky.

1953

The Blue Peter

The Blue Peter 1955

6.00

A Merchant Navy hero of the Korean War returns to England after three years of captivity in Communist hands, his mind confused by brain-washing and indoctrination at the hands of his captors, and accepts a post as an instructor at the Outward Bound Sea School.

1955