diff --git a/addon.py b/addon.py
index eb77939..2d1b932 100644
--- a/addon.py
+++ b/addon.py
@@ -12,12 +12,23 @@ CWD = ADDON.getAddonInfo('path').decode('utf-8')
 
 def list_programs(cinematic_path):
     dirs, files = xbmcvfs.listdir(cinematic_path)
-    programs = []
+    programs = {}
     for filename in files:
         if filename.endswith('.json'):
-            programs.append(filename)
+            filehandle = xbmcvfs.File(cinematic_path + filename)
+            program_json = filehandle.read()
+            filehandle.close()
+            program_data = json.loads(program_json)
+            programs[program_data['name']] = filename
     return programs
 
+def show_dialog(programs):
+    entries = programs.keys()
+    dialog = xbmcgui.Dialog()
+    ret = dialog.select('Cinematic: Select a program', entries)
+    del dialog
+    return programs[entries[ret]]
+
 def files_from_dir(count, location):
     print("fetching %d files from %s" % (count, location))
     dirs, files = xbmcvfs.listdir(location)
@@ -40,12 +51,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     cinematic_path = ADDON.getSettingString('cinematic_path')
     programs = list_programs(cinematic_path)
-
-    dialog = xbmcgui.Dialog()
-    ret = dialog.select('Cinematic: Select a program', programs)
-    del dialog
-
-    program_file = cinematic_path + programs[ret]
+    program_file = cinematic_path + show_dialog(programs)
 
     filehandle = xbmcvfs.File(program_file)
     program_json = filehandle.read()