A Hitch in Time

A Hitch in Time 1978

5.60

Two children help an eccentric professor test his new time machine.

1978

Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek 1972

4.90

A young boy runs away from an approved school to meet up with his father in the hope that he can persuade his dad to allow him to travel to Canada with him. He also meets up with two local children and discovers that his father is instead planning a bank heist.

1972

Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World 1989

6.15

Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, a widowed father and his son live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer wants to buy. And when he won't take no for an answer, and sets government inspectors and social works onto Danny and his father, Danny and his father decide to get even with Hazell and his pheasant- shooting friends in a manner in keeping with their own family tradition.

1989

Night Ferry

Night Ferry 1976

5.10

Night Ferry stars Bernard Cribbins as Pyramid, a dastardly master-of-disguise who plans to smuggle an ancient Egyptian mummy out of the country. When young Jeff discovers the plan, a dangerous chase via London's Victoria and Clapham stations ensues.

1976

The Cat Gang

The Cat Gang 1959

6.00

The Cat Gang is a group of precocious British kids. They have a habit of hanging around a grown-up customs official who wishes that they'd beat it. But the Gang comes in handy when a smuggling gang arrives on the scene.

1959

Monster

Monster 1974

1

An adventure story for children involving a professor's efforts to discover an antidote to some 'shrinking' pills, and the attempted theft of his formula by two crooks

1974

The Flood

The Flood 1963

7.00

Eight youngsters are cut off by the East Anglian floods in a farmhouse with no grown-ups to help them. The story tells how they deal with the situation until they are rescued.

1963

The Boy Who Turned Yellow

The Boy Who Turned Yellow 1972

5.40

John and his class go on a school trip to the Tower of London. While he is there he loses his pet mouse and vows to return and find her later. Back in school, he is not very attentive and falls asleep during a lesson about electricity so his teacher sends him home. On the 'tube' there is a sudden flash, and John, the train and all of the passengers turn yellow. With the help of Nick (short for 'Electronic') John learns about electricity, invades the Tower of London and saves his pet mouse ... or was it a dream. This is the Powell & Pressburger touch applied to children's films.

1972

Pop Pirates

Pop Pirates 1984

4.80

A story of adventure in the pop music world. A schoolboy pop group who call themselves The Pirates find themselves involved with a different sort of piracy when they discover a secret video tape-copying factory

1984

Go Kart Go

Go Kart Go 1964

6.50

Jimpy leads a gang of kids as they attempt to beat another gang, no matter how underhanded their tactics are.

1964

Cry WoIf

Cry WoIf 1968

6.00

A highly imaginative boy involves his friends in a series of false alarms, with the result that nobody will come to his aid when he is involved in a dangerous situation.

1968

A Ghost of a Chance

A Ghost of a Chance 1967

6.50

Three children try to fight against the destruction of a local historic landmark. They are helped by a group of friendly ghosts.

1967

4D Special Agents

4D Special Agents 1981

7.00

A group of children in the East End of London belong to a police sponsored scheme called '4D Special Agents'.

1981

The Boy with Two Heads

The Boy with Two Heads 1974

6.00

Chris & Jill discover a South American shrunken head with magical powers.

1974

Waxworks

Waxworks 1976

1

The children visit a waxworks museum near closing time, whilst their grandmother does her shopping. Alice the chimp gets lost, and the children hide as attendants close the building for the night. Meanwhile, an attempt is being made to steal the day's takings.

1976

The Magnificent Six and ½: The Astronoughts

The Magnificent Six and ½: The Astronoughts 1969

1

Whizz converts an old boiler into a spaceship. However a scrap metal dealer has already bought it and hauls it away by crane with the Gang inside. Naturally enough they believe they are in outer space, and Dumbo takes a space walk.

1969

The Magnificent Six and ½: Peewee Had a Little Ape

The Magnificent Six and ½: Peewee Had a Little Ape 1969

1

Toby tries on a dummy ape skin which is intended for the local jumble sale, and is mistaken for a real ape which has escaped from a travelling circus. Peewee manages to befriend the real ape by giving him a bunch of bananas.

1969