UK TV from the past

[CV19]

Time for a little nostalgia I think. As BBC's Moviedrome was mentioned on another thread, this is a list of films broadcast over the years. Some true classics here for sure.


MOVIEDROME: The whole season in chronological order:

1988

THE WICKER MAN (8 May, 11:00pm)
ELECTRA GLIDE IN BLUE (15 May, 10:30pm)
DIVA (22 May, 10:55pm)
RAZORBACK (29 May, 11:20pm)
BIG WEDNESDAY (05 June, 10:50pm)
FAT CITY (12 June, 11:20pm)
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (19 June, 11:30pm)
BARBARELLA (26 June, 10:20pm)
THE HIRED HAND (03 July, 10:35pm)
JOHNNY GUITAR (10 July, 10:40pm)
THE PARALLAX VIEW (17 July, 10:50pm)
THE LONG HAIR OF DEATH (24 July, 10:50pm)
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (31 July, 10:55pm)
THE FLY (1958) (07 August, 10:00pm)
ONE FROM THE HEART (14 August, 10:30pm)
THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (21 August, 10:15pm)
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (28 August, 10:05pm)
ONE-EYED JACKS (04 September, 9:55pm)
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1989

THE MAN WITH X-RAY EYES (07 May, 10:45pm)
JABBERWOCKY (14 May, 10:15pm)
D.O.A. (21 May, 10:15pm)
THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (28 May, 10:15pm)
THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (04 June, 10:15pm)
CALIFORNIA DOLLS (11 June, 10:20pm)
THX 1138 (25 June, 10:15pm)
STARDUST MEMORIES (02 July, 10:05pm)
THE NIGHT OF THE COMET (09 July, 11:45pm)
THE GRISSOM GANG (16 July, 10:50pm)
ACE IN THE HOLE (23 July, 10:50pm)
ALPHAVILLE (30 July, 10:55pm)
TWO-LANE BLACKTOP (06 August, 10:30pm)
TRANCERS (13 August, 10:25pm)
THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY (20 August, 10:20pm)
FIVE EASY PIECES (27 August, 10:40pm)
SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (03 September, 10:05pm)
SUNSET BOULEVARD (10 September, 10:40pm)
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1990

ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (06 May, 10:00pm)
BRAZIL (13 May, 10:40pm)
GET CARTER (20 May, 10:00pm)
GOIN’ SOUTH (27 May, 10:35pm)
DEAD OF NIGHT (11 June, 00:05am)
THE TERMINATOR (24 June, 10:40pm)
THE HONEYMOON KILLERS (01 July, 10:20pm)
ULZANA’S RAID (08 July, 11:15pm)
THE LOVED ONE (15 July, 10:50pm)
AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (22 July, 10:30pm)
YOJIMBO (29 July, 10:25pm)
A WEDDING (05 August, 10:20pm)
THE PHENIX CITY STORY (12 August, 10:20pm)
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (19 August, 10:20pm)
THE BIG SILENCE (26 August, 10:10pm)
A BULLET FOR THE GENERAL (02 September, 10:05pm)
DOWN BY LAW (09 September, 10:40pm)
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1991

THE BEGUILED (19 May, 9:50pm)
VAMP (26 May, 9:50pm)
KNIGHTRIDERS (02 June, 10:35pm)
SOMETHING WILD (09 June, 10:00pm)
CARNIVAL OF SOULS (23 June, 10:10pm)
BADLANDS (30 June, 9:35pm) / THE PROWLER (30 June, 11:10pm)
PERFORMANCE (07 July, 9:25pm)
AT CLOSE RANGE (14 July, 10:15pm)
THE DUELLISTS (21 July, 10:15pm) / CAPE FEAR (21 July, 11:55pm)
THE MUSIC LOVERS (28 July, 10:15pm)
MANHUNTER (04 August, 10:10pm)
HELLS ANGELS ON WHEELS (18 August, 10:30pm) / RUMBLE FISH (19 August, 00:05am)
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (25 August, 10:15pm)
SOLARIS (01 September, 10:15pm)
MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS (08 September, 10:15pm)
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1992

MAD MAX 2 (24 May, 9:20pm) / F FOR FAKE (24 May, 11:00pm)
DEAD RINGERS (31 May, 10:15pm) / RABID (01 June, 00:10am)
JUNIOR BONNER (07 June, 9:00pm)
THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW (14 June, 10:25pm)
LES DIABOLIQUES (29 June, 00:30am)
THE SPIDER’S STRATAGEM (06 July, 00:30am)
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (12 July, 9:40pm)
ALLIGATOR (19 July, 9:55pm) / Q - THE WINGED SERPENT (19 July, 11:25pm)
WISE BLOOD (26 July, 10:40pm) / WITCHFINDER GENERAL (27 July, 00:20am)
LOLITA (02 August, 11:30pm)
PLAY MISTY FOR ME (09 August, 9:30pm)
WALKER (16 August, 9:50pm)
TRACKS (23 August, 9:40pm)
THE DAY OF THE LOCUST (30 August, 10:00pm) / THE BIG KNIFE (31 August, 00:20am)
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1993

DARKMAN (30 May, 10:15pm)
HOUSE OF GAMES (06 June, 10:00pm)
ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ (13 June, 10:35pm) / A MAN ESCAPED (14 June, 00:35am)
THE HILL (20 June, 11:10pm)
CRY-BABY (27 June, 9:40pm) / LENNY (27 June, 11:50pm)
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978) (04 July, 9:55pm) / ROMANCE OF A HORSETHIEF (05 July, 00:50am)
GOTHIC (11 July, 9:55pm) / THE NAVIGATOR (12 July, 00:05am)
WEEKEND (19 July, 00:55am)
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (25 July, 10:35pm) / 200 MOTELS (26 July, 00:25am)
DJANGO (01 August, 9:50pm) / GRIM PRAIRIE TALES (01 August, 11:30pm)
RUN OF THE ARROW (08 August, 10:15pm) / VERBOTEN! (08 August, 11:40pm)
THE LONG RIDERS (15 August, 10:25pm)
THE BIG COMBO (23 August, 00:05am)
FACE TO FACE (29 August, 10:55pm)
REQUIESCANT (06 September, 00:00am)
WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS? (20 September, 00:05am)
CARRIE (26 September, 10:15pm)
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1994

THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN (15 May, 10:35pm) / FIEND WITHOUT A FACE (16 May, 00:45am)
TALK RADIO (22 May, 11:30pm)
CARNAL KNOWLEDGE (29 May, 10:35pm)
COOGAN’S BLUFF (05 June, 9:30pm) / THE NARROW MARGIN (05 June, 11:05pm)
THE HARDER THEY COME (19 June, 11:10pm)
SALVADOR (26 June, 11:25pm)
THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS (03 July, 11:00pm)
HALLOWEEN (10 July, 10:00pm) / THE BABY (10 July, 11:40pm)
CARNY (17 July, 11:30pm)
GIRL ON A MOTORCYCLE (24 July, 10:00pm) / PSYCHOMANIA (25 July, 00:35am)
RACE WITH THE DEVIL (31 July, 10:00pm) / DETOUR (31 July, 11:30pm)
ROPE (07 August, 10:10pm) / 84 CHARLIE MOPIC (08 August, 00:10am)
TO SLEEP WITH ANGER (14 August, 11:00pm) / CONTEMPT (15 August, 00:45am)
EXCALIBUR (21 August, 10:20pm) / NOTHING LASTS FOREVER (22 August, 00:40am)
NAKED TANGO (28 August, 10:40pm) / APARTMENT ZERO (29 August, 00:15am)
MAJOR DUNDEE (04 September, 10:20pm) / BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA (05 September, 00:25am)
KISS ME DEADLY (12 September, 00:10am)
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1997/98

SCARFACE (08 June, 10:05pm)
WESTWORLD (15 June, 10:15pm) / DEMON SEED (15 June, 11:45pm)
THE FLY (1986) (22 June, 10:05pm) / SOCIETY (22 June, 11:40pm)
EXOTICA (29 June, 10:20pm)
BLUE COLLAR (13 July, 10:10pm) / AMERICAN GIGOLO (14 July, 00:00am)
DAZED AND CONFUSED (20 July, 10:15pm) / THE SEXUAL LIFE OF THE BELGIANS (20 July, 11:55pm)
THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT (27 July, 10:20pm) / TAKE CARE OF YOUR SCARF, TATJANA (28 July, 00:40am)
THE WARRIORS (03 August, 10:15pm) / LA HAINE (03 August, 11:55pm)
SPANKING THE MONKEY (10 August, 10:00pm)
LOGAN’S RUN (17 August, 9:20pm) / FAHRENHEIT 451 (18 August, 00:00am)

THE FOG (4 January, 10:00pm) / DARKNESS IN TALLINN (5 January, 00:15am)
STORYVILLE (11 January, 9:50pm) / RUTHLESS (11 January, 11:45pm)
VANISHING POINT (18 January, 10:00pm) / THE DEVIL THUMBS A RIDE (18 January, 11:40pm)
TARGETS (01 February, 11:30pm)
LIEBESTRAUM (08 February, 11:30pm)
BAD TIMING (15 February, 11:20pm)
THE CONVERSATION (22 February, 10:50pm)
ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (01 March, 10:20pm) / THE RECKLESS MOMENT (02 March, 00:20am)
HIGHWAY PATROLMAN (08 March, 11:45pm)
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1998

TRESPASS (20 September, 10:45pm)
SHAFT (27 September, 10:45pm) / FORCE OF EVIL (28 September, 00:25am)
FUNNY BONES (04 October, 10:45pm)
CAT PEOPLE (11 October, 10:45pm)
THE KILLERS (1946) (19 October, 00:10am)
CAGED HEAT (25 October, 11:50pm)
THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT (01 November, 10:45pm)
CARRIE (08 November, 10:00pm)
LEON (15 November, 10:10pm) / LE SAMOURAI (16 November, 00:00am)
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1999

CLOCKERS (18 April, 10:30pm)
ED WOOD (25 April, 10:30pm) / THE BODY SNATCHER (26 April, 00:35am)
PRET-A-PORTER (02 May, 10:30pm)
VIDEODROME (09 May, 10:30pm) / KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE (10 May, 00:00am)
CARLITO’S WAY (16 May, 10:00pm)
THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND (23 May, 10:00pm)
MOMMIE DEAREST (06 June, 11:05pm)
JOHNNY GUITAR (12 June, 00:00am
BRANDED TO KILL (19 June, 00:55am)
THE LIST OF ADRIAN MESSENGER (21 June, 00:10am)
ONE-EYED JACKS (11 July, 11:45pm)
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2000

BLOOD AND WINE (14 May, 9:55pm) / PLEIN SOLEIL (14 May, 11:35pm)
RUMBLE IN THE BRONX (21 May, 9:55pm) / CLUBBED TO DEATH (21 May, 11:25pm)
THE UNDERNEATH (04 June, 10:00pm) / THE HITCH-HIKER (04 June, 11:40pm)
THE KILLERS (1964) (11 June, 10:00pm) / ON DANGEROUS GROUND (11 June, 11:40pm)
WALKABOUT (18 June, 10:00pm) / DON’T LOOK NOW (18 June, 11:40pm)
WHITE OF THE EYE (02 July, 11:25pm)
THE LAST AMERICAN HERO (10 July, 00:20am)
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[Steedeel]

Great list mate. Some belters there!

Just watched the remake of The Beguiled. It was decent.

[tob]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Great list mate. Some belters there!

Just watched the remake of The Beguiled. It was decent.

That is on my watch list steedeel.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by tob

That is on my watch list steedeel.

Nice one Tob. Just watched Hounds of Love also. That was good but disturbing.

[Steedeel]

My fave film from the list is Halloween.

[CV19]

It's funny really. I was a regular viewer of the Moviedrome series, and there's a few films on there I can't remember. I guess my memory ain't what it used to be.

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Great list mate. Some belters there!

Just watched the remake of The Beguiled. It was decent.

Have gone through that mammoth list in the starter post of this thread. I do remember seeing Moviedrome in the listings (possibly remember the second Mad Max film in the listings), but I can't recall ever watching any of the films in the season.

Haven't seen the remake of The Beguiled. Seen the original (very good, but that one scene was hard to watch and listen to).

[CV19]

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

Have gone through that mammoth list in the starter post of this thread. I do remember seeing Moviedrome in the listings (possibly remember the second Mad Max film in the listings), but I can't recall ever watching any of the films in the season.

I remember watching quite a number of them, but mostly from the 1988 to 1992 seasons. Alex Cox used to introduce the films for the first few years before Mark Cousins took over, probably around the mid-90's sometime. I used to tape a fair few of them as well.

Why the BBC can't bring back something similar again, I just don't know. I'm old enough to remember the horror double-bills the BBC used to show in the late 70's and early 80's over the weekend. As a kid, these were a treat for me.

[Aclea]

Curated movie seasons used to be a BBC2 speciality, as did themed movie seasons running for months - I was introduced to Ealing films when they used to run primetime double bills with a vintage newsreel between them on BBC2 - but they went from being a mainstay of late-night weekend TV and increasingly became sidelined to late-night fillers at Christmas and now not even that. The reason on the main BBC channels is that 'old' films are no longer that much of a ratings draw anymore now that we can stream or buy them ourselves so it's not worth going to the expense, especially with the arts budget constantly slashed, but it would be nice if they could try something like it on BBC4 at least.

[CV19]

Originally Posted by Aclea

Curated movie seasons used to be a BBC2 speciality, as did themed movie seasons running for months - I was introduced to Ealing films when they used to run primetime double bills with a vintage newsreel between them on BBC2 - but they went from being a mainstay of late-night weekend TV and increasingly became sidelined to late-night fillers at Christmas and now not even that. The reason on the main BBC channels is that 'old' films are no longer that much of a ratings draw anymore now that we can stream or buy them ourselves so it's not worth going to the expense, especially with the arts budget constantly slashed, but it would be nice if they could try something like it on BBC4 at least.

Yes I agree, I would have liked BBC4 to try something along the same lines - in fact I've even heard some comments shortly after the channel began broadcasting that it was going to be similar to what BBC2 used to be in bygone days. By that, I was rather hoping for something like a classic film night which could appeal to us film buffs, however you are quite right, the BBC will probably think that film fans will just buy DVD's or blu-rays instead - which to be fair I do.

[tob]

Great list of films CV19.

[Dragon Ranger]

Imagine if the BBC promoted something like this now instead of the endless series of depressing dramas they churn out featuring troubled detectives investigating murders in rain swept environments. I swear the same filter gets used for everything they make (for the record I don't watch any of these but the missus Mum does).

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Dragon Ranger

Imagine if the BBC promoted something like this now instead of the endless series of depressing dramas they churn out featuring troubled detectives investigating murders in rain swept environments. I swear the same filter gets used for everything they make (for the record I don't watch any of these but the missus Mum does).

I like Line Of Duty and Broadchurch, most other shows on broadcast are like you say, rubbish. The last cracking show except those two was Life On Mars.

[CV19]

Originally Posted by Dragon Ranger

Imagine if the BBC promoted something like this now instead of the endless series of depressing dramas they churn out featuring troubled detectives investigating murders in rain swept environments. I swear the same filter gets used for everything they make (for the record I don't watch any of these but the missus Mum does).

Yes, totally agree with you. Soaps, make-over shows, reality TV - these are the kinds of programmes I detest. It's the reason why I don't watch a great deal of terrestrial TV any longer. The BBC (and even ITV to some extent) used to have decent interesting schedules which catered for everyone's tastes, but nowadays all channels are littered with the same garbage.

Channel 4 when it first began in the 80's used to be good because it was different to the other 3 channels, but sadly it's pretty much like the rest of them now. BBC4 is OK........at the moment.

[Dragon Ranger]

I believe Akira was shown on BBC2 once in the early 90's (with sub titles); not sure if it was under the Moviedrome banner.

[TotoroDragon]

Originally Posted by Dragon Ranger

I believe Akira was shown on BBC2 once in the early 90's (with sub titles); not sure if it was under the Moviedrome banner.

Channel Four. < Showed it first in 1991 ? < I will find the date.

BBC Two England 8TH January 1994

[CV19]

Just for a bit of nostalgia, here's a list of some films shown from 1975 to 1981 as part of BBC 2's Saturday night horror double bill:


FANTASTIC DOUBLE BILL 1975


Saturday 2 August 1975

22.55.00.05 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
00.05-01.20 Quatermass II (Hammer 1957)


Saturday 9 August 1975

22.45-00.00 The Tell Tale Heart (1960)
00.00-01.20 The Premature Burial (AIP 1962)


Saturday 23 August 1975

22.40-00.05 This Island Earth (Universal 1955)
00.05-01.25 Barbarella (1968)


Saturday 30 August 1975

22.55-00.05 The Cat and The Canary (Paramount 1939)
00.05-01.25 The Comedy of Terrors (AIP 1963)


Saturday 6 September 1975

22.35-00.00 The Beast With Five Fingers (1946)
00.00-01.20 The Maze (1953)

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MASTERS OF TERROR 1976


Saturday 14 August 1976

22.55-00.10 The Phantom of the Opera (Universal 1925)
00.10-01.40 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Paramount 1931)


Saturday 21 August 1976

22.00-23.20 Devil Doll (MGM 1936)
23.20-00.50 Frankenstein Created Woman (Hammer 1967)


Saturday 28 August 1976

22.00-00.00 The Hounds of Zaroff (RKO 1932)
00.00-01.25 Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)


Saturday 4 September 1976

22.55-00.10 The Mad Genius (1931)
00.10-01.30 The Pit and The Pendulum (AIP 1961)


Saturday 11 September 1976

22.50.23.55 The Walking Dead (1936)
23.55.01.20 Dracula Prince of Darkness (Hammer 1966)

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DRACULA, FRANKENSTEIN AND FRIENDS 1977


Saturday 2 July 1977

23.05-00.25 Dracula (Universal 1931)
00.25-01.35 Frankenstein (Universal 1931)


Saturday 9 July 1977

22.50-00.00 Bride of Frankenstein (Universal 1935)
00.00-01.25 Brides of Dracula (Hammer 1960)


Saturday 16 July 1977

22.45-00.15 The Mummy (Universal 1932)
00.15-01.05 The Wolfman (Universal 1941)


Saturday 23 July 1977

22.10-23.45 Son of Frankenstein (Universal 1939)
23.45-01.10 Kiss of the Vampire (Hammer 1963)


Saturday 30 July 1977

22.35.00.05 Dracula's Daughter (Universal 1936)
00.05-01.30 Plague of the Zombies (Hammer 1966)


Saturday 6 August 1977

22.50-23.55 The Ghost of Frankenstein (Universal 1942)
22.55-01.10 The Premature Burial (AIP 1962)


Saturday 13 August 1977

23.05-00.05 The Raven (Universal 1935)
00.05.01.10 The Black Cat (Universal 1934)


Saturday 20 August 1977

22.00-23.15 Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman (Universal 1943)
00.05-01.35 The Raven (AIP 1963)


Saturday 27 August 1977

22.20-23.10 House of Frankenstein (Universal 1944)
00.05-01.35 The Reptile (Hammer 1966)


Saturday 3 September 1977

21.55-23-10 Son of Dracula (Universal 1943)
23.45-01.10 Evil of Frankenstein (Hammer 1964)


Saturday 10 September 1977

22.05-23.15 House of Dracula (Universal 1945)
23.20-00.35 Fall of the House of Usher (AIP 1960)

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MONSTER DOUBLE BILL 1978


Saturday 8 July 1978

22.55-23.55 Murders in the Rue Morgue (Universal 1932)
23.55.01.25 The Man Who Could Cheat Death (Hammer 1959)


Saturday 15 July 1978

22.40-23.55 The Fantastic Disappearing Man (1958)
00.00-01.15 X-The Man With X-Ray Eyes (AIP 1963)


Saturday 22 July 1978

22.00-23.20 The Quatermass Xperiment (Hammer 1955)
23.50-01.35 The Crazies (1973)


Saturday 29 July 1978

23.15-00.15 Man Made Monster (Universal 1941)
00.15-01.15 The Mummy's Curse (Universal 1944)


Saturday 5 August 1978

22.40-23.55 White Zombie (1932)
00.00-01.25 House of Wax (Warner 1953)


Saturday 12 August 1978

21.40-23.10 Them (Universal 1954)
23.45-01.05 The Incredible Shrinking Man (Universal 1957)


Saturday 19 August 1978

22.00-23.15 Voodoo Island (1957)
23.20-00.45 Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)


Saturday 26 August 1978

22.00.23.35 King Kong (RKO 1933)
23.40-01.10 Superbeast (1972)

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MASTERS OF TERROR 1979


Saturday 14 July 1979

22.35-23.50 Doctor X (1932)
23.55-01.20 The Curse of Frankenstein (Hammer 1957)


Saturday 21 July 1979

22.30-23.30 Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman (1943)
00.00-01.30 The Hound of the Baskervilles (Hammer 1959)


Saturday 28 July 1979

22.15-23.25 Night Monster (Universal 1942)
23.30.01.10 The Devil Rides Out (Hammer 1968)


Saturday 4 August 1979

23.00.00.05 Black Friday (Universal 1940)
00.05.01.35 The Mummy (Hammer 1959)


Saturday 11 August 1979

22.05.23.25 The Strange Door (US 1951)
23.25-01.00 Blood From The Mummy's Tomb (Hammer 1971)


Saturday 18 August 1979

22.35-23.40 The Mummy's Hand (Universal 1940)
00.10-01.35 The Satanic Rites of Dracula (Hammer 1973)


Saturday 25 August 1979

22.00-23.20 It Came From Outer Space (Universal 1953)
23.25-01.05 Quatermass and the Pit (Hammer 1967)

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HORROR DOUBLE BILL 1980


Saturday 28 June 1980

22.30.00.00 Night of the Demon (1957)
00.02-01.35 The Ghoul (1975)


Saturday 5 July 1980

10.10-11.35 The Beast With Five Fingers (1946)
23.50-01.30 Chamber of Horrors (1966)


Saturday 12 July 1980

22.40-23.45 The Mad Ghoul (Universal 1943)
23.50-01.30 Dr. Terrors House of Horrors (Amicus 1965)


Saturday 19 July 1980

22.35-23.50 The Devil Doll (MGM 1936)
23.55-01.25 Daughters of Satan (1972)


Saturday 26 July 1980

22.10-23.40 Curse of the Werewolf (Hammer 1961)
23.55-01.35 From Beyond The Grave (Amicus 1974)


Saturday 2 August 1980

22.35-23.50 Paranoiac (Hammer 1963)
12.00-01.35 Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter (Hammer 1974)


Saturday 9 August 1980

22.35-23.55 The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
00.00-01.20 Night of the Lepus (1972)


Saturday 16 August 1980

22.20-23.40 The Bat (1959)
23.45-01.20 Legend of the Werewolf (1975)


Saturday 23 August 1980

22.40.00.00 Tower of London (Universal 1939)
00.00-01.20 The Skull (Amicus 1965)


Saturday 30 August 1980

00.00-01.35 The Beast Must Die (Amicus 1974)

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HORROR DOUBLE BILL 1981


Saturday 4 July 1981

22.35-23.10 I Walked With A Zombie (RKO 1943)
00.10.01.10 Zoltan Hound of Dracula (1977)


Saturday 11 July 1981

23.05-00.15 Cat People (RKO 1942)
00.15-01.35 Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)


Saturday 18 July 1981

22.55-00.05 The Seventh Victim (RKO 1943)
00.05-01.35 Race With The Devil (1975)


Saturday 25 July 1981

21.20-22.30 Isle of the Dead (RKO 1945)
23.40-01.25 The Crazies (1973)


Saturday 1 August 1981

22.30-23.45 Bedlam (RKO 1946)
23.45-01.30 Bug (1975)


Saturday 8 August 1981

22.50-23.55 The Leopard Man (RKO 1943)
23.55-01.35 The Shuttered Room (1967)


Saturday 15 August 1981

22.35-23.40 The Curse of the Cat People (RKO 1944)
23.40-01.10 The Eye of the Cat (1969)


Saturday 22 August 1981

22.30-23.40 The Body Snatchers (RKO 1945)
23.40-01.25 Theatre of Blood (AIP 1973)



Some of the years quoted regarding the films cinema release appears to have been incorrect in the original post, so I've gone through them all and worked off the IMDB site to correct them.

[tob]

Great list thanks CV19.

[CV19]

Thanks Tob. When I was going through the website, there appeared to have been one or two errors on the 1976 dates as they weren't in sequence. Hopefully the dates shown here are OK now.

Although quoted as horror double bills, there were some sci-fi films mixed in there too, for example This Island Earth and The Incredible Shrinking Man. Speaking of which, I'm almost certain the BBC had a season of sci-fi films sometime in 1983, but I'll have to check that out.

[Dragon Ranger]

Originally Posted by TotoroDragon

Channel Four. < Showed it first in 1991 ? < I will find the date.

BBC Two England 8TH January 1994

I had the VHS with the dubbed version and remember my Dad stayed up to watch it on telly with sub titles. With anime being more popular than ever I wish the BBC would take a chance and show some. Film4 are doing a great job with their frequent screenings of Ghibli movies.