Based loosely on William Shakespeare's play "The Tempest," FORBIDDEN PLANET ('56) pioneered many aspects of the sci-fi genre: from "Robby the Robot," who was one of the first onscreen robots to have a distinctive personality, to having an entirely electronic music score. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects. See it tonight as we explore the sci-fi genre during our #31DaysofOscar | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon in... Mrs. Miniver 1942 🎥 American romantic war drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Inspired by the 1940 novel Mrs. Miniver by Jan Struther, the film shows how the life of an unassuming British housewife in rural England is touched by World War II. Produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film features a supporting cast that includes Teresa Wright, Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Henry Travers, Richard N

How Green Was My Valley is an adaptation of Richard Llewellyn’s 1939 novel. Taking place in the South Wales Valleys, it relates the story of the Morgans, a respectable mining family, through one of the sons, Huw. Watch it tonight at 10:10pm on BBC Four and available after on BBC iPlayer. #BBC100 | BBC Archive