Adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic tale about a young man whose life is dogged by the machinations of his evil, money-grabbing uncle. Starring Derek Bond. Show more
Adventure story about a group of climbers who set out to ascend a notoriously difficult mountain in the Alps, each one with a different reason for going. Show more
Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous Richard, Duke of Gloucester, conspires to seize power. Laurence Olivier's classic film. Show more
Crime drama. Two young men kill a school friend and then invite the dead boy's father and fiancee to a party in the room where the corpse is hidden. Show more
Humanistic biopic of Hitler's greatest commander, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, famous for bringing the British in north Africa to a standstill for two years during World War II. Show more
1 hour, 51 minutes
Adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1831 novel. Quasimodo, the lonely hunch-backed bell-ringer of Notre Dame cathedral, falls in love with Esmeralda, a beautiful gypsy. Show more
Romantic melodrama about an engineer, played by John Wayne, battling to build a railroad in the Andes while trying to save his marriage to the boss's daughter. Show more
Powerful drama, based on the novel by Penelope Mortimer, about a mother who suffers a nervous breakdown after learning of her third husband's infidelity. Starring Anne Bancroft. Show more
The atmospheric portrayal of Restoration London focussing on the cockney dance hall girl Nell Gwyn. Show more
Classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller about a timid heiress who becomes convinced that her husband is trying to kill her. Show more
Drama about a family of immigrants struggling to get by in San Francisco at the turn of the century. At the heart of the family is the caring figure of the mother. Show more
Film version of H G Wells's prophetic essay on the future, The Shape of Things to Come, tracing a hundred years in the history of the urban metropolis Everytown. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
35 minutes
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Sir Cedric Hardwicke. Show more