Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World 1989

6.20

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

The Stolen Airliner

The Stolen Airliner 1955

1

Three air cadets foil Revolutionaries who are plotting to steal an airliner.

1955

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 Glitterball

The Glitterball 1977

5.10

When a group of small aliens accidentally abandons one of their own on Earth, adventurous kids Max and Pete stumble upon the "Glitterball" and attempt to return it to its mother ship. As the children learn more about the friendly alien and its magical powers, they must protect their new companion from an army corporal and a small-time thief who are both hunting the extraterrestrial for their own cruel purposes.

1977

The Clue of the Missing Ape

The Clue of the Missing Ape 1953

6.00

Story of how two youngsters round up crooks planning to blow up the British fleet off Gibraltar.

1953

A Hitch in Time

A Hitch in Time 1978

5.60

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

1978

Calamity the Cow

Calamity the Cow 1967

4.50

The adventures of Calamity the cow, who is bought by a farmer for his children, stolen by rustlers, and eventually wins a prize for her part in ridding the area of a gang of cattle thieves.

1967

Peril for the Guy

Peril for the Guy 1956

6.50

Story of a group of children's successful efforts to bring to book a gang of oil men intent on stealing valuable invention.

1956

The Secret of the Forest

The Secret of the Forest 1956

1

Two children dig up an old Viking treasure ship and become involved with crooks who have buried their loot on the site. Specially made for children.

1956

The Monster of Highgate Ponds

The Monster of Highgate Ponds 1961

5.00

The story of three children who find themselves with a friendly monster that grows at an alarming rate.

1961

Masters of Venus

Masters of Venus 1962

4.00

A spaceship from Earth lands on the planet Venus, and encounters a race of beings that the crew begins to suspect are descended from the lost city of Atlantis.

1962

Johnny on the Run

Johnny on the Run 1953

7.50

A Polish boy runs away from his unkind foster mother in Edinburgh and finds a new home in a lakeside village for orphans of all nations, after encountering trouble through his innocent implication in a robbery.

1953

The Man from Nowhere

The Man from Nowhere 1975

6.17

The Man from Nowhere is a beautifully told Victorian gothic thriller from acclaimed director James Hill. Young orphan Alice has been invited by her rich uncle to live in his country mansion but she soon finds herself persecuted by the apparent visitations of an unsettling stranger. Who is this man from nowhere and just why is he tying to scare her away?

1975

The Dog and the Diamonds

The Dog and the Diamonds 1953

5.50

A group of children establish their own zoo in the garden of a disused house, which proves to be the headquarters of a gang of crooks.

1953

Danny the Dragon

Danny the Dragon 1966

1

Gavin, Jean and Peter meet Danny the Dragon, an unintentional visitor from outer space. Danny and the children encounter many adventures before Danny finally manages to return to his own planet.

1966

The Ghost of Monk's Island

The Ghost of Monk's Island 1966

6.70

Sailing too far from shore, the Robinson children are marooned on a deserted Island. Their fight for survival is hampered by mysterious events, and the even more mysterious 'Ghost of Monk's Island'.

1966

Runaway Railway

Runaway Railway 1965

7.00

A group of young railway enthusiasts attempt to stop the closure of the local railway by trying to raise money to buy it and the steam engine "Matilda." They get help from a pair of men claiming to be enthusiasts but who turn out to be robbers who plan to hold up the mail train

1965

The Sea Children

The Sea Children 1973

7.00

Skindivers on holiday in Malta discover strange world beneath the sea.

1973