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Journey of a Lifetime

Journey of a Lifetime (1961)

Journey of a Lifetime

1960s travelogue series unseen for sixty years and originally broadcast in monochrome, now restored to its original colour print

Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown (1968)

Journey to the Unknown

Psychological suspense, medical experimentation and science fiction, with a little murder mystery thrown in for good measure

Journey's End

Journey's End (1937)

Journey's End

Adapted from R.C. Sheriff's successful play, Journey's End is set against the background of life in the trenches during World War One and concentrates on a group of officers behind British lines at St. Quentin, France.

Judge Dee TV series

Judge Dee (1969)

Judge Dee TV series

Ancient Chinese detective stories written in English by a modern Dutch diplomat.

The Judy Garland Show

The Judy Garland Show (1963)

The Judy Garland Show

Despite a sometimes stormy relationship with Judy Garland, CBS had found success with several television specials featuring the star. Garland, who for years had been reluctant to commit to a weekly series, saw the show as her best chance to pull herself out of severe financial difficulties.

Juke Box Jury

Juke Box Jury (1959)

Juke Box Jury

Popular music show of the 1960s where a guest panel listened to the latest releases and predicted whether or not they'd be a 'Hit' or a 'Miss'

Julia TV Series

Julia (1968)

Julia TV Series

Not since the 1950s, when Ethel Waters starred as a maid to the Henderson family in the ABC sitcom Beulah, had a black female been cast in a leading TV role...

Stephanie Turner in Juliet Bravo

Juliet Bravo (1980)

Stephanie Turner in Juliet Bravo

Although women taking centre stage in police procedurals was nothing new, previous shows hadn't yet promoted females beyond the rank of Detective Sergeant...

jungle boy tv series

Jungle Boy (1957)

jungle boy tv series

A boy grows up in the wilds as an orphan when the rest of his family is killed in an airplane crash. Filmed entirely on location in Kenya, East Africa.