FILM CHOICE

The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, 12 noon, BBC2

RKO’S original adaptation of James Thurber’s famous short story about an irrepressible daydreamer who is flung into a real-life adventure. Danny Kaye tops the cast as Mitty in a role that was seemingly tailor-made for his whimsically adorable, childlike persona, while Virginia Mayo (pictured with Kaye) is the woman of his dreams made flesh.