Talking Pictures TV Guide — Saturday

Browse the full Talking Pictures TV TV guide for Saturday, 31 October 2026. 24 programmes listed , including 5 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

00:05 1h 35m

The Lost World

S1 · E1

Lavish two-part period adventure, starring Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins stars in the first of a lavish two-part adventure based on Arthur Conan Doyle's novel about a British scientific team's 1911 expedition into the uncharted Amazon jungle in search of prehistoric life. Maverick Professor Challenger leads the quest for a mythical plateau, aiming to prove his theory that dinosaurs still roam certain parts of the Earth
01:40 1h

A Home for Max Miller

The Max Miller Appreciation Society's collection of memorabilia

The on-going search to find a permanent home in Brighton for the Max Miller Appreciation Society's collection of memorabilia
02:40 1h 40m

The Tell-Tale Heart

Horror, Thriller Film ★ 5.9

Horror, starring Laurence Payne
★ Cast & Info
04:20 10m

Look at Life

The Last Battleship

The breaking up of HMS Vanguard, and the uses the steel will be put to
04:30 30m

The Vise

S1 · E27 · The Fame and the Fury

A woman regrets leaving her husband for a richer man

A woman walks out on her struggling painter husband in favour of a richer man, but soon realises she has made a terrible mistake
05:00 30m

Batman

S1 · E25 · The Joker Trumps an Ace

Part one of two. The Joker commits a series of crimes that make no sense

Part one of two. The Joker commits a series of crimes that make no sense, stealing apparently worthless items
05:30 30m

Batman

S1 · E26 · Batman Sets the Pace

Part two of two. The Joker plans to ruin Batman's reputation

Part two of two. The Joker plans to not only pull off a royal kidnap but ruin Batman's reputation into the bargain

Morning

06:00 1h 15m

British Intelligence

Action, Adventure Film ★ 6.1

Spy thriller, starring Boris Karloff
★ Cast & Info
07:15 1h 45m

Just William's Luck

Film

Comedy, starring William Graham

The mischievous schoolboy and his gang of friends get mixed up in an adventure involving a haunted house. Comedy, starring William Graham and Garry Marsh
09:00 30m

Legend of the Hidden City

S2 · E11

Kabeth plans to take over as ruler

While Queen Kama is away, Kabeth plans to take over as ruler but not before being interrupted by Ram
09:30 30m

The Adventures of William Tell

S1 · E18 · Landslide

Gessler employs a double of William to discredit him

Gessler employs a double of William to discredit him by attacking peasants
10:00 30m

Hawkeye & the Last of the Mohicans

S1 · E27 · The Reckoning

An army officer is drawn into a conflict with a childhood friend

An army officer is drawn into a conflict with a childhood friend after saving Hawkeye's life
10:30 30m

The Lone Ranger

S1 · E4 · The Legion of Old Timers

The masked hero helps a man who is being forced to sell his ranch

The masked hero helps Bob Kittredge, who is being forced by Red Devers to sell the ranch he inherited from his father
11:00 30m

Supercar

S1 · E15 · Deep Seven

The team tests Supercar's ability to travel underwater

The team tests Supercar's ability to travel underwater - but a series of malfunctions place Mike's life on the line
11:30 30m

The Adventures of Robin Hood

S2 · E29 · The Black Five

Robin and the Sheriff join forces against a common foe

Robin and the Sheriff join forces against a common foe - a murderous duke terrorising the people living under his tyrannical rule

Daytime

12:00 1h 45m

War of the Planets

Science Fiction Film ★ 3.7

Sci-fi adventure, starring John Richardson
★ Cast & Info
13:45 1h 50m

Bullshot

Adventure, Comedy Film ★ 5.8

Spoof adventure, starring Alan Shearman
★ Cast & Info
15:35 35m

Scales of Justice

S1 · E6 · The Invisible Asset

A restaurant owner blackmails his customers

A restaurant owner records his customers' conversations with hidden microphones so he can blackmail them
16:10 2h 15m

The First of the Few

War, Drama Film ★ 6.7

Wartime biopic, directed by and starring Leslie Howard
★ Cast & Info

Tonight's Highlights

18:25 35m

Dick Turpin

S4 · E2 · Sentence of Death - Part Two

Part two of two. Barnaby Husk collapses with sickness

Part two of two. Barnaby Husk has collapsed with sickness and Dick surmises it is the yellow plague. But he recovers just in time to try and kidnap the German aristocratic boy
19:00 1h 5m

Maigret

S2 · E6 · The Lost Sailor

The inspector finds a man wandering the streets who seems to have lost his mind

The inspector finds a man wandering the streets who cannot speak and seems to have lost his mind, and sets out to discover how the man came to be as he is
20:05 1h 5m

Lillie

S1 · E2 · Mrs Langtry

Bored with married life, Lillie convinces Edward to send her to London

Bored with married life, Lillie convinces Edward to send her to London when she develops typhoid fever. Once back in the capital, she soon catches the eye of artists and poets
21:10 2h 20m

Tales of Manhattan

Drama, Comedy, Romance Film ★ 6.5

Comedy anthology, starring Rita Hayworth
★ Cast & Info
23:30 35m

Eurotrash

S9 · E5

Featuring a clubbing night with an elderly transvestite

Featuring a clubbing night with an elderly transvestite, model Anna Jarphammer, a cow-calling competition, and Lolo Ferrari taking a space hopper for a bounce

Early Morning

The Tell-Tale Heart

Morning

British Intelligence

Daytime

War of the Planets

Bullshot

The First of the Few

Tonight's Highlights

Tales of Manhattan

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