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Citizen Kane (U) - BBC 4 - 7:00pm

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:32 GMT

Showing on BBC 4 at 7:00pm, December 25th for 120 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

Frequently voted one of the best films ever made, Orson Welles's masterpiece tells the story of newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane in a series of flashbacks. A reporter is intrigued by the dying Kane's last word - rosebud - and sets out to find a new angle on the life of one of the most powerful men in America. Nine Oscar nominations resulted in only one award for the outspoken Welles - Best Screenplay.

Citizen Kane (U) - BBC 4 - 7:00pm

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:32 GMT

Showing on BBC 4 at 7:00pm, December 25th for 120 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

Starring as "Charles Foster Kane"

Journey Into Fear (U) - BBC 4 - 10:50pm

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:32 GMT

Showing on BBC 4 at 10:50pm, December 25th for 70 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

A nightmarish tale of espionage and treachery in Istanbul, as an American arms dealer goes on the run from the Gestapo during the Second World War. Orson Welles, who acts the role of a corrupt chief of the Turkish secret police, wrote the script with co-star Joseph Cotten. Adapted from a novel by Eric Ambler.

Starring as "Col. Haki"

The Third Man (PG) - BBC 4 - December 26th - 7:15pm

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:32 GMT

Showing on BBC 4 at 7:15pm, December 26th for 105 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

Classic Graham Greene-Carol Reed thriller set in post-WW2 Vienna where American writer Joseph Cotten finds his friend Orson Welles is not dead, but is alive and dealing in drugs on the black market.

Starring as "Harry Lime"

The Magnificent Ambersons (U) - BBC 4 - December 27th - 8:00pm

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:32 GMT

Showing on BBC 4 at 8:00pm, December 27th for 90 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

Period drama telling the story of a wilful son of the proud Amberson family who destroys his mother's hopes of marrying her first love - a recent widower. Refusing to move with the times, he not only causes his mother to suffer but also brings about his own financial ruin. Based on the novel by Booth Tarkington.

The Magnificent Ambersons (U) - BBC 4 - December 27th - 8:00pm

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:32 GMT

Showing on BBC 4 at 8:00pm, December 27th for 90 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

The Magnificent Ambersons (U) - BBC 4 - December 27th - 8:00pm

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:32 GMT

Showing on BBC 4 at 8:00pm, December 27th for 90 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

The Magnificent Ambersons (U) - BBC 4 - December 27th - 8:00pm

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:32 GMT

Showing on BBC 4 at 8:00pm, December 27th for 90 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

Starring as "Narrator"

The Stranger (PG) - BBC 4 - December 27th - 11:55pm

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:32 GMT

Showing on BBC 4 at 11:55pm, December 27th for 95 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

Drama in which a federal agent is assigned to track down an escaped Nazi war criminal, and eventually finds him in a small Connecticut village.

The Stranger (PG) - BBC 4 - December 27th - 11:55pm

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:32 GMT

Showing on BBC 4 at 11:55pm, December 27th for 95 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

Drama in which a federal agent is assigned to track down an escaped Nazi war criminal, and eventually finds him in a small Connecticut village.

Starring as "Professor Charles Rankin"

The Battle of Neretva (PG) - Movies4Men 2 - January 5th, 2010 - 10:15am

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:32 GMT

Showing on Movies4Men 2 at 10:15am, January 5th, 2010 for 195 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

WWII drama. Determined to prevent an Allied invasion of the Balkans, the Nazis take the war to Partisan forces in Yugoslavia. Epic production starring Yul Brynner and Orson Welles.

Starring as "Chetnik senator"

Magnum, P.I. (PG) - Discovery DMAX - January 6th, 2010 - 1:00am

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:32 GMT

Showing on Discovery DMAX at 1:00am, January 6th, 2010 for 60 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

J. Digger Doyle. (Series 1, episode 17)
When an auspicious author is threatened and a beautiful security guard abducted, the pressure's on Magnum to find the callous kidnappers before it's too late.

Starring as "Robin Masters"

Magnum, P.I. (PG) - Discovery DMAX - January 6th, 2010 - 8:00am

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:32 GMT

Showing on Discovery DMAX at 8:00am, January 6th, 2010 for 60 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

Starring as "Robin Masters"

F For Fake (PG) - Sky Arts 1 - January 7th, 2010 - 12:25am

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:32 GMT

Showing on Sky Arts 1 at 12:25am, January 7th, 2010 for 90 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

J. Digger Doyle. (Series 1, episode 17)
Orson Welles blurs the line between fact and fiction in this fascinating documentary examining forgeries in the art world. The problem is, can we believe Welles himself?

F For Fake (PG) - Sky Arts 1 HD - January 7th, 2010 - 12:25am

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:32 GMT

Showing on Sky Arts 1 HD at 12:25am, January 7th, 2010 for 90 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

F For Fake (PG) - Sky Arts 1 - January 7th, 2010 - 12:25am

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:32 GMT

Showing on Sky Arts 1 at 12:25am, January 7th, 2010 for 90 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

Starring as "Himself"

F For Fake (PG) - Sky Arts 1 HD - January 7th, 2010 - 12:25am

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:32 GMT

Showing on Sky Arts 1 HD at 12:25am, January 7th, 2010 for 90 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

Starring as "Himself"

F For Fake (PG) - Sky Arts 1 - January 7th, 2010 - 12:25am

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:32 GMT

Showing on Sky Arts 1 at 12:25am, January 7th, 2010 for 90 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

Starring as "writer"

F For Fake (PG) - Sky Arts 1 HD - January 7th, 2010 - 12:25am

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:32 GMT

Showing on Sky Arts 1 HD at 12:25am, January 7th, 2010 for 90 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

Starring as "writer"

F For Fake (PG) - Sky Arts 1 - January 7th, 2010 - 3:05pm

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:32 GMT

Showing on Sky Arts 1 at 3:05pm, January 7th, 2010 for 90 minutes. Get Reminder Alert